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Hi everyone. Just thought this might be an interesting thread. As a disclaimer, this is not a thread to bash knives or their manufacturing companies. I just thought it might be interesting to share why some of us may never buy certain knives again. It doesn't have to be quality related. It could be superstitiously-based reasoning. For my part, I'll share a few.
1) Hinderer and Collaboration Knives by Rick Hinderer - What can I say. My experiences with the collaboration knives have been less than stellar. I've owned quite a few, and they just aren't up to my picky standards. Out of 3 Kershaw Cryo's I had, 2 snapped torsion bars within a month of use. And I never went back to them. While Kershaw did fix them for me, I gave them to friends at work. The lack of quality control left a bad taste in my mouth. As for his ZT collabs, I owned two 0560's, and while they were great knives with perfect blade lockup, centering, and looks, that darn stiff detent was something I could never get over. One of them was so stiff you had to take a hammer to the flipper to get it to open (a slight exaggeration, but it proves my point.) While I have a soft spot for Hinderer's designs, I've very much been left with a bad taste with the collaborations they've done with him. I've handled a few of his XM-18 and XM-24 models. They're great, well-made knives. But $800+ for a knife I'm going to be afraid to use in my line of work is just too rich for my blood.
2) The Kershaw Oso Sweet - Great knife, but the one I had must have been possessed or something. I cut myself with it 3 times in a week, and it now sits in my knife drawer all alone, me afraid to use it again haha.
So share your stories, good, bad, stupid, or silly.
1) Hinderer and Collaboration Knives by Rick Hinderer - What can I say. My experiences with the collaboration knives have been less than stellar. I've owned quite a few, and they just aren't up to my picky standards. Out of 3 Kershaw Cryo's I had, 2 snapped torsion bars within a month of use. And I never went back to them. While Kershaw did fix them for me, I gave them to friends at work. The lack of quality control left a bad taste in my mouth. As for his ZT collabs, I owned two 0560's, and while they were great knives with perfect blade lockup, centering, and looks, that darn stiff detent was something I could never get over. One of them was so stiff you had to take a hammer to the flipper to get it to open (a slight exaggeration, but it proves my point.) While I have a soft spot for Hinderer's designs, I've very much been left with a bad taste with the collaborations they've done with him. I've handled a few of his XM-18 and XM-24 models. They're great, well-made knives. But $800+ for a knife I'm going to be afraid to use in my line of work is just too rich for my blood.
2) The Kershaw Oso Sweet - Great knife, but the one I had must have been possessed or something. I cut myself with it 3 times in a week, and it now sits in my knife drawer all alone, me afraid to use it again haha.
So share your stories, good, bad, stupid, or silly.