CRKT, they have always been crap to me from the start...

MBWirenut

MBWirenut

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but it sure does seem that they are mentioned everywhere. Am I missing something? I get some from people to sharpen, everyone of them has been junk. I bought one when they came on the scene. I could bend the blade with my fingers.

Is this just another example of Cold Steel, they just market the hell out of them and all of us buy one.....then realize what we have done?

Cougar, if this goes in Whine, move me.
 
I could bend the blade with my fingers.
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If the only quality that you need is something that can't be bent with your fingers, there are so so many to choose from.

As for their designs, none of them appeal to me. Sort of too much fluff. But then again a lot of designers choose to put their name with CRKT.
 
kel_aa said:
If the only quality that you need is something that can't be bend with your fingers, there are so so many to choose from.

As for their designs, none of them appeal to me. Sort of too much fluff. But then again a lot of designers choose to put their name with CRKT.
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Is it just me or does that make no sense?:thumbdn:
 
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Bend the blade? I dont see how you could bend the blade on any of the CRKT I have or have played with. I love my M16-14 it is my EDC. Tough as hell. I have beat it up way more that I thought it would ever take and it still snaps open and lawks works great still. Holds an excellent edge. I dont see how you can say they are that bad.They make great large carry knives and dont kill you on the price either.
 
I had a CRKT m16 a few years ago and, for the money, it was a great knife. I ended up losing it, and I wish I still had it. No, it is not a folding prybar, but it is much cheaper than a Strider. Good knife, good price. If you don't like them, don't buy them...
 
I dunno, all the ones I've had were good. F&F was fine, solid lockup, no failings. They're made of cheaper stuff, but still put together well enough. I have no interest in their 420 and aus4 stuff these days, but I'm not put off by anything in their line which is using a bit better steel.
 
Capt Carl, I guess you couldn't read between the lines in my post. The original poster make the statement that CRKT's were junk. The only "support" he gave was the fact that he could bend the blade with his fingers. Since he only offered one criteria for quality, I replied there are plenty of "quality" knives [from many manufactures including CRTK was also implied]. He should be fairly easy to satisfy. As for the second paragraph, I gave my own opinion of CRKT.
 
Its okay Kel aa I got it. Just trying to figure out if there are other better models and if they have indeed gotten better over time. Still all of the ones I get, not sure of which model, but the several are quite close, are junk. they dont open for crap, they take no edge nor keep one and they feel horrible. One has a tanto point other drop style. They are usually large 3.5" or bigger. I hear about them from military standpoints etc....there is no way I would put any amount of my butt on the line with one. I'll take 7-11 spork and a rock first.
 
Saying CRKT tells us nothing. Which specific models with which blade steels did you find deficient?

CRKT has a lot of relatively inexpensive knives and lately they've converted many of their lower end offerings to cheaper steels. But they still use AUS-8 on their higher end, and better than that on the assisted openers.
 
The Troll said:
CRKT, they have always been crap to me from the start... , everyone of them has been junk. I bought one when they came on the scene. I could bend the blade with my fingers.
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I think you are trolling :thumbdn:

Saying this or that is crap or junk is inciting a flamewar, which is what trolls do. You don't even know what model and your experience is based on one knife from said company.... again you are looking for troll food. :thumbdn:
 
I admit most of the crkt line of knives looks like crap, but they do have a lot of good inovative features. like the ultima not my kind of knife because of the lack of hilt but with 32 contact points on the grip and a channel to lead fluids away from the blade it sounds like something to take another look at. along with the hissatsu SP sorry i know i spelled that wrong. im deff going to invest in one or two of there knives but i dont understand the cold steel line. Ive never been disapointed with my cold steel knife. The recon scout with kydex sheath. it holds its edge true even after running it through mindless chores. in my opinion cold steel is one of the best
 
robertmegar said:
I think you are trolling :thumbdn:

Saying this or that is crap or junk is inciting a flamewar, which is what trolls do. You don't even know what model and your experience is based on one knife from said company.... again you are looking for troll food. :thumbdn:
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Who's gonna flame who? He didn't flame anyone, you are starting the personal attacks by calling him a troll. This isn't the CRKT forum, you can call stuff crap if you want. Responses like this start flamewars, look at the other 10 replies and the distinct lack of WW3 going on.
 
All post titled Sebenzas are junk, STRIDERs are junk, Spydercos are junk, BM are junk etc, etc, etc are aimed at getting lots of responses and starting flame wars. Its a waste of bandwidth and forum space.... all BS based on hearsay, inadequate knife knowledge and misinformation.

Again, no substantiation has been provided about the "junk" status. No model name was provided. He only owned one knife from such company.
 
Basically, I agree with Robert, that posts simply denigrating a knife or a company, with little specific information, are of small value.

This may not be trolling; it may be ignorance, or simple vulgarity. (The title of this thread IS unnecessarily vulgar.)

I hope the original poster can contribute information that will allow a more intelligent discussion.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Basically, I agree with Robert, that posts simply denigrating a knife or a company, with little specific information, are of small value.

This may not be trolling; it may be ignorance, or simple vulgarity. (The title of this thread IS unnecessarily vulgar.)

I hope the original poster can contribute information that will allow a more intelligent discussion.
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Well, I feel the same way about empty praise posts. every time I read a post that says 'you can't explain why a Sebenza is worth $400, you have to hold one', I want to strangle a kitten. But people are free to post their opinions. And I really take no serious issue with that.
It's only a problem when people who have no claim other than being a fan start spitting venom in defense of some trademark. I say give the people reading a bit more credit. If there are 20 positive posts for every 1 unfounded negative one, then even the lurking knife noobs should be able to figure out what's going on without 10 page flamewars trying to stem the great evil. If a falsehood is posted, then simply respond with the truth. And if it's just an opinion you don't like about an inanimate object, leave it alone.

Back on subject a bit, I have a CRKT Partner, it's a full flat ground drop point fixed blade. Probably aus6, it doesn't say. I just checked, and I can flex the blade without much effort with my fingers. That's just the grind on the 1/8th stock and the fact that it isn't 65Rc and snapping into a thousand shards. Blade flex isn't necessarily a bad thing, so that does need qualification, along with the general comments on quality.

But I'm not saying trolling, I'm saying incomplete.
 
CRKT doesn't make very many designs that appeal to me, but I've had three and they've all been extremely solid. While I love (and prefer) Spyderco, I actually get better fit and finish out of my CRKTs. Of course, I don't buy any of the super low end stuff either, which is no doubt a help.
 
i have had a crkt m16-12 for more than a year, its my edc 90% of the time, i have dropped it down a set of 12 concrete stairs and it still opens smooth and locks up well. though i don’t like most of there knives the ones i do own have performed well. granted they aren’t made of super steels like Busse's, Striders, Or some of the Cold Steel fixed blades i have but then again i only had to pay 60 for it. and why are you ragging on Cold Steel? they make great knives, and have a well though out marketing campaign, if you don’t market your product it doesn’t sell. r e t a r d

the whole point off this MBWIRENUTS post was to piss people off, congrats you’ve defiantly accomplished that.
 
I think you can't generalize the quality of CRKT knives.
CRKT has so many similar looking knives, e.g. M16 series,
that differ in blade steel (AUS4, AUS6, AUS8) and handle
material (hard anodized aluminium handles, Zytel scales).

You really have to look at every single CRKT knife and its
specifications to determine the quality.
 
One of the highest quality folders that I have was made by CRKT. It is the Viele limited edition wasp, and it is custom quality. I also think the wasp was (is?) a DARN good knife for the money, and was not crap at all.
 
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