In your opinion, what is the most OVERrated knife currently available for purchase.. and also list the most UNDERrated knife currently available? Why?

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Hashishiin said:
I think it's probably a great knife for that purpose. Sticking it in my pocket as a light-use cutting tool and forgetting about? That sounds good, I'd use it for that purpose. But... some people talk about it like it's better than anything else. I guess that is the thing. You're talking about it in a quite reasonable way.
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Yah absolutely, the bugout is definitely not the “best“ knife (I think it’s the best or one of the best for my purpose though) there is no such thing as the “best“ knife for everything.
 
I’ve been all over the wrong side of this thread since it started. Seems like I have a lot of overrated knives. If I had to actually pick one from the group below that I thought was overrated it would be the Sebenza. It’s the best $200 knife I’ve ever paid $400 for. Honestly though, most of the knives I own and most of the ones that I’ve seen mentioned on this forum or others for the past 12 years or so are overrated when you get right down to it. I included one of my grandpa’s knives in the group. I doubt it cost $10 when he bought it and it has done more work than the rest of the knives in the group combined have done or probably will ever do. It’s worth more to me than all of them combined for sure. Sometimes we need a little perspective in these discussions.D514C0FB-535F-4EEA-9B15-111E12FD1903.jpeg
 
Drop bear said:
Overrated. The becker BK2 in that it is just too much knife for most jobs most people do. You have this thing that can can open a car and you wind up mostly opening packs of noodles with it.

Underrated are any of those Swedish brands that are not moras. Bahco, hultafors those sorts of things.
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Pretty much exactly what I came here to say.

Agreed!
 
Hashishiin said:
I think it's probably a great knife for that purpose. Sticking it in my pocket as a light-use cutting tool and forgetting about? That sounds good, I'd use it for that purpose. But... some people talk about it like it's better than anything else. I guess that is the thing. You're talking about it in a quite reasonable way.
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The problem is that people compare the Bugout to a fixed blade and then get upset when it's not.

As an every day, have in your pocket, cut what needs to be cut (that isn't a small tree), and doesn't get in the way throughout the day, it's a fantastic knife. I know everyone has their own opinions which is part of the fun but I don't think enough people give the knife a good chance.
 
ktataragasi said:
The problem is that people compare the Bugout to a fixed blade and then get upset when it's not.
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I disagree. While I kind of like my bugout, it's silly for anyone to think it will work like a fixed blade. I much prefer the Houge Deka. Close in size but much better action and materials at a close price point.
The bugout gets my vote for overrated.
The Deka for under rated.
 
Hashishiin said:
No, no... I think you're in the best position possible. US to UK, I cannot think of the place that would prefer you using metal. I find positions like yours enviable. I'm lucky to not be in a place to be victimized, but height, strength, ability, or a force multiplier, seem absolutely needed if I were to be wanting any chance. I look at the monsters of men out there today (Good guys, too, not even bad fellows, simply hulking dudes) and can't imagine a "fair fight". What does that even look like to someone like me? 😂
Anyways, I love the gentle giant-type.
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I’m 6’2” 270 lbs. I power lift 3 times a week and grapple 3-4 times a week. I carry a gun and a knife centerline for clinch work. I, like the other poster, manage to go relatively free from people accosting me, but I also understand there are events that transpire in which I’d rather have a gun. There’s always someone better in a fist fight and if that dude decides to attack me for some reason…
 
Over rated is a knife that lives in a drawer or safe. If it was purchased as a piece of art that is another matter to be considered.
 
I had posted the Boker Arbolito 'El Gigante' as being my personal pick for an underrated knife.

I had to think hard on what I personally believe to be a overrated knife.

My personal choice is actually a brand, and it has already been mentioned during this thread. It, the brand of knife, is GEC, (Great Eastern Cutlery). I only have three specimens, one is a fixed blade, the other two are traditional slipjoints.
I only have three for a reason, and that's simply because I didn't feel I wanted to add any more after getting those three. They're nice knives, two being less so than the other one. I simply didn't feel they met the hype. Nor did I feel they were worth the money I had paid for them.
Of the ones that I have, my favorite, and best made out of the three, is my Tidioute 'French Kate' in Ebony wood, (a lady leg knife). What's weird about that is, it seems that the majority of GEC enthusiasts didn't care for that pattern, it being too gimmicky for most of them. Obviously it's supposed to have some novelty factor to it. I mean, just like the original lady leg knives of the past, it certainly is a novelty, but it's also a functional cutting slipjoint.
Anyhow, I'm not saying that GEC is a bad maker of knives, they can, and do, make nice knives. But... I really do feel that they are highly overrated, (and overpriced).
Obviously, the overrated and underrated thing is going to likely be more opinion than anything else, so this is just that... my opinion.

 
Bob9466 said:
I disagree. While I kind of like my bugout, it's silly for anyone to think it will work like a fixed blade. I much prefer the Houge Deka. Close in size but much better action and materials at a close price point.
The bugout gets my vote for overrated.
The Deka for under rated.
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As long as you found something you enjoy. I don't think there is an over /under - rated. Just different preferences.
 
353 said:
Ok, I'm gonna be that guy.

The sebbie isn't all about the tolerances, to me it's about the beautiful clean design and the esthetics. And A LOT of people get this, I'm sorry you don't.

When you have that design and manage to create a consistent high performing action, blade grind(also a great design) with good steel, you have a winner. There is a legit reason they can't make enough knives..

Screw deep pocket clips, as some posts already stated that is an overrated thing by itself.

Would it be nice if they cost 150 bucks less, of course. But I don't think the high quality CRK enterprice would be putting out the same product at that price.

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Overrated blades? I have deep respect for those who stayed away from mentioning one, I'll have to mention the Norseman.
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What’s funny by you saying that about them costing 150 less and not bein g the same qualaity, when I first bought my 1st Sebenza, it was 1996 made with BG42 steel, costing me a whopping 250 bucks! Ahhh the good ol days!
 
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Man, I have been thinking about the Bugout, linerless, omega springs, could snap it like a twig... and was thinking of options that are alternatives to the Bugout!
Personally, if I want something of the description of a Bugout, I grab my Ontario R2D2. Or, I could grab a super-slim, super light Douk-Douk or Mercator, if you want the lock really badly. Also, a LW Para 3 or something of that nature, a Manix LW perhaps, if you want the ball-lock. A Delica!
 
Hashishiin said:
Man, I have been thinking about the Bugout, linerless, omega springs, could snap it like a twig... and was thinking of options that are alternatives to the Bugout!
Personally, if I want something of the description of a Bugout, I grab my Ontario R2D2. Or, I could grab a super-slim, super light Douk-Douk or Mercator, if you want the lock really badly. Also, a LW Para 3 or something of that nature, a Manix LW perhaps, if you want the ball-lock. A Delica!
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If you want a knife like the bugout but you want it to be better in every way you buy a Hogue Deka.
 
To me, any knife with a sharpening OR finger choil, even 50/50 choil, is overrated. I don't understand why there are so few models that have cutting edge all the way to the handle, like the Spyderco Resilience and Tenacious, which I will propose as the most underrated models in my opinion.
 
I'll play.

Overrated: Oz Roosevelt - I'm sure it's great, but I don't understand the 3x secondary market. Scarcity + YouTube hype is probably a lot of it, but still. I'd snap one up instantly at table, but not for $1300-$1500.

Underrated: Most things by Hogue. The Hogue Ritter models are superlative. Laser sharp out of the box, stellar QC, and made in the USA. Great bang for the buck.
 
David Mary said:
To me, any knife with a sharpening OR finger choil, even 50/50 choil, is overrated. I don't understand why there are so few models that have cutting edge all the way to the handle, like the Spyderco Resilience and Tenacious, which I will propose as the most underrated models in my opinion.
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I don't HATE choils, but I do find it a little ridiculous, the Spyderco PM2 has a 3.44" blade and a 3" cutting edge, and a handle the same size as the Buck 110. That is the knife's biggest flaw, imo, and it is because of the choil.
 
seacucumber said:
Overrated: Sebenza
I wouldn't benefit much from tight tolerances. Low blade play hasn't helped me. I've used a fixed blade with no blade play, and a folder with some.
They lack some features, like milling for weight reduction and a deep pocket clip.
I don't know if the steel makes sense. It might be better to have less edge retention and a replacement blade.

Underrated: Olfa Works FK-1
Its the ultimate thin bushcraft knife. It has replaceable blades that are designed to not snap off. Its a snap-off knife. Its strong enough to baton. You don't want to baton with this. Thick strong knives are needed for bushcraft, but you don't always need the strength. Thin blades make sharpening easier, and you can put it off by replacing blades. Use it when you can, so you don't have to sharpen your thick knives much.
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