I don't own a SOG?!?

I don't own a SOG either and never will. Don't like their thumb hole design.
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I do like their Seki-City stuff, but their assisted opening folder are way too sloppy. Too much blade wobble for my tastes. Now, their Arc Lock folders like the Tomcat, Vulcan, Pentagon Elite, etc.. are rock solid. My advice to anyone looking at getting a SOG knife for the first time is stay away from their cheap stuff.
 
I don't like their folders much , but my plain edge Force is an awesome bush knife. I have a couple of their tomahawks that are handy , and the Seal Pups make great utility knives.
 
Rich S said:
I don't own a SOG either and never will. Don't like their thumb hole design.
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Rich
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So you wont buy Benchmades either? Just curious.
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I was really turned off because I thought they incorporated their name into all of their designs. Looked kind of cheesy to me.
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But lately I have been really liking the seal team pup
 
Raging Rhino said:
Find earlier ones made in Japan...the original scuba demo was cool

For current folders, I recommend the pentagon elite...very underrated IMO...v10, made in japan, smooth as silk action. Wouldn't say it is tough, but no folders are really, joint rotation on a single screw pivot prevents any folder from excelling at any task but cutting...
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Scuba Demo 2.0 seem very well made to me, like the knife,love the design....
 
I do not own a SOG but if I had the funds the only one I would want is the original Tomcat. I believe it was made in California.
 
PCL said:
I do not own a SOG but if I had the funds the only one I would want is the original Tomcat. I believe it was made in California.
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SOG Knives, established in 1986 were originally located in Santa Monica CA before moving to Edmond WA, then Lynnwood WA. Older SOG knives have had these locations under the SOG kogo on the blade. However the Tomcat, SOGs first folder, which was introduced in 1988 and won the Knife of the Year award in that same year, has always been made for SOG by G.Sakai in Seki Japan, and all Tomcats have Seki Japan on the ricasso. Although the Tomcat has evolved from it's original Aus6 blade and lockback to the present Arc-Lock and VG10, G.Sakai continues to make this knife for SOG for now 27 years. Along with the other current SOG Seki folders.
 
Ive handles a few SOG and there too much blade play for me. The steel takes a good edge and I like the design but the play is a deal breaker. I can handle the slop in an axis lock (little play and it doesnt rattle)but the SOG is too much.
 
JDsharp said:
Ive handles a few SOG and there too much blade play for me. The steel takes a good edge and I like the design but the play is a deal breaker. I can handle the slop in an axis lock (little play and it doesnt rattle)but the SOG is too much.
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All SOGs are not the same. The A/O SOGS have a known issue with blade play- It's all over the internet. I myself returned my Trident Folder for unacceptable blade play. Fortyunately I didntwriteSOG off because of it and on people's advice I picked up a Vulcan.
The SOG Seki Folders are a completely different animal. All non A/O, have the arc-lock and have absolutely zero blade play, smoother than my Benchmades. I now own 4 SOG Seki Folders; although they are priced higher they are worth it.
 
I have a Spec Elite 1, it's basically a ripoff of the Benchmade 710 to be honest. It's an OK knife, VG10 steel, 4" blade, deploys smoothly. I hate the clip though, its very high riding and obtrusive.
 
senseless said:
I own a SOG Seal Team Elite, always wished I had bought a Seal Pup Elite instead. Straight edge of course.

The only other SOG knife I own is a discontinued folder. It's called the Bluto.

I call it my favorite.
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I have one of those still in the box. I've been waiting for a time to use it.
 
The Vulcan is one of my favorite folder designs, the Salute is one of my favorite budget folders, and I'm happy with all of the various SOG fixed blades I've bought. I do think that they sometimes sacrifice durability in favor of interesting design features, which is an opinion I hold about CRKT as well.
 
I love my SOG. Its a Trident TF1-CP. AUS 8 steel. Black TiNi finish. I love the feel and the speed. Light but a beast. I got this the same time I received my ZT 0566. Boy what a toss up. Anyway, my next will be a SOG Vulcan Tanto Mini, simply for the VG10 steel, will use for EDC. Love the Steel Liners and the Arc Lock too.
 
I generally don't go for SOG knives in general, tantos, or partial serrations, but I really like this knife...

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It was an awesome gift from a friend and will probably be the only SOG I ever own.

-Brett
 
controllerbob said:
I love my SOG. Its a Trident TF1-CP. AUS 8 steel. Black TiNi finish. I love the feel and the speed. Light but a beast. I got this the same time I received my ZT 0566. Boy what a toss up. Anyway, my next will be a SOG Vulcan Tanto Mini, simply for the VG10 steel, will use for EDC. Love the Steel Liners and the Arc Lock too.
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Update: I did purchase the SOG mini Vulcan but not the Tanto blade. Not only is the VG10 steel perfect, but the knife is smooth and fast and perfect in every way. This was the right way to go on an EDC and have no regrets.
 
I bought the Vulcan when it first came out and decided it was too large for me to comfortably carry it as an edc. I jumped on the Mini-Vulcan a year or so later when it was introduced. Got it at Blade from the SOG folks. It's a good knife, but a little rough on the hands if you use it hard. No tantos for me either.

Take a look at the Field Pup and Seal Pup Elite. Pretty good blades. I used to be able to pick up Field Pups for $25-$30 on fleabay and used them for gifts to kids as their first fixed blade knife. I view their usage much like many here use a Mora, but I like the slim blade design for general purposes.
 
DosOne said:
I dont own any sogs but ive handled many and worked on a few. I had a chance to get a fatcat for a song and didn't, still regret it because of how cheap it was. Buddy had a twitch II and that was cool.But... I do NOT recommend a trident for the love of all that is holy. Friend basically gave me a basket case trident to fix (I love a challenge and he didnt expect me to fix it) But holy cow, I dont know what those desiners were smoking but those things look like a Rube Goldberg machine inside, insanely over complicated. Between tiny springs,a ball bearing thats microscopic, levers, and switches its mind boggling. Theres like 20 moving parts inside! But got it cleaned, smoothed and actually flipping again (sans parts). D/A autos are more simple with less parts than the trident.
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I've had quite the different experience with the Trident. I actually posted this a few years ago but I'll post it again:

Well let me just start off by saying I am not a die-hard SOG guy or anything. Most of my knives are Benchmades and Emersons. In fact, the Trident is the only SOG knife I've ever owned. But I just wanted to share my experience with you guys.

A few weeks ago I was digging through a box of my stuff and lo and behold I came across the Trident that I purchased many moons ago. Old, beat up, and long forgotten, I flicked the thumbstud and that blade still snapped open wickedly fast like it just came from the factory.

Now let me tell you, I carried that thing at work consistently for 2-3 years straight. I worked in construction and believe me, I put that knife through total hell. Mud, dirt, sand, digging, cutting on metal surfaces, dropped on the ground countless times, you name it. Even some (gasp!) light prying. I rarely cleaned or lubed the thing, most of the times just blew the crud out of it with an air hosse. But ya know what? The Trident NEVER failed me. Sure it has a little bit of bladeplay, but I can't think of any way that it affected performance. Edge retention on the AUS-8 seemed fine to me too, although you can see from the photo I've sharpened it many times. Most impressive though is that the blade still snaps open just as fast as day one!

Speaking from my own personal experience with the Trident (and I think nearly three years of daily carry at work counts for pretty darn good experience) I have to honestly say that this knife withstood some serious abuse and just kept kicking ass. Even if I wanted to, I just can't say anything bad about this knife because it always exceeded my expectations where other knives that I paid twice as much for did not. Plus, I'll always have love for SOG because it was one of the first blades that got me in to the whole knife world. So I decided what the hell, I'm going to purchase another Trident! It just came in the mail today and here she is pictured with that old beat up one. And who knows, maybe it will find its way back in to rotation with my Benchmade Rift and Emerson Commander.

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