i love the enduras throw the kershaws in the trash

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i love the enduras throw the kershaws in the trash the last composite blade of kershaw with cpmd2 only held an edge 2 days.--dennis
 
DennisStrickland said:
i love the enduras throw the kershaws in the trash the last composite blade of kershaw with cpmd2 only held an edge 2 days.--dennis
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that's a pretty heavy statement, what do you think happened? maybe could it have been a fluke?

p.s. has anyone ever rockwell tested the D2 portion of a composite blade?
 
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DennisStrickland said:
i love the enduras throw the kershaws in the trash the last composite blade of kershaw with cpmd2 only held an edge 2 days.--dennis
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Either it was a rare defect, or you did something to it to ruin the edge. Most Kershaw D2 is great; they generally HT their knives pretty hard so you get the most out of the steel.
 
Thomas W said:
Nevermind...trying to be more tender...
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It's hard, but it pays off Thomas. :thumbup:

Dennis dunno why you've got a beef with Kershaw, but this is the second time you've posted how garbage they were / how you've been promoting that to your colleagues. Perhaps it would be good to tell us how/why you feel so strongly. I find it kind of strange that you don't explain your post besides "its edge lasted 2 days."
 
knivesandguns said:
It's hard, but it pays off Thomas. :thumbup:

Dennis dunno why you've got a beef with Kershaw, but this is the second time you've posted how garbage they were / how you've been promoting that to your colleagues. Perhaps it would be good to tell us how/why you feel so strongly. I find it kind of strange that you don't explain your post besides "its edge lasted 2 days."
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i'm also interested in his explanation. if you are going to throw a company under the bus, i expect a damn good story to accompany it.
 
tried kershaws since the 80s & myself & every friend remarked that kershaws would'nt keep cutting. not only have i preformed cardboard cutting tests on hundreds of blades since the 70s. i have submitted knives in vg1, vg10. zdp, d2, m390,m4, gec 440c, & gecs 1095 to forum members for sisal rope cutting. some of these results have been featured in the testing section of the forum. one of my latest tests was a folder in 60v against a spydie stretch in zdp 189. the 60v out cut in [cardboard] the zdp about 30%. if members wish to inform me of the best cutting current kershaw currently available, i can easily buy it at jobber cost. please give me the best present kershaw & if i can obtain it i'll do initial cutting tests & if i think it warrants vindication i'll ship it to ankerson in carolina or knarfeng in san diego for sisal cutting tests & with their permission i'll post the honest results in the forum testing section. i'm not baised but have'nt seen at present a kershaw that holds an edge. the glove is in your hands--dennis
 
DennisStrickland said:
tried kershaws since the 80s & myself & every friend remarked that kershaws would'nt keep cutting. not only have i preformed cardboard cutting tests on hundreds of blades since the 70s. i have submitted knives in vg1, vg10. zdp, d2, m390,m4, gec 440c, & gecs 1095 to forum members for sisal rope cutting. some of these results have been featured in the testing section of the forum. one of my latest tests was a folder in 60v against a spydie stretch in zdp 189. the 60v out cut in [cardboard] the zdp about 30%. if members wish to inform me of the best cutting current kershaw currently available, i can easily buy it at jobber cost. please give me the best present kershaw & if i can obtain it i'll do initial cutting tests & if i think it warrants vindication i'll ship it to ankerson in carolina or knarfeng in san diego for sisal cutting tests & with their permission i'll post the honest results in the forum testing section. i'm not baised but have'nt seen at present a kershaw that holds an edge. the glove is in your hands--dennis
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Dennis,

What specific Kershaws have you tested?
 
DennisStrickland said:
tried kershaws since the 80s & myself & every friend remarked that kershaws would'nt keep cutting. not only have i preformed cardboard cutting tests on hundreds of blades since the 70s. i have submitted knives in vg1, vg10. zdp, d2, m390,m4, gec 440c, & gecs 1095 to forum members for sisal rope cutting. some of these results have been featured in the testing section of the forum. one of my latest tests was a folder in 60v against a spydie stretch in zdp 189. the 60v out cut in [cardboard] the zdp about 30%. if members wish to inform me of the best cutting current kershaw currently available, i can easily buy it at jobber cost. please give me the best present kershaw & if i can obtain it i'll do initial cutting tests & if i think it warrants vindication i'll ship it to ankerson in carolina or knarfeng in san diego for sisal cutting tests & with their permission i'll post the honest results in the forum testing section. i'm not baised but have'nt seen at present a kershaw that holds an edge. the glove is in your hands--dennis
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Dennis

Certainly appreciate you and "everyone of your friends" sticking with us for 3 decades. Hard to believe since we've been such underperformers for you guys every single time. Apparently the best in Japan, and those here in the US have been messing up since we became a brand, and have a lot to learn according to you.

I think what you’re missing with your posts and even your testing Dennis, it that it’s just your opinion, your experience. You can’t generalize brands/steels like you do and post them as gospel. More folks have just the opposite experiences than you, how do you explain that?

Even with your and others testing, it’s one sample, one test, and in truth, doesn’t add up to anything more than that.,.not in my opinion. I don’t even feel many give two hoots about those testing threads, as common sense tells you that the results have too many variables to be taken too serious. You should quit taking yourself with all of this too seriously as well.

Dennis, your vast experience doesn’t mean any more or less than any other member’s real world experience here, not to me anyway. Unfortunately, you think that it does. Your “throw Kershaw’s in the trash” comment tells us so. If Ankerson and knarfeng are in agreement with you on this, then they just dropped a notch with me. At least they have enough forum etiquette to keep from looking arrogant and silly (being tender again :)) when posting about it.

You question us as an organization, our HT, performance, shout it out as fact…while you can have your opinion Dennis, your recent posts are pretty dang poor. It also seems you do have bias for and against certain brands, no words from you will change my mind on that.
 
put up or shut up--inform me what kershaw to purchase & i'll test it. if it has any merit or doe'st have merit i'll send it to an engineer whom will test & give the results. please tell me more than i'm an idiot--inform me which knife to buy & it will be tested. otherwise i stand by my original opinion.--post the kershaw model today & i'll call the distributor tomorrow.thomas you please tell me what to buy & i'll do my part, if kershaw has turned the corner i'll be the man i am & inform the forum. dennis
 
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put up or shut up--inform me what kershaw to purchase & i'll test it. if it has any merit or doe'st have merit i'll send it to an engineer whom will test & give the results. please tell me more than i'm an idiot--inform me which knife to buy & it will be tested. otherwise i stand by my original opinion.--post the kershaw model today & i'll call the distributor tomorrow.thomas you please tell me what to buy & i'll do my part, if kershaw has turned the corner i'll be the man i am & inform the forum. dennis
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Put up or shut up? Someone called you an idiot? Dennis you need to ease up and read post thoroughly prior to posting.

I'm calling you out as bias, and that you have only one opinion. That's all.

It doesn't matter the results of any knife/steel you evaluate, it's just your opinion of a given sample. It doesn't mean the brand/specific knife, or given steel should be thrown in the trash. You know this, or at least should. Show some responsibility with your posts. Any result with any knife that you "test" will be nothing more than one knife, one evaluation, and one result. Same goes with your "friends", same goes with anyone. Others will have just the opposite experience as yours. Again I ask you, how is your opinion more viable than one that goes against your findings? I'll answer it here, its not! To think otherwise is foolish, but I'll look for your response on this.

Dennis, if we havent "turned a corner" by now, we never will in your world. Now start your PM'ing, and we'll look for some real under performing Kershaw data from you in the upcoming weeks. I'll keep all of this in mind when the threads pop up.

I find these, "I'll call you out, but don't call me out" posts most laughable.
 
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first i never commented that ankerson or knarfeng said anything about kershaws . these men along with myself tested the listed steels on sisal after my initial cardboard tests. their tests concurred with my percentages on the edge holding. thomas plese tell me what to buy so i can inform my friends of your wonderful edge holding model . we all would like to benefit from something i can buy at a very big discount. i will say that the zipper edge jyd was the smoothest opening knife i ever bought but as my computer friend said, " dennis this knife is nothing like the endura it dulled in 2 days"
 
Dennis, what I want is for you to just stand by your original "opinion" about us. You can't prove your opinion to be right to me, or those that have found their Kershaw(s) to perform up to, or beyond their expectations. Look, your performance findings are the minority on this forum, why?

I don't personally care what/if you test, or even the results of such "tests" remember? I know what the knives are capable of, and your "testing" and/or opinion won't ever change that.
 
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formites please go to community section , scroll down to wilderness & survival , then go to san gabriel wild area. you will see some photos of a siegle or two made from 5160 steel doing much more than thomas talking. i'm a cutter not a promoter. dennis
 
as mentioned this dialogue is really fruitless since opinions are only opinions but i have done all i can to offer my money & muscle to see if kershaws can cut.forums are important because we all like knives & love to talk about them. dennis
 
DennisStrickland said:
if kershaw has turned the corner i'll be the man i am & inform the forum. dennis
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Please do! I refuse to buy a knife unless a real man tells me to. We're all anxiously waiting to see if we have your permission to buy Kershaws.

Anyway, the new ZT 0551 should hold an edge very well, considering the steel. Kershaw's S30V is also HT'ed pretty hard, so a more available test sample would be something like the S30V Leek.
 
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