The Leek is a good knife, and not too expensive. If that’s what she likes, then that’s what you should get her.
That said, I like the Spyderco Sage more than the Delica or Leek.
The Leek is a good knife, and not too expensive. If that’s what she likes, then that’s what you should get her.
That said, I like the Spyderco Sage more than the Delica or Leek.
Late to the game, but I'd have offered up the Oso Sweet:
https://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-Pocke...s%2C195&sr=8-1
I got my wife one several years back. No studs, only a flipper, and the clip doesn't look so much like a knife clip.
"It's surprising how often you start wondering just how featureless a desert some people's inner landscapes must be."
-Maple Syrup Actual
I love my Leek, but do prefer a blade with some belly to it. Have been carrying one of the Kershaw Emerson licensed knives for a year or so. Don't really need the pocket catch opening, but it's been a great all purpose knife. The Leek has become my "going to church" knife while the "Emerson" gets worked.
And although I won't buy another new Benchmade, the Mini Griptilian is another in that category. Of all three, the Leek is the one that WILL open up PDQ even if an old cat fumbles things... that can be good or bad. If I had to dedicate one of the three for pocket carry on a casual walks in case of a confrontation, it would be the Leek.
They are useful, nice folders that don't break the budget yet still have some style. We always keep a Leek or an old USA-made Zing handy in the kitchen for grungy tasks to spare "better" knives, but the truth is that the other knives aren't so much better as simply more expensive.
Leek tips are not real tolerant of abuse, but that can be said of many knives.
gn
"On the internet, nobody knows if you are a dog... or even a cat."
I am with the cat here; I no longer have the Leek I bought for specifically this reason. I found the tip especially fragile.
Being a knife minimalist, all I have is a Spyderco Dragonfly2 for carry most of the time with a Mini Grip (old style) in my "drawer of useful stuff" to deal with recalcitrant Amazon boxes.
Mini Grips are good for that. Here at Schloss der Katzen, the task is often performed with a USA-made Zing* having orange (!) scales... the color is easy to see amidst the usual countertop clutter. The tip is a wee bit more robust than the Leek. The Leek is, however, the blade of choice to specifically poke holes in plastic wrap, tapes & assorted packaging materials when the need arises, and I find it easy to control with my fingertip out on the spine as a stop to keep the blade from going too far into the package during a long draw cut once the tip goes through the tape.
*We were disappointed when production of the Zing went to the PRC. An underrated knife when introduced... maybe due to the scalloped sides of the blade.
gn
"On the internet, nobody knows if you are a dog... or even a cat."
Certainly not as delicate a blade but,
I've read rave reviews on the Ontario Rat
pocket knives for years and just keep on
buying ZT's, Spyderco's, CRK, Emerson's etc.
A few months ago I Picked up a Rat 2 in D2
and was quite impressed, then I got a Rat 1
in Aus 8 ... and found they live up to the
reviews, great inexpensive knives (not to be
confused with cheap), mine have come sharp
out of the box with a pretty even edge that
touches up well on my sharp maker, mine fly open.
More often than not I have a Rat in my pocket
at work, I use it like I don't care if it breaks,
neither have and if / when one does, I'll order
another that day.
Not fancy but a user bargain.
I see the need has been satisfied with another Leek, but if anyone is looking again, I'd recommend the metal-scaled Kershaw Dividend (they have an FRN scaled version). I read somewhere that the Dividend was to fix Leek shortcomings. A little bigger form factor, but the clip option is 4-way compatible. I contact Kershaw for the deep carry clips. I love my Leek that my father gave me, but I carry my Dividend.
Best, Jerry
"Draw fast, shoot well," Mike W.
Since our last reply to the thread, we bought a Random Leek Blackwash just to have one. Impulse buy.
I tend to avoid tanto blades and have been ambivalent about reverse tanto blades, but this new acquisition impresses me as a Leek that has just a tad more "insurance" at the tip of the blade without otherwise screwing up what makes the Leek appealing. This might become the new "favorite" Leek.
gn
"On the internet, nobody knows if you are a dog... or even a cat."