SOG Terminus XR G10 Daily Carry Rugged EDC Ambidextrous Pocket Folding Knives | G10 Handle | Wear-Resistant D2 Steel Blade

Nice, medium sized, flat black knife for loose in pocket or clipped to edge, w/ 3" blade, 2+3/4" that's sharpened, 4" closed, 7" locked open, 1+1/8 wide, 1/2" thick. Stays tightly closed, but flips open & closes easily, both w/ one hand. Solid, tight, strong, discrete. Chinese, but SOG quality.

A sharp knife with smooth action. The weight and knife thickness make this knife perfect for EDC. I wear dress pants to work everyday and unlike my other knives, this knife is not printing in my pants. The blade seems to stay sharp after testing this to cut multiple materials such as cardboard boxes, 9mm and 10mm rope, different sizes elastic bands, 18 inch long zip ties, and I also used this to sharpen a pencil. I haven’t sharpened this yet but after doing research I learned that the blade is easy to sharpen, supposedly. For a knife with a duralock and D2 blade, this is a good deal. Highly recommended. Almost the same size as SOG Diverge but a little heavier. It feels more robust and rugged.

Strong steel. Keeps an edge for a long time. Easy draw and opening.

First off it’s a great knife for the price. I had only one complaint for which it lost a star. The G10 scales are sharp around the edges. You can tell they were milled and then slapped on the knife with no finishing touches making for an uncomfortable feel in the hand. I’m used to my $200 Benchmade mini griptilian with g10 scales that are grippy but have had the finishing touches so they aren’t sharp on the edge. But even my $40 G10 Civivi is smoother around the edges. Simple fix, I hit all the edges of the SOG with a bit of 180 grit sand paper to give them a chamfer instead of a sharp 90° edge. It now feels almost as good in my hand as the Benchmade. I get that it was only $50 and not $200 but this is something that should have been done at the factory. Changing the mill bit that cuts out the scales could accomplish this with no extra steps needed. Otherwise it’s nice and sharp with a smooth solid lockup. The blade is centered in the handle when closed. It’s a great knife now that I smoothed out its rough edges. I wouldn’t call myself a collector but I have more than a handful of knives from Benchmade, Civivi, CRKT, Kershaw, Gerber, etc. If I see a knife I like I buy it and typically cycle them through which one goes in my pocket for a few weeks. If you don’t mind hitting this one with a bit of sand paper it’s worth owning.

Probably way too early to make my review.. but I really like the slim profile and I can tell this isn’t one of the cheap $20 knives I used to buy with the quality of the material for example the locking mechanism is very crisp and the clip is strong and won’t break. Very lightweight, nice grip

Hadn't had a knife I liked so much in awhile. Perfect blade, lock feels sturdy. sogs back to the quality and price the I grew up with and it's nice.

I like it a lot handle is comfortable, the action is great and smooth blade is sharp. So far so good I’m a fan of SOG I like there products and there knives. It is hard to sharpen as it’s a g10 blade but a solid edc knife.

Overall, this knife strikes me as a good quality, light-medium duty EDC. The design is refined enough for a gentleman's carry while the blade steel and lockup are rugged enough to get some work done. The black Ti-Ni coating and deep carry clip helps retain a discrete presence, while the sub-3 inch blade length makes it less intimidating to deploy in a professional setting. Pros: XR lock - allows for easy one handed blade deployment and stowing, with either hand. SOG claims it can withstand 1500 lbs of force, meaning there's not much you can throw at it which will make the lock fail. Ball bearings - Combined with the XR lock, they allow for a fast twitch deployment and give the knife a sort of "fidget-ability". I find myself repeatedly opening and closing the blade just to enjoy the speed and smoothness of the action. D2 steel - A nice step up from their previous AUS-8 offerings in many ways. D2 sharpens easily, holds an edge relatively well, and is tough enough to withstand some rough use. It's far from the best steel but it's far, far from the worst as well. G10 scales - G10 is similar to carbon fiber composites and micarta in that its layers of fibrous mesh impregnated with resin and cured under pressure. While carbon fiber uses CF and micarta uses linen, G10 is made from fiberglass. The scales on the knife are strong, lightweight, and have a good grippy texture. The layering used to make the material gives it a similar visual appearance to a black micarta as well, making it both understated and visually appealing. Cons: Ball bearings - Wait, didn't I list this as a pro? What gives? Well, despite them offering a silky smooth action, the tiny ball bearings trapped in their soft plastic cage simply won't be able to tolerate the abuses a bushing based design would. While forces in line with the blade can largely be taken up by the lock and the frame, perpendicular forces such as the knife would see while prying are being taken up by these minuscule steel balls being held in place by a ring of buttery plastic. I'm sure the hardened steel of the bearings can take tremendous stress, but the cage containing them absolutely cannot. Once that plastic around the ball bearings begins to deform, the knife will start to have excessive side to side play. If the cage fails and releases the ball bearings, the knife will suddenly feel stiff and crunchy. The weakest link is what breaks the chain, and no matter how strong a lock or how tough the steel is, these bearings are what limits the amount of force this knife can take. I'm not reducing a star here because I don't think anyone is expecting their 3 inch folding knife to be a great machete or prybar and SOG doesn't market this as a rough and tumble professional use knife. Quality control - Now, this one I was tempted to take a star for. Ultimately, since I was able to remedy the issues myself easily I won't but it still is worth mentioning. When the knife arrived, the action was decidedly stiff, sticky, and even felt a little gritty compared to my SOG Vision XR LTE. Adjusting the pivot screw tension didn't really have much of an effect. So I did exactly what SOG says not to do and I disassembled the knife. As expected, there was a lot of fine black metal dust mixed in with the factory lube, likely contamination from the blade production processes. After a thorough cleaning and light oiling of the friction surfaces, I put it back together and it's been flawless. Note: SOG states that customer disassembly voids the warranty, and may result in a $20 charge if the customer needs to send their tool back to SOG for re-assembly. That being said, if you have common sense and a little bit of mechanical intuition, folding knives are relatively simple tools. I personally would rather take 30 minutes to service my blade at home rather than 3-4 weeks waiting for SOG to service it at the factory and ship it back. UPDATE: Unfortunately, the blade contacts the plastic back spacer while closing rather than being held by the lock bar as designed. This is a cardinal sin of lower quality knives and a mark of careless design I hoped SOG had moved past with their recent brand pivot. The end result is that the belly of the blade becomes dulled due to repeatedly smashing into the back spacer while being closed. It's not even a QC issue, it's a design issue, and to fix it at home I'd have to destructively modify the spacer. It's such a bummer because they got almost everything right on this knife only to fail on the absolute basics.

muy buena calidad, filo excelente,

Este cuchillo es realmente hermoso, las imágenes de la publicación no le hacen justicia. En general mi aproximación a las herramientas es en favor del minimalismo y la efectividad, y este cuchillo cumple. Tenía mis dudas de si me gustaría tener tantas opciones de apertura, pero me ha encantado. El acero D2 retiene muy bien el filo. El marco de plástico tiene una buena textura, y el color (verde) queda muy bien. Su tamaño se ajusta muy bien a mis manos grandes; creo que su diseño permite un manejo cómodo para cualquier tamaño de manos en realidad. En suma, todos los componentes se sienten de mucha calidad, y la sensación de apertura es suave y termina en un clic muy satisfactorio. En mi caso no presenta ningún juego una vez en la posición abierta. El mecanismo de seguro es realmente bueno. Creo que hay más de una versión en el estilo del clip, cuando me llegó era diferente a la anunciada aunque la preferí por mucho: metal lizo con el nombre de la marca impreso en negro discretamente.

Leve e compacto. Produto bem construído. Ideal para EDC.

Já tive algumas outras facas com esse tipo de trava e não gostava muito mas essa SOG veio extremamente bem calibrada, se tornou minha preferida

Excelente navaja, muy afilada y la forma en la que se abre es muy facil y practica