Knife Pet Peeves

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bucsfan69 said:
1) Recurve blades
2) flippers WITH thumb studs- 👎
3) I actually cannot stand the plastic feeling G10
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Good list:

I also posted hating recurves.
I do find FRN and Grivory to feel much worse than G10, but micarta is always my favorite, and some CF.
And I also hate thumb studs on a flipper, unless it's a blade stop that is not in the cutting path at all.
Thumb flick holes in a flipper I don't mind.
 
One last to the list and I am done: OTS autos with a blade lock (safety) . I personally have never dropped one and it spontaneously opened, maybe others have 🤷🏼‍♂️. Maybe for auto newbies on cheap production knives but for better knives , $150+, just why?
 
I'm a boomer, so I tend to blame everything wrong on Millennials or Gen Z.

The whole flipper fad seems to target both groups, as does this drop-shut and fidget thing. Not sure why a whole generation of younger people have this deep need to fidget. Maybe it is due to nuclear radiation in the air. lol.
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
I'm a boomer, so I tend to blame everything wrong on Millennials or Gen Z.

The whole flipper fad seems to target both groups, as does this drop-shut and fidget thing. Not sure why a whole generation of younger people have this deep need to fidget. Maybe it is due to nuclear radiation in the air. lol.
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Rapid reductions in attention span induced by technological advances.
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
I'm a boomer, so I tend to blame everything wrong on Millennials or Gen Z.

The whole flipper fad seems to target both groups, as does this drop-shut and fidget thing. Not sure why a whole generation of younger people have this deep need to fidget. Maybe it is due to nuclear radiation in the air. lol.
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Synov said:
Rapid reductions in attention span induced by technological advances.
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Where all the "Okay Boomer" responses? 😂

I'm 60, and I don't fidget, but I like flippers (and emojis). But I can definitely see the appeal of flipping a knife and having it drop shut. Knives for me were kind of a PITA before I discovered one handed openers. Believe it or not, I was 30 years old before I bought my first, a Spyderco Wayne Goddard C16P fully serrated, after loosing my childhood Buck 110 in a move 30 years ago. I still have that one 30 years later.

For my aging hands, now a flipper with a button/plunge lock is ideal - to not have to deal with arthritis at the base of my thumb, or dry cracked finger tips that hurt using a liner/frame lock is a blessing. It just happens to also be one of the most fidgety types of knife.
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
I'm a boomer, so I tend to blame everything wrong on Millennials or Gen Z.

The whole flipper fad seems to target both groups, as does this drop-shut and fidget thing. Not sure why a whole generation of younger people have this deep need to fidget. Maybe it is due to nuclear radiation in the air. lol.
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I'm in Generation X but I love flipper tabs and slick action. If anything, developing both arthritis and nerve issues in my hands has only increased my fondness for such things. I don't fidget repeatedly but opening and closing with such action does give me a modicum of satisfaction.

Some things are different, at least for some of the people younger than us. Synov Synov is right about technological advances and competition for attention. I recall reading somewhere that questionable food additives started ramping up in the 80s. Also, the use of psychiatric medication in children and teens started ramping up in the 90s.
 
In general, I dislike folders. Also dislike unsealed handles on fixed-blades (such as removable handle scales).

My knives get dirty every single day. Plant matter, animal fat / blood, food, dirt, whatever. Any knife I carry gets thoroughly washed a good 4-5 times on an average day, as I typically use the knife I’m carrying for everything on any given day. Having a fixed-blade with a sealed handle is just magnitudes better for me, the way I use my knives.

I dislike recurves / quarter-rounds / serrations / anything else that might prevent me from woodcarving the way I’ve done for years and am accustomed to.

I dislike sub-hilts and double-edge knives as well. Again, it impedes the strategies I like to use while woodcarving.

I dislike hard angles / edges on handles. Another reason I dislike most folders. I will often use a knife for 6-8 hours at a time, sometimes more, and any defined edge on a handle REALLY gets noticeable. Smooth surfaces and well-rounded edges are what works well for me.

Lastly, I dislike extremely thin handles. Again, these tend to hurt after a while of use.
 
I have a new peeve, now that it has happened twice in a couple months: Knives that ought to be flickable but come out of the box with the pivot screw cranked down so tight that it takes two hands to open the blade. Sure, I can loosen the pivot screw, but does the company have any quality control procedures at all? The offending knives were a Spyderco Stretch 2XL Lightweight and a Spyderco Endura 4 Lightweight Thin Red Line.

BTW, I am a Boomer and I like good flippers, and I wish Benchmade could make a flipper that flips as well as several sub-$20 knives I have and does not have a recurved blade.
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
I'm a boomer, so I tend to blame everything wrong on Millennials or Gen Z.

The whole flipper fad seems to target both groups, as does this drop-shut and fidget thing. Not sure why a whole generation of younger people have this deep need to fidget. Maybe it is due to nuclear radiation in the air. lol.
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I’m a boomer, and I like to fidget. I also seem to prefer flipper knives. Of course I also have the attention span of a turnip. My leftover Chinese food was really good tonight.
 
- Sharp tangs like the ones GEC makes that tear holes to the universe (but fanbois love 'em because they are so seamless!)
- Sharpening ridges out of factory
- Kydex sheaths. Almost all of them. Youtubers tell how amazing the fit is but when you blink the knife falls out.
- Oversized sharp manping (big jimping)
- That being said anything designed by Jesper Voxnaes (stupid thick knives with hotspots all over the place and shitty ergos).
 
For knives
-Holes in blades
-Gut hooks, sheepsfoot or wharncliffe blades
-Those 'wave' tab things
-PRICES

For people
-The "if it doesn't cost $200 or more it's garbage" crowd.
-----Really disheartening to people who can't justify unreasonably high prices for a certain steel type and are looking for a good knife at a good price.
 
A.L. said:
- That being said anything designed by Jesper Voxnaes (stupid thick knives with hotspots all over the place and shitty ergos).
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My Ace Corta begs to differ.

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Wire pocket clips
Holes drilled/milled/stamped in the clip
Finger choils on knives with a handle large enough to get a full grip on (for example on a knife like the spyderco dragonfly it’s perfectly acceptable to have the finger choil so you can get a full grip)
Liner locks with the show side scale protruding proud above the lock bar (Civivi is especially guilty of this on many models Ive otherwise wanted to like)
Blade centering dependent on the tension you put on the pivot. If I have to crank the pivot so tight the blade doesn’t swing to get it centered there’s a problem.

There’s more but I’m so picky with my purchases anymore I don’t often run into them. I went through a run of Civivi / WE stuff with the above mentioned “fault” before I figured that preference out though.
 
Tip down only pocket clips. I have exactly 2 of them out of hundreds of knives. One is my avatar & the other is a Boker. I tried switching the clip on the Boker to tip up but it put pressure on the framelock & was really hard to close so I switched it back. I got used to it, but still barely carry it. I wouldn't eactly call it a pet peeve. More of a preference/deal breaker. I'm not crazy about AO or combo edges either but have them.
 
Hyper aggressive (my description) Hinderer style jimping…unfortunately seems to be an American knife making trend, but not exclusively. Fine if using with gloves, but that’s like .02% of the time for me.
 
Sharpened pry bars with shit geometry and any knife described as "overbuilt". Overbuilt just tells me a knife sucks at doing the most important thing it should do well: cutting.

1095 being used as the gold standard for tough knife steels

Spidey holes on fixed blades

Really brittle, chippy steel

Fixed blades based off folding knives that keep most of the drawbacks of a folding knife (aka all the shitty ergos, thin flat slabs for handles and flipper tabs for some reason) without the convenience of actually folding.

Oversized finger guards (looking at you, Benchmade Anonimus)

Coating on stainless or near stainless steel with very few exceptions where it just looks really good, wears well and doesn't interfere with cutting performance (ie. Bradford's nimbus finish)
 
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