cqc 7 questions

shinyedges

shinyedges

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Hey all, ive had my eye on a cqc 7 for awhile now and have done a bunch of reading on it. Does the titanium liner wear quickly? I read some older threads where people were discussing the soft ti wearing too quickly, has this been fixed? How is EKI when it comes to us taking the knives apart? does it void warranty? Will they send out replacement parts?
Also ive havent had the best of luck with liner locks which makes me a little weary but ive read good things about emerson and would give it a try.. whats your experience with the emerson liner lock? does it disengage while using it if your griping the knife hard ? I know spine whacks arent very scientific but does the knife close easily if pressure is applied to the spine? Sorry for all the questions and thanks for your time.
 
I've had my CQC-7B SFS for 5 years now with no issues. The knives were built to be taken apart and serviced and it does NOT void your warranty. We will send out replacements on a case by case basis depending on if it's a warranty issue or not. In some cases specific parts need to be tailored to certain models so the customer would have to send their knife in. Liner locks are strong and our knives can take whatever you throw at it. Grip the knife as tight as you want, it will not effect the lock. I despise people who do alone walks. It's dangerous and stupid and last time I check you're supposed to use the sharp end to cut things on a knife.

Hopefully you are now more confident in your Emerson knife purchase. Feel free to ask any questions here as well as private message me for anything.

Thanks,
ER
 
ive havent had the best of luck with liner locks
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Were they properly designed, and manufactured, $200 folders by ZT, Spyderco, Benchmade, Emerson or similar, or cheap poorly designed and built knives?

Out of dozens of liner lock knives, I've had a couple that didn't lock up all the way (less than half of the lock was engaging the base of the blade) and would slip off and close the blade when I purposely pushed on the back of the blade trying to close the knife while it was 'locked' open. This wasn't a problem with the design, they just weren't built properly and went back to the factory where they were repaired. I've never had a problem develop with a liner lock if the knife was made properly in the first place.

I knew one guy who had to send an Emerson back, but he is a marital arts instructor who wore out a Karambit folder from snapping it open a gazillion times over several years. He got it back in a few days with a fresh lock, free of charge.

Spine whacking is abuse, nothing more. It doesn't "test" anything, unless you regularly whack the spine of your knife against things during use.

The CQC-7 is probably less likely than longer handled knives to fail, because the lock bar is shorter and therefore stiffer.

A CQC-7 is my "go to" knife. I trust my '7A BTS and '7B BT completely.
 
Thanks for your reply that was quick! I agree we dont cut things with the spine of our knives, I had an old liner lock that i could apply light pressure and over come the liner lock consistently that why i asked. And This is one of the only companies that wont void your warranty for taking the knife apart to clean and maintain it that is AWESOME seriously. May i ask how often you use your knife in the 5 years you've had it? Not being rude in anyway just curious if you use it daily as thats how ill use the knife i purchase. I appreciate your reply thank you
EmersonREP said:
I've had my CQC-7B SFS for 5 years now with no issues. The knives were built to be taken apart and serviced and it does NOT void your warranty. We will send out replacements on a case by case basis depending on if it's a warranty issue or not. In some cases specific parts need to be tailored to certain models so the customer would have to send their knife in. Liner locks are strong and our knives can take whatever you throw at it. Grip the knife as tight as you want, it will not effect the lock. I despise people who do alone walks. It's dangerous and stupid and last time I check you're supposed to use the sharp end to cut things on a knife.

Hopefully you are now more confident in your Emerson knife purchase. Feel free to ask any questions here as well as private message me for anything.

Thanks,
ER
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The liner locks ive had were Definitely not high end knives before i found bladeforums cheap poorly designed knives were all i knew lol Since my experience with liner locks was bad i steered clear of them and got other locks. Now that i found bladeforums and learned of many high end quality knife manufacturers id give liners another go.
MatthewSB said:
Were they properly designed, and manufactured, $200 folders by ZT, Spyderco, Benchmade, Emerson or similar, or cheap poorly designed and built knives?

Out of dozens of liner lock knives, I've had a couple that didn't lock up all the way (less than half of the lock was engaging the base of the blade) and would slip off and close the blade when I purposely pushed on the back of the blade trying to close the knife while it was 'locked' open. This wasn't a problem with the design, they just weren't built properly and went back to the factory where they were repaired. I've never had a problem develop with a liner lock if the knife was made properly in the first place.

I knew one guy who had to send an Emerson back, but he is a marital arts instructor who wore out a Karambit folder from snapping it open a gazillion times over several years. He got it back in a few days with a fresh lock, free of charge.

Spine whacking is abuse, nothing more. It doesn't "test" anything, unless you regularly whack the spine of your knife against things during use.

The CQC-7 is probably less likely than longer handled knives to fail, because the lock bar is shorter and therefore stiffer.

A CQC-7 is my "go to" knife. I trust my '7A BTS and '7B BT completely.
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Not taken it rude at all. I carry it daily. I switch between my EDC's about once every 6 months or so. The 7 has seen the most pocket time out of all of my knives mainly because I love the design and also because it was the first knife my wife gave me. It's had it's routine sharpening and I've taken it apart maybe twice in 5 years just for cleaning. It gets abuse from zip ties, metal staples on packaging as well as cardboard boxes, etc.
 
i have a CQC7 and my son uses it and he is not afraid to use his knives. No problems with it at all. I wouldn't be concerned provided you have normal cutting use.
 
Thanks emersonrep thats what i wanted to know.
 
Not yet, Not sure if i want the super cqc7a with wave or the regular cqc7a with wave... and i am a little tempted to try out a tanto model but i havent sharpened a tanto or a chisel grind before. I hand sharpen my knives on Japanese waterstones and get excellent results would it be fairly easy to jump into the tanto chisel ground model and get good results? Also hows the tanto for daily cutting tasks? One more question does the wave interfere with pulling the knife out of my pocket without waving it open? if that makes sense lol let me re word that if i pull the knife from my pocket without wanting to wave it open does the wave catch and make it difficult to unpocket?
 
It's not difficult to extract a waved Emerson from your pocket without opening the knife.....with practice:D

It took me a little while, but ultimately it's perfectly possible to take one out of your pocket without hearing a "click".

Congrats on whichever model you go with:thumbup:
 
If I don't want to wave it I usually just reach in and hold it closed with my thumb and index while pulling it out.
 
that sounds easy enough, ill pick one up post when i get it thanks
EmersonREP said:
If I don't want to wave it I usually just reach in and hold it closed with my thumb and index while pulling it out.
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shinyedges said:
Not yet, Not sure if i want the super cqc7a with wave or the regular cqc7a with wave... and i am a little tempted to try out a tanto model but i havent sharpened a tanto or a chisel grind before. I hand sharpen my knives on Japanese waterstones and get excellent results would it be fairly easy to jump into the tanto chisel ground model and get good results? Also hows the tanto for daily cutting tasks? One more question does the wave interfere with pulling the knife out of my pocket without waving it open? if that makes sense lol let me re word that if i pull the knife from my pocket without wanting to wave it open does the wave catch and make it difficult to unpocket?
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Sharpening the '7B (chisel tanto) is easy - it's two separate straight edges, with flat stones it couldn't be simpler.

I wouldn't use my '7B for EDC chores, the tip is very thin and would chip easily. If I wanted to give it a try, I'd order one with a satin finish, so that when I did snap the tip off I could drop the tip (with a grinder) and there wouldn't be black finish missing.

I prefer my CQC-7 without the wave. Waving a knife open is a very deliberate motion, to ensure that it fully opens, and it makes a loud "snap" or "thwak" sound - both attract attention from the sheeple. Holding the blade shut to make sure it doesn't wave is awkward. So.....For EDC and anything sneaky, I'll take non waved knives.

The CQC-7 BTS auctioned off by the SEAL who killed OBL was not waved, I wonder if the real life operators prefer non-waved knives, and why specifically? Persians are very focused, purpose built knives and they've never been waved that I know of either.
 
I am a Southpaw so until Emerson make more TRUE SOUTHPAW KNIVES, my choice for an emerson was the CQC-7-BW, or the Commander. I choose the "7" because it just felt better than the Commander in my small hands.

Happy is what I am with the CQC-7-BW, with Serrations.
 
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