>>2567001I had a benchmade grizzly ridge as my edc for 4 years and I absolutely fucking loved that knife. I only needed to sharpen in roughly once or twice a year and that's only because I like to keep my knives razor sharp. I lost it back last year while /out/, tried to go back and find it but it was gone for good...
Anyway, when it comes to quality folders, I'd say work your way up from a solid baseline while your career / spending amount can handle it.
I started with Kershaw as my first "nice" knives, and bet your ass they were nice, they just lost their edge fast and I was a retard who didn't know how to really sharpen back then. After that it was Spyderco, I did the Endura 4 or whatever the bigger one is, and since I lost my Benchmade I've been using that as an edc and frankly it's more than enough.
Benchmade is honestly a gearfag flex, the quality differences are subtle but noticable, but not worth the price if you're stuggling to afford it. I still haven't replaced mine yet and it's been just about a year since I lost it.
I think Spyderco is pretty based for the price.
