5 knives you regret purchasing

All of them except for the ones I have left now.

And that's a lot more than 5, I have owned well over 100 knives in the past 25 years.
 
Ludwig said:
Correct me if I'm wrong syletoy, but after reading lots, if not most of your posts, I get a slight feeling that maybe, just maybe, you're not a fan of Becker or Kabar :rolleyes:

Fanboys can be annoying, and haters are no worse, IMHO.

Since I picked up my first decent knife about 3 or 4 years ago, I've definitely had some regrets, especially in the beginning when I was figuring out what I liked or didn't like:

Kershaw Lahar - I thought it looked great when it first came out, and I snatched one up. It was just too big for EDC (measurements don't translate well for me).

Gerber LMF II - This knife interested me for quite some time before I found a deal that I just couldn't pass up. I've always preferred PE, and I thought I could get over the serrations . . . nope, couldn't do it.

CRKT Hissatsu Folder - Another one I picked up early in my knife career, thought it looked bada$$. The knife was stiff as hell, and I hurt my thumb just trying to get the AO to engage.

Opinels - Surprising I know. I understand what great values they are, but the lack of a clip meant they got little to no pocket time. I ended up selling or giving them away.

Those are the ones I can remember, will update when I get a chance.
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I actually feel sympathy for Ethan Becker's situation as the knives are a good design but KA-BAR's manufacturing quality standards are low in my opinion. The design and Ethan Becker deserves better in my opinion. I'd bet that Ethan Becker has some regrets concerning the manufacture of his design by KA-BAR. It really could easily be so much better. . .
 
Anything I ever bought on ebay, particularly the knives that just didn't arrive :(
 
syltetoy said:
I actually feel sympathy for Ethan Becker's situation as the knives are a good design but KA-BAR's manufacturing quality standards are low in my opinion. The design and Ethan Becker deserves better in my opinion. I'd bet that Ethan Becker has some regrets concerning the manufacture of his design by KA-BAR. It really could easily be so much better. . .
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Dude, you're crazy. Ka-Bar has not survived as a business for so long, and developed the reputation they have by making shoddy knives. They make excellent knives for their market niche. I have never seen a single Ka-Bar knife with inferior workmanship. This is not "fan boy talk", this is fact.
 
CS scimitar and recon 1- I loved them when I got them but then I got a BM mini-grip for the same price and realized what I was missing
 
Regrets:

BM Dejavoo- reasons already stated, very flimsy feeling lock
BM Rift- Worst handle design ever
BM Skirmish (Mini and Large)- The opening hole never felt like it was in a natural place for opening the knife.
Buck/Strider 881- Thumb buster
Kershaw ET- Love the design, look and idea but I never mastered it and I lost so much blood I hould have saved my money and just donated it to the Red Cross. ;)
Spyderco Spyderfly- I am pretty sure the handles shouldn't be so heavy you can generate enough force to drive a 20 penny nail into rock maple while flipping a bali.:D
Wilkins Grip- Lotsa money for a "just a Grip" in really fancy clothes
Emerson SOFCK- Just didn't feel it. They work for lots of folks, just not me.

There are more, but, those are some of the more memorable ones.
 
Perhaps a few rather nice looking Pakistani damascus hunting knives I bought at the start of my collection. Nothing wrong with them, esp at the price, but they aren't used.
 
moonwilson said:
Dude, you're crazy. Ka-Bar has not survived as a business for so long, and developed the reputation they have by making shoddy knives. They make excellent knives for their market niche. I have never seen a single Ka-Bar knife with inferior workmanship. This is not "fan boy talk", this is fact.
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First thing don't call me dude ; ) and crazy is subjective ; )

I read some posts here and there from veterans that stated KA-BAR knives weren't so tough in a war environment. I suspect that they won the military contract and thats where their fame stems from but as one veteran stated "if given a choice it wouldn't be KA-BAR" for him. I think they can "get away" with a lot in quality control while being under military contract. That same quality control standard will not satisfy individual hard working paying customers; especially in the current economy.
 
1) SOG Seal 2000. I found it hard to sharpen and easily dulled.
2) Busse BATAC SE. This knife is so thick and heavy that there is little practical use for it.
3) Shrade Extreme survival. I paid $180 for it, don't use it , and the Chinese now sell it for $40.
4)Old boy scout knife (70's). The thing is a rust magnet.
5)Opinel (nonstainless). A rust magnet and very suspect locking mechanism.
 
SOG trident tanto is the only one so far. blade play is bad when it is loose enough to deploy and does not deploy at all if/when the blade play is removed.
 
scotsmanspride said:
SOG trident tanto is the only one so far. blade play is bad when it is loose enough to deploy and does not deploy at all if/when the blade play is removed.
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This. Same here man. Also, the AUS-8 steel dulled pretty quickly. I haven't even used it that much. It's a cool looking knife, which is really why I bought it, but I was also hoping for a functional one. For this reason, it was not worth the $70 or so.
 
spiralarchitect said:
Regrets:
BM Rift- Worst handle design ever
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By far the most favorite knife I have encountered so far. I have 3 now for back-ups. The original 2 tone, a black, and a carbon fiber.

It fits my hand great and just goes to show that not everything fits everyone the same.

If you still have it and want to sell it let me know! :):)
 
Edited: Learned much since this post, don't really regret much because it was all part of a learning process.
 
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By far the most favorite knife I have encountered so far. I have 3 now for back-ups. The original 2 tone, a black, and a carbon fiber.

It fits my hand great and just goes to show that not everything fits everyone the same.If you still have it and want to sell it let me know! :):)
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The highlighted part is too true. I have pretty big hands an big fat sausage fingers and that knife just never would sit still in my hand. :o I sold it long ago... I am hard to please when it comes to knives. I'd say 2 or 3 out of 5 don't hang around too long, so, the kind folks of BFC usually get some pretty good deals on knives that have been carried less that a dozen times :)
 
Regret might not be the best word for it in my case. If I purchase a knife and ended up hating it, odds are good that I at least learned something valuable from the experience and sometimes that is worth far more than any MSRP. That said, there have been a few knives which I maybe stubbornly purchased in spite of what I had previously learned about my preferences.

1. Smith & Wesson SWAT II CK5G -- Obnoxiously heavy and questionable ergonomics.
2. Leatherman Wave -- Bad research on my part. Compared to the LM PST, all of their current full-sized tools are unbearably thick.
3. $50 worth of crap from Home Depot trying to make a knife of my own with little more than a few hand files and a Dremel. BAD IDEA!
 
1. SOG Flash 2, nuff said
2. buck short nighthawk, too thick, too short, combo edge
3. timberline zambezi, what an awful knife
 
1) A Gerber LST when they first came out. The lock broke on it and I got a nasty little cut. No more Gerber folders for me,ever.
2) Anything by CRKT. To me these are all low-end pieces of junk. I've had four different models and all have been huge disappointments. I do have one of their folding stubby razels and so far it is OK.
3) Any Cold Steel folder. I've had some of their fixed blades and they're OK.
4) Fallkniven U2. This is a great knife except for one thing: the exposed edge of the tang is sharp and there's no way to round it off without weakening the lock.
I'm sure there's others that will come to mind. :mad:
 
sog fusion jungle bowie or wutever that pyle was called. that was my failure but that knifes crappiness surprised me.
 
- A couple CRKT folders - Don't really regret buying them, but certainly wouldn't hurt my feelings if I never had.
- RAT RC4 - good enough knife in most respects, but don't like the feel of it in my hand.
- Puma TAC 1 Jermer Design - bought it during a weak moment - a bit too tacticool for my liking.

Kevin
 
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