best $10 knife on the planet
921576
The Good:  This knife is beautifully made with first rate materials, butt to tip
The Bad:  The knife came out of the box quite dull, a major departure from all other (several vg10's) zhen knives I have purchased
The Ugly:  Blade had some surface scratches on the blade
The good:  After 20 minutes of elbow grease on three natural whetstones, the knife sharpened up like a champ, rivalling any other knife in my collection in performance now.

If you have the patience, skill, and materials to bring this knife up to your own standards of sharpness, then you will be very happy with it for many years to come.
2801245
I received a Spyderco Delica 4 for Christmas. I asked for several knives that were all priced pretty close to this knife. I'm so happy I ended up with this one. You know it's an amazing knife the second you pull it out of it's box. The handle is one of the best handles on a knife I've seen yet. It has phenomenal grip and the handle is just the right size for a nice grip on the knife. The blade comes super sharp and will hold a nice edge with it's VG-10 steel blade. The knife has a very nice pocket clip. The clip is positionable for either tip up or tip down carry and for left handed users or right handed users. I have owned a couple of pocket knives throughout my journey as a boy scout. Most of those knives served me very well, but this knife will never go in my bag that next time I go camping. Instead, it will be clipped to my pocket for when I need it most. This is the very first knife I would consider collectible. I have only heard rumors about how amazing Spyderco's products are. Now that I own one of their knives, I know those rumors are all true. If you're looking for a very good knife that will last you a long time, then this is the knife to go with.
664936
This has to be one of my favorite knives. In fact, it is may favorite, barely beating the Seal Pup. But I digress. This is a hell of a knife. It came sharp out of the box, it cut paper like a hot knife through butter. The sheath is well made. The grippy handle makes for easy use. It also has a clip for your belt. I have to say, for such a low price, I was expecting some cheap knife, and I am happy to say I was wrong.
2252954
Absolutely the sweetest knife  I've ever purchased under $10.00 in the 54 years of my lifetime!!!
8399
The CRKT Squid is hands down the best budget EDC knife. The squid is a folding frame lock knife that feels solid in the hand and provides a great little package. The blade lock is firm with no wiggle and the knife came sharp out of the box. For $20 you can beat on this knife and not worry about losing it due to the affordable price. I'd highly recommend this as a cheap EDC knife. I use this at work every night to cut up boxes and open packages and its holding up great.

Blade Length - 2.14"
Blade Steel - 8Cr13Mov
Weight - 3.4oz
2504301
I highly recommend this knife. First off, this knife is extremely cheap for the quality you get. A POS pocket knife from China costs as much as this, if you're on the fence, just buy it. The blade comes super sharp out of the box, easily chopping the corner off a thin sheet of paper with no tearing or dragging. The grind angle on the blade is fantastic and I have confidence this blade with sharpen great when the time comes. The handle is adequate, no complaints, feels comfortable in the hand and doesn't seem brittle. The sheath is nice looking but rather flimsy, I doubt the sheath will survive any extensive use attached to a belt. I would gladly pay 20 dollars more for a better sheath for this wonderful knife. The quality of the blade alone is well worth the price. Having a Swedish forged blade is an added novelty bonus for any knife enthusiast.
1500618
Love this knife. it is super cool and elegant for a bargain value knife. The entire knife is as light as a spork from 7-Eleven. Carbon fiber and Ceramic weigh nothing! It uses Teflon washers but since carbon fiber and ceramic provide little friction, the blade fires out with authority with just a light flick of the thumb stud. the ceramic is polished to a piano black obsidian shine that is nothing like anything I've ever seen on a pocket knife. They also dressed up the hardware a bit too to make it a little more special. the pivot screw is stylized and the thumb stud is shiny black Epoxy filled, has a nice deep carry pocket clip too. If you don't have any ceramic knives in your collection and are willing to tryt one out, this one is really cool and affordable. I saw vendor on ebay selling these on clearance and I bought 4 more just to have in my collections since I've heard ceramic can chip or break. I don't plan on hoard use with this knife as it makes an exquisite gentleman's folder, but I would hate to accidentally drop and break it years from now when this design is retired and I have no replacement for it.
526495
I wish the handle was made of G10 but that is my only complaint. A good friend of mine checked out my knife the other day and was shocked when it opened more quickly than his high end Benchmade automatic. This has been my primary every day carry knife for more than a year. It holds an edge well and the tanto point is great for scraping when needed (e.g. Stickers from glass). I like many of my other knives but I haven't found a better knife for the money. This is my go to knife.
1859688
For 10 dollars I don't think you can get much better the Dual survivor team used this brand knife on many episodes. I can dry shave with this thing!
4702206
The title says it all. You can spend the same amount on a cheap Gerber, and not get half the quality you will with the Tenacious or one of it's brothers. They have phosphor bronze bushings which you rarely see on knives at this price point. Lock-up is superb. Finish holds very well. Oh, and shaving sharp out of the box!
1809691
This knife is a steal for $40 bucks! It has the feel of a knife that is twice as expensive. Sure it's made in China but the company spyderco outsourced this to is making sure it's keeping up with spyderco quality. The steel is 8Cr13MoV instead of the standard VG-10, probably to keep cost down. It's considered a mid range steel and works well enough. What I like about the knife is the G-10 handle and silky smooth opening. I'm not a fan of liner locks but this knife locks up well. I'm also not stoked about the flashy silver clip but I can always order a black one direct from spyderco for $7. This knife is now currently my work knife.
4483648
I own both the 8 inch and the 10 inch versions of this knife. They are incredibly high quality, sharp, a pleasure to use, and long lasting. No other knife in this price range comes in close. And many more expensive knives don't come close either. Highly recommended.
2407373
Fantastic Survival knife. For the price, it can NOT be beat.
3746976
This knife is an absolute diamond, spyderco has managed to make an absolutely fantastic, relatively unknown knife, for a very reasonable price you can get this titanium scaled, frame lock flipper that runs on bearings with what is just about one of the best and under used steels on the market, with a steel lockbar insert.
You get the same size cutting edge as the much beloved spyderco paramilitary 2, only in a smaller package that opens lightning fast with multiple deployment options, you can use the flipper tab, open it by the thumb hole or spydie flick it with your pointer or index finger.
The full flat ground blade is made in CPM M4 tool steel, an under used and under appreciated super steel that takes a wicked edge and keeps that edge for a, frankly, absurd amount of time. I use my knives hard, for breaking down boxes, carving antique hard woods, food prep and various other abrasive and difficult to cut materials and the steel on the mantra keeps on cutting, I have never had the edge chip, even when accidentally hitting staples, screws or other pieces of metal, the edge simply rolls slightly which can be easily corrected with a leather or wood strop, the edge mirror polishes easily and resists scratches from most cutting media, and the edge stability is phenomenal, both the mantra and my Benchmade 810 contego in M4 have easily taken and held a 12 degree per side edge bevel with 25 dps micro bevel and were it not for my worries that I would scratch the blade flats I would happily take it down much lower that that.

The mantra is an excellent value, the knife is well made, feels like quality and dollar for dollar is one of the best cutting tools you can get for the price.
1105255
For what you are paying, you will not find anything better. I have this in a coue backpacks as a backup knife. The first after is great and functions as it is suppose to. The para cord is a nice touch. The holster is the only lacking piece here. But for under 10 dollars I really can't complain
1355994
Love this knife. Best edc knife for the money. Comes super sharp. Simple yet efficient design. Everything people say that's good about this knife is true. Fits in your hand perfect and very comfortable. Only problem for some people (and I've gotten it already from co-workers) is the size. If you want a smaller knife OKC listened to the costumer and created a smaller knife for you, the rat 2. Which btw I might get in the future for my medical kit or my everyday fishing kit. This is a 75 dollar knife for 25-30 bucks. You won't be dissapointed.
4742674
Fantastic budget knife. Out of all the expensive stuff in my kitchen, it's funny that this item is my prized possession not to be touched by anyone but me. It cuts all kinds of produce like no one's business. I have sliced several roasts with great results. No need to sharpen, ever. If it starts to feel dull after a few years, who cares? it was 10 bucks! I'll get another.