Anybody here the Cold Steel Ti-lite (6 inch version)? How is it for edc?
Anybody here the Cold Steel Ti-lite (6 inch version)? How is it for edc?
Aiden Carter
Aaron Brown
You EDC a respectable, small folder with bone handles, for slicing fruit or doing other minor tasks, not an edgy combat knife
You EDC a gun if you EDC a weapon
Jeremiah Thomas
nigga you gay
Evan Perez
>buying cold steel anything
Boy it sure smells like teenagers and acne in here. Get yourself an adult knife.
Xavier Green
>sharp on both sides
>try hard stiletto esq design
>no guard at all
Something an edgy teenager would carry. Shit for fighting with or actual realistic use.
Jayden Stewart
I have one in for sharpening atm. It would be objectively bad for EDC.
It's too big, and it's not great at much besides stabbing. It's grind is very thick, it is not good for normal EDC utility tasks.
As far as using a folding knife as a weapon, which is in it's self not a good option, this is a good weapon as far as folding knives go. That being said it looks like a weapon, so you lose the sheeple vote if you run into legal problems because of it.
Elijah Sullivan
it's not double edged, there is a quillion, and stiletto profile is perfectly suited for "actual realistic use"
Julian Kelly
>Shit for fighting with or actual realistic use
When is knife fighting "realistic" in a modern 1st world country? Especially if you can carry a gun, or even a taser/mace.
If you find your self in a knife fight, you done fucked up somewhere, at that point what knife you have is the least of your problems.
"Realistically" if you pull a knife in self defense your best bet is to use it as a surprise, drawl, cut/stab, and run in the confusion. Unless you and your attacker have training, a guard larger than the one this knife has will not help much and would not be practical for pocket carry any ways. What this knife does have going for it is it's fucking long, reach does make a difference, and it has a wave opener, so it is supper fast from pocket to open in hand.
Connor Johnson
Read that one more time.
Eli Williams
>it's not double edged
Oof, a false top edge then? so twice as try hard but at least it isn't illegal to carry in half the country.
>there is a quillion
It's meaninglessly small for either utility or fighting uses
>stiletto profile is perfectly suited for "actual realistic use"
Yea, and a sheepsfoot is perfectly suited for a fighting knife. Stiletto and dagger designs in general are about as bad as it gets for utility work. It isn't that they CAN'T be used for utility or anything, but rather that almost literally every other blade design on the planet simply works better.
>or actual realistic use.
>or
I know tripfags are retarded and all that, but come on.
Isaiah Myers
Used to carry one when I didnt know any better. Literally the only good thing about it is the wave style pocket opening. Dont bother.
Logan Diaz
Kershaw Leek is the only edc knife worth a damn.
Cheap and actually useful.
Luke Diaz
looks like a gay melon knife
Jeremiah Walker
Good times man. I'm testing my new speakers. so far so good. I'm fucking around with guns and all kinds of knifes and this one came up. I like it! Here's my only beef, I'm an Oregon Homo and my state and local tax is fucking bullshit. It's super fun paying 3200 to the feds. How am I supposed to pay for a tavor and one of those psa mp5s? stupid Trump. I blame Obama.
Jonathan Reyes
Me too, same homo. I mean I'm totally a different teenage dirtbag baby. I should not listen to Iron maiden maybe... but he does drive an irok.
Eli Phillips
Samuel Peterson
come on you fucks!!!! get your vodka!!
Jose Sanders
I have a knockoff 4 inch one, I love it a lot because its cool but i really wish i had a better knife. Fortunately i dont use it for much, so its not that bad. I cant carry a gun here, so if i have to use it for defense I think its a pretty good design for repeated stabbing
James Richardson
Just carry a RAT2 or Delica like a normal person
Benjamin Ramirez
>Kershaw Leek is the only edc knife worth a damn
>the only edc knife worth a damn
>t. bought many shit knives, and finally stumbled on to his first decent one
There is hundreds of great affordable edc options these days. The Kershaw Leek is okay, but not the best option at that price point by a long shot.
>14C28N
Inferior steel to both VG10 and D2, both of which can be found at the same price point.
Ex: bladehq.com
>Spring assist
Mechanism included in knives specifically because the tolerances for manufacture are too poor to open smoothly without assistance. The above linked intrigue is also a flipper, but doesn't need a spring to open fully with a single index finger press.
>No texture whatsoever
I don't know about you, but I sometimes use my knives when it's wet.
Benjamin Price
Oh yeah, and the Leek has a shitty grind and no sharpening choil.
Zachary King
None of those details really matter for a folding knife, they hardly get used for anything.
Juan Hughes
The 4-inch version is a better choice for carry. Fits better in pockets, easier to manipulate, and won't instantly get you arrested for blade length.
Source: I actually carry one.
Matthew Wood
>Better steel doesn't matter
>Not having to force your knife closed doesn't matter
>Not having grip doesn't matter
>Who cares about objective advantages at the same price, da leek is da best!
Christian Lopez
What state allows 4 inch concealed carry but not 6? Or maybe you're implying that a cop might not be as quick to measure?
Noah Walker
>Better steel doesn't matter
Mora Garberg, uses 14C28N, works great
>Not having to force your knife closed doesn't matter
Stop having weak hands
>Not having grip doesn't matter
see above
>Who cares about objective advantages at the same price, da leek is da best!
Why did you spend hundreds of dollars on a glorified box opener?
Jeremiah Carter
Cold Steel’s midrange ($30-130) knives are generally good quality and excellent value for the money.
Ethan Bennett
More so the latter option.
Nicholas Powell
>Mora Garberg, uses 14C28N, works great
>The steel you already said was okay but inferior to VG10/ D2 is actually better than those two because moras are good.
Fantastic logic retard
>Stop having weak hands
>My gimmicky spring assist that helps me open my knife actually means I'm strong, things being difficult and more complicated is good!
>see above
I guess grip only matters to people who actually use their knives.
>Why did you spend hundreds of dollars on a glorified box opener?
>Inability to read
The example I gave, that I even linked to, is the same fucking price you tard. See pic related.
Kevin Hill
I bet you've bragged "Yeah, my stepdad's got like, a real authentic katana" more than once in your life
Carter Clark
I mentioned the hundreds of dollars thing because your posts make you come across like a autistic poof who thinks anyone is impressed that you carry a knife with some steel that nobody has heard of.
Comparing different knife steels is retarded unless you're comparing chink mystery steel to something decent, the boutique super steels exist to sap money away from autistic losers (you)
Knives are tools, not fashion accessories, go commit sudoku with your gay hipster knives you fucking queer ass faggot.
Nolan Watson
I agree with this sentiment. But truth be told, why not have something that can serve as both? That being said...
I owned one but I like carrying my knives on my left pocket so that if my right (firearm draw hand) is occupied fending off an attacker, my left hand can get to a "get off me" knife. This knife in the OP, it has no screws to change the pocket clip for carry in the left pocket.
Caleb Cruz
Yes, I know that CS produces a lot of cheap mall ninja knives. But ignoring the actual good knives they produce because of that is for hipster retards. Knives like the Code 4 and the SRK are fantastic for the price.
Grayson Gray
>because your posts make you come across like
Ah, so you pulled it out of your ass when you couldn't refute what I said directly.
>Comparing different knife steels is retarded unless you're comparing chink mystery steel to something decent
Are you honestly going to try and argue that the most important feature of a knife, it's ability to cut, it's ability to maintain a cutting edge, and it's resistance to corrosion, don't matter? As I said several times, 14C28N is perfectly okay; it's just not as good as D2 or VG10. Since you can get knives made in those steels at the same price as a Leek, there is nothing here for you to disagree with.
>the boutique super steels exist to sap money from autistic losers
You are correct. Knife steels are diminishing returns, but this is 100% irrelevent, because I linked you a better steel at the same price. If you'd like, I could find you D2 at even cheaper prices. How about this frame-lock ESEE:
bladehq.com
>Knives are tools, not fashion accessories
Hard projection. Point out where I recommended a gucci fag knife. I recommended a more practical, and more durable knife than the one you recommended, at the same price.
Eli Green
> it's just not as good as D2 or VG10
It's better in certain applications, in others D2 is better, in some VG10 is better, the differences are very minor unless you have a specific use case.
>ESEE
hard pass
Even AUS-8 would be fine for an EDC knife, you could get that even cheaper if you value low price so much.
Jason Lee
Knife fighting is retarded. But stabbing someone off of you so you can draw your firearm is not exactly knife fighting in the cowboy bowie knife fight way you're imagining.
Angel Lopez
I don't think there is ever a situation where 14C28N is better than VG10, though I will concede the advantages are only minor in every aspect. D2 on the other hand could be argued as a worse choice for people who live near sea water or who very often get wet. Of course didn't, Kershaw's bead-blasted 14C28N is somewhat notorious for rusting regardless. For most people, D2's much greater toughness and ability to hold an edge will outwheigh the slightly better corrosion resistance of 14C28N.
>Even AUS-8 would be fine for an EDC knife, you could get that even cheaper if you value low price so much.
I agree, I was simply arguing with his proclamation that:
>the Kershaw Leek is da best knoife for $38
Noah Ramirez
The Kershaw Leek is the best edc knife because it's readily available at Wal-Mart and works perfectly well at removing the gunk off my fingernails. If you're carrying a folding knife for anything other than small mundane tasks you're a noguns faggot or a goodgoy loser who obeys conceal carry laws.
Kayden Miller
>t. suburban office goy
Leo Harris
I have 4 inch version.
Love that thing.
Camden Hughes
>this is the best knife
>no it's not
>how good a knife is doesn't actually matter, and also yes it is the best
mm dat DISCOURSE
anyway the universal answer to knife threads is and will always be get a rat 1 or 2 or a kabar dozier, and get an infidel or troodon clone from dhgate if you want an otf for funsies
Sebastian Russell
Would you believe me if I told you that I carry a gun for a living? Would you also believe me that I carry a leek to pick at scabs and a bigger literally who knife incase of the rare instance I have to use it to stab someone who has me in a headlock?
Nathan Howard
I don't believe anything people claim on the internet unless I have good reason to. If I did believe you, it would mean nothing towards your complete inability to defend your initial post, as I've criticized it.
>Rat 1 or 2
Good taste
Zachary Foster
american lawman, recon 1, ak47...tbqh if you need a folder with a lock that won't fail and you're not at least taking a real hard look at cold steel you dun fucked up
Hunter Allen
Tbh i own a leek and while i like it i prefer the more grippy knives like the rat 2 or steel will. Leek i'm always worried about the thin tip.
knife fudd
If you have a problem with their marketing thats alright but don't shit on their actual products because of it.