I have decided to Test a $350 Plus STRIDER

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Liam, you have a good point. Lets get back on topic. noss, bring on the abuse! We want videos! :D:D:D
 
Broos said:
First Striders, then Busse, now us low post count guys being attacked!!! Time to requote the best post in the thread, somehow still appropriate. :D
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Broos, how did you get such a low post count? I thought you were here a LONG time?
 
The most disturbing thing about this thread. There's actually someone out there worse at sharpening knives than me :eek: .

anythingsharp said:
I had 3 used Busses,PD,SJ and a killerb,tried to sharpen them all with hrs of diamond file,sandpaper and strop,couldn`t get a decent edge
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I took the time to watch Noss4 destroying knives on youtube. Testing knives like that is like testing cars by repeatedly driving them into a wall...
 
Jos said:
I took the time to watch Noss4 destroying knives on youtube. Testing knives like that is like testing cars by repeatedly driving them into a wall...
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The difference is, when cars are crash tested, they take measurements and data from the tests to help them design better cars. . . and they do not ask their insurance companies to cover the damage.
 
you sound like a spoiled kid that needs a hobby besides tearing stuff up. The government needs to keep an eye on you. What's your address
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
The difference is, when cars are crash tested, they take measurements and data from the tests to help them design better cars. . . and they do not ask their insurance companies to cover the damage.
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EXactly. Not sure that it matters on a $30 knife, but on higher end knives that just don't get tested often, it would be better to actually set some measuring points up.

If your going to destroy a strider then at least do it in a way that measures and approximates testing that anyone could duplicate.
 
And if you really need to chop stones and hack away at concrete tiles use the Strider CR...:D
 
I have received the Becker BK9 and the K-bar USMC. I will order the Strider Tuesday night. All tests will be performed this week. All videos will be online by Friday. links will be posted on www.knifetests.com






Who will survive and what will be left of them ?
 
noss4 said:
I have received the Becker BK9 and the K-bar USMC. I will order the Strider Tuesday night. All tests will be performed this week. All videos will be online by Friday. links will be posted on www.knifetests.com

Who will survive and what will be left of them ?
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Noss, I checked your website...:rolleyes:
Your elevator doesn't go to the top floor, man! (IMO)

You have your fun! After the Strider, I think you should test a Chris Reeves, a Tops Tracker and then a Busse! But don't trash a 2x4 or a concrete block...go at a Mercedes or a Lambourgini, you know, real world stuff!;)
 
Rigson said:
Noss, I checked your website...:rolleyes:
Your elevator doesn't go to the top floor, man! (IMO)

You have your fun! After the Strider, I think you should test a Chris Reeves, a Tops Tracker and then a Busse! But don't trash a 2x4 or a concrete block...go at a Mercedes or a Lambourgini, you know, real world stuff!;)
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I would hack up the neighbors pinto or pacer if I were you:thumbup:
 
Cobalt said:
Where did you hear this? I am not Strider fan, but when someone indicates how a makers knife is made I'd like to know from where you got those facts.

And I think there was a thread about CNC versus hand grinding and as far as quality goes it neither detracts nor adds to quality, it just makes it less exclussive as you can make many more, certainly not custom when CNC is used.
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As a manufacturing process engineer, I can simply look at the design and finish and it's fairly obvious how they're making them.

All the boxy straight lines make this a CNC machining dream... meaning cheap as hell and super quick to produce. As for the painted finish, it's simply Brownell's Gun-Kote, or similar epoxy-molybdenum-disulfide type paint, which helps to hide the fact that... well ... that a good finish costs you time, and thus money! All this screams "cheap and dirty". I'd be surprised if their costs exceed $10-$20 per blade.

As for the sheath's, I've seen them for sale (forget where), but it's an aftermarket source. If memory serves, they cost about $40-$50, and thus my comment that the sheath costs these folks far more than the blades to produce.

Is this "insider" info? Heck no. This is simple observation. My whole career is based on helping companies to produce their products better, cheaper and faster, so I'm sort of an expert in manufacturing practices. As such, I can categorically say that if they spend more than $20 per blade, they really need MY HELP!

Sorry if I'm bursting any bubbles here, but Strider blades are a fad, and a costly one at that. It's like buying $200 designer jeans. They're no better or tougher than any other jeans, but they have a look that's "in" or simply the right name on the tag.

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m40 said:
As a manufacturing process engineer, I can simply look at the design and finish and it's fairly obvious how they're making them.

All the boxy straight lines make this a CNC machining dream... meaning cheap as hell and super quick to produce. As for the painted finish, it's simply Brownell's Gun-Kote, or similar epoxy-molybdenum-disulfide type paint, which helps to hide the fact that... well ... that a good finish costs you time, and thus money! All this screams "cheap and dirty". I'd be surprised if their costs exceed $10-$20 per blade.
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Ever looked a Strider knife in the eye? The stripes are NOT painted on.

m40 said:
As for the sheath's, I've seen them for sale (forget where), but it's an aftermarket source. If memory serves, they cost about $40-$50, and thus my comment that the sheath costs these folks far more than the blades to produce.
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Their Kydex sheets are molded to fit.
 
As for the sheath's, I've seen them for sale (forget where), but it's an aftermarket source. If memory serves, they cost about $40-$50, and thus my comment that the sheath costs these folks far more than the blades to produce.
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what I love about these threads is they never die they just get better.

How much do you think it costs to make their folders? $30?
 
m40 said:
As a manufacturing process engineer, I can simply look at the design and finish and it's fairly obvious how they're making them.

All the boxy straight lines make this a CNC machining dream... meaning cheap as hell and super quick to produce. As for the painted finish, it's simply Brownell's Gun-Kote, or similar epoxy-molybdenum-disulfide type paint, which helps to hide the fact that... well ... that a good finish costs you time, and thus money! All this screams "cheap and dirty". I'd be surprised if their costs exceed $10-$20 per blade.

As for the sheath's, I've seen them for sale (forget where), but it's an aftermarket source. If memory serves, they cost about $40-$50, and thus my comment that the sheath costs these folks far more than the blades to produce.

Is this "insider" info? Heck no. This is simple observation. My whole career is based on helping companies to produce their products better, cheaper and faster, so I'm sort of an expert in manufacturing practices. As such, I can categorically say that if they spend more than $20 per blade, they really need MY HELP!

Sorry if I'm bursting any bubbles here, but Strider blades are a fad, and a costly one at that. It's like buying $200 designer jeans. They're no better or tougher than any other jeans, but they have a look that's "in" or simply the right name on the tag.

- M40 -
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I wouldn't hire you to scrub urinals. You would probably find a way to get that wrong too.

Beware morons toting inflated egos.
 
Thomas Linton said:
Etched?

fillerfillerfiller
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As I understand it, the blades are dark coming from the heat treater, then they beadblast the lightened areas in.

I think Striders are a tad overpriced, myself. . . but you gotta love the self-appointed "experts" coming around to show everyone just how little they know. :D
 
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