bite the bullet and spend good money on the most important tool a person can own. this is not a good place to try and "save a few bucks".

i like William Henry folders for being flat and light and sharp.



shown is the B09 FT, while definitely not "cheap" at $375, its worth its weight in gold or blood or anything else. its ZDP-189 steel is the most amazing i've ever used. man, can it hold an edge!

http://www.williamhenrystudio.com/product-detail.cfm?knife_id=18

but i also edc a B15-FT2, now out of production.