From: rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk   
      
   Greg Wormald wrote:   
   > In article   
   > <95de6974-3661-46a4-bce8-a511a2743666@x23g2000vba.googlegroups.com>,   
   >  RichD  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I see CRKT and Spyderco are the favorites on these   
   >> boards, but I was wondering about others.   
   >>   
   >> A local Big 5 sport shop has "this week only" sale,   
   >> every week.  They offer knives under $20, from   
   >> Schrade, S & W, Winchester, etc.  Are these worth   
   >> while?  They're mostly sealed in plastic, I can't   
   >> handle them.  How to evaluate?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Rich   
   >   
   > Most of the $20 knives are just $20 knives :-).   
   >   
   > Most will be the cheap line, and probably made in China or Pakistan of   
   > cheap steel with rough finishing.   
   >   
   > If it's wrapped in plastic and you can't handle it, you can't evaluate   
   > it. You could check for on-line reviews of a particular model, but most   
   > reviewers won't bother with the cheap lines.   
   >   
   > If you want a 'beater' to open paint tins and dig weeds from between the   
   > paving stones they should do OK.   
      
   So would a meat skewer.   
      
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   Rusty   
      
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