I remember seeing a thread raving about Erickson Mora knives on a popular knife forum last year. One guy went as far as to say that once he spent $10 on an Erickson Mora, he realized that all other knives were overpriced.
If you go to ragweedforge.com and click on the Ragner's Swedish Knife Catalog tab, you can find a ton of knives, some of which have carbon steel blades, for as little as $10. I got a utility knife for the garage and was very impressed. They look cheap, but boy can looks be deceiving!
Hope this helps.