Tristan,<br><br>Like you, I cannot afford a Sebie. In fact, the bulk of my name brand, expensive gear came to me as birthday and Christmas gifts. <br><br>It would much easier to offer advice if I knew what you planned to do with the knife. Is this an everyday carry around sort of thing? Camping companion? Work knife? Survival specific knife? Any foreseeable defensive uses? How do you feel about serrations? How large both in inches and in ounces? Tanto, clip point or other? Etc.....<br><br>I recently have acquired a Spyderco Wegner (birthday present). I love this knife. It fits my hand (which is a first), is well suited to what I do with knives and came out of the box sharp enough to split infinitives, er...hairs. On the downside, it is heavy and expensive. What is important though, is that it works for me.<br><br>Andy