Knife brands to stay away from

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buy what knives you want and that look cool to you and work your way up, my First knife was a S&W i carried it for years and i still have it 9 years later. give some company a try for your self before u completely conclude you dislike them, but allways try the knife before you buy to know it has decent quality.
 
Joe58 said:
That question is just about impossible to answer I think. Every brand out there has their supporters. I've read many posts from guys using the Walmart off shore made knives cause they beat the crap out of them, or lose them, then just buy another. For their particular needs, they'd never use, say, a Sebenza or Hinderer. And many feel that spending over $25 for a knife is just crazy.

You may be better served identifying what you'd like your knife for, and your budget range. Check the online vendors to see which models appeal to you. Then search the forums and odds are, you'll find reviews already given. If not, everyone here is pretty helpful and not shy about giving their opinion. Lol.

If you can in your area, attend a gun or knife show and try to handle as many different kinds of knives that you can to see how they feel. I've bought quite a few knives that looked great in the picture, but then felt terrible in my hand. It may not be the exact knife you're looking for, but similar enough to see if the ergo's will work for you.
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most brands that are 2 for $10 at the fleamarket or the asian run store in the mall
 
Big Mike said:
This thread has no where to go but down. :thumbdn: :( :thumbdn:

Every knife has got it's market or it wouldn't be made.

The question itself begs negative feedback. :(


We should be discussing the positive attributes of knives and knife makers,
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I agree with this.

Heck, at least one poster has said to stay away from Buck (and more power to them if Buck doesn't work for them), a brand many of us would swear by in several models.

I think this shows that every brand is going to have a variety of supporters and detractors. The broad scope of the question makes it unanswerable despite attempts (including mine here) to answer it.

I actually bought a couple of decent Gerber knives in the past few years. Shocking, I know, but it's true. Not amazing, but also not the crap that 99% of the brand is now. I would say almost--ALMOST--no brand is completely and totally irredeemable. Each knife, each brand, each style, appeals to someone, even if not necessarily to me.
 
GBell14 said:
I'm sorry if I offended anyone of you so is there a way to delete or lock this thread?
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I really don't think anyone here is offended, honestly. Just a broad question that is hard for us enthusiasts to answer, although as you can see we can give our own personal brands we don't like. But that doesn't mean YOU won't like them or have to avoid them... we don't know everything. Well, Esav Benyamin might. ;)

That said, under Administrative Tools, as the thread starter you can choose to close the thread. It should also be there as a big button at the bottom.

But really, no need for that unless you really want to.
 
I will close it and start a new one about knife brand and why you like them such as there postives attributes
 
RedLynx said:
I agree with this.

Heck, at least one poster has said to stay away from Buck (and more power to them if Buck doesn't work for them), a brand many of us would swear by in several models.

I think this shows that every brand is going to have a variety of supporters and detractors. The broad scope of the question makes it unanswerable despite attempts (including mine here) to answer it.

I actually bought a couple of decent Gerber knives in the past few years. Shocking, I know, but it's true. Not amazing, but also not the crap that 99% of the brand is now. I would say almost--ALMOST--no brand is completely and totally irredeemable. Each knife, each brand, each style, appeals to someone, even if not necessarily to me.
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I also have no idea why someone listed Buck but I think there are some brands that will see near universal agreement to stay away from.

I would say Frost is completely and totally irredeemable.
 
Gerber...the military has dibs on their only good knives, which is what they make them for.
 
Kershaws said:
Gerber...the military has dibs on their only good knives,
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To be frank all those knives issued to the military from Gerber aren't no where near good either. 420HC steel with shoddy build quality.

If someone asks me what's a good entry level knife I would direct them to CRKT, they are about as cheap as Gerbers but with outstanding and I mean OUT FREAKIN STANDING!!! build quality for the price. I have owned almost a thousand knives in my whole knife collecting career and I have owned some of the most expensive knives this world has to offer. Guess which knife of all of the ones I have owned is my all time favorite? My beloved CRKT James Williams designed, Otanshi Noh Ken. It almost feels like a custom in the hand.
 
Another thing to keep in mind is that some companies (Kershaw) make exclusive knives for certain retailers IIRC. Research, buy, then research some more.

My recommendation, you might as well buy an [Opinel] (Mercator, Swiss Army Knife, Douk Douk, etc.) while you're waiting. I find it's what I prefer these days, more than all my Spydercos, few Benchmades, and modest amount of Kershaws. They just work. Sanrenmu has some original designs worth looking at too. Particularly fond of the 728 and 681. The 685 is very nice too.
 
Big Mike said:
This thread has no where to go but down. :thumbdn: :( :thumbdn:Every knife has got it's market or it wouldn't be made.The question itself begs negative feedback. :(We should be discussing the positive attributes of knives and knife makers,...not opening a free for all to post negative comments. :eek:Tenants like:"Buy from reputable knife makers or dealers."And."A smart buyer gets what he pays for."Are rules to heed when knife shopping.Big Mike
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This^^^ Well said, Mike.
 
OK Leghog, step away from the kitten...
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I'm kinda focused on blade metal myself (what was that meow sound?). Blade steel and heat treat are equally important for a decent blade. Since you have no way from advertising to know the heat treat your only option is to get on a forum such as this one and read people's opinions.

So a better question would be, "What are good knives/companies if I wanna spend $(??)?".

This is asked so often that I believe we could have a sticky with answers in all the ranges as in...

Best knife for $20-$30?
Best knife for $30-$50?

And so on.

No one is offended, it just gets deep here sometimes. You could just re-phrase your question something like the above (or whatever) to get positive answers and continue if you like.
 
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