I dun goof'd

A.P.F. said:
Strong opinions come from strong passions. For the most part we are an ethical bunch that loathe blatant design rip-offs and crappy knives. Please don't take it as a personal affront as we all started as novices. You will enjoy this hobby even more when you acquire a well designed and constructed knife.
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Don't worry. I respect people with passion.
 
I'd say to save your money and make one solid purchase on a decent blade from a good maker. You have already spent at least 10 bucks and probably a few more on shipping for 2 knives that will not serve you very well.

In a few weeks time you will have had enough for say a Spyderco Tenacious or Kershaw Skyline. Both will last you longer and work better for you than a fake or 3 dollar Bud K.

You will also begin to get more positive responses to your posts from a wide variety of good people here who have a lot of experience in using and collecting. No need to come on too strong in your early posts.
 
That's odd...Fury is usually associated with really fine blades.
So you think it might be a profit thing, eh? Reminds me of an old (and best) Steve Martin movie...
 
Tsujigiri said:
Or they'll come to your house, pop a Glock in your mouth, and make a brain slushee.
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I'm lol'ng at this, I'm glad someone else knows what is up.

OP, I wouldn't use that if my life depended on it. I'd trash it, personally.
 
dull the blade with some smooth sandpaper, and try and learn how to sharpen on it. Seriously. Sharpening is a good skill to aquire, and you don't want to learn on your brand new benchmade.
 
It's a good place to start. Buying a cheap knife will be a base to start for comparison. After you use it a while and the lock fails, or it dulls rather quickly or something breaks and you go invest in a 60$ benchmade or a cheaper spyderco or something, a good name brand, you'll notice the quality. Don't let people put you down for it, just take our points and opinions and build on them. And like i said before, seriously, learn to sharpen on it, it's not a big loss if you mess it up... then you can learn how to reprofile also.
 
Don't feel bad. At least your impulse buy mistake only put you out a few bucks. I'm sure many members here have been out many multiples of that on an impulse buy, I know I have.
 
In my Experience "Fury" makes knives that rip of famous or well known knives. As has already been pointed out its a Emerson ripoff. I got one as a gift that was a gift that may have been one of there only original designs. its a Mono-lock and there surprisingly Zero bladeplay. Never Used it though and don't plan to.
 
FYI the legendary knife your fury is a copy of:
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Pic belongs to the BF member MrMojoRising.

or the same design but made by BM the 975

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Oddly both the EKI and BM have some of the best liner locks in the business, while that Fury is probably one of the absolute worst. No worries though some of my first knives were fury branded knives when I was younger, as long as you remember they are disposable and actively want to kill you you'll be fine. :D

I'd suggest getting used to what a crap knife is like while you have that one, and try to notice the differences other than the obvious ones like the lock and blade steel about what makes a good knife. Fit and finish things like edge's of the handles being beveled evenly, no big gaps anywhere, the tang being fitted well to the stop pin, thumbstud design and placement, etc. Not a bad lesson in what to avoid for $7.
 
TIMB3RW01F said:
After opening it and toying with it, I've noticed that the lock is a bit hard to lock and the blade is a little too loose; it opens too easily. I'm going to tighten the blade. How can I fix the lock?
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Lay the knife down on an anvil or cement slab.
Grab your biggest hammer or wrench
Smack the knife until there are at least 10 pieces.

Get a real knife.:rolleyes:
 
Yeah, buy youself a buck 110 from walmart. It's a classic, it's quality and it will be somewhat forgiving as you're learning. My buddy has me sharpen his knives, and when we go in the woods he has had knives in their 420hc multiple times and we beat the crap out of them, they dull a bit, but no damage. I'm really suprised. He isn't your normal knife user either...
 
Below $10, the best folder choices are -in my opinion- Opinel (classic French design), Rough Rider (traditional patterns), or Sanrenmu (surprisingly capable chinese manufacturer)
 
^ I need to get myself some SRMs to check out.

I second Opinels as good knives for under $10. The No.8 is usually a good size for most.

OP, the reason that you may be getting some rather...passionate...responses is that Fury and Frost are generally looked down upon as makers of horrible quality knives. I have to agree. Now that I am into knife collecting and using, I avoid them like the plague. That said...my first user knife was a Frost. Still have it. I will never carry it again, but it served me decently for more than a year. Now that I have better knives though, I realize that the knife is really a piece of junk, with an unsafe locking system and horrible blade steel.

Everyone has to start somewhere, so I can't fault you for getting that knife. However...for safety reasons, please ditch it. Several reputable companies make good knives for between $10 and $20.

My recommendations:
Kershaw Half Ton- Around $12
Byrd Cara Cara (a nice big knife!)-$17-$22
CRKT Drifter- $17
Spyderco Tenacious- $30
Ontario RAT-1- $20-$30

Any of these more 'tactical' folders will serve you well. Also, Victorinox and Wenger make some excellent Swiss Army Knives for good prices-I recently picked myself up a Vic Sportsman for $12 off of Amazon.

Even if you have no interest in collecting, these knives will serve you well for whatever task you plan on employing them for. More importantly, they will be safe to use. You can trust them. Throw that Fury in an emergency kit or something, for a last ditch, SHTF knife.
 
I second the sharpen/dull/repeat idea. A knife with a badly made lock can be dangerous, but a beater to practice sharpening on can be money well spent.
 
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