Knives you would never buy again!

Buck Vantage pro - soft chinese hardware - striped the pivot pin screw on regular maintains disassembly :thumbdn:
Any Fallkniven knife in VG10 steel - or any knife in VG10 - for vegetables cutting kitchen knife - OK - but for everyday tasks or for hunting/hiking implementations - NO - :thumbdn:
 
Cold Steel Voyager Vaquero XL

Not because it's bad, just because it's more of a tactical knife, which I don't need. Although it is a nice collectible I suppose
 
I bought this one knife in China town when I was 10.
The blade was swept forward into a hook... It got dull quick and I wouldn't have been able to sharpen a normal blade let alone a hook.
 
The Gerber Bear Grylls paracord fixed blade. They say it's made of steel but I believe it's made of grey gingerbread. I keep it around in case there's ever a situation where I might have to eat it to survive.
 
CRKT M4. Worst POS I ever bought. I hated every minute of carrying that knife.
The edge of the pocket clip was so rough and had so many burrs it'd cut my pants, cut my hands, and scratch anything around it.
The liners for the handle were the same as the pocket clip. Rough machining, burrs, and sharp edges.
The blade was so off center that it got all screwed up rubbing on the liner. I tried to adjust it, but the assisted open bar was crooked and kept pushing the blade off to the side. There was basically nothing that could be done to remedy it. It was just a bad design flaw.
The screws were cheap and stripped out when I used the correct Torx bit and not very much force to disassemble the knife to maintain it.

It was a nice looking knife, though. Especially with the stag scales. Just very poorly executed. If the fit and finish was improved, the design flaws fixed, they added a flipper, and if they used some good steel, I'd be all over it.
 
Spyderco T-Mag - 100% novelty

SOG Flash 1 - too small, too light and the assisted opening will make it literally jump out of your hand.
 
Knives made of INFI steel. Not that there's anything wrong with INFI. It's a great alloy that's tempered to perfection by a master heat-treater. The problem with INFI is the fact that this same heat-treater produces blades in another alloy (SR101 aka 52100) that provides most of INFI's qualities at a fraction of its price. For my money, SR101 accomplishes everything I need in fixed-blades ranging in size from neck-knives to short swords.
 
Anything SOG. I don't really care that much about finish, but fit is a big issue for me and the SOG trident I had was terrible. I've had other knives dropped into the sand that were smoother than that POS. I was so happy when I lost it, and so sad when I found it again clipped to an old pair of jeans.

Spyderco Manix XL. Too big. Specifically, too wide. The standard Manix 2 is pushing it, the XL is just too wide for me to carry comfortably. Fits great in the hand though.

Standard griptillian. I hate the cheap feel of the scales. I always end up replacing the scales costing me more in the end than just buying one of BM's higher models. I have a LW manix with FRN scales that don't feel nearly as cheap of the ones on the grips.

BM Nimravus. I like my Survive! and Busses much more.
 
Anything from Taichung Taiwan Spyderco unless I can handle the blade before purchase. I ordered a Techno and it came to me with lateral blade play. I took it apart and they hadn't milled out the hole fully on one of the scales near the tang where the D-nut(bushing) is. Because of that, the bushing would not fit through the scale which caused the blade play. I emailed their QA and got a bit of flack about taking the knife apart even though I explained the situation with great detail and provided detailed pics. Not sure how me taking the knife apart would have any impact with this particular issue when it was clearly QC. Regardless, after quite a few emails debating the issue with one of their reps, she finally said to just send it it. Well, I did and then they sent it back and milled out that hole but took my $5.
I wasn't too impressed. I have since bought a Southard from Spyderco but only because I was able to get it from a local shop and handle it prior purchase.
The Southard is very impressive and I couldn't be happier with it. Perfectly centered, lock up was solid and flipped like glass.

I know FF is on par with Golden with some of you, but this experience just wasn't the greatest and I expected more their customer service I guess. I'll likely still order sprint runs, etc. but only order from Golden Colorado Planet Earth.
 
Biggest disappointment of all my knife purchases was hands down the Buck Vantage Force Pro. Blade play in all directions, blade rubbing liner from being so far off center, and even though Buck made it right, I got crap from the Buck collectors about their sacred knife that clearly has a bad rep in reality. Never Again! Too many other choices out there. I generally stay clear of Buck, Gerber, and CRKT. Benchmade is solid stuff, but hasn't really wowed me in awhile. I seem to be stuck in ZT land for now, having just spent a few years in Spyderco's world.
 
Cold Steel Voyager XL. Cool looking knife but dangerous. With the strong back spring and heavy blade, if you try to flick it open and don't give it enough oomph, it will slam back down, cutting any fingers that are in the way. I did this twice in the first two days I owned it. One cut was severe. I sold it quickly afterward. I am tempted to try the large voyager though.
 
Only folder that worked for me was the Nmandi Chris reeve and their fixed blades. Busse fixed blades are also top rated production knives.
 
Danger! Two year old thread revival.... :rolleyes: I don't recall what I said initially, but I can tell you that I would be hesitant to purchase most SOG branded knives at this point. I have little interest in even picking one up and handling it. I've moved on.
 
Boozoo Chavis said:
Boker Plus knives - impressive fit and finish for a Chinese made knife but their 440C doesn't hold an edge worth a flip.
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So, I guess in your opinion their hollow-handled survival knife the Apparo would be a no-go too huh? That's a bummer, I liked the way it looked but, I wasn't too pleased that it was made in Taiwan or China or wherever as opposed to being German made. But now, judging from your testimony it sounds like the steel sucks too. :(
 
22-rimfire said:
Danger! Two year old thread revival.... :rolleyes: I don't recall what I said initially, but I can tell you that I would be hesitant to purchase most SOG branded knives at this point. I have little interest in even picking one up and handling it. I've moved on.
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The ONLY SOG that interests me, is the Vulcan.


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Well, judging from everyone's posts (and no, I didn't thoroughly read them all I just quickly scanned over most of the longer ones so I'm not saying this is definitely the case) I don't recall reading any bad things about Condor Knife & Tool so it sounds like I may need to give them some more consideration. :D
 
Lionsteel KUR Metamorphosis.
Paint chips just by looking at it, knife does not flip open (mine at least), blade can't stay closed so it's a hazard to carry in your pocket.
Apart from these minor flaws, it's a great knife... for a novelty lover. This color changing paint is amazing.
 
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