Reddit reviews Cold Steel Tufflite Plain Edge Folding Knife Black

My favorite knife by far to whittle with is this one, the Cold Steel Tuff Lite:

http://i.imgur.com/w0PhkOw.jpg

I use it, and the smaller version of it, the Mini Tuff Lite, for most of my carving (full disclosure, I'm a novice wood carver who just enjoys killing time noodling around).

While I generally prefer the inexpensive Cold Steel knives, I do own a dozen or so dedicated carving knives of a wide variety of makers, including some custom knives.

For an inexpensive option in fixed blades I really like the Mora 120 and Mora 122:

http://i.imgur.com/6L0w1lZ.jpg

I do also own some traditional whittlers, but I really haven't ever warmed up to carving with them.

I use the Tuff Lite knives so much that I've got an assortment of them, and have converted some of them to prison-shank style fixed blades by wrapping them heavily for comfort:

http://i.imgur.com/j8pN4Gd.jpg

They're cheap, sturdy and easy to sharpen. I do use a file to break the edges on the blade spine when I get them, but other than that I find them incredible comfortable to carve with. I frequently complete entire projects with nothing but the Tuff Lite (though I do have a collection of gouges and chisels and such as well, I prefer to work with a knife).

http://i.imgur.com/3tbo2Ds.jpg

Ganzo FH11, Ganzo G742, Cold Steel Tuff Lite.

Cold Steel Tuff Lite is an awesome little EDC/utility blade, if you like the blade shape:
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Plain-Folder-Knife/dp/B006YBW6MY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410530712&sr=8-1&keywords=cold+steel+tuff+lite

Cold steel tuff lite. I carried that to my job at Menard's for about two years never had any problems with it. Best part is it a nice budget knife short blade but is still very sharp. Easy to resharpen and maintain. It comes in both serrated and plain edge.

Link
https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Plain-Folder-Knife/dp/B006YBW6MY

Spyderco Ambitious sounds like it would fit.

Edit: Or maybe a Cold Steel Tuff Lite

Cold Steel Tuff Lite Plain Edge Folder Knife https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006YBW6MY/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_.UeYub1CEHHE0

I'd suggest:

Ganzo G753M1

Cold Steel Tuff Lite

Kershaw Skyline

Or the already mentioned Ontario RAT 2.

Cold Steel Tuff Lite, this is a good utility knife though the cutting edge is pretty tiny

https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-CS20LT-BRK-Tuff-Lite/dp/B006YBW6MY


Honey Badger medium, it's more expensive than $25 but it's quirky and very good IMO. The large and small versions aren't quite as good as the medium.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CPNZ7C8/


SRM Land 910 Plus, ignore the "sharpener" it's junk. This is one of the best knives you can buy IMO but they're getting discontinued

https://www.amazon.com/Folding-Sharpener-Tactical-Outdoor-Sharpening/dp/B07BGC4RDH/

The Tangram Santa Fe is good as well but I liked the SRM better.

There are plenty of "cheap" knives that function wonderfully. For instance there is the Mercator K55K, any Opniel, Case SOD Buster, Cold Steel Tuff Lite, Camillus Trench and many more I cant think of right now. There's no danger in a "cheap" knife if its well made.

>as the last one broke

You want a durable knife? Try cold steel.
BenchSnobs and snobberco, and every other "Hey buy my 599 dollar knife" person will say they're bad. However, none of them will do this:

https://youtu.be/Op6NJPI59Lo?t=3m10s




https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Micro-Tactical-Folder/dp/B006YBW82C/ref=sr_1_2?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1466206068&sr=1-2&keywords=cold+steel+pocket+knife&refinements=p_36%3A1253555011

https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Plain-Folder-Knife/dp/B006YBW6MY/ref=sr_1_3?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1466206068&sr=1-3&keywords=cold+steel+pocket+knife&refinements=p_36%3A1253555011


https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-20MT-Mini-Plain/dp/B004MNAKYM/ref=pd_bxgy_200_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=6XQ1NSW20TSEKE9WKAYM