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glad you like it, but please
Yeah, I have to agree. I own a titanium Eros and a stainless version as well. Great knives. The titanium Eros is a thing of beauty and has great fit and finish, but comparable to a Chris Reeve knife? No. Think again. And I own 2 Sebenzas, in case you're wondering.
Well my eros is just as well built and as thorough of a design as my CRK sebenza and ti-lock. It is a Ken Onion product. On this forum he said he showed it to his mom, like any son would and it was the first knife she kept and did not give back 
. It is CRKT,s premium product and it shows. Has a unique steel as well, while CRK only gives you one steel flavor S30V.
. It is CRKT,s premium product and it shows. Has a unique steel as well, while CRK only gives you one steel flavor S30V.
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Well my eros is just as well built and as thorough of a design as my CRK sebenza and ti-lock. It is a Ken Onion product. On this forum he said he showed it to his mom, like any son would and it was the first knife she kept and did not give back
Um what? The inaccuracies in this statement are just silly.
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I agree with a lot of what's been said about the quality and material of CRKT is this thread, but they do have some nice designs that are good EDC knives. The Wrinkle is a decent EDC knife for the money. Almost everyone I have is made in Taiwan. I never consider buying any of the CRKT's in blister packs.
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Well my eros is just as well built and as thorough of a design as my CRK sebenza and ti-lock. It is a Ken Onion product. On this forum he said he showed it to his mom, like any son would and it was the first knife she kept and did not give back
My Sebenzas came with S35VN steel, not S30V. They are also available in several handle variations/inlays, so it's not like they only have one option. I agree that the CRKT Eros is a well built knife, but if you think it's comparable to a Chris Reeve folder, then you must be living in an alternate reality from me.
As nice as my CRKT Eros is with it's titanium handle and it's Acuto+ blade, it does not reach the tolererance level and build quality a Chris Reeve knife. It simply does not. The price difference between the Eros and Sebenza alone should be a clear indicator of that. You can pick up a titanium Eros for around $110 any day of the week from Amazon. Now, you tell me where can you get a Chris Reeve folder for that price?
The Eros is a fantastic little gentleman's folder, but let's not kid ourselves into thinking that it's comparable to or even equal to a Chris Reeve folder. It's not. I understand that you really like your Eros and think highly of it. I think highly of mine as well, but in my world it would be absurd to say that it equals to the quality and fit/finish of my Sebenzas.
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What's your point?
CRKT was the seller of the knife. I don't see any difference between this and the Spyderco Gayle Bradley, designed by Gayle and Produced in Taiwan.
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I believe Spyderco owns the factories. His point is that CRKT's only role in that knife was getting the various parties together and then putting their name on it. And let us not pretend that CRKT is even in the realm of QC, fit'finish, or value of Spyderco.
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Strange you should say that considering CRKT won the Blade Overall Folding Knife of the Year Award in 2014. Not Spyderco, not CRK, not Benchmade, etc. but CRKT. They must be doing something right to win such a prestigious award.
Do you know for sure that CRKT doesn't have any ownership interest in the factory? Do you know for sure that Spyderco owns the factory in Taiwan? I would be curious to know your source of this information if true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGqMii3upQA
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Not clicking on a random youtube link with no explanation, sorry. I am well aware that CRKT won that award. Yes, I know for sure CRKT does not own the factory that knife was made in. Prove me wrong if you want to try. CRKT also did not commission enough of that knife to even make a dent in the high end production knife market. Seemed like a great knife with excellent craftsmanship. Not big enough for me personally though.
And no, I am not sure if spyderco owns the Taichung factory. You will notice in my quote above I used the word "believe". It really matters not though. In my experience Spyderco has had far better fit/finish, quality control, and execution of their products. An indication is in the care they have in producing knives. I have had many CRKTs over time and even still have some of them, and I cannot say the same about CRKT.
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That knife was designed by Ken Onion for CRKT, and built by Lionsteel for CRKT. The most CRKT did on the HiJinx was distribute it.
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I have the Gayle Bradley. While it was designed by Gayle it's obviously a spyderco knife in looks and feel. If you can't see the logo you'd have no idea the Hijinx is a CRKT knife. They've never put out something of that quality (since apparently they are incapable) or style so who would know?
Spyderco builds a lot of great knives at Taichung and Sal has said they are only making Spydies there.
To me it's like Wilson Combat getting knife maker of the year for the Starbenza
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What is your point? Many companies outsource the production and use independent designers. All major knife companies seem to do it. Am I supposed to be alarmed because CRKT does this?
The fit and finish on their more expensive knives is as good as any other manufacturers.
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It may be a little unpopular around here, but I have always gotten good use out of my CRKT knives. The Heiho got me into this knife collection, and is still one of my solid work knives that I've put through the ringer. I've abused it just as much as any Spyderco or Kershaw I've owned and it has come through with flying colors every time. Add to that toughness the low price point and you have a hell of a good deal. The other Williams-designed knives are quite eye catching as well, which speaks to what others have said about unique designs.
That said, I will agree with some QC issues to an extent. While I've never gotten a CRKT that I had to return due to manufacturing defects or flaws, small things sometimes crop up. Things like loose thumb disks out of box, untightened outburst screws, loose clips, etc. Nothing crippling, but you dont see that a lot with other mid-higher end brands.
That said, I will agree with some QC issues to an extent. While I've never gotten a CRKT that I had to return due to manufacturing defects or flaws, small things sometimes crop up. Things like loose thumb disks out of box, untightened outburst screws, loose clips, etc. Nothing crippling, but you dont see that a lot with other mid-higher end brands.
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The heiho is a highlight in the lineup. I still own mine. Won't be getting rid of it. That said, the hissatsu folder I had would not even open when the torsion bar was installed. It would have needed significant modification to do so. Worked fine unassisted but this just speaks to the problem with CRKT knives: designed by someone else, made in a factory they don't care to watch, and the results are great design with extremely poor execution.
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Hissatsu have outstanding design, love the knife, love the Heiho, one of my most used folders. I agree with everything said about the designs and QC of CRKT.
I apologize for the off topic but I see this complaint so often and it is true, they could think about this design flaw, but the fix is ridiculously simple man, here it is:
1. Loose the screw that holds the torsion bar and center it so it'll be in the middle of the blade/between the two liners.
2. Mark with something, whiteout, some permanent marker, anything you want, you can actually scratch the bottom of the torsion bar after you tight the screw little bit so it won't move and it'll give you a center line .
3. Remove the torsion bar and flatten/ grind it's surface where it's facing the screw to about 1/3 of the bar's thickness or less.
4. Remove the screw and flatten the part of it that is contacting the bar.
5. Install the bar and the screw together, use some blue Loctite on the screw, and push the bar inside so the distance between the end of the bar and the edge on the blade base are about 4.5mm apart, just as it is on the picture.
6. tight the screw as much as you can and you're done. As it's visible from the picture, my knife is full of lint and dust and works flawlessly.
Didn't touch it for years, just blowing it once in a while with the compressor and dropping some oil on the part of the blade that's rubbing on the torsion bar, that's it.
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I only have two CRKT knives, a Ken Onion "Wave" and a SLIP KISS. I also have one of their Guppie multi-tools.
The clip on the Wave sheared the mounting screws from the aluminum scale. They will repair it under warranty, when ever I get around to sending it in. I'm a truck driver, and do not get home often, so no rush for sending it in. I have a Buck 110 to use in its place.
No problems with the SLIP KISS, which I EDC'd for maybe 4 or 5 months, before replacing it with a two blade Rough Rider Barlow (Barlow since replaced by a Buck 389 Canoe (two blades) and 301 Stockman (three blades).)
I've EDC'd the Guppie for over a year now, no problems with it.
The clip on the Wave sheared the mounting screws from the aluminum scale. They will repair it under warranty, when ever I get around to sending it in. I'm a truck driver, and do not get home often, so no rush for sending it in. I have a Buck 110 to use in its place.
No problems with the SLIP KISS, which I EDC'd for maybe 4 or 5 months, before replacing it with a two blade Rough Rider Barlow (Barlow since replaced by a Buck 389 Canoe (two blades) and 301 Stockman (three blades).)
I've EDC'd the Guppie for over a year now, no problems with it.
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Something that should have been done in which ever factory this is made in and/or caught by CRKT before it ever went out. Sold that knife years ago man. Wish I had seen this before. And I did look hard! Apparently Williams prefers it unassisted himself. Knife was actually great without the torsion bar. Complete fail with it.
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I understand, it happens. Mine was in the same way, the more I open and close it, the more the torsion was rubbing in the liner...
I got pissed one day, opened it up and figured out what was the problem... I completely agree that they should think about this, it's not a rocket science and it's very easily executable during manufacturing I believe.
It is just me, but with knife like this I would like to leave the opening as much as I can to the mechanical factor...
Torsion bar is quicker than my thumb, doesn't get tired, and it needs minimal push to start working, something that I would not guarantee that will be able to execute better if needed.I also came across the info about Williams, but there are two things about his preference: He got much more training that I do, and (based on #1) he probably prefer a quieter opening technique that most other people ( to put it that way and not going in details)...
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I understand, it happens. Mine was in the same way, the more I open and close it, the more the torsion was rubbing in the liner...
I got pissed one day, opened it up and figured out what was the problem... I completely agree that they should think about this, it's not a rocket science and it's very easily executable during manufacturing I believe.
It is just me, but with knife like this I would like to leave the opening as much as I can to the mechanical factor...
I also came across the info about Williams, but there are two things about his preference: He got much more training that I do, and (based on #1) he probably prefer a quieter opening technique that most other people ( to put it that way and not going in details)...
Funny thing was, once the torsion bar was removed it was one of the more smooth on washer knives I ever had. Go figure.