Cold Steel's new items

Kaizen1 said:
If the floor was a hard surface like tile, that doesn't sound unreasonable at all for a common knife, production or custom, to chip at the tip. It seems to me that the real problem is the guy keeps dropping his knives.

Assuming that the knives fell 3 feet onto a hard surface, I'd dare anyone who doesn't think a knife should chip at the tip on an impact like that to test any of their non-CS knives and see how they hold up. A few knives may not be affected- those with very thick tips. I'd guess that most folders would see damage from that.
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That is exactly what happened three days ago with my spyderco paramilitary. Just cutting stuff in the kitchen and dropped it on the floor. Bye bye tip.
I'd like to think I won't let it happen three times, and certainly not with the same knife brand and else I will get a course "how to make sure your knife does not drop" :D

I just got the new American Lawman and I have to say it is rock solid. Haven't really tested it, but it actually feels great ergonomically and I have to say it really gives off an air of confidence in it's strenght.

I definitely do not like all of cs's stuff and I do not have anything at all against Lynn. In fact, he looks like a pretty passionate and nice guy. So what, he likes to wear spandex sometimes... I'd be rich if I got a nickle from every guy here that has ever worn something weird ;)

How he fits in the whole equation is beyond me. It's about the knives for me... Pick what you prefer. The tests are not fake and yes, sometimes knives will fail under heavy stress. I recently almost killed an emerson (see horseman post in emerson forum) but I spanked it and was really impressed :o

CS has pleased a lot of people and are still doing so in 2010. Thanks CS, keep rocking!
 
Twindog said:
When the 480 pounds was hung on the handle of the Spartan, there were two primary force vectors. One was pulling the lockback bar pivot forward. The other seemed to be pushing the blade pivot down and back. There was really nothing going on at the stop-blade bar, the third member of the triad.
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the lockbar pivot is an oval hole, allowing forward/back movement. This means that the 'forward' pull meant that the lockbar was pushing against the stop pin, which is mount to the frame.
 
zyhano said:
That is exactly what happened three days ago with my spyderco paramilitary. Just cutting stuff in the kitchen and dropped it on the floor. Bye bye tip.
I'd like to think I won't let it happen three times, and certainly not with the same knife brand and else I will get a course "how to make sure your knife does not drop" :D
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Nobody is saying it cant happen, but in the case of Rat 1 it sounds more like he's making things up just to bash a company.
 
I don't think I'd make a claim that 3 of the same brand knives I own, all suffered broken tips from the same short drop without posting pictures of the damage.
 
Anyone know when the new Cold Steel stuff comes out or are we just taking this thread into toilet now?
 
Chef, I heard that something comes out right away (within one month), most thing will become available during spring and something will come out as late as summer... but that's an awfully small bit of info. May be false, even.
 
jill jackson said:
I don't think I'd make a claim that 3 of the same brand knives I own, all suffered broken tips from the same short drop without posting pictures of the damage.
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If I had 3 of the same company knives that had broken tips I would post a thread with pictures you can bet on that. ;)
 
Ankerson said:
If I had 3 of the same company knives that had broken tips I would post a thread with pictures you can bet on that. ;)
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I dropped maybe 8 or 9 CRKT knives at the same time from a 2ft sofa, and the blades were completely mangled, but I dropped my camera too ;)
 
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tf8s said:
I dropped maybe 8 or 9 CRKT knives at the same time from a 2ft sofa, and the blades were completely mangled but I dropped my camera too ;)
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Yeah those rugs are tough on knife blades aren't they. LOL :D

Seriously though when I broke the guard loose on my Trail Master I posted a thread with photos of it. ;)

It was a defective batch.

I received a new knife from Cold Steel. :D

I am not bias at all when it comes to Cold Steel, I like most of their products, but I am fair.
 
Rat 1 said:
I've had that ultra lock (axis lock rip off) fail on me two times because how cheap they were made. I have also had all of my CS knives develop vertical bladeplay after about a WEEK of use. The edge hasn't held up well and has chipped too easy due to bad heat treatment. Last but not least I've had three CS knives that have chipped tips due to dropping it from a three foot coffee table one was a tanto.

I will repeat it once again CS knives have been crap in my experiences. Your experiences may vary.
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Rat 1 said:
It doesn't matter how many the point is that they failed on me. Quit trying to defend Cold Steel.
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Here are pictures of your tanto Voyager, from your thread from just a few days ago. Tip looks just fine to me!;)

Also, I see you've been offering a Recon 1 for trade for quite a while. According to what you posted (all three of the Cold Steel knives you've owned have chipped tips), the tip is chipped on that knife. Funny how you fail to mention that in any of your trade requests.:eek:;)

Rat 1 said:
Any interest in a Cold Steel Recon 1 or an Ontario RAT 1?
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Rat 1 said:
I have a Cold Steel Recon 1…
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Rat 1 said:
Cold Steel Recon 1 for your 551?
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Rat 1 said:
Any interest in a Spec Ops T.H.E wallet along with a Cold Steel Recon 1...
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Rat 1 said:
Any interest in a Benchmade Mini Ambush, Boker Armed Forces, Cold Steel Recon 1...
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Any interest in a Benchmade Mini Ambush, Boker Armed Forces, Cold Steel Recon 1…
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Rat 1 said:
Any interest in a Benchmade Mini Ambush, Boker Armed Forces, Cold Steel Recon 1…
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Rat 1 said:
Any interest in a Benchmade Mini Ambush, Boker Armed Forces, Cold Steel Recon 1...
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Rat 1 said:
Any interest in a Benchmade Mini Ambush, Boker Armed Forces, Cold Steel Recon 1...
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Rat 1 said:
Any interest in a Benchmade Mini Ambush, Boker Armed Forces, Cold Steel Recon 1...
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My best friend had a recon 1 tanto that he found in Iraq and used everyway you should not use a knife while over there. He said it never failed him once. I've had one or two cold steels knives that have been pretty decent and would be interested in that medium voyager.

A 3 foot coffee table??? Most coffee tables under two feet!
 
unwisefool said:
A 3 foot coffee table??? Most coffee tables under two feet!
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I've been doing research on coffee table sales, watching the internet companies that sell them, tracking buyers from all over the world
and I have come to the conclusion that 91% of the coffee tables are 25" at maximum height. ;)

So, about those CS items. What is the 1 knife to get?
The one that stands out in the CS line?
 
2brothers said:
I've been doing research on coffee table sales, watching the internet companies that sell them, tracking buyers from all over the world
and I have come to the conclusion that 91% of the coffee tables are 25" at maximum height. ;)

So, about those CS items. What is the 1 knife to get?
The one that stands out in the CS line?
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For me the American Lawman was the ticket for 09. I was initially excited to hear the Gunsite was being equipped with the Triad lock since the Gunsite has always been a great looker but they kind of ruined it for me with that new handle. Its almost as if they are trying to hard with the new handle designs on many of them if you ask me, including the new Voyager series. I may give one a try but they look funky to me. Those kind of handle lines and styles are what gives the knives that mall ninja Dark Ops feel IMO and I personally don't care for it. This look is more appealing to the younger generation and I am not anywhere near that. I had hoped they'd come out with some more traditional looking knives for the more mature crowd in their customer base instead of all that mall ninja stuff. I can't say I see much that appeals to me in the 2010 line up in the way of folding knives. Some of the new swords look appealing though. And I do find some oohs and aahhs coming out me for the machetes too. ;)

STR
 
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