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This. I think I paid $28 for my CRKT M21. I have a few of those cheap Smith knife sharpeners that I got at WalMart and with just a couple of passes to touch it up, I keep the blade sharp enough that it easily shaves the hair off your arm.I occasionally carry the better ones but my EDC is typically no more than a 75 dollar knife. I think the Kershaw Clash i have now was like 30 bucks tops.
Just got a whippersnapper, the quality from Olamic is the best I’ve ever handled!I rotate through and typically have 2 knives on me, one is just a folder utility knife and the other is my Olamic Cutlery Wayfarer 247.
I’ve carried it for about 4 years now and use it for everything from cutting boxes to cutting insulation and drywall at work stripping wires, using it to cut up veggies and apples, fire starting prying paint cans open flat head screw driver etc, I got it second hand and paid $300+ for it and love it, I can’t imagine buying something not to use it..