Have you ever broken a knife from normal use?

I never broke a knife during "normal" usage but I did some pretty stupid things when I was a kid( back in the "Dark Ages when kids had knives!). Once I stuck my knife into a board laying on the ground, and thought it would be cool to stand over it like the golfers I had seen on TV and take a swing with a stick. Of course I broke the tip and was very lucky not to stab anyone. I did learn a lesson though, and I don't think I have broken one since.

Never did become a golfer.
 
Maximumbob54 said:
Any knife, modern as in more modern locking system or older design slip joint style no matter the age. I'm trying to think all the way to childhood and I've broken bits and parts but never had a knife just fail and fall apart. Never had a pin walk out on a slip joint. Never had screws fall out on anything modern and just fall apart. Yes I've had pins and screws fall out but never anything that caused catastrophic failure.

And no, I don't mean when you were using your SAK's small blade to pry a nail from a 2x4 or your grandfather's old barlow to cut a notch in some rebar or other nonsense....

Am I just blessed or is this the normal? Has anyone actually through non overly hard use had one utterly fail?
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Not sure for sure if you are talking about blades TOO .
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first off ; yes I had all three screws back out on the pocket clip of a Micarta handled folder that was about a month old . The cllp did not fall off though it was flappin loose . I think the Micarta may have compressed some . This is THE ONLY knife I felt needed lock tite on the screws . I have three other G-10 knives of the same brand and model that I bought with in a month of each other and none of the G-10 ones loosened and they all had far more carry / pocket time .

as far as blades go I have to always post this (click on blue link) as I am an adamant crusader for thin knives .
 
Hmm, I'm not so sure splitting logs should be the intended purpose of any knife, especially at home where you have other options!
 
Not from ordinary use, no. But "edge cases" have occurred where I might have been pushing the limits unconsciously. Luckily, no breakage, just edge damage that I could repair.
 
Went to stab SK-5 SRK into piece of wood to just - leave it there till I need it again - just broke the tip instantly.

JP Peltonen Sissipuukko - I could call it sissy puukko as it had terrible handle from start and the tip broke off during chopping somehow.

Cold Steel PeaceMaker III in 4116 - massive rolls from chopping thin branches at cold weather (-5°C).

SK-5 Recon Tanto - broke in half during chopping wood, at like -10°C.

Leatherneck Tanto D2 - guard rattle and loose handle starting at few chops into wood, massive chipping few hits later - this was at summer. Massive chipping was literally pieces of blade left embedded in wood.

Failkniven F1 - chipped from chopping thin green branches, kept microchipping on wood even after several good sharpenings....

There's more, I just can't remember at this moment.
 
Sibyrnes said:
Hmm, I'm not so sure splitting logs should be the intended purpose of any knife, especially at home where you have other options!
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There's a bunch of companies that disagree with you and warranty their knives for exactly that usage, but rarely need to honor the warranty because they hold up for a lifetime of that usage.
 
Bark River Bushcrafter, the tip snapped doing some normal softwood carving. To this day I'm still not sure if it was my fault or some issue with the steel, but this experience left a sour taste that keeps me out of getting another knife of this brand.
 
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