Might have been some threads I posted to get the 300 dollar knife aficionados reachng for the overdose bottle :-)

One of Dougs recommended knives (see gear guide on home page) is:

Mora 731.. 5 3/4" carbon steel blade .098" thick. $16

https://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html


The mora robust is the same price. here's an attempted destruction test on one

https://youtu.be/fKlcBpKbAvM

and folders for less than that:

https://youtu.be/fYSYoFDoh-E