I'm not a huge fan of knives manufactured overseas, but I have to give props to the first version of the Elementum.

I've purposely designated this knife as the primary beater for outdoor things from scraping paint (using the spine), fixing loose screws, cutting branches, digging up roots, and of course cutting down boxes.

The thing is, this knife simply doesn't give up. There's a large amount of lock-rock and from the pictures you can see that it only has a fraction of an inch before the liner lock will fail. Well, in reality it does fail as when I've dropped it on concrete, where the impact forces the blade to disengage.

I'll see how much more abuse it can take. BTW this model is D2 steel.

My Case Sod Buster Jr EDC, it's well loved

mini grip from 2013

Happy Father's Day to you all.

Kershaw float found on bike ride, just getting more abuse as my dirt knife.

My grandfather's KA-BAR from Korea. Was his everyday carry for hunting and outdoors since. And has since become mine. Still going stong!

Haven't carried it in a few years but every now and again I'll carry it for old times sake. Still going strong even after it was carried everyday for several years

Krava Cut x Anton Hudo KARAKURT n690 limited
Krava Cut x Amphibious Zodiac 12/30 n690 limited
Krava Cut KARAKURT STONEWASH k110

I work in a small butcher shop and we go through knives fast since breaking down beef and pork every day dulls blades quickly. I have looked at knife sets on Amazon and eBay and some Asian platforms like Alibaba and I've found some are very cheap but I worry about the steel quality. A knife that does not hold an edge costs more in sharpening time and also may break anytime. Has anyone here bought butcher knives from online that actually lasted? What type should I look for and also any recommendations for affordable honing rods and sharpening stones? Thanks in advance.