The ONE

[Etherealicer]

The ONE that fits your hand best.
The ONE with the blade shape you like best.
The ONE with the prefect weight.
The ONE that just feels right.
The ONE you carry the most.
The ONE you would marry if you could.
The ONE that is just right in every way
The ONE to RULE THEM ALL!

Simply, if you could have only one folder, which one would it be? why?

[Etherealicer]

I kick this off with my ONE

Boker Plus Tactical Roper

Size (closed): 105mm x 37mm x 9mm
Length (open): 182mm
Blade length:  78mm

Weight: 60g

This is my ONE folder, what I especially like is that I can OHO it with both of my hands, as it is symmetrical. The blade is prefect for every task I have put it to so far (from food preparation, including smearing jam on the bread, to opening parcels, carving a wooden toothpick and some very light prying). Its also a very sharp blade and after EDCing it for 5 month its still very sharp.
Its lightweight makes it comfortable to wear in my pockets at all times.
Other good things:
- The pivot is a standard torx-screw, so I can adjust/fix the tightness at any time.
- lanyard hole
- comes with a clip (well that's not really a plus for me, but I though I mention that anyway)
- At ~50 USD its not particularly expensive

[Grathr]

I havent found it yet. 

[pfrsantos]

Of the ones I own, although I don't carry it much, THE ONE is the Browning Obsession.

Great ease of deployment, smooth, locks perfectly, sharp as hell, very low-riding clip, very well balanced.

 

Edit: Also OHO, dual thumb studs, opens equally well with either hand.

[ducttapetech]

The one....hmmmm I guess the Sog Vulcan or the CRKT M-16. Vulcan for now.

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[Etherealicer]

I havent found it yet. 

Problem is, until you find it you might not know what to look for 
If you hold a knife in your hand its very easy to say what you don't like about it but very hard to figure out what is missing or how it could be improved.

[Etherealicer]

Of the ones I own, although I don't carry it much, THE ONE is the Browning Obsession.

Great ease of deployment, smooth, locks perfectly, sharp as hell, very low-riding clip, very well balanced.

 

Nice, I actually had to check the balance on My ONE . Never really noticed it but the center of balance is right between thumb and index finger (obviously just the way I like it).

 

[Etherealicer]

The one....hmmmm I guess the Sog Vulcan or the CRKT M-16. Vulcan for now.

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Clip point or Tanto?

[Grathr]

I havent found it yet. 

Problem is, until you find it you might not know what to look for 
If you hold a knife in your hand its very easy to say what you don't like about it but very hard to figure out what is missing or how it could be improved.

Very true. The knife that has come the closest is the Boker Magnum Padre wich is a excellent knife, but there is just something undefinable missing.   

[pfrsantos]

I havent found it yet. 

Problem is, until you find it you might not know what to look for 
If you hold a knife in your hand its very easy to say what you don't like about it but very hard to figure out what is missing or how it could be improved.

Very true. The knife that has come the closest is the Boker Magnum Padre wich is a excellent knife, but there is just something undefinable missing.

OHO?...

[sticktodrum]

Kershaw Skyline, BladeForums limited run.

[enki_ck]

Kershaw Skyline, BladeForums limited run.

Blue?

[sticktodrum]

Yep. Flat ground, S30V blade.

[Grathr]

I havent found it yet. 

Problem is, until you find it you might not know what to look for 
If you hold a knife in your hand its very easy to say what you don't like about it but very hard to figure out what is missing or how it could be improved.

Very true. The knife that has come the closest is the Boker Magnum Padre wich is a excellent knife, but there is just something undefinable missing.

OHO?...

No. One handed opening is not very important to me. Its convinient, but most of my favorites a not OHO. 

[Etherealicer]

I havent found it yet. 

Problem is, until you find it you might not know what to look for 
If you hold a knife in your hand its very easy to say what you don't like about it but very hard to figure out what is missing or how it could be improved.

Very true. The knife that has come the closest is the Boker Magnum Padre wich is a excellent knife, but there is just something undefinable missing.

OHO?...

No. One handed opening is not very important to me. Its convinient, but most of my favorites a not OHO. 

Interesting, for me this is one of the most important things, actually I even like it if I can do it with either hand. But then that's why everybody has a different ONE.

[Etherealicer]

More reason to love my ONE:
I can safely close it one-handed.

[Roc]

Spyderco Para 2. It's ease of deployment, great materials and it's thinness allowing it to easily disappear when clipped to my pocket. Not to mention it fits my hand perfectly. 

[CanadianLMfan]

I don't have the Manix 2 Lightweight but it seems nicely designed.

[Goatlord666]

a Benchmade Model 42

[Etherealicer]

a Benchmade Model 42

Nice, unfortunately totally illegal here (and almost everywhere else). I loved balisongs as a kid, now they are illegal

[Gareth]

I've got some good contenders, but I am not sure I have yet found 'the one'.

[Gareth]

This one by Lockwood Brothers (Sheffield) is really pretty close.



However it's just a touch too big to be perfect and I'm not a fan of the shape of the lanyard hoop.

The Byrd Tern is great, but a little too 'tactical' for me to want to carry it all the time.

[ducttapetech]

The one....hmmmm I guess the Sog Vulcan or the CRKT M-16. Vulcan for now.

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Clip point or Tanto?

The Vulcan I like both. The CRKT, I like the bayonet/spearpoint blade.

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[Gareth]

This thread managed to get me off my backside and address at least one of the issues I had with the Lockwood.  Now I can't do anything to scale it down by 10% but I could get rid of the lanyard loop I didn't like.  So a few minutes with a file and a hammer to re-peen the pin and I am much happier with the knife.

[Etherealicer]

This thread managed to get me off my backside and address at least one of the issues I had with the Lockwood.  Now I can't do anything to scale it down by 10% but I could get rid of the lanyard loop I didn't like.  So a few minutes with a file and a hammer to re-peen the pin and I am much happier with the knife.

One thing that sticks out less. 

[pfrsantos]

This thread managed to get me off my backside and address at least one of the issues I had with the Lockwood.  Now I can't do anything to scale it down by 10% but I could get rid of the lanyard loop I didn't like.  So a few minutes with a file and a hammer to re-peen the pin and I am much happier with the knife.

[Cupboard]

The Byrd Tern is great, but a little too 'tactical' for me to want to carry it all the time.

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What about the drop point UKPK?

[Gareth]

I'd forgotten about that one TBH.  After reminding myself as to what it looks like I have to say it's not my cup of tea.

[firiki]

I'm still looking for it. For the time being, my One would be a 108mm Solo, though it sometimes feels too light in my hand.

[Gareth]

I'm still looking for it. For the time being, my One would be a 108mm Solo, though it sometimes feels too light in my hand.

Funnily, my Lockwood above is almost exactly the same size as a 108mm, just a little heavier.