So my New Years resolution is to create a comparison video on traditional folders.
Not weight loss, or improving my stroke, stop cussing, stop drinking, or not even pursue
my career path of a hand model doing the “before lotion” shot.
Nope my resolution is to make and upload a very specific type of video that no one asked
for on Youtube that has probably been done about 50 times.
Maybe 5 or 1000.
I dunno I didn’t fact check myself.
But before I do that, I have to review some of those folders like this one.
The MAM 2043 Operario Linerlock folding knife with a sheepsfoot blade, which is about $12
and made in Portugal.
So let’s do the dimensions, while we all think about which New Years resolutions we’ll
break first.
The the overall length and weight.
No more punching old ladies, for saying hello.
The blade length and cutting edge.
No more stealing money from charities.
Handle size and grip area.
If you aim low, you have no where to go but up.
Spine thickness and handle thickness.
No more laundering money through lucrative real estate deals.
And tallness I think.
So MAM or Sir, whichever you prefer, makes quite a few cheap folders, some look like
an opinel, some don’t.
Some lock and some don’t.
I of course chose the sheepsfoot blade style version with a liner lock… note there’s
a non locking sheepsfoot that retails for under $10.
To repeat myself This one features a sheepfoot blade made with German stainless steel.
Or if I could plagiarize from Knife Centers website: The stainless steel used in these
tools come from ThyssenKrupp in Germany, and is specially treated using a traditional method
of high quality temper with more than 56 degrees of hardness.
This impressive satin finished steel has molybdenum vanadium silicium and carbon.
I don’t know what the hell that means, but it sounds better than me saying stainless
steel, and also it’s plagarism.
The edge grind itself isn’t perfect (maybe it needs to make a resolution) but it’s
very very sharp, but as you can see its a little uneven.
But that should go away if you use it and sharpen it yourself.
It’s such a thin blade stock it sharpens very easily.
The knife is a two handed opening with a thumb nick, but I found I could just pull the blade
out without using it, like a badass.
There’s a little slop when it’s locked because the tang isn’t perfectly square,
but the liner doesn’t move.
I wouldn’t confuse it for a weak lock- which on this knife seems on par with any other
liner lock.
The liner lock is disengaged the opposite way as most liner locks to disengage.
Like my Ontario Rat II here, that I recently bought to ligitfiy my knife channel, but will
probably never carry.
You push the MAM toward the left instead of the right like the RAT II to disengage.
And one guy is like, sorry left disengagement is a no go for me homie.
You know even though its a two hander.
There’s no real detent, but the blade won’t open if you fling it downward.
The handle is made out of beechwood, of the French type.
It’s long enough for my hand, but there is no quillion or finger guard, so maybe just
use this knife for non tactical things, removing gross bread crust and filleting cardboard
are excellent boring activities for this knife.
Also note the liner lock bump on the underside of the handle, it’s nice and rounded- but
depending on where your hand falls you might feel it… my hand tends to rest behind it
so no problem for me.
Thats Portuguese right?
In the back there’s a piece of leather with a knot… so you could easily put a bead sculpture
on it- a traditional one of course.
There is no clip so it light work it’s way down in your pocket if you’re not careful.
Ok… let’s compare it to a few knives.
Let’s get a good look at the MAM 2043, then well go to the $15 opinel # 8 with a slightly
larger blade, just a hair heavier, still well under 2 ounces, but the opinel handle is a
bit nicer and larger overall.
These knives both cost about the same price, but depending on if you hate the Portuguese
or the French that might inform your decision a bit better.
What about the $25 higonokami which is a bit less refined overall, and a bit heavier- but
a longer blade and longer more uncomfortable handle.
Also no lock But this one is hand made.
I don’t love this knife, but it is interesting…
but since I can’t tell you what or who to love or form your opinion, maybe ask the dark
one.
I was going to add the Douk Douk to this review but I don’t remember where I put it, so
let’s look at the $115 Benchmade bugout… which was my biggest knife review of last
year by far, which maybe stop Youtube should have been my resolution.
In fact Benchmade liked it so much, they sent me a free mini Grip, and never spoke to me
again after I sent them a link to that review.
Because I have a certain formula I follow, lets sum it up while I cut something.
You’re like spare us the cutter.
Here it’s a box for a plastic slide I bought my daughter for her birthday, but that’s
not important.
The MAM is a fine knife for an extreme budget.
$12 bro or lady bro.
They make quite a few styles of knives under $20, and maybe there’s one you like more.
I really can’t say why one would purchase this over an opinel, as they seem very similar
in build quality…
but since they make quite a few styles maybe there’s something that tickles your fancy
or whatever.
But if you don’t have an opinel, this is cheap, easy to sharpen, and work friendly.
As in not tactical- which is an excellent reason to buy a knife, unless of course your
going on a covert fucking mission.
In that case get some black matte spray paint.
Also since it doesn’t have a full liner, maybe don’t baton with it, because the wood
is notched to hold the liner in place.
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