Knives you have that you wouldn't reccomend to a friend

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jim preston

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And the reverse of this also applie.

I have a Gerber Ripstop, which is a good little knife, does its job well. Would I reccomend it to a friend? No- there are simply better knives out there in the price range. Same goes for my CRKT M16- I would tell them to look at the WalMart Kershaws and Bucks. I also have a Pakistani copy of a Buck 110, which has been a surprisingly good knife- I probably got a lemon. There is also a tiny lockback, copy of a Dragonfly, I think, that I have, made by a company called Eagle.

As for knives I don't own (out of personal preferance, not lack of funds) but would reccomend, top of the list is Spyderco. I don't like the Spyderco, frankly, and I won't spend my money on a knife I don't like. But I would reccomend one to a friend- they are very good knives from what I can tell.
The shorter KaBar and the Little Fin, just didn't fit me right. Same with the Case Mini Trapper.
 
Someone gave me a Fury liner lock. I wouldn't recommend that knife to anyone for any reason.
 
i would not recommend a friend to buy pretty knives if he wants to used them , they probably will sit on the safe just being looked at on the same token if you were a collector
 
I am not going to mention the name of the company as I will be getting several dozen instant hate emails (not to mention several large bikers showing up at my door ) but not all bad knifes are cheap and pretty ones. I have two knives that i paid close to $400 each for that are heavy, bulky, unweildy and very uncomfortable to use. The only possible use I can see for these two knives is to donate them to one of the soldiers overseas (although I am not sure they would appreciate them either).

At least with a cheap knife you can give it away or chuck it in the garbage. With a useless expensive knife you are faced with trying to sell your problem to someone else.
 
bcornelis said:
I am not going to mention the name of the company as I will be getting several dozen instant hate emails (not to mention several large bikers showing up at my door ) but not all bad knifes are cheap and pretty ones. I have two knives that i paid close to $400 each for that are heavy, bulky, unweildy and very uncomfortable to use. The only possible use I can see for these two knives is to donate them to one of the soldiers overseas (although I am not sure they would appreciate them either).

At least with a cheap knife you can give it away or chuck it in the garbage. With a useless expensive knife you are faced with trying to sell your problem to someone else.
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Why not sell your loathesome knives to the slavering unwashed fanboy hordes you just described? Sounds to me like you've got an easy solution. :confused:
 
Strider (bad fit and finish), CRK (brittle knives anyway), Benchmade (all their knives are dull), and Spyderco (too weird looking).



I kid.

In reality, I try not to recommend anything that doesn't use premium steel, unless a lower alloy is called for (like 1095 in a good bush blade).
 
I don't recommend the knives I make myself. I use Sculpey for the handles and it breaks. Total rubbish. My Sculpey and Fimo animals aren't durable either, but at least they're not knives.
 
Spyderco Snapit. I have no idea exactly why I bought this lemon, but it was a dumb idea to say the least. I find the shape of the blade pointless and the "snapit" is just a gimmick that always winds up getting stuck in the cloth of my pocket.
 
Gerber EZOut -
I bought two - one was a "First Production Run" and another was the standard model. Both were only used for light duty cutting (paper, thin cardboard, etc.) and just opened/closed while watching the TV.
One time I used the knife and the lockback failed with the knife closing on my fingers. *OUCH* I switched to the other that had never been used and that one had easy lock failure, too. I'm not even talking about whacking the back of the blade on a surface. I'm talking light pressure with your hand and the lock failed.

Conversely, I bought a Gerber AR300 a long time ago. Rather inexpensive and simple folder. I have used that knife while gardening, used it to chop up cardboard boxes, and generally beat the sh*t out of that knife. The liner lock still locks up solid, the blade still takes a great edge and everything is still tight - very well made inexpensive knife (based on the model that I got soon after they were in production).

There's no substitute for doing your own research as well as asking opinions of fellow forumites for feedback before purchase.

As a side comment:
I have a Strider PT folder that I have EDC'd for a long time. I have not treated that knife gently at all, but it has served me very well and has been a very reliable knife - well worth the money. Now switch off between the PT and a BM635 Mini-Skirmish for EDC use. Both are well worth the money.

That's all for now...

Regards,
Mike
 
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