m-tech knives

[Keith Montgomery]

Bastid said
"Is there something hard to understand regarding the general guidelines of this forum?
(Hint; the above is a warning.)"

Yo! You guys are too formal and uptight on this forum...get a grip! C ya on the battlefield. I'm out!!

See ya. ....

 

[SIFU1A]

Wow, I really have to disagree with the quality. I won't start commenting on the ethics or moral issues of the company, but for the price both of my M-techs have been of exeptional quality. Edge holding is quite fine and tolerances and finishes have been satisfactory. Though I find it a little disturbing to recognise most of their desings from some other knives I actually own....

Even though, value for money, I say.

imho the words exceptional quality" and "M-tech" should NEVER be uttered together lol.

they are a typical $10 knife, that is to say they aint real great when compared to say a spyderco byrd, no where near the F&F, materials, quality of a byrd..

 

[Esav Benyamin]

I'm out!!

I'm so glad.

 

[BigE]

M Tech I have experienced: Knife is solidly built. The blade is a different story, with the "grab-bag 440" being horrible, very hard to sharpen and not taking a good hair-shaving edge.

 

[Planterz]

I actually find the crap steel very easy to sharpen. Like sharpening aluminum. Quick and easy. But it loses that edge just as quickly.

 

[h3n4]

IMHO the words exceptional quality" and "M-tech" should NEVER be uttered together lol. They are a typical $10 knife, that is to say they aint real great when compared to say a Spyderco Byrd, no where near the F&F, materials, quality of a Byrd..

Oh! No I didn't mean that the F&F or quality of a M-tech would be anywhere near the quality of a byrd, but for the price I paid for both of my M-techs I have had solid lockups and smooth operation. All in all I'm a happy user. Though the knives are fugly and boring, that's why I actually carry my Spydies and byrds .

I do agree on the point that I would never buy a knife that cheap without having a look at it first.

 

[T.K.C.]

M-Tech knives are JUNK.

 

[blade_lover228]

MTech is the cutlery equivalent of a child molester. Worst scum on earth.

Their designs are stolen. From large production companies down to individual customer knifemakers, they steal from all.

The quality is of the lowest possible caliber. It's not just junk, it's dangerous. If you can actually keep the knife sharp enough to cut anything more than a single piece of newspaper without instantly going dull, then you're liable to be on the way to the emergency room because the lock failed on you and guillotined your finger.

Even if the knife is free, it's not a good value, because even if you have the best heath insurance in the USA, your copay for stitches will blow that deal.

If you absolutely can't resist the low, low price of an MTech (they're often on special at Big5 for like $2 each), pick and choose for one that actually has good lock-up and won't collapse on you. Even then, the knife will have the lifetime durability of bulldozer blade made of aluminum foil.

Really, you can get a decent-enough Gerber or CRKT or Byrd for not that much money. It won't be a fantastic knife, but it'll be worlds better than that MTech crap, and you won't lose a finger. I have to ask, Mr. blade_lover228, do you have experience with better knives? If you think the junk on an MTech holds up well, then I'm led to believe that you have not. That's fine if that's the case, but you really need to experience better cutlery. I don't mean to sound snobbish or elitist. An MTech is like a 20 year old Ford Tempo. Sure it's cheap and it runs, but it's junk and destined to die very soon. For a few bucks you can get a 5 year old Kia, and sure, it's not a new Honda, and definitely not a Porsche, but it works just fine and you can trust it.

i have much better knives in my pockets but i just would rather not use them the way i use the m-techs. i use them for things like cutting carpet and other things that i just dont want to destroy my other blades doing is all.

 

[John T Wylie Jr]

i use them for things like cutting carpet and other things that i just dont want to destroy my other blades doing is all

That is why I buy quality blades to begin with , if I am cutting something , the last thing I want is a POS blade like an M-Tech failing on me. I buy quality to use quality , not to be sitting there in the ER wondering " why oh why didn't I use the good knife ? "

 

[zignal_zero]

That is why I buy quality blades to begin with , if I am cutting something , the last thing I want is a POS blade like an M-Tech failing on me. I buy quality to use quality , not to be sitting there in the ER wondering " why oh why didn't I use the good knife ? "

+1

which is why i said the same thing - even free, i wouldn't want one. i consider them so low quality they're dangerous. the lock on mine developed so much play, from just opening and closing the knife, that i could forsee BAD things happening if i actually tried to cut something with it.

i'm not a knife snob (don't even own a custom )and i know people have different budgets and priorities, but there are plenty of other options in a nearby price range. using a M-Tech is asking for trouble (imo)

 

[h3n4]

I guess the M-techs I've found over here must have been of some other make because I just can't understand how you find them that bad junk. I am a bit of a knife snob myself, so I do know what I'm talking about, but the M-techs I've seen have been pretty nice quality vise...

 

[SIFU1A]

well, other than funky designs or pilfered designs, poor lock up, crummy steel, crummy F&F they are wonderful knives lol

i simply dont understand, with the price of a spydie byrd being so cheap, why anyone would wanna have one.

 

[DrivebyTrucker]

Yo! Harsh criticism from some (remember all companies enable the bourgeoisie to exploit the proletariat)...M-Tech is just a low end knife that's all...going camping/hunting...need a quick, cheap knife...MTech is fine for the weekend but that's about it...Late!
Oh...and I'm no commie by the way...just hate corporations

Unfortunately statistics show that weekend campers on day hikes and hunters are often the ones who wind up in trouble and spending the night. Maybe they start off on a 14m round trip hike at 10am and expect to be back for dinner. A simple day hike what could be more pleasant. And they carry nothing with them except water, a granola bar, and a cheap Mtec or similar mall ninja knife. Or a hunter out for a day of hunting and stays out late to get the buck. Some freakish storm happens and travel even with GPS becomes difficult or impossible; or a small injury that forces him to rest a few hours. If this happens (and I have spent a few unplanned nights out in the wilderness due to weather, mechanical breakdown of dirt bike, friend injured, lost, etc) I would hate to have a cheap mall ninja Mtec knife as my blade to depend on. The only thing cheap about Mtec is there quality. Even for EDC as a beater knife I couldn't see myself using one. It would be more efficient to have a sharp, good quality knife that was a dedicated beater. And as far as corporations go I'm a self incorporated contractor who is on vacation right now; no chains in sight.

 

[averageguy]

The majority of low priced knives regardless of brand are made in China. Why stop at Mtech - you are implying all Chinese knives are junk. If one is just slightly discriminating, you can pick up a very serviceable knife from China. I'm convinced no one bad mouthing Mtech in this thread has actually spent $15 or $20 recently on a Chinese knife - you really can't find much to like in a cool knife that costs a fraction of what you normally spend on a knife. You just have to find a way to justify your purchases even though, shy of steel choice (those cheap steels can be plenty of tough and may survive a few days in the woods), they're all made through CAD and CAM regardless of what you paid.

 

[CWL]

Aaah M-Tech & Mike Turber! I remember it all now...

Years ago, I preordered some knives from Mike when he was starting this venture. Took my money quick & never delivered. Never returned emails, phone calls, etc. for months & months.

Then I started seeing online places selling the exact knives that Mike was supposed to be supplying -pissed me off in no small way. I even bought one of the M-Techs while waiting for my knives from Mike.

Now that the full story is out, it appears that M-Tech not only stole the designs, but they were selling them in the USA before Mike even got his first shipments. I believe that the manufacturer was purposely holding Mike's shipments.

Now that I have a clearer perspective, I feel pretty bad about how it all went down. Left Mike holding the bag and a lot of pissed customers who had pre-paid (although he wasn't very good at updating anyone as to what was happening.)

 

[p_mcmanis]

I barely trust benchmade liner locks, there is no way in hell I would put my fingers anywhere close to a cheap chinese liner lock for real cutting tasks. I guess if I had one of their ka bar rip offs I wouldnt mind using it as a gardening tool.

 

[mp510]

i've never seen anyone with their FB's.

I have one of their fixed blades. It's a lot more durable than the cheap Asian import no-name folders I have tried, but that really doesn't say much. The particular one I bought has a crinkle coat finish that began seriously coming off after the first use, to expose a poorly finished under coat of somesort. If the knife had been satin or polished - it actually wouldn't have been half bad, and could have been somewhat durable.

 

[SIFU1A]

The majority of low priced knives regardless of brand are made in China. Why stop at Mtech - you are implying all Chinese knives are junk. If one is just slightly discriminating, you can pick up a very serviceable knife from China. I'm convinced no one bad mouthing Mtech in this thread has actually spent $15 or $20 recently on a Chinese knife - you really can't find much to like in a cool knife that costs a fraction of what you normally spend on a knife. You just have to find a way to justify your purchases even though, shy of steel choice (those cheap steels can be plenty of tough and may survive a few days in the woods), they're all made through CAD and CAM regardless of what you paid.

well, the byrds are made in china FWIW, so not ALL chinese knives are junk, really the byrds are pretty good and are in the $20 -$30 range, and are easily 2X the knife an Mtech is.

if i wanted a cheap knife thats what i'd get, a byrd, i kinda like some of them, and again i wonder why folks want stuff like mtech when the byrd is ~ the same price & 2X the knife, not to mention the fact that spyderco would warranty the thing, i wonder if mtech would??

 

[zignal_zero]

The majority of low priced knives regardless of brand are made in China. Why stop at Mtech - you are implying all Chinese knives are junk. If one is just slightly discriminating, you can pick up a very serviceable knife from China. I'm convinced no one bad mouthing Mtech in this thread has actually spent $15 or $20 recently on a Chinese knife - you really can't find much to like in a cool knife that costs a fraction of what you normally spend on a knife. You just have to find a way to justify your purchases even though, shy of steel choice (those cheap steels can be plenty of tough and may survive a few days in the woods), they're all made through CAD and CAM regardless of what you paid.

i'm only half guilty, there. you're RIGHT, my carry knife is either a BM710 a CS Recon Tanto or a BM Nimravus. the cheapest being the CS at apx 65bux.

i can honestly say i bought a $30 knife a few months back, though. it was an American made Kershaw at Walmart. it's been just great, really. but, as far as 20 dollar Chinese knives.... you got me! i haven't bought any, while i'm not a snob, i do like to carry decent hardware.

but with a Kershaw only being 30bux, why would anybody even look an M-tech? 3 phlegm tex or 1 Kershaw, it's a no brainer.

 

[Haze]

You just have to find a way to justify your purchases even though, shy of steel choice (those cheap steels can be plenty of tough and may survive a few days in the woods), they're all made through CAD and CAM regardless of what you paid.

I justify the knives I own and use by the fact they will last years and years of being used in the woods or anywhere, not just a few days

M-tech are at best bad knives, plain and simple.