As Bedfordboy stated, a Buck 110 is hard to beat if you don't mind wearing it on your belt. My main 110 has been my work/utility knife for 25+ years. I don't seem to be able to wear it out. I refer to it as my "Take a lickin' & keep on cuttin' knife". If you are looking for a pocket knife, a Case is an excellent choice. I have a 1970's "Peanut" (small), Case that I snapped the blade off at the tang. Called Case, sent it back, and they replaced the blade and made it look like new. There was no abuse of the knife when the blade snapped, just using the back of the blade to loosen a small screw.