SOG Fielder - G10, Black

It opens so easily. It’s got nice weight to the handle. It’s part of my every day carry.

Nice knife - reasonable price. Perfect gift as a Xmas guft.

Okay first of all my fielder is an older model with a the pocket clip that mounts on the end of the handle not the front as shown. And it says SOG on the clip. A dear friend gave this to me as a Christmas present. Its my everyday carry at work. Blade stays sharp “with occasional sharpening “ solid knife. Firm to open with thumb. I personally don't like the new pocket clip design. Mine is spring assist not sure about new ones though. No complaints on the cost.

A solid knife that looks good and comes shaving sharp from the factory. The last Fielder I bought (I own several) had a defective thumb stud. It looked alright when I bought it at a store and took it home. I finally opened the package a couple weeks later (after losing the receipt) and the thumb stud popped right off when I tried to open the knife. The stud seemed to have been deformed on the end that fits into the blade hole; there's no way it could have been successfully riveted into place. I guess the riveting process pressed the stud against the blade hard enough to make the stud stick in place until I tried to use it. Rather than go through the hassle of warranty service, I planned to use the knife as a two-handed-opening daily driver. Then in a flash of inspiration I ran a tiny zip tie through the blade hole. While a bit rougher on the thumb than a real steel thumb stud, it works adequately well and allows one-handed operation. Anyway, I'm not a fan of riveted thumb studs now, but I'm sure this was a fluke and it does not diminish my rating. This knife is an excellent value. Only problem is, the knife looks too good to my collector's eye. I've had trouble convincing myself to actually start USING the thing.

This is a fine knife, always handy and safe for old fingers to use. The quality is great and the price is beyond great.

I’ve carried knives my whole life, and it seems the pocket clip is always he first thing to get loose, not with this knife. I have been carrying this knife as an EDC staple for eight years now, and it’s a great every day knife. I was going through my pocket knife drawer and seeing all the other knives Ive bought and carried at times in the draw missing fasteners, pocket clips and even the main screws, made me realize, for 30 bucks, this was a great purchase.

Very well made knife. Extremely sharp and very durable.

Excellent all purpose knife , easy to carry stays sharp

Okay, first of all I will say that I've been a SOG fan for the longest time. I caried a Seal Pup Elite with me to deployment, and it's been my go-to knife anywhere. Lately in my civilian life, the Seal Pup Elite fell out of fashion because I am cutting more fruits than anything with the knife. I bought a fielder despite my distaste in folding knives: It seem that all bad reviews are based on that it is hard to open. That's actually a good thing for me, I don't want my knife opening on its own while it is in my jean pocket, and fielder is perfectly stiff enough not to open on its own. The problem is when it is open. The flat spring locking mechanism is wildy inconsistent! I tried several different fielders at the store to check if it's just the one I bought but they are all very inconsistent. The backside of the blade has been cut so imprecise and inconsistently the locking mechanism does not work on all of them... I have used SOG knives exclusively during my 8 years in the miltiary and also in civilian life but fielder is a disgrace to the brand. I just ordered a fixed blade (SOG field knife) since you can't really mess up a fixed blade. I know the fielder is a budget friendly knife and I do expect inferior materials used but imprecise on the cut is not excusable. Please get it together SOG. I have been a big fan for over 10 years, and if I were to judge the quality of workmanship based on this knife, I would never recommend a SOG to anyone. SOG, my description is not vague, please stop deleting this review. The flat spring that secures the blade head open does not align with the back end of the blade allowing the blade to close while "locked open". This is due to poor quality control on the blade itself and horribly inconsistent machining of the blade. This seems to be the case for 4/4 fielders I have tested.

The knife feels solid in hand but the fit and finish on this knife is similar to a $20 knife. The action is a thumb stud and is too close to the grip and makes it tougher open with a bigger thumb. Higher quality knives are plentiful at this price point.