Knives that are one feature away from being amazing

Tufflite- I definitely think an upgraded Steel on the tufflite is a no brainer. They put ctsxhp in all types of giant knives. I personally prefer the super hard steels in small knives, like my zdp dragonfly. A tufflite with tip up carry and cts xhp might give it some competition. Better handle material would be nice too.

Military- reversible pocket clip and compression lock.

Spyderco schemp bowie- compression lock, bbl or back lock. God I hate liner locks. But man is that a great knife.

Cold Steel black talon 2- unbelievable blade for sd. Except the tip goes beyond the handle when closing, and gave me a pretty nasty bite. Also feel they didn't need xhp for that one. Bd1 or aus8 would've made it less expensive and I just can't imagine too many people needing crazy edge retention for that blade's purposes.
 
I want to see the CRKT Ripple with a tip-up clip. That's all that's keeping me from it and many other awesome CRKT knives that are only offered with tip-down clips. :(
 
I agree with the hump on the back of the Benchmade 710. It's the only "Classic" knife of my youth that I've never owned. I just can't get over that ramp. I'm tempted to just buy one, and dremel down the offending steel and G10.
 
Firestrike said:
Benchmade Monolock with tip up ambidextrous pocket Clip positions.

One of the smoothest actions on a knife I have ever played with but that damn tip down is a big NO.....
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:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: IMO, the Benchmade 761 is one of the best looking knives out there and I would buy one in an instant if it had a tip up clip.
 
Comeuppance said:
- Spyderco Szabo: Wave feature. I'm sure there's some collaboration and licensing issue here, but, COME ON IT WOULD BE PERFECT
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Fun facts - the Fly blade configuration has been used on fixed blades (Fixed Fly), balisongs (Szabofly), and now on a folder (Folding Fly, renamed to Szabo Folder for some reason). The original Folding Fly was a flipper, hence the nublike base of the blade. The flipper was removed during the production redesign, which is probably due to the modification from liner lock to compression lock.

Frankly I think the flipper would have been an awesome feature to leave on. With that said, if you want a Folding Fly with wave feature, you know who to call (Charlie Mike).
 
Everything should be available with a reversible tip-up option
Discontinue S30V and replace with S35VN
A better designed thumbstud or opening device for the CRK Sebenza. My king kong thumbs just can't get a grip on it.
 
Silvanus said:
Here's what I've heard so far a few times in this thread:
I want a Kershaw-Emerson style knife made in the USA, made of better steel, and bigger.

It sounds like these guys want an Emerson, no?

I'm just being facetious, but it struck me as funny

Personally, I wish that XM-18's and XM-24's could be ordered without the flipper. Detent issues and all that can of worms aside, sometimes I just don't want a flipper on my knife.
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Yeah, if Emerson didn't overcharge for his product. If Kershaw handled the manufacturing of his production knives and he focused on custom jobs, the knives would end up at a realistic price point.
 
Oh, and my entry. Companies that use framelocks would make me happy by experimenting more often with sub-frame locks or imbedding scales or scale elements into the lock side. Carbon fiber or g10 on one side and some bright shiny metal on the other isn't really attractive to some people.
 
RemyKaze said:
Oh, and my entry. Companies that use framelocks would make me happy by experimenting more often with sub-frame locks or imbedding scales or scale elements into the lock side. Carbon fiber or g10 on one side and some bright shiny metal on the other isn't really attractive to some people.
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^^^ This 100%, there's so much more that could be done with many knife designs out there but it seems like the designers got lazy or something...

I wish the Spyderco TUFF had less choil (or no choil LOL!) to give more cutting edge in that sweet 3V steel. :thumbup:

Choils in general on folders are kind of goofy and unnecessary as they ruin the blade to handle ratio IMHO.
 
Subframe locks for sure. So sick of gripping cold metal.
 
CS Tuff Lite and Mini Tuff: Tip-up carry, FFG rather than saber grind, smoother locks, and normal-sized lanyard holes would be stronger and allow the first change more easily.
Kershaw Shallot: Non-recurved blade and drilled handles for weight reduction and grip.
Kershaw Scallion: Tip-up carry, and drilled handles on the framelock version.
Boker Trance: 1/4" more handle on the butt end, leaving the rest the same.
 
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Just typing as they come to me....

Boker+ Kwaiken: Better clip. I would pay hundreds of my hard earned American dollars for a deep-carry clip that would accommodate thick jeans & pants. Multiple hundreds of dollars I daresay.

CRKT Shizuka Noh Ken/Otanashi Noh Ken: Better blade steel. On one or the other. I use the Shizuka while jogging with my girlfriend for protection, but one of these two blades needs to be an improvement/have a point of difference beyond size.

Kershaw Launch 2: Finger choils.

Cold Steel Finn Wolf: Better steel or heat treat. My very first cut with this knife thru light plastic strapping folded this edge like it was made of play-doh. I've never been so disappointed by a blade in my life. The Finn Wolf was my first and last Cold Steel knife, what a worthless piece of trash.
 
How about a benchmade mini grip with G10 scales stock, from the factory... raise the price some, I don't mind!!!
 
the S&W line would be perfect if they had more sub-3" folders with slightly harder steel.
Used my CK402 to slice open some zip ties and it killed the edge after the 5th zip tie.
 
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