Am I the only one sad about the death of the CS Mini Tuff?

average gimp · Mar 17, 2016

Saw the new Cold Steel catalog available for download. Among other things it lists no prices. What really surprised me is the Mini Tuff Lite has been discontinued. The Tuff Lite is OK but no great shakes for me. Glad I got several of the Minis when I had the chance.

Jens Schuetz · Mar 17, 2016

Nooooooooo

sharp_edge · Mar 17, 2016

why sad now that you already have several?

jday2727 · Mar 17, 2016

Aw man

onojoe · Mar 17, 2016

Dang, I am sad

average gimp · Mar 17, 2016

sharp_edge said:
why sad now that you already have several?

1) It's a great knife;
2) knowing my tendency to lose things, 3 might not be enough, and;
3) no job at the moment so no ability to stock up on more of them.

StryCoShaw · Mar 17, 2016

I had hoped it was a big enough success for CS that they would release an upgraded bd1 version or something, but discontinue it? Sad...the mini tuff is a gem. I've never kept a knife sharp with just a strop for as long as i have with my mini, that super thin 1'' edge is perfect.

Plus everyone I show it to immediately wants one. I had three once..

nick21 · Mar 17, 2016

If anything I would have guessed that the Mini Tuff is more popular than the regular Tuff...

stabman · Mar 17, 2016

It was a good small knife for the money.
Odd that it went away.

dkb45 · Mar 17, 2016

Well since the Mini is gone, we need an update to the full size with a tip up clip. Okay maybe that is a stretch. The mini was a pretty good design, probably the least Cold Steel design, literally zero flash and very compact. I know I love my Tuff Lite.

willc · Mar 17, 2016

I am really surprised it isn't in the new catalog.
It is a very useful small knife.
I'm hoping it will return in the future as it is one of CS most accessible knives for the general public.

Matador · Mar 17, 2016

My most used tool. Think I better get a back up. Thanks for the intel.

Insipid Moniker · Mar 17, 2016

Given that the CS rep is teasing new stuff before the end of the year I'm hoping it's just in the shop for an upgrade and not out on the scrapheap. The Mini and regular Tuff Lites are just about the only little big knives that I feel more than hold their own with equivalent Spyderco models. And that's one heck of an accomplishment.

Wowbagger · Mar 18, 2016

one of CS most accessible knives for the general public

Yup

My first pocket clip knife !
Still got it; still like it.
I was going to say not sad cause I got one but if I loose it . . . yah . . . sad then.
Too bad it has been left out of the catalog. Perhaps an oversight.
A unique knife too because of not only the blade but the elongated hole for the lanyard.

average gimp · Mar 18, 2016

StryCoShaw said:
I had hoped it was a big enough success for CS that they would release an upgraded bd1 version or something, but discontinue it? Sad...the mini tuff is a gem...

I've posted elsewhere on this before--absent any proof from CS, BD1 is not an upgrade. CS made a video which proved the marked performance difference between AUS-8 and XHP, but has yet to do squat to prove BD1 is better.

G. Scott H. · Mar 18, 2016

That's really surprising. I guess they didn't catch on with the gen. pop. like they did with us knuts?