Field & Stream Knife

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I bought a $40 Field & Stream knife :mad: (mfg by CRKT i am pretty sure) on 2/16/06 and the liner-lock wore (through normal use) all the way over to the other side and now the blade wiggles. It doesn't come with a warranty either :confused: . Now it is basically a throw-away i'll use for a letter opener. I wont get anymore liner-locks and frame-locks can't be far behind so i definitely wont be getting any of those either.

sog
 
First, what makes you think it was manufactured by CRKT? My CRKT liner lock proved to be very durable over the course of a number of years, and certainly didn't wear out in a matter of months.

Secondly, how do you know if has no warranty? I have yet to see a knife by an established manufacturer that doesn't included some form of warranty. If it is indeed manufactured by CRKT, I'm surprised it isn't covered by the company's own warranty, which happens to be excellent.
 
Third, why do you assume what's true of a cheap knife is true of a better knife, properly manufactured?
 
Good point - I should also have mentioned that.

Why base your opinion of two whole categories of knives (liner and frame locks) on your experience with one poor example that doesn't even come with any warranty?
 
This is one of the major arguments against cheap no-name knives manufactured who-knows-where. They look like reputable manufacturers work, but they are clones, and instead of taking the heat for their own poor workmanship, they leave the maker of the originals looking bad.
 
I'm not going to spend $125 on a knife that might last about 2 yrs and i can't get my money back. Sure i can spend $8 and go through all the hassle for them to put a new liner on and wait 2 months to get it back. Why should i do that knowing that going in? :jerkit:

It has the exact same kind of design as a CRKT. I said "probably" and Field & Stream does not manufacture knives so... It is mostly on F&S. When i call em about it i'm going to try to find out who made it for sure and if they will fix it. I just wanted people to know what it looks like and what kind of quality it has. It is made of 440A and has micarta handles. I dont want to pay shipping every 7 months, plus 2 to get it back. Maybe they will just send me new liners.

It probably has the lowest grade spring steel for liners. What kind of steel are your liners made of? What are the liners made of on the most expensive knives? What kind of track record do yor liner-locks have?

If a $40 knife is that inferior ok i wasn't comparing it to all knives just that quality. I'm not going to buy a more expensive knife on little or no track record. If the spring steel is of such a quality on more expensive knives that they will have no appreciable wear then they should tell us what it is e.g. 52000. They tell us what blade steel it has.
 
Most quality liner and framelocks last for years and years. Decades and decades.

All locks will wear over time.

Like said above, do not judge an entire school of locks just because you got one junk example. Lots of total junk knives cost $40+ retail.
 
Many knives do list the steel of the liners.

Instead of putting down linerlocks and framelocks generally, ask about a particular linerlock or framelock you might be interested in, and find out from the user base here how it has performed for us.

Of course CRKT might have made the knife for F&S, but they sell a lot of low-end knives themselves, without that sort of fit & finish or mechanical problem. There is nothing unusual in a rip-off company copying a reputable manufacturer's style, trying to piggy-back on their reputation.
 
As a true knife lover I really really despise a cheaply made knife. My Spyderco Military (liner lock) has seen a tremendous amount of use (some would say abuse, but I perfer the term hard use. If Sal happens to read this thats "hard use" and is solid as new. A well made liner lock is simple, light and holds up very well. Forget cheap knives.
 
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