Are Emerson Knives as Good as they say

[John T Wylie Jr]

As good as they say? Not even close.

The whole Emerson 'thing' seems to be about the man, not the knife. The man and his tough guy image. I saw EE at the last blade show, and I think his tough guy days are far behind him.

Sure, a super duper lifetime warranty, but that does not mean the knife will not fail, it only means it will be fixed or replaced.

Personally, I think Benchmade is far superior.

Ernie's abilities and his credentials will never be in question from me. Don't let his grey/white hair and his huge smile fool ya , if it is time to throw down , I am sure there is a ton of fight left in him. :thumbup:

 

[allenC]

I think Emerson's are over-rated and over-priced.

 

[OldKnife007]

Ernie's abilities and his credentials will never be in question from me. Don't let his grey/white hair and his huge smile fool ya , if it is time to throw down , I am sure there is a ton of fight left in him. :thumbup:

You are obviously easily impressed.

 

[stabman]

You are obviously easily impressed.

C'mon, let's not have this devolve into a "my dad can beat up your dad" level of discourse.

 

[RevDevil]

C'mon, let's not have this devolve into a "my dad can beat up your dad" level of discourse.

:thumbup:

Remember people this is about the knives themselves, not necessarily the person designing them.

 

[Hammer27]

I own/have owned: Auto Commander (Kershaw collaboration), CQC-7W, BM970, CQC-8, Super CQC-8, CQC-13, CQC-14, A-100, Combat Karambit. I have had nothing but positive experiences with every one of these knives.

I've had the unique privilege of having both the Benchmade CQC-7 (BM970) and the Emerson CQC-7 (mine is a 2010 model). In every aspect my Emerson is superior, IMO and experience.

I recommend Emerson, that's been my experience.

 

[MoreToasties]

I've had a ton of Emersons, and have loved them all. No problems.

 

[John T Wylie Jr]

You are obviously easily impressed.

You are way off there , I am not easily impressed at all. I just know when respect is due , and in that case , he certainly gets mine. Had zero to do with being impressed.

 

[arjung]

I only have one Emerson, and I dig it (the Horseman). Pretty solid blade.

However it perpetually makes a squeaky noise when opening and closing which I can't seem to remedy. I think it's from the detent making contact with the blade. That and I wish the detent was stronger.

 

[Turbo Tension]

I have a 2004 build CQC11 and it has everything good people say about an Emerson knife. After lurking for a while, and only registering recently, I would take STRs word as gospel.

 

[MoreToasties]

That and I wish the detent was stronger.

That's my only criticism with some of my Emersons.

 

[Hammer27]

I have a 2004 build CQC11 and it has everything good people say about an Emerson knife. After lurking for a while, and only registering recently, I would take STRs word as gospel.

I respect STR very much and he has many valuable insights. However, I am hesitant to take anyone's word as gospel and prefer to go with what I know for certain is true.

 

[Apec]

For the price, I'd have expected phosphor bronze instead of teflon washers.

 

[misterjuiceman]

For the price, I'd have expected phosphor bronze instead of teflon washers.

many high-end knives have teflon washers. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Rick Hinder and Tom Mayo both use teflon washers in their folders. I don't think I actually have any knives right now that don't have teflon washers, other than those with the PB bushing also.

 

[Apec]

My mistake. The Emersons are actually nylatron. For some reason though, they're nowhere near as smooth out of the box as my knives with PB washers. Guess it's all about tolerances.

 

[vice o33]

I'm in Australia and wanted an Emerson 7 for the last couple of years. After reading about the problems I’m now very hesitant to pay out the (to me) big bucks to take a chance I get a good one , as its not so easy to send it in for work or repair because of the cost of shipping and our customs. Shore I can buy one here but at twice to cost but from what I’m reading I don't know if when I buy a new one that it will need to be sent for work even before I use it. That’s the feeling I'm getting from this thread and I do thank every one for being honest about it because who wants that kind of a problem with a new knife even if there is a chance of it happening .As one guy put it I don’t want to go into a lottery.

 

[Acetylene]

As I stated earlier, I bought a CQC-10 last year based upon a recommendation from a "professional" - seriously (Force Recon). For $150 I would like to see a little better steel and I will tell you I do not like a chisel grind - at all. It is heavy, fits my hand very well, the lock is solid, the blade is centered and tight, the wave works very well, it opens very smoothly, in fact, the smoothest I have ever owned, and the fit and finish is excellent. Its like we are talking about a different EKI or something. This is a hell of a nice knife. I am sorry some of my fellow knife brothers have had so many problems. Its starting to sound like the lottery reference is pretty accurate. I'm glad I "won" mine. Having said that, I have had all matter of Spydercos since the early 90's and love them. I am going to sell mine to fund a Manix 2 plain edge in XHP.

 

[IGotStabbed]

I purchased my first Emerson about 5 months ago, and now I have 5 of them with another one coming as we speak.

And I'm not blind.

Can anyone explain the implications here?

 

[RevDevil]

(dftt)

 

[ElectrikHellfire]

I started out with a CQC-15. I've had just about every production Emerson out there and my favorites are the ones I still have. CQC-15, 10, 7, Mini 7, 8, Commander, Raven SFS.
Yeah, I guess I am a fan..