ever break a knife?

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Liquidm1980

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i did. about 15 years ago (back in the 90's). i had a knock off spyderco i got from a gun show fail. i was trying to open one of those cases cds came in and the lock failed. i remember being in front of my really expensive desktop compared to today's computers and the blade swinging back. needles to say i only use name brand folding knives.
 
When Buck first brought out the 700 series, they had a problem with the back springs. My mother, bless her heart, bought me a 703 for Christmas in 1980 and one of the back springs broke after a few weeks of use. I still have it squirreled away in my dresser drawer. because she gave it to me. I eventually bought a replacement and I still have that one, as well.

Other than that, I've never had a knife fail in any way.
 
Yes, two. I broke one Spyder-faux while cutting some vines at my home. The side torsion broke the scale and took a chunk out of my hand even though I was wearing gloves. The other was a huge "stainless steel" survival blade while I was camping. Huge chipout making it totally useless. Made the rest of the weekend very challenging. Thus ended the era of crappy knives for me. Went out and bought a Cold Steel Recon Scout and haven't been able to settle since.
 
i used my little spyderco dragonfly in the warehouse where i work for several years before wearing out the lock, i guess thats sort of breaking it. I sent it to spyderco and they replaced it with a brand new blade without any hassle.
 
I bought a $10 Coleman fixed blade from Wal-Mart. Ywo of them actually. Got them as beat-up throw-away knives, and THEY WONT BREAK!!!!!!!!!! Throwing them as hard as I can, they do no more than get the finish coating to wear down a little. No chipping, cracking, or breaking. The damned knives are barely even dulling. I gave one of them away, and that seems the only way to get rid of them.
 
Came pretty close.... I had a cheap sheffield folder that I got from Walmart. One day I used it to pry something and the top half inch of the blade was bent pretty badly, and there was a bit of blade play after, but didn't break. I hammered the tip straight again and after cleaning the washers on the pivot and putting it back together the blade play went away. I think a person would actually need to try pretty damn hard to break a knife.
 
Only once. I was doing a little bit of prying (nothing too serious, mind you) with a cheap-o Gerber knife and the tip snapped. Only blade I've ever had do that.
 
Broke a ZT 300 getting into a patients house after jimmying inside and kicking it repeatedly trying to pry open the door.
 
Well a bunch of throwing knives have been broken. I used a Schrade Old Timer to hold a door open once that got smashed where the blades wouldn't open. Several cheap Smith and Wesson cutting horse named cropped out. I've never broke anything I had more than 35 in.
 
Yes, It was a Maxam brand knife I got in a pack of folders for my birthday when I was younger (before I knew a lot about knives). I tried to baton through a 1.5" thick piece of Pine and I would up snapping the Liner lock and the plastic handle. It sits in my retiree drawer to remind me it was my fault and not to put that much stress on a cheaper knife again.
 
I had a Camillus Cuda (back when the company still existed). I was opening a box and needed to pry one of those larger staples off. I stupidly used the sharp edge to pry and knocked a chip out of the blade. I had a friend with a grinder, grind the blade down enough so that the chip was gone, but it spoiled me on carrying or using expensive knives for a few years.
 
*Sigh*

In 1971, while TDY in Germany, I bought a Gerber Shorty and a Mini Magnum at the BX at Ramstein AFB.

When I returned to the States in 1972, there was a brief trip to the Grand Canyon with my parents and siblings. During this trip, I was showing off what I'd learned about throwing the [horribly balanced] Mini Magnum, and chucked it at a tree. It stuck the first time. And snapped off the last inch or so of the blade.

The chagrin was epic.

I eventually, with great care, filed the blade until it had a "normal" looking profile and gave it to my mom as a kitchen utility knife to complement her Gerber French slicer.

I still have the Shorty. I still miss the Mini Magnum.

 
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