They're very practical knives. Won't weight your pants down. Clip options. Not so expensive you baby them or keep them in a drawer. Easy to sharpen and durable.
Quality control is a bit hot or miss. I have 2. I liked the first one until I got the 2nd. The new one was sharper and the action was so much smoother. So I used that as the model to fix the first one. Gave it a sharpen and took it apart so I could apply some dry lube and adjust the tension a bit.
Ironically, some people spend multiples of the knife cost to customize the RAT.
Not sure these prices are much of a deal. These seem to be pretty close to typical amazon prices.
In for 1 more RAT II. As much as I hate to admit it, my RAT II opens better than half my Benchmade and Spyderco knives. Surprisingly smooth and fast action with no spring assist. I cycle it through as an EDC, and I'm very picky about which knives I'll daily.
I agree! For a working knife, AUS-8 is a bit softer and easier to sharpen or just touch up. It is also more corrosion reststant than D2. D-2 is a harder steel and will hold an edge longer but the hardness can make it prone to being more chippy than AUS-8. If you would like a working knife that will take a beating, I would pick AUS-8.
My favorite EDC is the rat 2, nice and slim, quality construction for the price range, and since it's so cheap I don't think twice about beating the hell out of it
I agree! For a working knife, AUS-8 is a bit softer and easier to sharpen or just touch up. It is also more corrosion reststant than D2. D-2 is a harder steel and will hold an edge longer but the hardness can make it prone to being more chippy than AUS-8. If you would like a working knife that will take a beating, I would pick AUS-8.
You should try out 14C28N, much better steel than both AUS-8 and D2, at similar price.
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Note: This is the AUS-8 version not D2
Note: This is the AUS-8 version not D2
In general (and beyond my personal opinion, to the knife community as a whole), these are considered one of the best budget knives that you can get.
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I believe it's Taiwan.
They're very practical knives. Won't weight your pants down. Clip options. Not so expensive you baby them or keep them in a drawer. Easy to sharpen and durable.
Quality control is a bit hot or miss. I have 2. I liked the first one until I got the 2nd. The new one was sharper and the action was so much smoother. So I used that as the model to fix the first one. Gave it a sharpen and took it apart so I could apply some dry lube and adjust the tension a bit.
Ironically, some people spend multiples of the knife cost to customize the RAT.
Not sure these prices are much of a deal. These seem to be pretty close to typical amazon prices.
I agree! For a working knife, AUS-8 is a bit softer and easier to sharpen or just touch up. It is also more corrosion reststant than D2. D-2 is a harder steel and will hold an edge longer but the hardness can make it prone to being more chippy than AUS-8. If you would like a working knife that will take a beating, I would pick AUS-8.
You should try out 14C28N, much better steel than both AUS-8 and D2, at similar price.