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I saw the knife, thought it was cool, saw the price, and had myself a hearty chuckle.
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hard use folder
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I saw the knife, thought it was cool, saw the price, and had myself a hearty chuckle.
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William Lee was talking about buying a SMF or TFF-1. The price of the SATU shouldn't be a problem. LOVE the SATU. Big thumbs up for that one
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Oh. My bad. In that case, I'd prefer the SATU. :thumbup:
I'd still rather a Cold Steel Espada, but hell, I have one on the way, so what do I know?
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Ritter Grip! You should see what it does to apples... hell, even pineapples cringe before it! 
You could get one of these but it wont cut for sh*t.
You could get one of these but it wont cut for sh*t.
I didn't say America, I said support you country. Your posts kinda drive my point home...
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You were referring to America, however, under the assumption that I was American.
Either way, it doesn't matter to me where a product is made, as long as the quality control is there.
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Where is this brittle D2 people speak of?
Maybe it got lost along the way with all the chippy S30V I heard complaints of...
Poor me, I always seem to miss out on receiving crappy blades.
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i have had a cold steel recon 1 blade chip on me before as well. thats not to say i wasn't being pretty rough with it. But i have put the Adams's through much more stress than I did the recon 1, and the thing hardly gets dull and has yet to chip. You get wut ya pay for, when it comes to benchmade. They wouldn't be one of the best if you just payed for the name. Also watch the adamas hard use video with the crazy Russian guy on YouTube. Than compare it to the recon 1
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I guess I'll be the first to say it. Cold steel is good for the money but comparing them to benchmade is like comparing
a Toyota to a lambo
a Toyota to a lambo
Who really cares what name is stamped on the blade as long as the knife performs when and where needed. Buy the knife that fits and feels best to YOU. Get what you can afford and use the fire out of it. I'm sure it wont say lambo or jaguar on it but it sure will cut and do what you need it to do.
This subject comes up a lot here and people are always putting down this or that brand and pushing high dollar blades. Seems to me they all use the same materials in there knives just some make theirs look a little more attractive.
this oughtta pee some folks off.
This subject comes up a lot here and people are always putting down this or that brand and pushing high dollar blades. Seems to me they all use the same materials in there knives just some make theirs look a little more attractive.
this oughtta pee some folks off.
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Where is this brittle D2 people speak of?
Maybe it got lost along the way with all the chippy S30V I heard complaints of...
Poor me, I always seem to miss out on receiving crappy blades.
If the Adamas had a thin hollow grind like the Recon 1, I can bet its D2 edge would not have taken anywhere near the same abuse. As a saber ground blade, it may resist chipping better, but it certainly won't cut as well.
You're funny.
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Maybe but it does not have a thin hollow ground blade. And I thought we were talking about witch knife is stronger not how well it cuts, if I wanted a sharp well cutting blade for detailed work I wouldent go with either.
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I'm not putting down cs I have a cupple of there knife's, and like I said great for the money, but they don't use great Steel's and other Materials like Binchmade and many others you would pay more for. You also get amazing customer service with benchmade. They have a amazing factory where they make everything down to the bolts that hold the knife together right here in america.
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We're talking about which is the better hard use folder. Because of its hollow grind and softer, more rust resistant, easy to sharpen steel, along with its Tri-Ad lock, it is my opinion that the Cold Steel Recon 1 is the better overall knife for hard use. The only thing the Adamas has over it in my opinion is edge retention and a stronger grind.
Fight Fight! HAHA. You state your case as if what you are saying are stone cold facts. Anyway, I'm surprised that no one has mentioned an Emerson. They are quite popular hard use knives. I think they are like the #4 hard use knife. ??? OR was it the number #6 hard use knife??? I can't remember exactly, but no matter how popular they are, they should at least make this list. ....So my vote is for an Emerson CQC 7 or an UBR Commander. I always have a hard time deciding what color and style handle to go with on my Emersons I but, I usually end up picking black G10.
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Doesn't the chisel grind of an Emerson force you to make curved cuts?
That's only noticeable a tiny tiny bit if you are really paying attention carefully and testing the knife to see if it cuts straight. Other than that, I can't remember the last time I ever was cutting anything when I cared at all.
Also, not all Emersons have Chisel grinds. Many have conventional V grinds. For Example, the CQC 15 (mini pirate knife)
