Benkey Folding Pocket Knife, Sharp and Solid D2 Blade Wood Handle, Flipper Camping Folding Knife with Liner Lock Good for EDC Outdoor Survival Camping Collection

I haven't found anything to dislike. I have never owned an expensive EDC knife so I might not be a good judge of knife quality. But I am very impressed with this little knife. It didn't arrive razor sharp so I did do a little touch up and it is fine. The locking mechanism surprised me with its' clever design. When it is closed, the blade is held shut with enough force to keep it shut but not so much to impede opening it easily with the "flipper." Also when closed the blade shoulder rests upon the front frame bar and not the blade edge. Clever. When open the blade is trapped snugly between the lever lock and the front frame bar. BTW, it also has a lanyard hole(which may interest some users). At first, the pocket clip was too tight and I had to bend it some, but that is the only negative that I have found so far. Initially I thought that the wooden scales might be a problem, but being unable to gouge or dent with my thumbnail I guess it will hold up. Overall I feel that this is a very good EDC knife - it seems sufficiently tough, designed very well for easy use and cheap enough that if broken or lost, cheap to replace. Any advertizer will hype their products by making unreasonable or outright false claims - like D2 steel blade. I really think that this $12 knife is actually D2 because it took a good bit of time to sharpen - it is very hard steel and it did take a "paper slicing" edge. I like it and would buy another.** Update - Quality control has been an issue with products from Asia, so I thought that maybe I got a fluke. I do like the first one so I ordered another and it was just as good as the first. Now I have two EDC knives that I really like for a total of $26. Definitely an inflation fighter! P.S. Neither were as sharp as they can be, but I'm sure the second one will also sharpen up and prove to be genuine D2 steel.

This is the second time I purchased this knife, as I like the first one so much I gave it away to a friend. Unfortunately, when I received this knife, it was missing a screw on the side. Since there are only three screws per side it is a weakness. It does open easy and is a quality knife. I would not consider this a heavy duty every day carry, but it is a usable serviceable easy to keep sharp knife. I just wish it came complete.

Good knife, if you will pay 10$ if you pay 20$ like me, it's too expensive for it.

I was looking for a simple replacement for my daily use pocket knife. Overall this is a fairly light weight knife that was not too bulky or heavy to have in your pocket every day. The blade is sharp enough, but in no way razor sharp. The open assist is smooth and it locks open very consistently. The release to close the blade is textured and operates fairly easily with a simple thumb push. Basically it is designed well for single hand operation as long as it is your right hand. The clip is firm, I would call it a bit too big for a knife of this size. It also cannot be switched to the other side of the knife if you want to have a easy left handed operation.Overall it is pretty good deal for a $16 knife. I am sure it will not last forever. Time will tell how long the blade will hold and edge before it needs to be resharpened. That being said I am happy with the quality of the knife that I can carry around day to day. It is not something that could be used to field dress a deer, even if it's a small one.

The media could not be loaded. 2 stars for D2 folderHardness tested (2 readings) at 55.5 and 55.0 hrc. Blade play badly and off-center. It sharpened close to 60 degrees (inclusive, i.e. 30+ dps) angle.I will re-harden this blade to(if indeed D2 steel) target 64+rc then FFG + sharpen at 12dps edge...Amzn won't let me post another review for the pattern welded VG10 with abalone resin handle:4 stars instead of 5 because of high stdGreat f&f - smooth ball bearing flipper, tight & center blade, nice scales** after re-hardened and ffg this blade **62hrc, 13dps edge. It is my current EDCUpdated 20241201:Tried to reharden this Benkey D2 blade. Austenite 1850F, 45 minutes soak, Cryo. Its at quenched hardness is 58 hrc. This blade clearly is not D2 steel because there were 3 actual D2 and a K110 steel blades are done altogether in this reharden process. Actual D2 and K110 are hardened to above 65 hrc. Just to confirm this Benkey D2 58rc, a 60rc file sure cut/shape/sharpen this blade edge. Not worth my time to polish this metal and look under a metallurgical microscope to visually ID whether normal D2 large carbides are present. Trash it goes... Reduced overall rating to 2 stars.

This knife checks all the boxes for me: clean design of steel and wood, around 3 ounces and 7.5” long, pocket clip, and an easy flip to open. It is hard for me to imagine how top-end knives could be significantly better than inexpensive knives like this. Maybe they could be 2x as smooth in operation, or 3x more sleek in design (both seem a stretch), but there is no way they are worth 20x the price. Beautiful, solid knife with a good blade. Not as fine a point as a razor, but sharp enough for anything I need it for. A nice, crisp magnetic close, too. I cannot speak to durability, but I’m hopeful it will last for a while. At any rate, at this price I may buy another down the line anyways!

Very disappointed this knife has alotvof rough edges on the handle. They failed to fit the handle to the metal frame of the knife. When opening the knife it will not open all the way with out assistance. For $13 after coupons I would not waste 13 dollars.

Not bad for a price, but feels loose when opening.