I Hate

TorzJohnson said:
Even after reading this, I think I'll probably still keep using my hollow ground Dozier knives - which are quite popular and highly prized as users. Maybe nobody knows they're hollow ground! :D

As to G-10, I don't even mind the rough black stuff. But what about the silver twill G-10 you see from time to time on BMs? Looks pretty nice to me. And I have a polished G-10 handle on a Bark River that looks great. Check out the pic below of Tom Krein's micro-chefs that have gorgeous polished blue G-10 handles. That's the handle material I've specified on the knife I have on order with him now.

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See, you might learn to like some of the things you hate eventually. :thumbup:
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I like that blue G10 allot. Maybe I should have said black g10. I also Love green G.11
 
SamuraiDave said:
I have friends that carry $10,000 shotguns into the field with a $5 pocket knife
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Same here. I find it to be quite hillarious. The shotgun comes from the private room upstairs at Bass Pro and the knife comes from a clam shell package at Wally World.
 
Hollow grinds make for lighter blades. I prefer them to be relatively shallow though. Recurve blades cut more aggressively than regular shapes, a bit like hawkbills.

More beautiful G-10:

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I like hollow ground blades, I like flat ground also.
I prefer holes, but studs can be Ok
I like G10, I have BM730 and it is beautiful
I do not have any recurve blades yet, but I will get them in time. It should not be a problem with sharpmaker.
Good knife always will be a good knife.

R
 
I like hollow-ground blades just fine, especially on larger knives. Hollow grinds often look better and the performance isn't affected at all.

Many thumb studs are bland-looking and I do prefer an opening hole. Still thumb studs aren't all bad. Personal preference.

G10. I don't own anything in G10, but plastic is plastic to me. I prefer wood, bone, stag, pearl, or anything natural any day and on any knife.

No comment on recurve, other than from photos I don't care for the aesthetics.

-Bob
 
I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee... Have at thee coward.

I hate:
1. really tight pocket clips, I wear jeans, and a wave dosent do much good if you cant smoothly pull it out of your pocket. A clip is supposed to hold on to your pocket not become one with it.
2. small children (one day I'll have to get over that)
3. gerber
4. toy poodles
5. switchblade laws
6. beadblast finish
7. brushed titanium handles
 
I hate folders that "squish" when you grip the scales hard. What's wrong with steel or brass liners? :confused: I like my knives to feel substantial in the hand, not like a kid's plastic toy. Sure, just because it's squishy doesn't mean it's flimsy. But I just can't bring myself to trust knives without steel or brass liners.
 
Well, I'll agree with you about hollow grinds, though 'hate' is probably too strong of a word.

As for G10, I honestly can't understand your feelings at all. With a nice texture on it, I think G10 is just about the ideal handle material for a folder. Grippy, effectively indestructible, unstainable, pleasantly hefty without being weighty... etc. Of course, for larger knives I prefer wood, but that's just 'cause I'm crazy for it.

As for thumbstuds vs. holes, well, that's a hard call. Aesthetically I sort of like thumbstuds, and they're nice for flicking open. For more controlled opening, the hole is nicer functionally (can't flick holes open for some reason, though). I guess I like both. :o

I'll save my comments on recurves until I've had a chance to own one or two.
 
i have to agree with most of the pryor posts . i hate cold steel , cheap knives and mall ninja specials[frost,bud k , united]. flat and hollow both have their place as far as im concerned , ive got alot of both . all the 'hard use , will not fail spec-war' stuff from some companies used to bother me but now i just choose to ignore it.good thread btw.
 
WOW....don't really know where to start here.:confused: This thread should be good for discussion though...


Lets start with G-10..first its not a plastic. It is a fiberglass laminate. I used to really not like it at all...but it has become one of my favorite materials!! I especially like the two tone G-10's like black/blue, black/red, black/orange, and black/green. There is also a very large selection of colors including orange, black, blue, red, and green. This variety is only one of the reasons I like G-10 so much.

I am a form follow function kind of guy and maybe that is part of why I like G-10. It is very stable/durable! If bead blasted I find it gets a very grippy texture, but not abusively abbrasive! It can also be polished out nicely if you would rather have that look and don't need the grippiness.


Lets touch on hollow ground blades next. I have and make flat, hollow and convexly ground blades. I will say it up front...I really like hollow ground blades! That said I realize that hollow ground blades are not the best choice for all purposes. I find the hollow ground blade to be at its best on smaller utility knives, defensive knives and hunting knives. What do I like about hollow ground blades....I like the ability to have a nice thin cutting edge. This allows for good cutting and easy resharpening. It also allows for multiple resharpening without affecting the cutting ability.

I agree with you to a point on the thumb stud vs hole in the blade issue. That said Spyderco has pattented the hole...so it has to be a thumb stud for most of us. I think that a well made/designed thumb stud opener can work pretty good though.

Recurves do have a purpose, but I will agree that they can be difficulty to sharpen. They are difficult to make too...:D I know this because I have just finished up making my first two...there is a learning curve there:eek:

The recurves tends to be a great slicer as pointed out already. Instead of just slipping out of whatever you are cutting it bites deaper!

Thanks for the interesting thread!!

Tom
 
I hate lockbacks and slipjoints. I'm not a fan of balisongs either. I use my knives hard and I dont really play with them or show them off so theres no use for them to open in a cool manner or look really pretty. If they do the job and look good I'm more than happy. Its its ugly but a solid knife I could care less.

Lockbacks are a pain to use one handed. I like axis locks and liner/frame locks. The only knife I had fail on me was an emerson that the pivot exploded during heavy cutting. The liner held up fine.

I hate when you find a quality knife design that is reasonably priced but only available in a crappy blade steel. On the contrary I also hate when I find a quality knife made with a quality blade steel but then augmented with flashy finishes and acoutriments that not only make the price skyrocket but make it a bad EDC since it could be damaged by use.

I realize that not everyone is in it for the same thing as me and that not all knife makers are targeting the hard use market that I'm in. There are just some manufacturers that only produce entry level knives in steels that I dont want or jazzed up collector knives that I cant use, of which neither one will get my money.
 
The replies are a million times better than the post

Go on guys. Let it all out. Hate is good, Hate is healthy

:D
 
I hate not having the money or nerve to order a customized double hollow-ground Micro-Chef in O1 until a little later this year.

I hate when people tell you a steel is tough and then say using a knife with that steel to cut drywall (cardboard and gypsum) is an abusive use of a knife (works with razor blades made of 'inferior' steel so whiskey tango?!).
 
Don't lynch me, but I used to hate the spyderco hole. Absolutely hated it. The friend of mine who got me into real knives (i.e. not-cheapies) said that the two best knife companies out there were Benchmade and Spyderco, but that her favorite was Spyderco ... so I took a look at the Spyderco website and I absolutely hated every single one of their knives. To me they were the Quasimodo (Hunchback of Notre Dame) of knives, with their hunched profiles and their lumpy handles and the gaping hole in the middle of a perfectly good blade was the worst of it all!! Fortunately, I was shopping for a nice tactical-ish EDC and bought the waved Endura 3 ... using the Spydie hole was weird at first (I didn't like how it put friction on my finger pad, I got my thumb stuck in it LOL :rolleyes:) but of course I eventually saw the light. And Spyderco has wonderfully ergonomic handles, of course.

I also tend to really dislike the look of stag handles on knives, but then I saw Kansei Matsuno's folders on knifeart.com and I thought those were nice to look at. I hear that there are a lot of people who like the feel of stag so maybe I'll change my mind if I ever get to handle one. ;)
 
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