Anyone ever get sick of a feature?

Boats said:
Thumb ramps. Had a Bark River Bravo 1 with this "feature." It cured me of ever wanting another thumb ramp knife all by itself.
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A great big "Amen" on that one. I've been complaining about sharp pointy things being stuck in the middle of my thumb ramps for years.


Edit: To actually comment on topic. I've had a hankering for a Large Texas Toothpick for years now. They're kind of hard to find though (and at reasonable prices).

EDCing a Victorinox is a great way to break out of ordinary habits too.
 
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I wouldn't say I have gotten sick of a feature. Some things I have tried but can't warm up to. This would be tanto folders for me. I have really given them a chance. I probably will again. But man, I just can't warm up to their usefulness. I get why some like them though.
 
Full flat grinds on folders. Only exception would have to be the RAT1. I don't have one but my son does and my brother does. For some reason that blade is a great worker.
 
I've done a complete 180 on this particular material (I guess it's not technically a feature): Copper. I love the appearance of copper... but that's about it. Every other property it has makes it a terrible material for EDC; it's incredibly soft, so it dents and scratches by just looking at it, and is easily deformed. When I saw a Marfione Custom Sigil with copper hardware, I realized it officially has jumped the shark. Good thing with the proprietary hardware, they likely won't ever be adjusted.

Superconductor is still pretty cool, although it soon will be played out as well.
 
Boris74 said:
Full flat grinds on folders. Only exception would have to be the RAT1. I don't have one but my son does and my brother does. For some reason that blade is a great worker.
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Out of curiosity, why do you dislike full flat grinds on folders? Seems quite useful for most folder type tasks, but maybe that's just me.

For me, id say finger choils, and thumb ramps.
 
For me flippers, loved them at first, but both my flippers (southards) are not smooth anymore. Plus it's not really needed for my work needs.
 
ocnLogan said:
Out of curiosity, why do you dislike full flat grinds on folders? Seems quite useful for most folder type tasks, but maybe that's just me.

For me, id say finger choils, and thumb ramps.
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I don't mind it on fixed blades. For the types of cutting a folder does a hollow grind digs in deeper. when it works down to a working edge the hollow grind keeps working longer and the flat grinds tend to fatten up too quickly. The Flash 2 I used to carry had to be kept super sharp or I would run into that problem. Hollow grinds keep on chugging along longer with a working edge. Purely observational, no science behind it. The RAT folders for some reason defy me lol. Most likely the overall geometry.
 
I don't own any knives with flippers anymore. Always end up selling them and I can't really pick a good reason :confused:
Also not a fan of knives with thicker grinds. I like my knives to cut!
 
Charlie Mike said:
The day I tire of the wave feature is the day I go transgender and call myself Charlene Michelle.
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You already have your trans name picked out? I don't know what to think about that.

Anyway as mentioned in a previous, similar thread I think it's silly that all MT OTF's come with glass breakers. I mean what actual % of knife buyers actually need or want that?
Certainly not 100%. I'm thinking it should be an option.
 
The newest model of an old knife with the latest and greatest so "Super Steel"

Give me a folding knife with D2, 154cm, or S30v and I'm happy, anything else is just the newest fad IMHO, and soon to be out dated.
 
Overly thick blades. 1/4" or 3/16" is cool...but I don't need a tank. 1/8" works just fine for me. Especially in my folders, I loved my Boker Plus Dark Hollow with its 5mm thick slab of 440c, but lately I've gone back to my griptilian and I'm considering a few other smaller, thinner, lighter blades. Heavy, Big blades will always be neat to me, but I just don't need the extra steel.
 
Thick knives, heavy knives, titanium, bottle openers, pry bars, pocket clips, framelocks, plastic, carbon fiber (never even really got why it is so popular)..
So I am pretty much left with traditional knives. :D
 
Boris74 said:
I don't mind it on fixed blades. For the types of cutting a folder does a hollow grind digs in deeper. when it works down to a working edge the hollow grind keeps working longer and the flat grinds tend to fatten up too quickly. The Flash 2 I used to carry had to be kept super sharp or I would run into that problem. Hollow grinds keep on chugging along longer with a working edge. Purely observational, no science behind it. The RAT folders for some reason defy me lol. Most likely the overall geometry.
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For some reason I wasn't thinking about hollow grinds, and when I asked I was for some reason thinking the alternative was saber, which would be worse imo for how id use a folder. I guess I don't think of hollow grinds all that often :/.

Oh, and I'm also over 1/4in thick blades. I thought they were awesome at first, now I see that for my large blades o have no need for anything over 3/16in, and for smaller blades and folders I'd like it to be much thinner.
 
When I first got into knives, it was Mall Ninja, all the way. Recurves, tanto points, thumb ramps, and whatever other high-speed, low drag features were out there. I loved them.

The more I used those knives, the more I realized some of those features made them harder to use at everyday cutting tasks.

Thumb ramps. Some others have said it, and I agree. Choking up on a knife is supposed to give you more control of the tip. I have yet to meet one that actually hurts my hand, but it distracts me, and distraction is not what I want when I'm handling a knife! :eek:

Recurves. Hard to sharpen on a flat stone, and IMO, not worth the trouble. I would rather have a wharncliffe.

There are other features that I can take or leave alone. Tanto points, assisted openers (depending on how it's done), and black blades. None of these are total deal breakers for me, but they're not things I would pay extra for, either.
 
Sick of a design feature? LINER LOCKS :D I was attracted to assisted openers at first. My first was a SOG Micron and then a Twitch II. I got the XL version when they came out and like it even though it's a tad slower to open than the smaller ones. If I carry a SOG, it is the Twitch XL. My latest assisted is the ZT 0770CF (acquired when they came out). I like it. All this is leading to my point that I really don't particularly want or need assisted openers in general. But I am not "sick" of them. Only liner locks turn me off.
 
Serations and recurves. I used to think I needed serations on a knife for rope. I loved them. Then I realized I just needed to learn to sharpen better and have a slightly longer knife with more belly. It was then I realized how much real estate those serations used and how inefficient they really were when cutting.

A lock back like a Schrade or buck. Much more a fan of liners, frames and axis, but it took me a long time to warm to the axis.

The recurve was never one I liked, but having been loaned a knife with a recurve in an effort to win me over, I found I despised it.
 
Assisted Openers:
That extra 0.02 seconds saved in opening an AO knife over a decent thumb-stud, Spyderhole or flipper is amazing. I get so much more done now I've got that extra 0.02 seconds in my daily schedule. Shame I spend it fighting against the spring to get the knife shut- and on a couple of memorable occasions with a SOG Flash and wet hands, have the opening recoil snap the knife out of my hands and across the floor....Knifey Hop Scotch anyone?

Proprietary fastener types- especially for the pivot pin:
What, because an allen key or a torx pin that you can get a tool for anywhere was just too inefficient? And you needed to create a whole new special tri-lobed curved fastener head so you can sell me a special tool for another $20?
Jog on.

Everything else has a place I guess.

Though as someone who works in aerospace, claiming "Aerospace grade" for materials makes me chuckle.
D2 is an aerospace material.
Foam rubber is an aerospace material too....;)
 
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