For their price point i agree. Gerber makes better top line stuff but its also about 5x the cost.

Pricing is all subjective.
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In regards to Spyderco, I've never used a better slicer and ZDP-189 is one of the best luxury steels you can buy. SOG and Gerber are good utility knives but I rarely need a big knife.

I'm not even talking about big knives, i'm talking about folders. Spyderco knives have very weak tips, the dont call SOG "the knives that cuts flying bullets" for no reason. They're all tested this way and if they dont pass, they arent produced.

Big was probably the wrong word. I guess "tactical" would be more apt. I've never had a problem with Spyderco's tips but then again I treat a knife as a tool used for cutting and slicing. Rarely is the tip ever placed under stress unless doing something the knife wasn't made for like using it as a screwdriver. I have my leatherman for that :cool:

In regards to picking a tactical folder, SOGs have always felt cheap to me. I've found better luck with Kershaw and to some extent Benchmade.