Don't companies like CRKT visit forums like this one and do a little research?

I am surprising with all the "less than optimal" (crappy is such a negative word) locks out there, that we don't read of any lawsuits from injuries..
 
The first post would have had a lot more impact if his example had been this knife:

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True enough there....I like the way you word it....

Not really a good reason left to use conventional liner locks...though I'm interested in autolawks...that could be promising....
 
Well CRKT may be no custom knife mill but the have the business part down to almost perfect.... it ain't easy to stay in business as it is let alone in the "knife" business.... so they are not a dumb or crazy as you might conclude based on what they put out (products).

By the way they do have very good knives in their catalog. For example, I have a Lightfoot M1 and it is avery good knives in a decent steel....
 
robertmegar said:
Well CRKT may be no custom knife mill but the have the business part down to almost perfect.... it ain't easy to stay in business as it is let alone in the "knife" business....
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I am always reminded of that when I watch the movie "The Fan" with Robert De Niro (the one where he's a failed knife salesman who longs for perfection of his dad's custom blades yet must sell crappy production knives for a living).

However, I like to think that the custom makers out there and higher end production companies have carved out a niche for themselves, i.e. some of us on these boards, at least the ones with big bucks.:D
 
I would place CRKT in a class with Cold Steel, as far as their knives go: some very cheap, in every sense, others pretty reliable, good designs, reasonable materials, very few anything like high end. Both companies will surprise us with the occasional winner. Both companies will frustrate us with their appeal to a market most of us left years ago.

They are not in business to impress buyers of custom and semi-custom knives. They do provide the low end of the economic spectrum with some custom designs, and they pay the designers for them, which is not something we should take for granted these days.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
CRKT is an extremely successful company that puts out a number of popular knives. The company itself would be much more popular if it ran a forum here, but that's their choice.

Their knives sell. They have a tremendous variety -- reaching different markets. They have cheap, yes, and they also have excellent premium materials and design.
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I agree. Many of us can't afford high-dollar knives and prefer something good and workable.
 
CRKT has done remarkably well, IMO.

The haven't been around that long, yet they are well diversified and have garnered a good reputation. I agree they have been working towards a more economy range of products of late, which could affect their reputation negatively.

But, they have a ways to go down before they become the next Gerber.
 
Well, again, we have to consider the introduction of two 154cm models last year with assisted opening. I rather like them.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I would place CRKT in a class with Cold Steel, as far as their knives go: some very cheap, in every sense, others pretty reliable, good designs, reasonable materials, very few anything like high end. Both companies will surprise us with the occasional winner. Both companies will frustrate us with their appeal to a market most of us left years ago.

They are not in business to impress buyers of custom and semi-custom knives. They do provide the low end of the economic spectrum with some custom designs, and they pay the designers for them, which is not something we should take for granted these days.
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I generally agree with Esav, and I do here as well, but it should be noted that many of CS's knives are sub-optimal in materials, but very pricey for what they are.
 
I gotta say this is a silly thread.
CRKT is not Benchmade , okay folks ? (those that bitch about cheapness or whatever , not all of you).
CRKT puts out knives at an affordable price and of decent quality.
My CRKT holds it edge fine and I use it a few times a day , easy to sharpen , the lock is fine and sturdy.
Some of you might have gotten a lemon which does happen sometimes in mass production.
If you want high quality , then buy high quality but , dont put down a company that is doing a fair job , especially since most of the claims on here are hearsay at best.
Another thread some folks were whining about the LAWK's , well maybe I would have to buy 10 or more CRKT's with LAWK to truly test them but , the one I have works like a champ. Foolproof ? No locking folder of any type , brand or model is foolproof , if you want foolproof buy a fixed blade and get over it.
You dont like CRKT's models or less costly steels ? Then point your attentions towards the knives you find appropriate.
I would like a CRKT forum on here but , perhaps they feel they dont need one , or dont care to come into a house of constant whining and criticism.
 
rebeltf said:
I gotta say this is a silly thread.
CRKT is not Benchmade , okay folks ? (those that bitch about cheapness or whatever , not all of you).
CRKT puts out knives at an affordable price and of decent quality.
My CRKT holds it edge fine and I use it a few times a day , easy to sharpen , the lock is fine and sturdy.
Some of you might have gotten a lemon which does happen sometimes in mass production.
If you want high quality , then buy high quality but , dont put down a company that is doing a fair job , especially since most of the claims on here are hearsay at best.
Another thread some folks were whining about the LAWK's , well maybe I would have to buy 10 or more CRKT's with LAWK to truly test them but , the one I have works like a champ. Foolproof ? No locking folder of any type , brand or model is foolproof , if you want foolproof buy a fixed blade and get over it.
You dont like CRKT's models or less costly steels ? Then point your attentions towards the knives you find appropriate.
I would like a CRKT forum on here but , perhaps they feel they dont need one , or dont care to come into a house of constant whining and criticism.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts professor-Please be gracious enough to allow others to express themselves without being stepped on by you.
You are a fan of CRKT. Fine.You have your opinion Others have theirs as well. And BTW thank you for clarifying the obvious about the reliability of locking blades on folding knives. Please be aware that as you point out, no lock is 100%, but your fingers are safer with some locks than with others.:jerkit:
 
See what happens when we discuss each other, instead of the knives :(


When Pack meets with Pack in the Jungle, and neither will go from the trail,
Lie down till the leaders have spoken -- it may be fair words shall prevail.
When ye fight with a Wolf of the Pack, ye must fight him alone and afar,
Lest others take part in the quarrel, and the Pack be diminished by war.

-- from The Law of the Jungle, Rudyard Kipling​
 
Boyo, that Kipling fella sure be popular.

I think I'll pull a couple of his books tonight and read again myself.
 
For the most part, I agree with rebel.

I suffer the same thinking though....if something isn't the absolute best value in performance autos, it's worthless. I forget that not everything can be number 1 in value.

CRKT definitely has a place in my lineup.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
See what happens when we discuss each other, instead of the knives :(


When Pack meets with Pack in the Jungle, and neither will go from the trail,
Lie down till the leaders have spoken -- it may be fair words shall prevail.
When ye fight with a Wolf of the Pack, ye must fight him alone and afar,
Lest others take part in the quarrel, and the Pack be diminished by war.

-- from The Law of the Jungle, Rudyard Kipling​
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Point taken:o
 
I have said before that CRKT makes some nice looking knives and they sell well because the average guy does not want to spend $400 on a CRK or even $100 on a Benchmade. (I am not the average guy.)

Recent USA-made 154CM blades aside, I still think of CRKTs as "budget knives" and I do not hold a $20-$40 CRKT up against a BM Skirmish, because that is not fair. I like the look of the M-16 series knives, but I wish, as someone stated above, that they still had better steels than the Aus-4 on the Zytel ones....

I know a lot of folks like CRKT and that's cool. My wife has a CRKT Viele Wasp and it is a beauitful knife with blue and black G-10 scales that CRKT no longer makes.

CRKT is fine for the casual buyer/user, and that is there demographic--and they are doing pretty well. Perhaps I am a bit of a knife snob, though!

But if you are reading this, then you are a "knife nerd" too!!!!:D
 
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