Not a knife carrier, but...

[Grokked]

I don't carry a knife very often, usually only while out in the country for some reason, but for those of you who do, I thought I would throw this out there.

yugster.com has a SOG BL-01 Bluto Blue pocket knife on sale for at least $20-$25 less than anyone else pricegrabber.com lists. I have no idea if this is a good knife and would love to hear feedback from people who have experience with them.

[cajunautoxer]

I'd recommend going out to a fun show and trying all the blades before you decide which one to buy. Every hand is a little different so what one person may love you may hate I'm an Emerson man myself but most people think I'm crazy for owning several

[68Charger]

I've had good experiences with SOG. I have the SOG mini-xray vision, Seal Pup, and the Desert Dagger S25. They've always done the price I paid for them justice over the years. I bought them back in 2003 I believe..

However..

I recently got my hands on these 'new' SOG blades and I must say I'm not too impressed with the quality of the build. They're a bit flimsy and what not so I decided to do some research. It turns out SOG has been making some new blades for consumers that are more affordable. That being said, I don't know what grade this one is, so I really couldn't tell you on the quality of it.


I'm curious to know, too..

[silverbear]

You probably have better options even at that price point. I have read similar things about their recent quality on the blade forum....

I like Yugster, they manage to get me every now and then with their low priced chachkis.

[ELB]

Amazon had a sale on knives recently. I bought a CRKT M16-01Z for $18. It still shows that price, so some of the sale is still on, I guess.

[wninja]

I carried a SOG Flash II that I got from Lowe's for about a year and a half until the blade eventually had some play when the blade was deployed and locked in the open position. So it was time for a new knife. The Flash II was only $50 from Lowe's but I decided to avoid their knives altogether.

I really can't put my finger on whether it is their quality in general for the lower tiered knives or if I just use the hell out of knives. My knives get used daily and I drop them every now and again too. They literally get run into the ground.

Working in a warehouse, I prefer a small bladed knife that I can clip on the pants pocket rather than having a bulky box cutter/utility knife in my pockets. The SOG at yugster would fit the bill, except for that price tag. I recently purchased a Kershaw Scallion 1620 from eBay for something like $25 dollars and I've really taken a liking to it. It's not as aggressively shaped as the BL-01, but so far it gets the job done.

I'm waiting for the day this knife gets run into the ground too, cuz if that day comes it just means I get to buy another knife. And if it doesn't, that means I got a heck of a bargain for $25.

[maximus2161]

I have a SOG Spec Elite II I carry but its a pretty big folder. I also quite like my Cold Steel Recon. My main knife is a Zero Tolerance 0300 that I really have come to like. But SOG makes pretty decent blades but I do advise price shopping because I sometimes see SOG's way overpriced.

[silverbear]

I carried a SOG Flash II that I got from Lowe's for about a year and a half until the blade eventually had some play when the blade was deployed and locked in the open position. So it was time for a new knife. The Flash II was only $50 from Lowe's but I decided to avoid their knives altogether.

I really can't put my finger on whether it is their quality in general for the lower tiered knives or if I just use the heck out of knives. My knives get used daily and I drop them every now and again too. They literally get run into the ground.

Working in a warehouse, I prefer a small bladed knife that I can clip on the pants pocket rather than having a bulky box cutter/utility knife in my pockets. The SOG at yugster would fit the bill, except for that price tag. I recently purchased a Kershaw Scallion 1620 from eBay for something like $25 dollars and I've really taken a liking to it. It's not as aggressively shaped as the BL-01, but so far it gets the job done.

I'm waiting for the day this knife gets run into the ground too, cuz if that day comes it just means I get to buy another knife. And if it doesn't, that means I got a heck of a bargain for $25.

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