Knife pet Peeves.

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sharpguyjp

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-Combo edge only on knives... i dont like combo edge blades, they are difficult to cut with. If i need a serrated blade, i'll get one.

-Companies that over talk their products. It is a knife, not a blade of the Gods.

-Long waits! Right now i'm itching for my new ZT350, hurry up damn you.

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Recurves, tanto tips, serrations, hidden tangs, sharpened spines, coated stainless, natural material handles (wood, bone, stag etc..), holes in blades or handles (if only for aesthetics), sawbacks... etc...:barf::o:barf::barf::barf: This thread may get ugly.:eek:

Edit to add: I do own several knives with some of the above mentioned.:D
 
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Good value, design, heat treat, and will I use it enough to at least EDC every now and then if not regularly.
 
I hate it when fan boys shorten the name of their favorite company's knives
to something a five year old girl would use like: Sebbie, Barkie, Spydie, etc. The sad thing is that it becomes the standard after a bit on the forums. :p

Equally distasteful are the other end of the spectrum where only the strong need apply, walking around in cammies with a military looking knife in one hand and their junk in the other.
 
GronK said:
I hate it when fan boys shorten the name of their favorite company's knives
to something a five year old girl would use like: Sebbie, Barkie, Spydie, etc. The sad thing is that it becomes the standard after a bit on the forums. :p

Equally distasteful are the other end of the spectrum where only the strong need apply, walking around in cammies with a military looking knife in one hand and their junk in the other.
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What are cammmies? You broke your own rule there.
 
Serrations - only have one folder with a combo blade.

Fantasy knives

Cheap steel - and I mean cheap steel - not inexpensive steel that is good enough to do the job.

Jigged bone handles - don't know why, just don't like them.

Antler/Horn handles - I like some antler/horn scales, but don't like an antler or horn just stuck on the back end of a blade.

Kevin
 
sharpguyjp said:
-Companies that over talk their products. It is a knife, not a blade of the Gods.
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It's even worse when they add a (mostly unrelated and highly embellished) history of similar-type knives and the incredibly manly applications thereof. I wanna know about the knives in your catalog, not about how good the people of <INSERT ANCIENT CIVILIZATION HERE> were at killing each other.
 
Ruining the non-glare finish on an otherwise suitable for military use knife by allowing an uncoated spot on the blade or otherwise in the shape of the company name or logo.

Really great that would be quite an eye catcher if hiding in the bush. Now you can advertise that this new POW carried your brand name blade on his adventure.

If you offer your blade in a subdued finish it should indeed be subdued if any officer had second thoughts about letting his soldier carry your blade, that shiny logo would remove any doubts about whether to confiscate it or not.
 
Great and established US knife MANUFACTURERS adding low cost made in China product line. Trying to capture the whole $ spectrum just cheapens the rest of the product line.
 
pvicenzi said:
What are cammmies? You broke your own rule there.
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Rules? I don't need no stinking rules! I just said I hated it. The part I hate most is that it's become so standard that I do it without thinking. :barf:
 
I hate butter knives. I cannot cut my way out of a paper bag with them. Gotta hate them Butties. Oops sorry GronK, could not resist.:D
 
A Mother-In-Law that keeps sending me Pakistani knives made out of recycled soup cans.
 
bigmo66 said:
A Mother-In-Law that keeps sending me Pakistani knives made out of recycled soup cans.
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THIS!

my parents thought they'd be heroes if they purchased me knives for christmas. they also feel that the 8 knife pack for 45$ at walmart is the pinnacle of cutlery. Yet again, these are the same people who bought the Ron Popil (sp?) 6 star made in china 80 piece knife set. And all the accesories. and one for their friends/relatives.

Thm and everyone else now knows to ask what kind i want :P
 
How about guys who go on about how they will tolerate nothing less than their tough and indestructable, high-dollar uber-knife, and then do nothing with it besides push-cutting post-it's and shaving arm hair because they dont' want to scratch it or get it dirty.
 
"A Mother-In-Law that keeps sending me Pakistani knives made out of recycled soup cans."

I get weird display pieces from my mom with things like wolf heads on the handle, from the Avon catalog or something. Talk about hidden tang? I think these things are NO tang. Then she asks me where i've put them. I tell her I can't display them just anywhere and that i'll have to wait until I get that man-cave built.
 
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