Anyone have really bad luck with a specific knife brand?

rookie4real said:
Not in respect of damaging myself with it, not in physical way anyway, it did hurt my feelings though because of my high expectations.

Bark River is the one I absolutely hate from the ones I have, the blade heat treatment is just terrible. The steel is so soft I was able to remove original satin finish and polish it mirror by hand with a piece of cloth and some green compound. I took it to woods once and carved a walking stick with it that caused the edge to blunt as I used a bastard file on it and the worse part it chipped in the mid of the edge. I am still wondering how in the world the A2 steel can be so soft and yet brittle at the same time. I heard mostly positive things about them before, so may be it's just that particular blade that did not get proper heat treating.
I can't even sell the darn thing now for a fair price because of the chip, my 1st and last BRKT.
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Easily fixed - return it to BRKT and they'll replace it for you. I've not had any of the troubles you've described and I have a Bravo1, an Aurora and a Highland Special. I've used the Aurora extensively for carving and general camp tasks and it has always come home shaving sharp.
 
mrjefe2u said:
If you cut yourself with the Trainer model, well...
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Got a good laugh out of that :thumbup: :D

I seem to have had bad luck with cheap knives--kept falling apart in my previous non-knife-knut years. That's why I stick with the top 3 now, so I guess that's a good thing! :p
 
Bill1170 said:
It sounds like you need a remedial class in safe knife handling. You did not say what you were doing when these accidents occurred, but I am guessing that you were not really using these knives, but rather playing with them.

Knife playing can be done safely, but it is more dangerous than responsible utility use. Moving faster than your skill level is a common cause of cuts, so maybe slowing down whatever you do would be helpful in keeping more of your blood inside of you.
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I know I underestimated the cutting power of the zdp calypso at first, the military bite happened because my thumb tip was in the way when closing 1 handed. And with the Gayle, I made a stupid error.
 
Your spyderco knives are obviously a danger to you and your loved ones, send them to me for proper er…disposal.
:p
 
rookie4real said:
Not in respect of damaging myself with it, not in physical way anyway, it did hurt my feelings though because of my high expectations.

Bark River is the one I absolutely hate from the ones I have, the blade heat treatment is just terrible. The steel is so soft I was able to remove original satin finish and polish it mirror by hand with a piece of cloth and some green compound. I took it to woods once and carved a walking stick with it that caused the edge to blunt as I used a bastard file on it and the worse part it chipped in the mid of the edge. I am still wondering how in the world the A2 steel can be so soft and yet brittle at the same time. I heard mostly positive things about them before, so may be it's just that particular blade that did not get proper heat treating.
I can't even sell the darn thing now for a fair price because of the chip, my 1st and last BRKT.
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Sounds like you need to send it back.
 
Everytime I use a box cutter I end up getting cut somehow, its one of the main reasons I always have a proper knife. Almost always just bad luck, clumsiness, or it being a real POS tool, once I had a handle break apart on me. So you're not alone, though brand specific is a new one to me.
 
I've cut myself many times, but it has always been due to negligent handling, and has always been with whatever brand I happen to be holding (or dropping) at the moment.
I don't believe in luck when it comes to cutting myself.


pete
 
All of my Spyderco knives have bad blade centering. Other than that, no.
 
rookie4real said:
Bark River is the one I absolutely hate from the ones I have, the blade heat treatment is just terrible. The steel is so soft I was able to remove original satin finish and polish it mirror by hand with a piece of cloth and some green compound. I took it to woods once and carved a walking stick with it that caused the edge to blunt as I used a bastard file on it and the worse part it chipped in the mid of the edge. I am still wondering how in the world the A2 steel can be so soft and yet brittle at the same time. I heard mostly positive things about them before, so may be it's just that particular blade that did not get proper heat treating.
I can't even sell the darn thing now for a fair price because of the chip, my 1st and last BRKT.
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rookie4real said:
I was so much disappointed with it, that i just threw it in a storage to forget about it. I guess will send it now, hope it wont be a waste time/shipping money.
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I had bad experiences with Bark River as well. Of the 5 I own only one had an acceptable edge- the others were either blunt or chipped out with sloppy grinds. I sharpened one out (my first one- Lil' Bird and trout), and sent the next 2 back for repair (mini and Micro Canadian). As they were sent out I got a good one in my Canadian Special- the only one that could cut paper fresh from the box. The other 2 Canadians came back with the problems not addressed satisfactorily, complete with a bill for $25 for the warranty repair! I contacted them, explained that the Northstar I had on order was to complete a special set and that I was unhappy with the quality so far. The charge was reversed and I was promised that my Northstar would be in great shape once it was made. That was not the case at all, as the Northstar came to me (much later than I was led to believe when I placed my order) it was the worst of all. I started a thread here, was told that Mike Steward was aware of the situation but would not contact me, I had to contact him. That was too much for me, I will not purchase a new BRTK again, and it will have to be a great deal before I consider a used one either. A shame, as they make good designs, with great handle material.
 
Knarfeng- my bad luck with the brand was that I could not cut myself with 4/5 blades from the brand. Better??? ;-)
 
Thanks for sharing, CUTS LIKE A KRIS. I am going to call them this week to find out if they can replace that blade at no cost, since I don’t want to pay for a chance to get another one with a defect.
P.S. I may start another thread to keep everyone posted, apology to the OP for high jacking this one
 
I met Mike Stewart, the owner of BRKT this summer while doing some training in Escanaba.

Mike is a former police officer and a hell of a good guy. He is a very proud (and justly so IMHO) of his business and its products; as are all the folks I met there that work for him.

At least give the man a chance to make it right for you. . .
 
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I love Benchmades but I find the Opportunist to be a little weak as far as their usual quality. I have also had issues with CRKT knives, love the design but the materials are not very good resulting in a knife that dulled easy and was strangely hard to sharpen to a hair popping edge.
 
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