4-Max?! USA Made, CPM-20CV, Cold Steel?! This can't be happening!

I am really disappointed to see the hollow grind and stubby blade. I have been looking forward to this release since it was announced. I may still get one, but I really hope to see something closer to the picture Cold Steel STILL has on their website...
 
SilentJohn said:
They are going hollow grind because they want it to sharpest with minimal work.

Cold steel should sacrifice a little bit of money for a superior product and start turning heads in the knife community than being brushed off as a gimmick company
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I was willing to wait(of course I was impatience like anybody else), I like to be hopeful that they were dealing with problems but that the folder was going to be switch liked that, no , very disappointed it looked so cool and now is just a weird cnc stone washed fugly . Crap! all this waiting for this ?! they truly shot themselves in the foot.
 
rio said:
I was willing to wait(of course I was impatience like anybody else), I like to be hopeful that they were dealing with problems but that the folder was going to be switch liked that, no , very disappointed it looked so cool and now is just a weird cnc stone washed fugly . Crap! all this waiting for this ?! they truly shot themselves in the foot.
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The gun went off in their pocket and hit the femoral.

My point earlier. So now that we know the cause for the wait, Lets play ball! Steerike 1. the 2015-2016 wait. Steerike 2. the blade change. Strike 2! your out! Not arguing with the ump on this one, indeed I am out.
 
CS 4-Max= Dream turned Nightmare.........:cool:
 

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OK, some people come into this subforum to learn about Cold Steel, so I couldn't allow a couple of these fallacious statements to stand uncontested.

SilentJohn said:
Is it a little sad that cold steel is dropping the ball on their first American made knife . Is it that much different than there usually M.O.
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This isn't Cold Steel's first U.S.A.-made knife, not by a long shot. They've put out many American-made knives over the years, both fixed and folding.

SilentJohn said:
I like how they make a big deal out of doing something benchmade has been doing since they started up
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You might want to pick a different brand for comparison. Some of the earlier Pacific Cutlery balisongs were of Japanese manufacture. And do you remember Benchmade's Red Class line?

I'm not trying to nitpick, as I also greatly respect Benchmade's focus on American manufacturing. But among the major knife manufacturers, you're going to find almost none that have maintained exclusively domestic production.

SilentJohn said:
Yeah it's not that big of a deal
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It is a big deal to me. I want to see my fellow citizens gainfully employed. And any knife company helping to make that happen by having at least some of its product line made in America is going to get my support.

I was very excited to learn that the Ranch Boss and now the 4-MAX are going to be U.S.-made. I don't care how much they tweak the 4-MAX design--I'm getting one!

-Steve
 
I've waited this long already I think I'll wait even longer after its release maybe I'll get a deal on one.
 
Sorry, but my pre-order was for the original design. This new design if far from what is was first marketed as...my preorder has been canceled.
 
I don't mind a stone wash blade finish. If the knife is hollow ground, I'm out. As for the blade design as it currently appears, I am not as eager as with the early version.
 
The blade shape looks more like a boat anchor now. That's my gripe. Needs to be FFG.
 
Catalog pic:

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Pic of a Demko version (borrowed from a thread here at bfc):

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The version originally shown, with its pointier point and more angular transition between ricasso and primary grind, was way more "MAXish" than the latest version. Idk. I'm not necessarily "out," but like I said, this knife is a wait-and-see deal for me at this point.
 
I was never very interested in the knife to begin with, but this new version would kill any interested I did have.
 
evltcat said:
Well, I'll out. I REALLY don't like how they fattened the tip, and as far as I'm concerned, messed up a beautiful blade grind and finish. :thumbdn:
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Yeah, final form of 4-Max is disappointment. Very good reason to not buy it and instead get another, cheaper CS.
 
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What I'm saying is cold steel is acting like they are the bees knees for making knives in America when plenty of other companies have been doing it for decades
 
SilentJohn said:
What I'm saying is cold steel is acting like they are the bees knees for making knives in America when plenty of other companies have been doing it for decades
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Cold Steel isn't acting like anything. It's we, the customers, who are touting the return of domestic Cold Steel knives.

I'm excited about it, just as I was excited when Spyderco opened its Golden manufacturing facility, when Benchmade and TOPS brought all of their production back to the U.S., when CRKT introduced its first American-made knife in 2014, when Al Mar put out a domestically produced model or two, when Ontario announced plans to expand its plant this year, etc. Particularly in this day and age, it's worth remarking when a company bucks the trend and brings manufacturing back to America.

-Steve
 
I just don't understand why they would put a stubby tip on the knife. I use the tip of my knives all the time, pointy tips are usefull.
 
I'm having trouble telling from the pics, but is the 4 Max now hollow ground or is it just a high flat grind?
 
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