r/BudgetBlades

Miguron Talism

Budget banger here

The rear flipper is soooo good

And the fuller deploy is sooo satisfying

I like it, for $10 it’s not bad at all. The blades a little thin but centered (on mine), and the lock up is firm with a smooth action, and the edge was what you would expect of a $10 knife and needed some work. All in all I like it a lot especially since you can get it in colors other than orange. It’s nice to have a cheap knife that I can bring in the water and not worry too much about losing it.

Bleached the scales 20 minutes and burned the titanium hardware with a propane torch. Pretty easy mod.

Edit: I forgot to say, bleaching the scales apparently leaves the ano intact. Hopefully this is true so I won’t get aluminum residue on my hands using it.

Heat can change the colour too, but will micro crack the ano. I’ve done this before on a Convoy S2 flashlight. Couldn’t see any cracks. 🤷‍♂️

Snuck these into my "what im carrying today" post this morning but i actually just got these in the mail last night and wanted to get a nice picture of them up on the sub. They're my first Rosecrafts.

Made by Cutelaria José da Cruz (Portugal). Also known as Portuguese Opinel (it has a blade lock too). This model is called Merendeira with ironwood handle, the size is like a Opinel n8. Got it last christmas and it became one of my favorite pocket knives. Love it

Last photo is a size comparison with some normal sized barlow like objects. Left to right is Novelty Knife Co, two Rosecrafts and a Swisstech.

Dad never had much money or many nice things. He’s been gone 20 years and this knife was several years old when he died. I’ve had it ever since.

Nothing fancy, just like my dad. I really love the steel for some reason—so smooth (not the easiest to sharpen, though). The serrated teeth have been (poorly) filed down. Adds to the character for me.

Memories!

Olitans Gecko in SLD Magic steel and CF scales is an absolute stunner!! Amazing action and omg that edge!!!

Im digging it, maybe it will take getting use to opening the knife slightly slower than a speedy flipper, or maybe the spring will losen,

I want to start by saying I really like CJRB/Artisan knives, but I really dislike AR RPM9. The edge retention is abysmal to say the least, so I got really exited when they announced their new steel formula. That was over a year ago and since then they've used it in a total of 8 knives. I haven't seen or heard anything about it since it came out and they haven't used it on a single one of their new models. They hyped it up like it was going to be their new signature steel and then promptly went back to using their butter knife steel for everything like it didn't exist.

I don't get it, and it honestly bothers me to the point where I'm not going to buy any more knives from them. I'm not really asking any questions just expressing my frustration in the hopes an artisan intern will scroll through here and tell me why they bothered spending money on a new alloy if they had no intention of actually using it for anything.

I have this Bezubin pivot lock in green G10 in my Amazon cart at $20.99.

Just checking if anybody has any alternative options or suggestions for a cheap, under $30, button lock knife, Amazon or eBay or elsewhere. Around 3", any steel is fine.

I like the Kizer T1, Civivi Elementum and a couple of Sencuts (Crowley and Serene) but have also looked at CJRB, Flissa, Zestmax, Huaa, Zanging and Virenknife.

Just looking for something with nice action, good feel, decent quality and lighter weight is preferable.

Thanks!!!

If I don't see anything better, I'll get the Bezubin and see if I like it.

I bought the Wartech Dual Arm Blades in 3Cr13MoV at Big 5, but I have taste, so this was clearly the next step.

No soft-serve 'round hee-uh! 😎

Ok guys this whole “budget banger” phenomenon is really starting to feel a little silly. So I’m ADHD scrolling through Amazon’s “You might also like…/Customers who bought this item also bought…/Similar products…”, where sometimes I’ll end up like 20-30 links on down the line and have no way of explaining how the oddest product ever arrives at my door for my wife to find and question me about, when I found this little treasure. I’ve never heard of Bezubin, it’s one of those Chinese brand names that none of the logical pronunciations sound quite right for… and the model itself has no clear name. But I saw “limited time deal”, $20, and pivot button lock. I don’t have a pivot button lock yet, so I snatched it. And it’s just silly how much this knife packs for TWENTY DOLL HAIRS. The action reminds me of my Kizer Sheepdog, it’s got the same large caged bearings and same stiff detent. Perfectly centered, no wiggle open or closed or anywhere in between. D2 blade, which I love for my work knives. There’s some obvious finishing shortcuts that reflect the price, as it’s just not perfectly polished everywhere but I let it slide. The G10 leaves a bit to be desired, I’ll definitely add some texture to fit my taste. But all in all… I mean it’s twenty bucks 🤣.

Petrified Fish PFP05 "Deepsea"

If I follow the ricasso curve to the point near the spine and everything back to the lock face like this with a heavy coat of fingernail polish - would that painted point hold up to the dryer method of tumbling? I also have access to kapton tape.