Despite the Hype, what knives disapoint you?

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Wildone39

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I love both Companies dearly and I will buy more of there products but the Last two knives I have bought from Buck and Spyderco, I was not impressed. I bought a Buck110 (an American classic) brand new and the blade has side to side wiggle. I bought a Spyderco Native (becoming an American classic) and the blade chips really bad every time I use it and it had side to side wiggle. I was just wondering if you guys have the same experiences with knives you heard were great.
 
I've had some minor problems with both Buck and Kershaw. The problems were what I would expect from production knife companies on occasion. Stuff happens...things get through QC that shouldn't. Both Buck and Kershaw fixed everything in a timely manner which is why I continue to buy their products. I'm sure Spyderco would gladly take care of that Native.
 
side to side wiggle is easy to fix - although is the native pinned together or screwed together? If it's screw construction, just tighten the pivot screw to that "sweet spot" between tightness and smooth opening. If it keeps coming loose, use a dab of clear nail polish, or some loc-tite blue to keep it where it's supposed to be.

As per the Buck - where's it made?
 
"Despite the hype" I was dissapointed with the BM950 Rift.I sold it within 2wks.

It just didn't "do it" for me.:(

There are others I can't think of at this time...they'll come to me :o
 
Both knives were made in America. I tried to tap the Native pin very lightly to tighten the blade but now the blade is really hard to get out so thats why I havent sent it in to get fixed. I am going to send the Buck back to the company, I know they will take care of the 110 for me. Thanks for the info though.
 
I was not super impressed with the delica, it did not come with that hyped up amazing spyderco edge, instead it came sharp but less sharp than any of my Benchmades other than the 710. Also the thin zytel seemed cheap(dont know why I dont get that impression from a grip though). That being said it is still a great knife that just does not live up to the hype.
 
It makes sense that the 2 Spydies you guys have had problems with are the ones they make the most of. Those Wally World Natives are an enormous part of the Golden plants production and the Delicias are another really big seller. I have found all my Spydies to be good but if they make them to sharp with a very thin edge they will chip while if they don't make them sharp enough they won't chip but they won't be sharp.

It is no surprise both problems are from the edge angle. Most companies make the angle to obtuse so they don't get warranty returns for chipping. I usually don't mind them being a bit obtuse because I understand the problem and usually change the bevel.
However the steel in the natives is S30V and is notoriously hard to sharpen so maybe they made it less obtuse than usual.

Either way I would definitely send the Spydies back. They have good warranty so why not?

It is not a knife but the last couple gerber products i bought ,a Solstice pocket scissors and this LED light thing were garbage. They are really poor with the LED's weaker than those little throwaways and the solstice dull and falling apart after light use. It seems like a Gerber version of the Micra but it is a piece of crap.
 
Ok it seems like I have come off a little strong with my origional post. So, just to clarify, I found no problem with the knife, it still sharpens great and is an amazing knife; I just dont believe that it lives up to its hype.
 
Wildone39 said:
I love both Companies dearly and I will buy more of there products but the Last two knives I have bought from Buck and Spyderco, I was not impressed. I bought a Buck110 (an American classic) brand new and the blade has side to side wiggle. I bought a Spyderco Native (becoming an American classic) and the blade chips really bad every time I use it and it had side to side wiggle. I was just wondering if you guys have the same experiences with knives you heard were great.
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Yeah, the Native in S30V has disappointed me a little bit, it's just so hard to open and the edge chips like crazy. A tactical folder shouldn't be hard to open at all...
 
S30v has been known to chip alot when you first get it, and it's usually all good after 4-6sharpenings.
 
Not going to say YET, but I have one OUT for fixing and it they don't FIX it that might one.(paid plenty for it) Then I will name names.
 
Despite the hype, I haven't been happy with Spyderco, blade play being the main reason. Endura, Ladybug, "Q". The worst is a Native contract made by Camillus.

Love their sharpener though, and all of my knives from them are older. I may give them another change some day.
 
Hmm, I didnt know that Roger999. I dont carry the Native anymore I have just put it up in my box. I bought a kershaw Vapor from Walmart and so far its a great little knife. The Vapor along with my Rat3 makes a good pair for EDC. Ill send the Native in one day to get fixed along with the Buck. Im not to worried about it. In my original statement I had just heard nothing but greatness about those two knives and when I bought them i was really let down. Neither one has had any hard use whatsoever.
 
I've been disappointed in almost every knife that I could get for less than $75. (Queen and Cold Steel being the most notable exceptions):thumbdn:

Buck and Ka-Bar have probably been my biggest disappointment though. I've had numerous examples of each, and have never been satisfied with any of them. :grumpy:

Both will take a shaving sharp edge, but won't hold it worth a damn.

OTOH, I've never been disappointed in a high end Benchmade, Kershaw, Spyderco, Bob Dozier or Bark River. :p
 
Benchmade 610 Rukus, had it for 1 week before blade play along the axis lock started, I never even cut anything with it, let alone open it hard, was gentle with it and it has blade play now. Going to send it back to BM......
 
I wasn't blown away by the erognomics on the Spyderco Native either. It just seemed pretty bulky to me. And I have large hands.

The one I handled had zero blade play and was not hard to open.

However, I'm very impressed with the Delica 4 and Caly 3.

I notice a lot of people in here are disappointed with lower-end knives. Maybe you just have higher standards, and it's time to upgrade.
 
Busse ash was alittle bit of a disapointment.
Waited 3 months because of production problems and the end product is misground, not what I thought a $350 knife would be.
The comp edge hell razor made up for it though, wonderful knife.
I still wouldn't give up my ash-1 though, perfect sharpened pry bar and I debateing striping, convexing, and smoothing out the scales.
 
Sebenza - I take my Benchmades. Bought a large Sebenza, sold it. Well made knife, but did not float my boat.
 
As I have said before, My biggest disappointment was from Bark River. It may be nit picking but two of the three new ones I bought were sadly lacking a sharp edge. I have been told that you can't always expect a new knife to be razor sharp but when I spend the kind of money they want for their knives, I expect them to be at as sharp as 10.00 Mora.

I won't argue their customer service and stuff as I understand that its very good. I sold my three as is. Now all that said, I plan to try them again now that I know where to Get them razor sharp. (siguy). Perhaps then I cam maintain the edge and see how their edge holding ability compares to other knives that I use on a regular basis. It's much like a few calibers of guns that I wanted to like but just never could. I am not knocking their company, it just seems that I had a bit of bad luck.
 
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