Knives you would buy were it not for . . . . .

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It is quite frustrating to always be so close and yet so far when it comes to production companies. Gerber kills me when they put serrations on everything that might actually be a practical and handy blade. Fair enough have serrations - but also offer it without like many others seem to be able to do.

LMF II, Prodigy - NO SERRATIONS!! (Think Ka-Bar)

Props to Ka-bar for offering almost too many options, thats a good thing. Yah I know you have to go with trendy but its still frustrating.
 
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It is quite frustrating to always be so close and yet so far when it comes to production companies. Gerber kills me when they put serrations on everything that might actually be a practical and handy blade. Fair enough have serrations - but also offer it without like many others seem to be able to do.

LMF II, Prodigy - NO SERRATIONS!! (Think Ka-Bar)

Props to Ka-bar for offering almost too many options, thats a good thing. Yah I know you have to go with trendy but its still frustrating.
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i thought it was cool that they offered the Big Rock with or without serrations, even though it was a gift for someone who wanted serrations lol.

i would probably buy a SOG Pentagon, if they offered it with two plain edges.
 
The D2 Ka-Bar if it didn't have serrations and that Next Gen pommel design.
 
assisted opening on the zt300s.

and the afo is auto only, I really wish they would make a manual version =/
 
I love Kershaw and own a few but I'm always paranoid because the beadblast finish rusts quick here with all of the humidity
 
I'd pick up a GEC #25 if it weren't for those darn markings all over the blade. Bugs the crap out of me.
 
I'm not big on Kershaw's clip designs (JYD for example). IMO they're mostly ugly and too big. For Kershaw, I'm not big on assisted opening either, and I kinda hate how if you move the clip on it for tip up, you have to have that flush pivot showing, which is never the same color as the handle.

I also dislike the clips on some Benchmades for that reason. Such as the Skirmish - It looks like the kind of clip you'd find on a $5 gas station knife. The Dejavoo's clip is also just way too large. And I like tip up for comfort when using the knife, but that's personal preference.

I love the clip on the Spyderco mini-Persian. It's beautiful and functional. The Lum Chinese as well, which is very similar, just not curved.


Another thing, I hate clips that don't match the handle. So basically, most silver on black.
 
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OP hit the nail on the head with the Gerber LMF II's partial serrated-ness (doubt that's a word). I picked one of those up not long ago. I loved the heft and design of the knife, but the serrations just take up way too much of the useful cutting edge.

Excessively high prices are also a dealbreaker.
 
Heres a thought; create a custom shop much like Buck has done. For the companies that are too top heavy with slow moving execs, they could institute a faster responding dpt for the portion of their business they are losing.

Folks like BRK&T, RAT respond quickly to their customer base. They build what knife people want to buy. Not what the imagined goofy trends are for the masses.

How many more knives would Emerson sell if he offered them with traditional edge grinds. I really like his designs but can't get past the chisel grind concept.
 
SOG Northwest Ranger needed to be plain edge. Same with the SEAL Pup. I know the Elite comes in PE but something about the look of the 2000 that appeals to me.

Frank
 
I'd buy a flat-ground BG42 Sebenza if it were still available. Same goes for the Scott Cook Lochsa.
 
There are a few SOG knives that I'd buy if they didn't have such horrible pocket clip placement (on the butt of the handle) and were made from better materials. The same goes for the Buck Vantage.

There more than a few Spydercos that I'd buy if it weren't for the wire clip.

I'm pretty picky when it comes to pocket clips... they need to be tough, solid and easily accessible with half to three quarters of an inch of knife over the pocket so I can feel where it is. I will not buy a knife that doesn't ride well in my pocket.

I'd buy a D2 Paramilitary if it was offered with a handle other than OD green. I can't stand that color and can't understand why it's so popular. If it were a real green, like crayola crayon green then I'd get one.
 
Right-handed only knives. There are too many to list. It's a complete deal breaker for me. I can modify almost anything else that bothers me.
 
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