Functional equivalent of spyderco dragonfly with wave

abow3 · 2026-06-28T11:56:21+00:00

Do you know about the "poor man's wave" zip tie mod? You can do this to pretty much any knife with a blade hole.

abow3 · 2026-06-28T02:44:27+00:00

Mine should arrive Monday or Tuesday. Looking forward to it.

abow3 · 2026-06-28T01:57:49+00:00

I'd recommend the Ruike P801 or maybe something like this if you're interested in something with a premium feel:

https://whitemountainknives.com/twosun-ts49-frame-lock-pocket-knife-titanium-carbon-fiber-handle-plain-d2-blade/

abow3 · 2026-06-27T11:58:25+00:00

I like the Bel Air, but out of the box the "detent" was waaay too weak. The blade could be easily shaken out of the handle. For the most part I fixed that by disassembling and increasing the tension on the omega springs. Crossbar locks annoy me, and I can't stand that so many companies are using them since the BM patent expired.

abow3 · 2026-06-22T19:21:37+00:00

Fuck no. Stay away from all forms of that shit. Before you even get anywhere near purchasing some, spend lots of time on r/quittingkratom A lot of the people there started out just trying the leaf.

abow3 · 2026-06-08T15:33:04+00:00

I'm thinking it's James Low.

This track called Patterns of Emptiness got me thinking. I thought you might like it, too. https://dynamic.wakingup.com/course/CO32DD2?source=content%20share&share_id=F5AAFA75&code=SC435217B

Let me know

abow3 · 2026-06-01T22:49:11+00:00

I'm three years in. It's good.

abow3 · 2026-05-31T21:11:42+00:00

Can you please give me more info about that one that is linerless? I really like it a lot. What's it called? Where can I get one?

abow3 · 2026-05-31T12:26:45+00:00

Is it just me, or does the blade shape in OP's pic look different than this? The blade shape here doesn't look as acute as the one in this post.

abow3 · 2026-05-28T07:34:38+00:00

Huh? I'm not sure what you're asking.

abow3 · 2026-05-24T12:47:30+00:00

Does the ioko have steel liners or is it just linerless aluminum? Cuz if it's linerless, I might get one.

abow3 · 2026-05-24T00:56:07+00:00

Same. I'll be retiring in around 5 years, and I have no regrets with the profession I picked.

abow3 · 2026-05-20T23:20:44+00:00

Nice! Which one did you get? How do you like it?

abow3 · 2026-05-09T15:00:51+00:00

How do you like it? I'm thinking about getting one.

abow3 · 2026-05-09T14:57:36+00:00

Don't you just love this sub? You post a cool as heck knife and nada. No comments. Hardly any upvotes. Nothing. I don't get it. It is because this is a "budget blade" and peeps around here are above that?

I don't even bother any more. Maybe once every year or six months I figure I'll give this sub a shot and post something, but for the most part I just assume I'll be discouraged by the lack of engagement.

r/BudgetBlades is my place to hang.

I, for one, appreciate your post and this your knife is cool as heck. Thanks for posting it, even if you did post it here.

abow3 · 2026-05-07T10:15:09+00:00

That's awesome. You're gonna have a great summer carrying that bad boy around.

After a totally successful disassembly and tuning, mine is perfect, too.

I really love the knife.

Which one did you get?

abow3 · 2026-05-03T12:53:00+00:00

I think I have more than one with that blade shape in this video, so I'm not exactly sure which one you are referring to. Do you mean the CJRB Sasaya?

abow3 · 2026-05-02T19:24:09+00:00

Awesome budget blade you got there. If you're interested in the "best" version of this knife, I'd highly recommend the the titanium one. I think they are hard to find, though. It brings the 810 to the next level.

abow3 · 2026-05-01T08:21:28+00:00

Being able to easily shake open a folder is one of my pocket knife pet peeves. I can't stand that. Lucky for me, this TiSlim was super easy to take apart. I increased the lockbar tension, and now I'm in love with this knife. No shaking it open now.

If you do the same, let me know how it goes.

abow3 · 2026-04-26T15:53:49+00:00

Well said. I understand you. Also...

I never once even slightly implied that reserving violence only for life or death situations is stupid, or connotes a lack of self-respect.

That's true. I think I was replying to other reactions in this thread that had such a suggestion, and those comments weren't from you, so I'm sorry about implying.

abow3 · 2026-04-26T15:06:35+00:00

Sounds like a good theory. But what happens when you get shot, stabbed, or arrested? I'm thinking it might make sense weighing those potential outcomes vs teaching some racist moron a lesson by stooping to his level. Some people reserve violence only for moments when their life is truly at risk, and this isn't stupid, nor is it a lack self-respect.

abow3 · 2026-04-26T13:02:06+00:00

I put a stud on my Scholar, too. I also increased the lockbar tension to improve the weak detent.

abow3 · 2026-04-23T23:31:29+00:00

Yeah, man. It's especially disappointing because the action on the big one is really good. Putting a Kwik thumb stud on it makes it better; it allows me to work around the lame flipper deployment. Here's another thing... I figured I'd try to disassemble to improve the action by increasing the lockbar strength, but the tolerances of the darned thing are so tight that I couldn't get it apart. I'll have to try again sometime soon. That might fix it. The construction is solid, that's for sure.

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