Knife confessions

A.L. said:
I hate the ”EDC scene” aspect of the knives and ”gear”. Mostly just influencer vanity and materialism. Luckily not a lot of it in BladeForums though. :thumbsup:
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I admit that I do not understand the EDC thing. It is one thing to have a collection of user knives; like a set of golf clubs or a well stock toolbox, to give you the most appropriate tool for the job. But, EDC has somehow become a collection rather than that single knife that always goes into your pocket to get you through the day.

n2s
 
I like clip point blades, even though they're more of a liability than useful. They just look The Business.
 
not2sharp said:
I admit that I do not understand the EDC thing. It is one thing to have a collection of user knives; like a set of golf clubs or a well stock toolbox, to give you the most appropriate tool for the job. But, EDC has somehow become a collection rather than that single knife that always goes into your pocket to get you through the day.

n2s
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I agree.
To me, its funny when I see people post things they don't carry daily. Like ARs, axe, hatchet, giant fixed blades, and swords.

My edc is literally edc. I've carried the same sebenza and promethius delta for a long time, no rotating.

EDC is mostly about taking pictures for social media in my opinion.
 
Hm Im sure i can think of a few.

1. Anything people are doing that would cause a well made liner lock to fail, should not be something done with a folding pocket knife. I confess I do not understand the idea that it is a feature to have a blade lock that can withstand several hundred pounds of pressure on the spine. Anything that would require that should be done with a fixed blade. Totally on board with making locks that are more convenient to operate (Axis, Compression, Able, Ball bearing, Ant lock) but not sure why we are marketing something with a thin hollow grind and a lock that can withstand a compact car being placed on the spine.

2. I confess that small batch random drops are a terrible way of selling blades and I wish that more companies would just go to a custom option (even if it costs more) like benchmade does for a few models on their site (are you listening spyderco?). It is incredibly frustrating that there is a huge contingent of people with money in hand wanting to give it to a knife company for a model that they have all the molds for, that they have the materials for, but they happened to just run a single batch 2 years ago and now they wont make any more models in a specific blade steel or handle material or color etc. For example, if you have LC200N, and you have the specs for Manix 2, why cant someone just pay extra on your site like people do for Benchmade to get the exact steel on the exact model that they want? Seems like a win win. You dont even have to regularly produce these it could just be made to order for an upcharge.
 
I’ve bought 6 Benchmade’s in the last week..... *shrugs*

but I have started a list of knives to sell on here because I realized I need to thin out my collection...........A lot.

Its a vicious cycle really.
 
yamsi12 said:
I’ve bought 6 Benchmade’s in the last week..... *shrugs*

but I have started a list of knives to sell on here because I realized I need to thin out my collection...........A lot.

Its a vicious cycle really.
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Sure, sure...we have heard all that before (from ourselves)...I bet you are thinking about a diet plan as well.....:)

n2s
 
My confession would be pretty simple. Rather than list the specific elements of knife design, origin, size, blade shape, etc. that I don't like (since all that has been done before in other threads), I'll just say that at this point in my knife accumulation/collecting journey, the way a knife looks aesthetically and how it feels in my hand are vastly more important than cutting ability*, steel composition, or any other performance oriented metric. I have countless knives that can cut extremely well, and I also have plenty of knives that can hold an edge long after I get tired of cutting whatever I'm cutting. So, these days, a knife has to have something special in the subjective areas in order to have me digging out my wallet.



* Though that's always a plus!
 
Omnius said:
I like traditional slipjoints, but I dislike and can't understand why they almost always have lowest end steel and why many people don't mind or even like it.
Especially carbon steel, I see no reason to use it for a knife since good stainless were developed. It rusts, looks ugly and dirty with patina and don't even have good edge retention to justify it's flaws.
I don't care if they were made like that 50 or 100+ years ago because back then they didn't have better steels. Now we have better steels that won't cost a lot. I like traditionals for their designs and handle materials, not outdated low performance or rust problems. So improve like budget and mid range modern knives do and don't use these leftovers no one else wanted and you got for cheap like C75 or 420.
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I agree with you about carbon steel on folding knives. Stainless is the way to go. But for fixed blades I can think of a few I have in carbon steel I wouldn’t change to stainless steel if I could snap my fingers.
 
marchone said:
I agree with you about carbon steel on folding knives. Stainless is the way to go. But for fixed blades I can think of a few I have in carbon steel I wouldn’t change to stainless steel if I could snap my fingers.
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Of course, fixed camping knives have different needs and priorities. I just never really think about them, I have and use only folders and kitchen knives.

And that might be another confession thing. Since I got into knife hobby, buying a kitchen knife is much harder. Before, I was like most other people, just go to a local supermarket and buy whatever they have. As long as it is cheap and cuts bread, that is good enough.
Now I notice more details and want specific and accurate specs. No more plastic handles and unknown stainless. It should be polished G10, full tangs, flat grinds, at least Aus-8 or 440C, absolutely no damascus or ceramic, no decorative blade indentations. And the whole blade must be perfectly straight, I don't get how my parents can buy and tolerate a knife that is a little, but visibly bent in a few spots. Even if it is only a cheap supermarket one.
So I would say it is not much to ask, just a decent and quite basic knife. But when I look for something like that or a bit better, they are surprisingly rare and expensive.
 
I should have noted that my carbon steel blades are all kitchen knives. I don’t use them in the field.
 
I confess that I have TRIED to like CRKT knives, but the more I look at them, them less impressed I am. They seem to be cheaply made throw away knives that all use budget steels.

I've got a brand new M4-02W on its way to me as a warranty replacement for a different knife they no longer stock and I'm so "meh" about it. Maybe it will impress me, but after the reviews I've seen online, I'm not holding my breath. Never buying another knife from them after this.
 
MolokaiRider said:
Knife Confession?

I managed to cut everything I needed before getting deep into this hobby.

And I used pull through sharpeners.






*Shambles back to my time-out corner*
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This is fantastic. And reminds me of yet another confession. In my uneducated teen years I bought and carried both MTech and Ganzo knives. Don't hate me too much I was young, and poor, and CRKT and SOG were knives I aspired to afford one day.
 
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