I own... And love... A SRM 710. Am I a bad person?

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IanShane

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For the last couple years one of my favorite knives has been my srm 710. But, I find myself both ashamed... And proud, to mention it. What do you think?
 
Why stress about it? It's a Sanrenmu knife which means it's decent quality for the price, but it's not trying to be anything else even if it kind of resembles other knives.
 
i own one too . my favorite? no but i got one of the early ones when they were less that 5 bucks delivered. it was like getting a free knife so how can you lose? it still gets some pocket time now and then. not much not to like
 
Got three, one in each gun bag.
Excellent little knives for the price. Good for
Carving the grips and whatever needs cutting..
 
We all have or have had cheap knives here. I bought an Enlan EL-04 to see if I really really wanted it's more expensive ehhh, cousin. Turns out I wasn't overly impressed. $90 saved and I have a beater to boot. Not everyone can afford what the 710 resembles, so if the knife works for you, enjoy it!
 
A knife's job is simple, it just has to cut stuff. If it does that, everything else you get in a knife is gravy. The Sanrenmu is a nice little knife that cuts well, is well made and doesn't cost much. What's not to like? I like mine too. I don't carry it much because I've got a lot of gravy in other knives I like.
 
One of my most used and favorite knives is à Sanrenmu G-605, and it's not that i don't have more expensive knives with more exotic steels, it just works perfectly and feels right...
 
I have two. One stays in my truck and the other is my "dressy" knife. I almost bought more, but I don't like owning doubles as it is.
 
No, it doesn't make you a bad person, just a realist.
An inexpensive knife that looks decent and a steel that is well heat treated so it sharpens easily and keeps an edge reasonably well, good stuff.
I sort of collect Chinese so I have a few, not my favourite but a very good choice as an honest tool.
 
SRM710_Open.jpg

OH MY GOD, that looks


Pretty decent. What's wrong with it?
 
No, what ever works for you. There will be those people that will yell and complain that its stealing, but it boils down to "what ever works for you" if younlike it so be it, forget who says other wise.
 
n7titan said:
SRM710_Open.jpg

OH MY GOD, that looks


Pretty decent. What's wrong with it?
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Tip down for one. The thumbstud on the other side has a mushroom shape that catches my pocket. I have one. I might see if I can remove the lefthand stud. Well made for under $5. I would definitely carry it if it was tip-up. Handles are steel, so it's heavier than it needs to be.
 
Any knife under $20 is highly likely for me to start grinding away at stuff up don't like. Soften it up or take it off.
I'm most used to tip down, though I can understand your dilemma. I got confused enough that I just took the clip off both my main carrys.

Edit: okay, I lied. I broke the clip on my leek trying to bend it for deep carry. Then I took the rest off :D
 
I'll never be able to swing a small Seb, so I might pull the trigger on one of these one day.

Nothing wrong with liking what you like. Last I checked this was still the land of the free, ya know?
 
US copyright laws are more restrictive than the rest of the world's (read ridiculous) with the music industry claiming songs are "works for hire" and never revert to the artist.

China is completely ignoring copyright laws.

I don't think the Sebenza design is "copyrighted", I don't know.

So I'm wondering what the law actually is here. You can make Barlow patterns as it is "public domain" (to force an example). Does a knife company own a "design" forever?

Now, this is prolly Sanrenmu's most glaring example of "targeting a consumer base" let's say. But what is the actual law here?
 
I think patent laws would apply here instead of copyright laws. But I'm just a guy who likes knives who gets confused and befuddled by all the incomprehensible laws that exist in today's world.

I don't think CR patented any of his designs. If he had, all the frame lock using knife makers in the country would have to pay him. That being the case, using features of his designs is not illegal, immoral or fattening.
 
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