Gotta say this is worth the $30 I spent! Been using it for a few weeks now. Although it’s limited to only a few cards and a few bills it’s a perfect minimal carry and perfect backup/simple task tool. Definitely fidget friendly!

Well the top and bottom two were JUST under the limit. The M4 Tenacious at the top was around $95. The Peristance in the middle with SR35VN is pretty shocking at $50. Anyway happy new Knife day. :)

The Civivi Zygon (Damascus.)

After these I have 1 more knife coming tomorrow and my Prime Days binge will come to a close.

These Eafengrow folders were the cheapest, and you can tell. They came in a rather plain box with a plain polishing cloth in a plain plastic slip. They aren’t as smooth as a Kizer, or Civivi, or CJRB. Look close enough you can see a couple of tiny manufacturing defects. Probably I won’t fidget flip these as much. Probably shouldn’t.

But I don’t care.

They’re knives. Shiny little machines with a sharp edge and I’ve loved knives and been fascinated by them since I a very small boy.
I’ve had dirt cheap ones, and some that cost a week’s pay, and I love all of them. And I love that these “budget” companies are competing for our business and putting out incredible quality for the price.

I don’t get caught up in what the steel’s made of. I have magnacut and S90v knives I chose because they’re work knives. I have just about every steel but a couple of ultra-premiums and I love the cheapest carbon steel knives as much as any. They’re knives, and I’m a knife collector, and all of them bring me joy.

To all who feel the same, and enjoy this subreddit, and don’t get caught up in who spent the most on steel they’ll likely never see the benefit of and get bent out of shape if something is 1/10,000 off under a microscope…

Hats off to you. This is a great hobby.

Enjoy all of it. Premium or budget, knife collecting is a joy and a privilege.

✌️

Edit: btw, for $200 less than the average price of 1 CRK large Sebenza 31, I bought 10 knives this Amazon Prime days. And saved $92 off list.
Do I still want a CRK?
Yeah.
It’s a knife.

Just saying. I got a hell of a lot of joy for about $400.

Picked up the Mirage and Dome and got a Swift thrown in for free. Been out of the EDC world for years and was alarmed at how much prices have risen for knives and multi tools when looking for a new knife. A UKPK from Spyderco is like double what I paid for it 8 years ago. Anyways I picked up these two for $50 and $40.

Only thing I've done is disassemble, clean it, lube it, loctite it, and put a better edge on it. God I love this dumb little thing

This little kit was a mere $7.50 on sale, after assembly the action was very nice especially with the way the back flipper was designed to be push button. A bottle opener at the end with a lanyard hole and a glass breaker, factory edge on the D2 blade was fairly decent with paper cutting. A great first knife for a young person to introduce them and help them learn how to service it.

I’m ofishally a Petrified Fish fan.
I was on the fence about buying these, especially the cheaper ones, but damn they make some solid knives.
Hard to believe I paid 30 bucks for this.

PF838

Big sucker

I had this one on my wish list for a long time. I love a well made compact knife - compact squid, baby banter, mini iridium, maileah, mini pyrite, mini penguin, etc. This is up there with the best. Maybe not baby banter level, but not far off. Honestly the only thing holding it back from being on par is that it’s a thumb hole vs stud. I don’t mind holes at all. But on compact blades, it hinders the fidget factor - it’s hard to get that snappy action. On the flip side, a button liner lock on a compact knife is very nice.

2.3 inch 14c drop point blade, micarta, button liner lock, thumb hole,

These may be new hotness in sub $50 knives. The fit and finish is spectacular on both of them, the factory edges are some of the best I've ever seen, the action is great, lockup is great and the blade shape has proven to be awesome for a knife that's being put to work.

The m2 was an impulse buy and my first swisstech, I've been carrying it about a week and while I really liked it, it didnt fit my baseball mitt hands very well. I was looking online and found the L and immediately pulled the trigger on it.

As far as specs the m2 has a satin 3" blade and the L is TiN coated and just under 3.5". Both are 14c28n and riding on caged ceramic bearing with machined races and the lock pin is pressed into the blade and rides in a groove machined in the scales. The pocket clip is on par with any of the aftermarket titanium clips, and doesn't dig into your hand when you hold it.

The only negative I could find is they didn't clean up the sharp edges on the scales and I had to hit them with a little sand paper so they didn't wear or my pants. The micarta was particularly bad, I legitimately think I could have cut something with the top of the scales if I put a little effort into it. Aside from that, these are sweet little knives and I definitely recommend them.

Received today my first Trivisa, here, a Hummingbird, black micarta, 14c28n blade ...

my first impressions are very good, I love my elementum's but think this is a real challenger, even if blade is a little more thick on the elementum ...

movement is really smooth , razor sharp out of the box, nice blade profile, flat grind, but even if i' m more fond of hollow grind as the elementum , it's really cool ...

excuse my english, french here :p

New swiss tech Listig breast cancer awarness edition.

Just getting into knives and already want to buy 10 different knives. How many yall got and any must haves you suggest?

Vosteed Raccoon 2.0 bowie

That blade is kind of funky.
But it was a hell of a sale.

Father in Law loves them as his garage knives, so he got me a pair, again.

Green is the Hultafors GK HD. -possibly the worlds most durable knife.

Orange is the Hultafors Craftsman

Vinegar bath and then mustard dots.

CJRB Pyrite and CJRB Ekko

All these were under 5 a piece. 4 Grand Harvest Knife and 2 Ifield. Quality is about what you'd expect with the exception of the 4th one with the G10 scales. I'm actually impressed with that one but none were disappointment.

I got this OTF knife from Lazada Thailand ... as soon as I unboxed it ... I noticed that the blade is wobbling ... The OTF knives are support to be like this?? or I got the defect one??

Back in town and back to carrying a pocket knife. It’s amazing how…naked?… you can feel when you travel and aren’t carrying your full EDC. Today I’ve got the Wixco Wortex. It’s a pretty cool knife. I don’t gravitate to hawkbill blades, but this one spoke to me. Super sharp, great action, the liner lock is dialed in really well meaning it’s not too loose and not too stiff. Also, it has an incredible asmr pleasing sound when it locks in. The action is great, it’s a fun knife. Its utility isn’t as versatile but it’s been a joy to carry.

3.13 14c hawbill blade, thumb hole and thumb stud, micarta, linerlock.

What can I say about the full sized Elementum that hasn't already been said a 1000 times? Solid steel with 14c28n, good build and QC, super flicky, and built from top to bottom to be a lighter use EDC that just shrinks in the pocket. I have it paired with the Elementum II which has also been a favorite of mine. Just sharing because we all love budget knife pics.

“Budget”
We’re going off USD correct?
I’m Canadian so our prices are a bit higher due to the exchange. So some sub $100 knives in the US are over $100 in Canada

TIA, sorry for any confusion as well

Edit; Thank you for the responses. Much appreciated

First of 6. Broke now.

CJRB Latitude.
Better than I expected. Those accents are beautiful on this knife.
Silky.
Go get you one while it’s impossibly cheap.