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I love Cold Steel knives, especially the folders.
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im really liking the looks of that ultra lock. what company makes it? it also looks like a slip-joint... (dont matter to me)I have had a few cs knives. I liked them all except the rhino. It was just to heavy to carry. Now i have the ak-47,bushman,mini bushman and ultra lock . The ultra lock is my fav folder and i carry that and my bk11 daily.
Bottom 2 are my edc .
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Originally Posted by marcinek
So...you had to send yours out for repairs....but you think they are good?
I think knives are good when you don't have to send them out to be repaired.
Just me, I guess.
You seem to know of a production knife company that has figured out how to produce knives with perfect fit and finish 100% of the time. Please do share the name of this company.[/QUOTE]
Benchmade
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I've had three Benchmade knives go back because they came to me unsharpened . I dont know if that fall's under fit or finish but its certainly not a 100% batting average. and i like Benchmade products. NO Company is 100% all the time.every time.
P.S. I own 15 OR 20 CS products the ones I use have served me well
So...you had to send yours out for repairs....but you think they are good?
I think knives are good when you don't have to send them out to be repaired.
Just me, I guess.
You seem to know of a production knife company that has figured out how to produce knives with perfect fit and finish 100% of the time. Please do share the name of this company.[/QUOTE]
Benchmade
[/QUOTE]I've had three Benchmade knives go back because they came to me unsharpened . I dont know if that fall's under fit or finish but its certainly not a 100% batting average. and i like Benchmade products. NO Company is 100% all the time.every time.
P.S. I own 15 OR 20 CS products the ones I use have served me well
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I used to be a pretty big fan of Cold Steel knives, but in recent years that has changed. I have adjusted the types of knives I buy in the past couple years, and have switched over to knives that make more sense for me. If I am anticipating "hard use", I just bring a small fixed blade IWB. For the most part though, I carry a Mini Grip or a Benchmade 710-2 and my ever handy Leatherman Skeletool CX, which has pliers and a solid blade I don't mind using for prying things.
The problem for me is that I am not a big fan of the Tri-Ad lock or any back lock for that matter. I understand how strong they are but I just prefer something like an Axis lock or the Ultra Lock on my CS AK-47 Gen. 1. Most of my tasks I have found, throughout the day, consist of opening the knife, cutting something, and closing the knife all in about 10 seconds. With an Axis(or similar) lock knife I can do it in my sleep with one hand without having to close it against my leg or other object, or using my second hand. I do, however, love my CS Master Hunter which I feel is a great value knife with a good handle and a decent sheath.
The other problem is I just plain can't stand their AUS-8. It's terrible steel IMHO. Even my beloved AK Gen. 1 has a really difficult time holding an edge at 40 degrees inclusive. I just feel like there is not a good amount of toughness or wear resistance or just plain edge holding. I just feel as though they picked the wrong steel for knives that are designed to be tough, hard use folders. While I do like some of the knives, Give me a Recon 1 in 154CM and I'll buy a case of 'em.
While a few of their designs are very cool, their use of Grivory and Zytel as scale material has really turned me off to knives like the Rajah, Voyager, and the Tuff Lite series.
I would pay Para2 money for a Voyager if the gave me quality G10 scales and a nice 154CM or similar steel. A few other lock options would be nice as well.
The problem for me is that I am not a big fan of the Tri-Ad lock or any back lock for that matter. I understand how strong they are but I just prefer something like an Axis lock or the Ultra Lock on my CS AK-47 Gen. 1. Most of my tasks I have found, throughout the day, consist of opening the knife, cutting something, and closing the knife all in about 10 seconds. With an Axis(or similar) lock knife I can do it in my sleep with one hand without having to close it against my leg or other object, or using my second hand. I do, however, love my CS Master Hunter which I feel is a great value knife with a good handle and a decent sheath.
The other problem is I just plain can't stand their AUS-8. It's terrible steel IMHO. Even my beloved AK Gen. 1 has a really difficult time holding an edge at 40 degrees inclusive. I just feel like there is not a good amount of toughness or wear resistance or just plain edge holding. I just feel as though they picked the wrong steel for knives that are designed to be tough, hard use folders. While I do like some of the knives, Give me a Recon 1 in 154CM and I'll buy a case of 'em.
While a few of their designs are very cool, their use of Grivory and Zytel as scale material has really turned me off to knives like the Rajah, Voyager, and the Tuff Lite series.
I would pay Para2 money for a Voyager if the gave me quality G10 scales and a nice 154CM or similar steel. A few other lock options would be nice as well.
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I have a Trailmaster Carbon V and a Recon Scout. They're good, no nonsense knives but the price point (once you count import duty and shipping) over here just kills it. Especially when you see what a depressed UK market has done to the price of handmade/custom knives
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I love Cold Steel's polypropylene training weapons. I use them to hit a heavy bag in my garage for a workout. My mom loves their kitchen knives. I am not into fixed blades and most of Cold Steel's folders are larger than I prefer to carry. However I have been carrying a Tuff Lite for the past few weeks and have found it to be a great little knife for work.
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....never had an issue with any of the Cold Steel knives I've purchased. Carbon V : SRK, Recon Tanto, Trailmaster, Twistmaster. AUS-8 Clip Point Voyager; Push dagger...all have performed as designed. However you think about the company, one must admit they know the ins and outs of marketing.
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I have one from about 10 years ago (I think), it's Carbon V. I bought it from a friend on the forums. I really like tanto blades, always have. Also have an American Lawman, and a Recon 1 CP. been very good cutting tools, no regrets purchasing them. I do consider them throw away knives though.
I use old El Hombre folder from cs for food preparation and cutting almost anything around and in the house.It still locks up perfectly , cuts like crazy and is light and easy to cary.Blade shape is excellent for utility tasks and the steel is not bad as it endured lots of beating on it.The only modification I did is to thin out and convex the edge.Cuts better than many more expensive knives and no blade play at all.Definitely worth the money!!! Im getting American Lawman too...
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I had a plastic-handled Ti-Lite from them a while ago. It was kind of a piece of junk :thumbdn:. I don't generally care about whether a grind is perfectly or whether a knife comes sharp from the factory, but mine looked like it was hand ground by Michael J. Fox himself. At a couple of points, the grinds on the edge didn't even meet, leaving those spots duller than a spoon. It took a while to put a decent edge on it. To top it off, the blade wiggled around every which way and it had a crazy tight pocket clip that just shredded my jeans. I mean, I knew that it was a gimmicky design that wasn't going to be all that practical, but it wasn't even all that well made.
I bought an American Lawman a little while ago and was really impressed with it. It was rock solid and extremely well put together. I stripped the coating off of the blade and it was a pretty darn good looking knife to boot. I ended up selling it just the other week, but I really can't fault the quality of it. :thumbup:
I bought an American Lawman a little while ago and was really impressed with it. It was rock solid and extremely well put together. I stripped the coating off of the blade and it was a pretty darn good looking knife to boot. I ended up selling it just the other week, but I really can't fault the quality of it. :thumbup:
Just bought my first recently, the Recon spear point, 4" Aus8 blade. Comes incredibly sharp out of the box, knife has a wonderful grip, and a strong lock. Pricey at $70 for Aus8 steel, but an excellent value and I'd buy another Cold Steel based on the good value in this one.
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Somebody has a grudge...
I own ten benchmades and they all came perfect, and remain that way.
5 of them are 154cm and they were razor sharp out of the box.
I'm not suggesting that you're lying though. I suppose it can happen... I've just never seen it.
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Do you happen to have a picture of the knife without the blade coating? I'd love to see what that looks like. If I were to get the lawman I would prefer it in a Satin or polished blade.
how did you stripped off the teflon coating? won't it rust easier without the coating?
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Sure do! My photography skills kinda suck, but here it is:
It ended up having kind of a neat stonewashed finish underneath that teflon stuff.
I just removed the blade from the knife, gave it a good coating of heavy body paint and varnish remover, waited a while, rinsed it off, and repeated. It came right off, hardly any elbow grease involved. Will it rust easier? Sure, I guess so, but being as it's a pretty rust-resistant stainless steel in the first place, I really wouldn't worry about that. I didn't have any rust appear on mine.