Emerson...

Only 2 directions? What is your deal and where you live sounds like a nice place. :thumbdn:
 
Some people don't like them, some people love them. The rest haven't tried them yet. Same is true for just about any brand.
 
Buy one, try one, decide for your own. Pretty much what you have to do. It's a working blade not a real looker. Pick up a used one and see what you think after using for a few months, worst you'll do is loose maybe $10-$20, if anything on resell or trade. I've had some in the past I liked but didn't love. Just ordered a mini-commander about 15 mins ago. I've had mixed feelings in the past on them, so every so often I give'm a go again.
 
Wave feature sold me. Carried a ton of spydercos benchmade zts.... but I've never had a knife deploy faster. Not a looker by any means but a great knife
 
I liked my Horseman before I gave it to a friend, got a mini commander for Christmas and I love it.
 
I do dig the wave idea. I have a dpx hest 2, which kinda has the same dealy. Never tried a wave, i guess its the same thing. How would it compare(or really what model is comarable) to the hest 2? I like my hest 2 but its a lil short. I like a bit longer blade.
 
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Kinda the reason i joined. Someone said this was the place to ask an emerson question. Am i in the wrong place?
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OK... so it was a serious question. Here's my take on Emerson's production line, FWIW. He makes knives for users. They aren't meant to be "pretty". He doesn't cater to knife afi's that like the latest materials, whistles, and bells. I've had 4 Emersons, still have and carry my mini-CQC15. They've all been outstanding user blades. Every one of them has been exactly what Emerson advertises them to be and they've done what a knife is supposed to do... cut things (as Rev has pointed out). They remind me of the old Bic stick pens. Nothing fancy, not the newest technology, but they work... first time, every time.

Personally, I like Emerson's philosophy of materials and design. The blade steel is tried and true, Emerson's HT favors toughness a bit over edge-holding, and the handle fits my hand really well. His knives are easy for me to operate and maintain and there's nothing I wouldn't do with one because it's priced reasonably enough (could be better here, but they're still OK) for me to be comfortable replacing one if I have to. I even like his sharpening style. My mini-CQC15 can be used all day and quickly touched up at the warehouse if necessary with some stuff I keep there. I like the mini-15 enough to carry it over my Paras and large Sebenza. Nothing has ever been a serious challenge to my Para 1s and 2s, but the 15 is taking their place right now.

But... what do I know? My fav FB is an Izula. I carry and use that more than my Barkies and customs. There's just nothing I wouldn't do with it and that's more important to me than anything else when it comes to my tools. I don't want anything that I think I have to baby.
 
Don't buy an emerson knife youll regret it...;) , Pretty soon it's the only knife you'll be interested in, you'll be pushing them to their limits to see what they can take and you will spend lots and lots of money. They shouldn't be babied by any means buy one , beat it up, repeat as needed.
 
I really like Emerson knives. But some people don't like them. After you own one, you can decide how you feel.:D:thumbup:
 
Dale did a very good job of describing my philosophy on Emerson knives as well. I play a mind game sometimes, imagining all Hell going out for noon and which knife I would pick out of my wide selection. Inevitably, I choose an Emerson as the only knife I trust to not let me down. There are 'prettier' knives; there are fancier knives; there are knives with the latest 'alphabet' steel and there are knives with the precision manufacturing of a watch. However, from my experience, there are no knives with better ergonomics, and there are no knives that are sharper out of the box than an Emerson. Emersons are designed to be used and when you really examine the design and engineering of an Emerson knife, you will discover that it doesn't play second fiddle to other knives.

In the final analysis, you have to actually own, break in and use an Emerson knife to really appreciate it.
 
i'm gonna add they are tactical , combat grade knives, like stated above there are prettier knives with better steel, but find yourself in a combat zone you want a low maintence folder, thats part of where the chisel grind comes in, you want a tough as nails folder , that can double as a last resort weapon , if your primary weapons jam, and that's where emersons come in, there plain jain low maintenance knives that the SF community has embraced for years.Theres a reason why the worlds most elite soldiers chose emersons.
 
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