I like "crappy" knives.

powernoodle said:
Maybe you need a paradigm shift, because there are no such thing as crappy knives. Even a $5 gas station knife has its attributes. Its easy to find at a gas station, it will cut cardboard or peel an apple, you can use the heck out of it and not worry about it, you can give it to a buddy and you won't cry if you lose it. Its not odd that guys who understand this are on Bladeforums. Its odd that the guys who don't understand it are here.

Is an inlaid Sebenza better than a $5 gas station knife? Not if you are needing to buy a knife, have a $5 bill in your pocket, and are at a gas station.

Let us not forget the immortal words of Martin Luther King, Jr., who admonished America to judge knives not by the color of their scales, but by the content of their character. And $5 gas station knives, my friend, have character. They are society's forgotten knives, the outcast and the scorned. Yet through their struggle for acceptance they have endured. They merely want what all knives want - to be carried, used, sharpened and eventually lost on a hunting trip.
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Damn near brought a tear to my eye.:(:D Best post in this thread so far. :thumbup:
 
Saw a $1 folding pocket knife at Wallyworld today. Ozark Trails. Almost bought it but couldn't be bothered to stand in line with only that. Truly one US buck.

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leghog said:
Saw a $1 folding pocket knife at Wallyworld today. Ozark Trails. Almost bought it but couldn't be bothered to stand in line with only that. Truly one US buck.

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That's a heck of a deal. It's listed at $4 elsewhere and by the way got high ratings out of 2 people total. :)
 
They break when you look at them sideways, I knew a guy with amazing custom knives and he carried one, kept it dull too... Odd.

Buy gum with that dollar, it will last longer.
 
Skimo said:
They break when you look at them sideways, I knew a guy with amazing custom knives and he carried one, kept it dull too... Odd.

Buy gum with that dollar, it will last longer.
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I guess those custom knives he carried were just for show. :p
 
Skimo said:
They break when you look at them sideways, I knew a guy with amazing custom knives and he carried one, kept it dull too... Odd.

Buy gum with that dollar, it will last longer.
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I'll buy one and put it in my wife's tackle box.
 
leghog said:
Saw a $1 folding pocket knife at Wallyworld today. Ozark Trails. Almost bought it but couldn't be bothered to stand in line with only that. Truly one US buck.

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I have one, it seems decent actually. It has blade play but its stayed pretty sharp. I keep it in my car in case i dont have a knife, or somone else needs a knife, or for giggles
 
Well, now, "crappiness" is in the eye of the beholder!

And besides, I've never seen any knives at a gas station! Someone post a pic of one so's I kin see what it looks like!
 
leghog said:
Saw a $1 folding pocket knife at Wallyworld today. Ozark Trails. Almost bought it but couldn't be bothered to stand in line with only that. Truly one US buck.

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I got that knife and took it on a trip to float the river. It didn't rust, and it cut the rope that I needed to cut in order to tie myself to the cooler. After that I just kept it in my truck and didn't use it until I had to go to a concert; when they saw it as I was going in I just threw it in the trash.

Daddyo16 said:
Well, now, "crappiness" is in the eye of the beholder!

And besides, I've never seen any knives at a gas station! Someone post a pic of one so's I kin see what it looks like!
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Believe it or not, I saw a knockoff Kershaw Chive with "I heart cowboys" stamped on the side at a gas station. When I realized it had a button lock I decided to try and flick it open, to my surprise it was an automatic knife! This was back in June or July before autos were legal here in Texas. At $4.99 it became my first auto knife.

Before I get any comments about it, I was able to rub off the stamp on the side of the knife with just my finger.
 
I bought one of those Walmart knives when I was on vacation.
The blade steel is not all that bad, but I wouldn't trust the lock, lots of play.

I've never seen a gas station knife either, not here in NY.
But I did buy a knife in the dollar store once, it looked like a mini Spyderco Delica.
 
Just to reiterate the challenge, for those folks who believe that inexpensive means junk, you can prove it to the Bladeforums world. Take your favorite expensive folder, sign up for the Opinel pass around and do side by tests showing to all how the Opinel fails to handle the same hard duty you throw at your more expensive knife. I mean there's no way a cheap $15 knife can keep up, right?

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1097460-Opinel-Pass-Around-amp-Walk-About
 
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There's inexpensive, and then there's unsafe non-functioning junk. This falls into the latter. I wouldn't trade my Opinel or ten-dollar Victorinox for a truckload of those Ozark Trail (the name is laughable) lockbacks. My kid 'won' one at a Cub Scout meeting, and it's utter garbage.

Even the Irish Imperial camp knives that Wal Mart used to sell under the same brand were far superior.
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I kind of like beating up on my knives (regardless of cost). Don't get me wrong I hate it when I've legitimately damaged a knife, however I almost enjoy seeing wear and tear on my blades. Idk, I guess they remind me of battle scars.
 
powernoodle said:
Maybe you need a paradigm shift, because there are no such thing as crappy knives. Even a $5 gas station knife has its attributes. Its easy to find at a gas station, it will cut cardboard or peel an apple, you can use the heck out of it and not worry about it, you can give it to a buddy and you won't cry if you lose it. Its not odd that guys who understand this are on Bladeforums. Its odd that the guys who don't understand it are here.

Is an inlaid Sebenza better than a $5 gas station knife? Not if you are needing to buy a knife, have a $5 bill in your pocket, and are at a gas station.

Let us not forget the immortal words of Martin Luther King, Jr., who admonished America to judge knives not by the color of their scales, but by the content of their character. And $5 gas station knives, my friend, have character. They are society's forgotten knives, the outcast and the scorned. Yet through their struggle for acceptance they have endured. They merely want what all knives want - to be carried, used, sharpened and eventually lost on a hunting trip.
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That... was beautiful :(
 
leghog said:
Bet it'll still cut bait and safely too. At only a buck I'll end up with one.
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It cuts fine and is good as a disposable beater, I used mine a few weeks ago to open a plastic clam pack.
Just don't trust the lock and know its limitations.
 
JPD1998 said:
It cuts fine and is good as a disposable beater, I used mine a few weeks ago to open a plastic clam pack.
Just don't trust the lock and know its limitations.
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Sounds like a worthwhile investment to me... :thumbdn:

There's too many other good choices out there that are sub $20.00 that'd last a lifetime...
 
Czechmate said:
Sounds like a worthwhile investment to me... :thumbdn:

There's too many other good choices out there that are sub $20.00 that'd last a lifetime...
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Stocks and bonds are investments, this is a cheap throw away knife for $1 not a keeper.
 
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