Biggest knife disappointment?

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MrMojoRising

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I recently received a new knife from a major maker. This is a well known brand with a reputation for quality, rugged tactical knives. I was less than thrilled upon examination of the knife. It has rough fit and finish of the scales to the liners, scuffed screws right out of the box and most importantly I had to take the knife apart to align the blade stop pin that was crooked and improperly seated in the cutouts in the Ti liners. I don't want to name the maker and start a flame war but my question is this.....

Have you ever purchased a knife with a stellar reputation only to be let down after it arrived?
 
Not exactly my point. The stop is fixed now, the screws will only be more scuffed with use and the scales don't effect function. This will be a user and I'll see if it lives up to it's name.

My point and subsequent question was has anyone else ever gotten a knife and felt is didn't quite live up to the hype?

Thanks though.
 
Was it purchased new from an authorized dealer?

I've had a few knives let me know before, but the companies have always stepped up and taken care of the issue for me very well.
 
I bought a Lone Wolf Loveless drop point folder. Most beautiful (only my opinion) and comfortable production folder ever made. Everything was great, until I noticed a small flat spot on the blade. Turns out that the blade was moving past the liner lock detent and hitting the back spacer of the knife because the tang stop wasn't high enough. I debated whether or not to send it back, thinking that maybe a few sharpenings would be enough to cure the problem. The more I thought about it, though, the more it bothered me, because this is supposed to be a high-end production folder, and it was pretty expensive (at least to me, cuz I be's po'), so I bit the bullet and emailed the company detailing the problem. They got back to me immediately, and told me to send the knife to them, and they'd fix the problem. It bugged me that a knife a week old had to be sent back (at my own expense, too), but I really like it, and the company assured me it would be squared away. I'm still waiting to get it back (it's only been about a week), so we'll see...
At any rate, I have to agree with TheKnifeCollector; send it back to the company with an explanation and see if they'll make it right. If not, flame 'em all you want. Occasionally, a dud will escape even the best companies (and the best custom makers, too). Hope it works out for you.
 
The Benchmade 710hs. It didn't live up to the "hype" it gets around here. Also not worth the high pricetag (imo). I quickly sent it packing. Also, I waited something like three years for a Randall model 14. It was in my hands for about fifteen minutes before I decided to trade it off. Not worth the money or the wait. Again, just my opinion.
 
I haven't had that experience but as a knifemaker I would hope that anyone that purchases one of my knives would contact me FIRST and let me know if they are unhappy with it so I may attempt to make it right rather than have them telling everyone on forums that they are unhappy.
Since I am a custom maker I make sure that I will never send out a knife that isn't as perfect as I'm cable of making and I hope that each customer is satisfied. I will stand behind my work if they aren't.
I'm sure that most every maker does his best to send out quality stuff but every now and then something may go out that isn't up to par due to an oversight. I feel it's only fair to give them first shot at making it right which I'm sure most all makers will.
 
I didn't mention the maker before for a reason, and I will not at any point. I also know that sometimes one can slip by. If it was only one defect I could excuse it as an oversight, when it's three or more in a single knife the reputation begins to tarnish a bit.

And yes it was NIB from an authorized dealer.
 
I bought a FRN Endura, partial serrated, brand new, hated the look and feel immediately. EDC'd it to work for about a month, cutting cardboard, shrink wrap, tape, etc, one day the edge chipped. Chipped bad enough I had to send it in to Spyderco to get sharpened out. It's a drawer queen now. That was 3 years or so ago. Going to pick up a Native at wal-mart next pay period, hopefully it holds up better.
 
to answer the first question....yes.

the situation isn't resolved as of yet and i may post a thread later, because at this point i'm fairly disappointed. certain things seem so easy to recognize and it's hard to imagine how it left the shop that way.
 
Harry Callahan said:
The Benchmade 710hs. It didn't live up to the "hype" it gets around here.
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What hype are you talking about? It's a well built knife IMO, as good as any. How did this knife not meet your expectations? If I'm reading you correctly you didn't like it because it didn't match your tastes, but that doesn't mean it's not a good knife.
 
I know what the point of your thread was. I was just making a comment regarding what appeared to be unhappiness. No, I have not experienced a let down from "hype" on a knife.
 
I don't really fall for hype anyway, and I'm not a follower of the current high-priced "tactical" fad. But yes, I've bought several knives I wasn't thrilled with. The most memorable was a Camillus Timberline Pilot Survival Knife that I bought because it resembled the Specwar. Fortunately I bought it on closeout, so I decided to keep it anyway.

Most disappointing was a beautiful Bruckmann pocketknife with split pearl handles and brass spacer. Advertised as new on eBay, it was heavily used and not worthy of collecting. The seller acknowledged they weren't a knife expert and happily refunded my $$. Nothing to complain about in the end, but I sure would have loved a mint knife like it.

Give the maker a chance to fix your problem. If they don't, then flame away.

Best Wishes,
Bob
 
Emerson Raven. Original retail is something like $180 but I got it for less than half that on ebay.

Hard to open fast, thumbnut spread too far out to be useful.
 
yes, and I say you send it back and ask for a refund instead of a repair! Then don't buy from those people again. I lost four hundred bucks this way and ended up selling the knife. Just buy what you know works and ignore any claims or hype.
 
over the years. DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Read all you can about the product. Ask others what they think. Don't be afraid to ask pointed questions. Check out these forums. They are a wealth of great information. And if you can, check out the knife in person at a local knife shop. Then make your decision. It has worked for me and has saved me untold $$$ and lots of misery. And cuts down on the "I told you so" and "why did I buy that" comments.
 
Disappointment won't even describe what I felt, dude.
Got me a Camillus CUDA Terzoula CQB-1 a year back and it really didn't have perfect grinds as what was pictured on the Ads. I mean, it was way of point, ON BOTH SIDES! One up, and the other down. Talk about misdirected point of sales. It wasn't cheap too. For comparison, my Kershaw Boot Knife that's made in China has a much better finished, for crying out loud. And here I was thinking that an American company would do a better job at the premium price that I had to fork out. I dunno, maybe I had a lemon. But my edgerness for anything with the CUDA lable has much been down graded. Also had a SOG Mini Pentagon with the same problem. This time though, it was off center on one side. OK, granted I can always try not to look on the flip side of the blade. But, I guess I could live with that since it didn't really cost a whole lot. But, it sure did surprise me that SOG Knives could let this one slip by. Bottomline, buyers beware when planning on getting spearpoints. Its best to buy at a brick and mortar store anyday.
 
biggest disappointment for me was the ~$200 kerambit, the "master model" IIRC from kerambits.com, F&F was fine, S30V, was too hard to open the thing though (due to being a lockback?) and it just didnt fit my hand well, also was the funkiest looking thing i have ever seen, no, kerambits arent for me.

best thing about it was i sold it within 2 hours of listing it to a guy who lives just a few miles from me,
 
MrMojoRising said:
Have you ever purchased a knife with a stellar reputation only to be let down after it arrived?
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I bought a Gerber Spectre. My final Gerber purchase. The blade didn't hit the stop pin when open. $90 knife built like a $1.50 Chinese knock off! I take that back Most Chinese knock offs I have seen lock up better than this knife. More like a $1.50 Pakistani knock off!
 
Any knife (tactical-craptical prybar) that didn't cut. A knife should cut stuff.
Problem resolved partly by paying particular attention to posts here on the forums that contain the words "Wow! what a cutter!". Had some issues with Emerson and CRKT as well. I think the best course is give 'em the opportunity to make it right and if that doesn't work don't put your drachmas down on that product and let others know.
 
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