SENCUTSachse Pocket Knife Folding Knife for EDC, Black Micarta Handle Satin 9Cr18MoV Blade Foldable Small Knife with Clip, Button Lock Everyday Carry Knife for Men Women Indoor Outdoor Gift S21007-1

This knife had a good reputation as a "budget" knife, but I never expected to love it as much as I do! I've exclusively carried my Sachse since I got it a few weeks ago. Large and small Sebenzas, Spydercos and Benchmades (all of which I love) sit on my desk while I carry this folder. I carry it in the same pocket as my phone with no issue. It is the most fun knife to open and close that I've ever experienced. I usually prefer back locks and am not one to fidget much, but I find myself meditatively opening it and closing it throughout the day. The button lock was a little bit sticky at first, but it's broken in nicely. It was razor sharp out of the box and I've been impressed by the edge retention of the 9Cr; it gets regular use and I haven't had to sharpen it yet. I don't usually like coated blades, but it's holding up well and contributes to the aesthetic of the knife. The green micarta provides a nice grip and the pocket clip, which I've read complaints about, functions perfectly. It's clear why this knife won an award when it was released in 2022.It's hard to believe that you can get such a great knife for this price.

So, this is my first 'button lock' folder. I had to see what they were about, mechanically. We do live in a golden age of pocketknife possibilities. My wants were 1: a button lock 2: a flipper action 3: almost any steel other than D2. This guy stood out with its profile. Handsome, and nicely proportioned. A drop point? a spear point? well, it IS pointy. Pointy is good. I picked the blacked-out with wood scales model. I haven't bought wood in years. Nostalgia. Well, this knife came flawless. I won't go through it point by point but everything looks excellent. The 'button' has good purchase on the blade back, my main concern.OK, it's Chinese steel, but an all-right steel. It's like 440 C. Hey, we're talking $ 45 bucks here. It opens by flipper or by studs, or via the old-fashioned way, just pull the blade out. Nice, it is an excellent little knife. If I lost it I would buy another one. It is no sexy, head-turning beauty like my Kizer Manganas but this is a knife that I won't be afraid to use in a rough situation. I believe that it stands a good chance of surviving the hot summer in my sweaty jeans pocket. No one has just one pair of shoes. You've got your everyday pair and your Sunday go-to-meeting shoes, and one can't have too many pocketknives.Update: Now having carried this little guy through most of the summer, my observations are thus- It is a fun little knife. It IS a little knife though. It is for little jobs. The handle scales offer a skinny grip. You will feel that the blade wants no part of being torqued left or right.Someone asked if the blade ever got a wobble, well, yes, one did develop. It is an easy fix, but being a knife from the budget seats you will need not one, but two torex-style screwdriver bits. One to hold the left side steady and the other to then turn tight on the right side. Most knives of this style in the $70 and up range come with some type of decorative pivot on the left side and only need one torex bit to adjust. It is still a nice little guy but there will be times when I carry something more robust.

Wow, this is a very high quality knife. Sencut is supposed to be the budget line for Civivi and WE and I didn't know that going in, this doesn't have that budget feel in any sense. The button-lock is one of if not the best out there with the ball bearings. I did not have button locks before this, now I see what they can do if done right and deliberately shop for them now. Very easy to open, holds tight when locked in, and easy to close. I never thought I'd be a guy to fidget with his knives ever at all but this one is so fun I started doing it like the various knife youtubers!Looking at this as just a tool, the green micarta handle doesn't get slick nor too grippy, it's light for it's size, easy to deploy and put away, and the spear-point/drop-point blade shape with decent belly is so versatile. It's not meant to baton stuff, get a cheap hatchet or large thick camp knife for those jobs anyway. This is an EDC type of knife to handle packages, boxes, cordage/rope and other stuff for factory and farm workers like me. Can this dress out wild game you harvested? Sure can. Can it harvest mushrooms? Sure can. Cut through bale twine? Yep but straw and hay will wear off the protective coating. The blade is a decent steel that's very well heat treated and holds an edge decently well, a good middle of the road steel that gets very sharp and is easy to sharpen, holds it's edge well without being so hard it chips easily. If you have diamond plates and a strop or like a worksharp field sharpener which has said plates and strop on it you're set. I have a slight preference for not using D2, this steel is not as fidgety to sharpen as the currently popular D2 steel while also more stainless than D2. D2 isn't bad if done well and a PVD or similar coating, it's just peculiar due to the carbides when sharpening and you can't sharpen it too "fine". Neeves has a video about this and explains it a lot better.Can't say it enough, love this thing. It's worth every penny, it's at the upper echelon of what I'm comfortable spending on a knife. Spending $100 on a blade just will never make sense to me, and the $10 ones are crappy enough to want more, $30 knives often have something minor wrong with them or slight QC issues, this strikes that balance. High-end quality without the pricey super-steel and quasi-custom handles that lead to price-gouging. The main downside is the price is enough that it will sting if you lose it. The $10 Ozark Trails D2 blade you can go about your day if it's gone, this one is so nice it will make me pause for a bit if it's gone.Side recommendations also in my carry rotation based on my experience: Civivi Mini Praxis, $30, traditional flipper/thumb stud with thumb liner lock, thought I'd be spoil by the button lock but the Mini Praxis is so well done I just can't ignore it. I keep going back to it, it's cheaper, and the D2 steel is well done from this brand so it has it's uses for hard-wearing work. The CJRB Pyrite Lite is also on my rotation, $30 and the button-lock on this is an improvement of their earlier design. It's less bouncy when closing, also a very high-end feeling button lock, and has a smooth cleaver shape with great point that can still field dress animals and act like a box cutter. Average middle of the ground okay steel, a few colors to pick from, light, and the price is right if you want to try a button-lock for even cheaper without losing out much on quality besides the handle being a bit cheaper feeling yet still not bad. Both the Mini Praxis and Pyrite Lite are $30 and won't hurt as much if lost and easier to replace, another factor to consider.