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A simple but thought provoking question..... I have read through most of the comments. My first thought was "Why would I buy a knife I hated?" I have a bias against Cold Steel products in general, but it is not hate. I disliked Victorinox SAKs for years as I viewed them as "kid's knives" and that includes the scout type slip joint pattern in general. Time passes and I bought a Vic Tinker because I was traveling out of the country and felt I needed something low key and slightly more than a knife. Loved the knife. But it still took years for me to accept them as an edc after that initial time period.
I disliked the aesthetics of most Spyderco knives and I considered them a little expensive for me. I simply never tried one until reading over and over again here how good they are in general. I bought a Native at Walmart and was impressed (back when WM carried a few Spydie products in store). Later bought an Endura and Delica..... I carried the Delica for a while as a regular, but since I have shifted mostly to SAKs, the Spydie has mostly shelf duty now. Still like them and recommend them in general, but I don't carry them. I never really plunged into the Spydie line. But I like their products and own more than the previously mentioned models.
Benchmade.... similar story and it was mostly cost and when I started considering them, they seemed to make mostly AO's. I had a couple SOG AO's as well as a flipper or two..... took me a while and I finally purchased a Benchmade AO. Generally have moved away from such knives and go with more manual modern knives if I carry a modern knife.
I bought a Condor Kephart just for the heck of it. I did that a lot with Condor knives prior to MAP. Never really cared for that particular knife, but there was something about the pattern that appealed to me. Bought a couple with the Becker version completely impressing me. Kepharts are probably my favorite fixed blade design now, but I still don't care for the Condor.
There are knives I simply have no interest in trying out. I guess my knife hobby interests are discriminating. I could mention a number of brands and handmade knives that I simply have little interest in trying out or spending money for them. Since 1990, I have met many of the handmade knife makers (big ones), and was never that impressed. I have always been impressed with Bill Moran's stuff however back when he was alive and I learned about him. I guess I lean toward the hammer and forge type knife makers because they really make a knife and not just shape a knife.
I disliked the aesthetics of most Spyderco knives and I considered them a little expensive for me. I simply never tried one until reading over and over again here how good they are in general. I bought a Native at Walmart and was impressed (back when WM carried a few Spydie products in store). Later bought an Endura and Delica..... I carried the Delica for a while as a regular, but since I have shifted mostly to SAKs, the Spydie has mostly shelf duty now. Still like them and recommend them in general, but I don't carry them. I never really plunged into the Spydie line. But I like their products and own more than the previously mentioned models.
Benchmade.... similar story and it was mostly cost and when I started considering them, they seemed to make mostly AO's. I had a couple SOG AO's as well as a flipper or two..... took me a while and I finally purchased a Benchmade AO. Generally have moved away from such knives and go with more manual modern knives if I carry a modern knife.
I bought a Condor Kephart just for the heck of it. I did that a lot with Condor knives prior to MAP. Never really cared for that particular knife, but there was something about the pattern that appealed to me. Bought a couple with the Becker version completely impressing me. Kepharts are probably my favorite fixed blade design now, but I still don't care for the Condor.
There are knives I simply have no interest in trying out. I guess my knife hobby interests are discriminating. I could mention a number of brands and handmade knives that I simply have little interest in trying out or spending money for them. Since 1990, I have met many of the handmade knife makers (big ones), and was never that impressed. I have always been impressed with Bill Moran's stuff however back when he was alive and I learned about him. I guess I lean toward the hammer and forge type knife makers because they really make a knife and not just shape a knife.
