Features You Don't Care For

[dantzk8]

So many things i don't like.
I'm a steel snob, only carbon or low alloy tool steels for blades, springs and liners which i prefer made of brass.
An other deal breaker: fantasy shieds: bullets, guitars, bananas and the like.
Kitsch.
What i avoid : "régional" knives sold with the help of fairy tales...

Dan.

 

[JohnDF]

And I don’t really like the hotdog.

Blasphemy... All Hail the hotdog.

 

[sf fanatic]

Nail breaking pulls. I won’t keep a knife that I can’t open. Thankfully its only happened twice.

 

[bayouace]

I'd say corkscrew blades.

 

[Alex.Y.]

Guess I don’t dislike much at all
Sure glad these dangling steel links were dealbreakers for most…
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Same here!

Though haven't you noticed that ebony ones' scales are a bit smaller than the steel frame under them? I wonder if it's only on mine

 

[Un-Chained]

Alex.Y.
They are… just by a hair !
Good protection I think, as the steel would make first contact on a hit.
I’ve also seen this on other GECs as well.

 

[Alex.Y.]

Alex.Y.
They are… just by a hair !
Good protection I think, as the steel would make first contact on a hit.
I’ve also seen this on other GECs as well.

Thanks! I don't have this on my other GECs, kind of bothers me a bit.

 

[Un-Chained]

Alex.Y.
Well… that slight lip saved a Cocobolo 15 on a photo shoot here once. As it fell, the liner took the brunt of the hit. I don’t mind it at all.

 

[r8shell]

I see a number of folks have mentioned double nail pulls. I don't have a knife like that and don't see them very often. Now I'm gonna be on the lookout for one.

Blasphemy... All Hail the hotdog.

Until I heard it referred to as a hotdog, I just thought of it as a variation on a bar shield. I'm fine with it.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I see a number of folks have mentioned double nail pulls. I don't have a knife like that and don't see them very often.

Same here.
I'm aware of this feature but rarely see them so it's not really on my radar and I haven't given it much thought.

It's redundant for sure, but I'm not sure how I feel about it otherwise.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Another feature I thought of that I dislike is corkscrews.

 

[Boattale]

You corkscrew hating heathens have forgotten how W.C. Fields crossed a desert without a corkscrew and was forced to subsist on food and water for several days. Mother Gue did not raise such a fool.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

Double pulls are super cool on a larger knife…………. I might draw the line at triple pulls…..

 

[afishhunter]

I see a number of folks have mentioned double nail pulls. I don't have a knife like that and don't see them very often. Now I'm gonna be on the lookout for one.

Rough Ryder 2 blade slipjoint folding hunters.
If not for the even ewwwglier than me double pulls ... I'd probably have a couple.
(FYI: the pattern don't fit a standard 110 sheath, BTW. About 1/4" longer than a 110. Sometimes the 4 inch blades are handy, however. )

 

[Un-Chained]

Double pulls are super cool on a larger knife…………. I might draw the line at triple pulls…..View attachment 1759544View attachment 1759545

YES
and pinchable and…. at the price of an 06 acrylic Templar at the time !!
Mine’s an “S” model…

FOMO thankfully won the day !!

 

[Will Power]

Uh uh, those double nicks still fail to convince here....

Do like Lionsteel's approach by having nicks on both sides of the blade.

But, reminds me of another dislike: poorly positioned nail nick relative to pull strength. Have some long pulls mated to a strong spring that make life difficult, it's a 'feature' but only once you get the knife do you realize the problem.

Never been very keen on Sabre grind on a pocket-knife either.

 

[JohnDF]

Until I heard it referred to as a hotdog, I just thought of it as a variation on a bar shield.

People see what they want to see, and it's usually negative... I myself rather like hotdogs.

 

[sf fanatic]

People see what they want to see, and it's usually negative... I myself rather like hotdogs.

I do as well, maybe if we call them chien chauds to give them a more snob appeal .

 

[JohnDF]

I do as well, maybe if we call them chien chauds to give them a more snob appeal

Or the Bratwurst Shield for the Lumbersexuals.

 

[Primble]

I see a number of folks have mentioned double nail pulls. I don't have a knife like that and don't see them very often. Now I'm gonna be on the lookout for one.

I don't have a problem with double nail pulls. It is not a modern gimmick. Take this hundred year old Whittler for example. I never open it with the long pull, always the nail nick. I love the file blade. It keeps my right thumb nail repaired after opening too many knives.

I really like the look of the large coke bottle knives with two pulls.

I don't care for Micarta at all and prefer wood or bone scales. Don't much like gimmick or non-traditional shields either. Different strokes for different folks !

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