CRKT

Pros

• Civivi, sencut, kizer, Kershaw, crkt Those are the brands to look at. If they aren't knife guys, those are fine brands.
• He has really refined the aesthetic of his CRKT stuff in a good way. Stuff like the HZ4+HZ6 or the Inazuma look so minimalist and clean compared to their older brothers.
• I'll probably get flamed for this but CRKT. Built well, decent enough steel (AUS 8 in my CEO), great customer service, not too expensive that I'm worried about losing my knife, and their designs just seem to... Fit my hands well.
• Like I’m not saying they aren’t decent knives for their cost, but they’re already stupid cheap.
• I like these. They're what got me into knife collecting to be honest. Crkt used to have another similar one (in that it folds/unfolds the same direction) but I believe it was a different designer and less "showy" for lack of a better word.

Cons

• It’s maintenance day for a couple of my son’s knives (the CRKT and the insanely heavy Smith & Wesson on the right, each of which has a sticky pivot)
• Just about every CRKT I've handled has been disappointing. Kershaws, even the cheap ones, are nicer than most CRKTs. I don't understand how they get away with charging what they do for some of their knives when literally any other manufa...
• I’m also not a fan of CRKT. I had a few CRKTs a long time ago before I started liking better quality stuff.
• CRKT doesn’t use the best steel all the time, and not all of their designs are great, but I’ll always give them props for trying out new stuff.
• I have a few Civivi knifes, Sanrenmu, CJRB, Ontario, CRKT, some Schrade fixed blades