I thought these were overbuilt? Direware lock fail (brand new knife)

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Quiet said:
Actually, plenty of people knew that Direware knives are terrible. You were warned. That you chose not to heed that warning, and had to spend over a grand* (LOL) to find out the hard way is really on you and no one else.

But hey, at least now you know! Don't buy knives that were made famous by Instagram! A valuable lesson, to be sure.


* I still have to laugh, of all the actual quality knives you could have bought with a thousand bucks...
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nobody knew or stated this from experience actually so i have no idea wtf youre talking about man. No one had actual experience with the knife and no one knew about its performance based on a real experience. So again you are wrong.
 
CCC1522 said:
Who the hell said they would do that? because it wasnt me.
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Man! You're new and all of your posts are here arguing a losing argument. Way to start off on the right foot! Read more and post less is what I suggest. The information is here if you look. Food for thought, arguing with some knowledgeable, senior folks here is not the way to get the information you want.
 
CCC1522 said:
nobody knew or stated this from experience actually so i have no idea wtf youre talking about man. No one had actual experience with the knife and no one knew about its performance based on a real experience. So again you are wrong.
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;)

Blues Bender said:
The knife has no intended design outside of being a low production pocket knife...

You want something to chop, baton, etc. then look into a knife designed for that. Something like, I don't know, a Becker or a Busse.
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91bravo said:
Man! You're new and all of your posts are here arguing a losing argument. Way to start off on the right foot! Read more and post less is what I suggest. The information is here if you look. Food for thought, arguing with some knowledgeable, senior folks here is not the way to get the information you want.
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Dude im arguing because no one here at all is addressing what ive said.

All conversations go like this.

question
"is the direware a good knife?"

answer
"Spyderco makes a good knife for half the money and I carry one that i use for work all the time!"

question
"could the direware perform and withstand aggressive hard use tasks such as bushcrafting"

answer
"fixed blades are what you need for bushcrafting, the benchmade bushcrafter is just so much better"

question
"will the direware locking mechanism fail in hard use tasks?"

answer
"its a folder but The Demko has the best lock on the market! i would get that!"


Its just shilling. very few people addressed my questions head on and none were able to talk from experience.

So your suggestion is useless to me when im listening to answers, advice, and condescending remarks that have not only misconstrue what i have said but are in no way related to what I asked, or what im looking for.

I dont need sage advice. I was looking specifically on the abilities of the direware. idc about demko, or pyderco or what price is what or where the value is. No one was able to answer based of of experience. Not one person. So please man keep your "advice" about listening to yourself. Especially when you have guys like Quiet and shinyedges just polluting the thread with condescending remarks and BS that doesnt pertain and infer their own ideas form what Ive said.
 
CCC1522 said:
Dude im arguing because no one here at all is addressing what ive said.

All conversations go like this.

question
"is the direware a good knife?"

answer
"Spyderco makes a good knife for half the money and I carry one that i use for work all the time!"

question
"could the direware perform and withstand aggressive hard use tasks such as bushcrafting"

answer
"fixed blades are what you need for bushcrafting, the benchmade bushcrafter is just so much better"

question
"will the direware locking mechanism fail in hard use tasks?"

answer
"its a folder but The Demko has the best lock on the market! i would get that!"


Its just shilling. very few people addressed my questions head on and none were able to talk from experience.

So your suggestion is useless to me when im listening to answers, advice, and condescending remarks that have not only misconstrue what i have said but are in no way related to what I asked, or what im looking for.

I dont need sage advice. I was looking specifically on the abilities of the direware. idc about demko, or pyderco or what price is what or where the value is. No one was able to answer based of of experience. Not one person. So please man keep your "advice" about listening to yourself. Especially when you have guys like Quiet and shinyedges just polluting the thread with condescending remarks and BS that doesnt pertain and infer their own ideas form what Ive said.
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CCC1522 said:
Im glad you quoted this. does that person have real experience with a direware? ahs that person used a direware?
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A framelock is a framelock, the lock either will slip or it won't. Either way, it's not a good choice for felling trees or prying up a manhole cover. There's no magical framelock that will withstand the use you're describing. It just doesn't exist.
 
What other knives do you like? Brous blades or quartermaster? I bet those will strike your art fancy and not have lockup issues lul

Though both are China made if you don't mind that.
 
When did I say
Blues Bender said:
A framelock is a framelock, the lock either will slip or it won't. Either way, it's not a good choice for felling trees or prying up a manhole cover. There's no magical framelock that will withstand the use you're describing. It just doesn't exist.
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I wanted to pry a manhole cover? and yes there are some tough frame locks that can perform some bushcrafting and hard use tasks quite well.
 
91bravo said:
Silly rabbit, bushcrafting is with fixed blades. Who the hell goes out into the woods for a weekend with a folder as their primary blade?
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Well..........

I do have to say, my most used outdoor knives are my Opinels...... very light, very good at slicing......

Also, the rotolock on them will survive spine wacks and the knife stays locked....... (or light spine pressure....or sneezing or putting a thumb on the spine when whittling......etc)



Now, that said, I don't think I've ever gone camping, canoe camping, etc without at least one fixed blade, usually capable of heavier work.


Once, I did a 17 mile day where I only took a light folder to two.....but the camp at the end of that had running water and charcoal fire pits!!! No need for the knives other than tying items down to a hand cart we were pushing with most of the gear. We had cast iron, for goodness cooking, so it was not ultra light..... but no tents!

Usually I am camping with a hawk, or long chopper or two (car camping). On over night canoe camping trips I take a machete and hawk or hand saw, or all three.



This thread took a turn.

I will say, I've had a few knives show terrible lock security!! Liner, and frame lock. I've had failures that cut me, and those that did not, out of luck.

I check knives in intend on using.

That said, I still carry slipjoints and use them daily too, with out a lock!
 
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CCC1522 said:
nobody knew or stated this from experience actually so i have no idea wtf youre talking about man. No one had actual experience with the knife and no one knew about its performance based on a real experience. So again you are wrong.
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Actually, no, you are. We DID warn you. Anyway, anything you say is really trumped by the fact that you spent over a grand on a Direware. LOL That's pretty sad.
 
CCC1522 said:
Dude im arguing because no one here at all is addressing what ive said.

All conversations go like this.

question
"is the direware a good knife?"

answer
"Spyderco makes a good knife for half the money and I carry one that i use for work all the time!"

question
"could the direware perform and withstand aggressive hard use tasks such as bushcrafting"

answer
"fixed blades are what you need for bushcrafting, the benchmade bushcrafter is just so much better"

question
"will the direware locking mechanism fail in hard use tasks?"

answer
"its a folder but The Demko has the best lock on the market! i would get that!"


Its just shilling. very few people addressed my questions head on and none were able to talk from experience.

So your suggestion is useless to me when im listening to answers, advice, and condescending remarks that have not only misconstrue what i have said but are in no way related to what I asked, or what im looking for.

I dont need sage advice. I was looking specifically on the abilities of the direware. idc about demko, or pyderco or what price is what or where the value is. No one was able to answer based of of experience. Not one person. So please man keep your "advice" about listening to yourself. Especially when you have guys like Quiet and shinyedges just polluting the thread with condescending remarks and BS that doesnt pertain and infer their own ideas form what Ive said.
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"Not one person"

Because this is Bladeforums, here we're pretty well versed on knives, which is why no one buys Direware. It took someone who thought they knew better having to find out for themselves, and now look where we are.

You learned the hard way, because folks with hard heads usually have to. (shrug)
 
Here's the EnZo Birk 75 with many steel and scale options. Good folding knife for light bushcraft. Comes in Scandi grind to.

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Or a EnZo Borka 90

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CCC1522 said:
When did I say

I wanted to pry a manhole cover? and yes there are some tough frame locks that can perform some bushcrafting and hard use tasks quite well.
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There's a thing called sarcasm, you know.

So which is it? Are you using the knife for "construction use" or "bushcrafting"?

Construction use isn't hard use, it's mostly just abrasive materials that will dull your edge quickly. I don't need a lecture about that either, I've done about 5 million dollars worth of projects this year and know hundreds of guys who just use a utility razor. Hell, it's what I use most of the time.
 
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