Light Weight EDC Folder - Boker ExskeliMoor II - Little Big Knife?

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I've just started looking at knifes for the past month and decided what I like as an EDC is something light weight (less than 2.1 oz) but still has a decent blade length (greater than 2.75 inches and less than 3.0 inches).

I like folding lock blades and drop points. I've looked through Sypdrco's, Benchmade, Kershaw, Cold Steel, Boker, Sog's webpages way too much and am wondering what other brands are quality that might have something I like.

I do like the Boker ExskeliMoor II. Link below. Does anybody have one?

http://www.boker.de/us/index.php?c=99,2,48&a=01BO005&p=&pp=0

I also like the Kershaw Skyline 1760, and Energ1740Blk

Any other ides along these lines?

Your suggestions would be appreciated.
 
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Re: Light Weight EDC Folder Gentlemans knife

My favorite knife in this category would be the Lionsteel Opera.

http://www.lionsteel.it/fast/k/en/eur/products/mm/27

Problem is, I don't know an US source for them and shipping from Italy
could be expensive.

For the poor gentleman I would recommend this little folder:

http://kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=5162

Considering the store and the price this knife is astoundingly well made
and it is a lock back folder, which I would prefer to liner locks anytime.

For further inspiration, MrDagon has a lot of reviews about gentleman knives at youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrDagon007#g/u
 
Re: Light Weight EDC Folder Gentlemans knife

Carrying a BM 710 or a 940 while wearing dress pants doesn't look right

I carry a BM Nagara, very light weight but lacks a lockout function, hoping one day to EDC a Shoki

Carrot tried to convince me otherwise, but I'm a benchmade fan:thumbsup:
Though I somehow got dad to like the spyderco cricket :thinking:
 
Re: Light Weight EDC Folder Gentlemans knife

That Falkniven is a terrific, lightweight gentleman's folder.

No clip, but you won't need one. You'll barely notice it's in your pocket. Until you use it -- and that is one terrific blade!

Highest marks.
 
Re: Light Weight EDC Folder Gentlemans knife - little big knives

I want to say thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. Thank you!:thumbsup:

I don't know why but I like the liners on the Broker. They're made of Ti. so they're lighter than SS, and the wood scales make the knife light weight too. Do liners like this make a knife more durable? Or would having a linerless G-10 be just as strong? Of course that begs the question "what are you going to do with a 2.75 inch blade that requires such a strong handle?" I can't really answer that, it's just a sense that I'd rather have liners because I niavely think it would make it stronger and more durable.

After making my post I changed my mind regarding the Kersha Energ. I watched a youtube vidio and didn't think it looked like the Kersha webpage picture and I had a different impression just based on the picture than what it actually was in the video.

Thank you Tom123 for the LionSteel Opera suggestion. I looked a little for weight specifications, but haven't found them yet. I'll keep looking because it looks like a very nice knife. Definatley a contender. Though your right it is in Italy and the whole shipiping think could be costly. After I reply I'm going to watch a few of MrDragons videos too. Thanks.

Fenris - That Falkniven U2 is a pretty and awesome knife I like the Yellow bone model too. At only 1.2 oz's that's very light. It makes me wonder about the whole liner questions above though. A little shorter blade, but a good quality knife from what I've read about Falknivens. Thank you! Very good suggestion.

Illum - I like the BM Shoki knife. I actually drove to a WholeSale Sports Saturday and handled the knife. Very light weight and pretty. I didn't like the finger so close to the blade on it, or the blade shape that much. I also handle the 710! very nice knife, but at 2.5 oz....hummmm...I may still have to get one, or the U2 or the Exskelimoor...

There are so many good ones. This is way too much fun.

Somehow I just started looking at knives a month ago for the first time. Since then I've bought three! I know I don't need that many, but somehow I keep looking and wanting to buy more. :eek:oo:

I can't afford to keep going at this pace. With Flashlights I can tell myself that the technology changes every year; what I buy now will be old technology in a year. But somehow with knifes it seems like what I buy today will still be new 5 years from now. How often do new steels come out? I hope not too often!

Thanks again everyone, from a newbie. Your opinions are worthwhile and appreciated.
 
Thanks Hatman - I didn't realize the U2 didn't have a clip. I like clips just for that reason. Wouldn't want to lose it.
 
Thank you Tom123,

I've been thinking about this for awhile and in the back of my minde I think I'm going to get the ExskeliMoor II when it comes out. (everywhere I look it says available April 16th, except osograndknives and they have the 20 percent restocking fee. so I suspect they probably dont have it in stock either even though their website doesn't say one way or the other).

The reason why I like the Exskelimoor 2 is because it's so light (2.0 oz.), but still has full liners (pretty ones too, titianium blue anodized).

Also I've been buying knifes that are a little pricey for me and I want to get something that doesn't cost as much next.

Thanks again Tom123.

Anybody else know of any light weight drop points? :thinking:
 
First post here on the CPF forum and because being a knife knut and very exited about the Exkelibur knives a good thread to start my first post:twothumbs.

My name is Joel and i like all the EDC items people carry these days.
I always loved flashlights and are starting to get hooked on quality flashlights;).
I have been a lurker over here for some time so time for my first post:D.




I think the Boker exkelimoor is not out yet.
They are a new release from boker and like other boker knives (Krein,Vox designs) will probably take some time till they are for sale.

I have both the Boker exkeliburs on order.So the exk1 and the exk2.
The normal g10 exk's are for sale but are with 1 liner only.
The exkelimoor will have 2 liners.

I have bought the original Burger exkelibur knife:twothumbs.
The burger exk1.
I really like this knife.
Such a simple design,great one hand opening and very lightweight.
A real good edc knife and sheeple friendly.

I have done a review of this custom Burger knife over here:
http://knifereviews.org/index.php/h...tom-knives/burger-knives/126-burger-exkelibur

This is my opinion about this knife.

Take a look.

When my boker exk's arrive i will make a review and compare them to my burger.



Greatings Joel
 
Joel,

Thank you for the reply. I found your review a couple of days ago. Very good and I'm excited to read your review comparing the exskeliburs.

Mr Dagon on youtube has a review too of the exskelibur 1 and 2. Also he has one comparing the exskelibur to a buck. They are informative.

I noticed on the exskelibur 2 g10 the scales are not rounded like on the exskeimoor 1 g10. The exskelibur 1 scales are more sleek which I like very much.

I'm hoping the Exskelimoor 2 has the bog oak scales rounded.

You're right about the duel titianium liners too! I like those better than the single liner. I think it's cool that it has duel liners, and is only 2.0 oz. thats .3 of an oz lighter than the exskelibur 2.

The exskelibur 2 looks a little chuncky. I wish I knew the thickness of the whole exskelibur 2 handle. My Spyderco Caly 3 has a 3 mm blade and the stainless steel liner and one g10 scale on one side of the knife handle is about 3 mm. So the whole thickness of my Caly 3 handle is a little less than 9 mm. I like that thinness. I hope the Exskelimoor 2 is this thin or thinner with the bog oak scales rounded where it meets the liner.

It looks like April 16th will be when we can order one (all the websites state that date, or say not in stock). Osograndeknifes has the esckelimoor on their website, but they are the only ones that don't mention if is in stock or not in stock.

Thanks! TommyGuns
 
Thanks PBJoeSmo,

I like it a lot. :thumbsup:

What about it appeals to you? :thinking:

I'm assuming you're referring to the Exskelimoor II.

Curious...
 
I think you have a point there PBJoeSmoo!

I think is't more a spear point than a drop point.

I was reading Syderco's definitions of blade types/shapes, and the ExskeliMoor falls more into the spear point category.

Thanks for the check, although I think I've read somewhere that they called it a drope point. I think they were a little miss leading.

Thanks!
 
When i made the above post i was looking at the exskelimoor 2 photo on the Boker site. That photo is angled oddly. When I look at the exskelibur photo it is more of a straight shot at the profile. In that photo it looks less symetrical, and more like a drop point.

So I guess I'm switching back to my original, calling it a drop point. :crazy:
 
i was looking to get a boker exskelibur2 in the mail ,but it seems to have gotten lost. so now i have to wait for them to get them instock. i wonder if the wooden handles are waterproof? :cool:
 
jlowe2

Well, I don't think it will be as waterproof as g10.

Although my guess is the wood has a oil or varnish on it.

I like the exskelimoor over the exskelibur because it has the more natural wood scales and the fact that it has liners on both sides, not just one side. (no red spacer though, which is type 2 cool) It also weighs less!

I think they're both nice knives. It's just a personal preference as to which one looks better to you and if you're going to use it in water or messy fluids a bunch the g10 scales probable will clean up better and will probably be a little more gripy.

I'm hoping the scales on the eskelimoor 2 are rounded on the edges where it meets the scales. I've seen in videos the exskelibur 2 has more squarish scales where they meet the liners. I might sand them round if they're not.

Other than the waterproof question, what else do you think?
 
i heard some rumors about the clip screws being weak. but i really don't have any proof. the only boker i have is the jim burke [mini] resurrection. and it's a tank! :thumbsup:
 
good morning Jlowe2, and good day light savings time day.

I believe I heard the same thing. I think it was a Mr Dagon youtube video on the Esxkelibur 1. I think he said the clip screws only went into the G10 and not into the liner, and said it would be weak because of this.

I haven't experienced anything like this before because I'm new to knives (about 5 weeks now). My three knives have very secure clips.

I hope the Exskelimoor 2 has the clip screws going into the liners. With liners on both sides the manufacturing of it would be consistant. they could build all the liners the same, with holes.

I wonder if the Burger original has the screws going into the liners, have you heard? :thinking:
 
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