Medford knives criticism

[shinyedges]

They cut well.

They cut well as what? Other .19 thou thick knives? Yea I agree.

 

[vox801]

LOL they cut well. Amateur.

LOL

 

[miso2]

This thread kinda reminds me of the math joke.

A biologist, a physicist, and an engineer are riding a train through Scotland.

The biologist looks out the window, sees a black sheep, and exclaims, "Hey! They've got black sheep in Scotland!"

"No, no, no!" says the physicist. "Only some Scottish sheep are black."

The mathematician rolls his eyes at his companions' muddled thinking and says, "In Scotland, there is at least one sheep, at least one side of which appears to be black from here some of the time."

 

[FullMetalJackass]

Whether they cut or not, these knives are definitely a community cleaver

 

[jstn]

Mine cuts just fine. I find spending less than $400 on a Medford more economical than spending $1000 on "man jewelery" that just gets played with

I find spending $100 on a PM2 more economical than $400 on a Medford, and it will out cut it all day. Plus, D2 steel on a $400 knife? No thanks. If you like Medofords, great, but there are a ton of knives that perform better at a much lower price point.

 

[Night Rider]

It was a joke. I was goofing on an overwrought design many many others accomplish by simpler means. It's all about style. If you like it that's great. I imagine Medford sells all he makes. That proves his popularity. I think it's a fantasy mini ax head.

Fantasy Axe Head! Hmmm.. This knife also cuts and opens bottles.

 

[Gunther85]

I don't know if this is a fair test, but it's kind of interesting

 

[Officer's Match]

Don't believe what you see in that video; I have it on good authority that it cannot be true what your eyes are seeing.

 

[shinyedges]

It's true, thick knives cut better than thinner ones. Little known fact actually! Luckily the thick blade knife defense team exists

 

[shinyedges]

Wait.. That's not true and almost every reputable knife maker on the forum will say thinner cuts better?? who knew?!

 

[BD_01]

I don't know if this is a fair test, but it's kind of interesting

Well, after watching the video, the guy is lucky it didn’t mistakenly turn into a genetalia cut test.

I wonder which ZT he’d recommend for similar random EDC radial de-sidewalling tasks?

 

[Officer's Match]

Thank goodness, for a second I was tempted to believe my eyes and my own experience.

 

[Insipid Moniker]

Don't believe what you see in that video; I have it on good authority that it cannot be true what your eyes are seeing.

Yup, when all you need is a sharp edge, thickness behind the edge is the best indicator! Geometry wins! When you need to pass the entirety of the blade through the cutting media, the primary grind becomes a much bigger factor and geometry still wins! Which is why Medfords are still going to fall far short at a lot of cutting tasks. Physics are physics are physics are physics.

 

[shinyedges]

Yup, when all you need is a sharp edge, thickness behind the edge is the best indicator! Geometry wins! When you need to pass the entirety of the blade through the cutting media, the primary grind becomes a much bigger factor and geometry still wins! Which is why Medfords are still going to fall far short at a lot of cutting tasks. Physics are physics are physics are physics.

His experience is that geometry doesn't matter. Pesky physics, who the hell needs it anyway.

 

[not2sharp]

Then....

Now....

We can deal with it.

n2s

 

[Lapedog]

My last post here because some folks don’t get it and won’t ever get it.




See? Cuts just fine. Oh wait, oh wait, sorry, it's not the best at cutting cardboard boxes into strips, so that means it sucks, right? LOL

Clearly fake!

You cut that grape with an opinel then inserted the
Medford into the photo after! Either that or its a CGI composite....

There is a conspiracy by millions of people all being kept silent by Greg. Either you take the free Medford knife or that same knife kills you; but it won’t cut you it will pry your head off.

 

[Officer's Match]

That, and lots of tool and die makers that don't know what they are doing.

 

[stabman]

Marauder BTE: 0.032"
Praetorian BTE: 0.028"

As for the assertion that "No one ever said Medfords cannot cut", well, in other threads people explicitly said they would "cut like a brick." Or squish material as if a hammer were used.
Unless these same people have bricks and hammers that cut paper, rope and other materials, it does sound like they are saying that the knives do not function as knives.

But then again, I think water is wet, so my opinion is highly suspect.

 

[shinyedges]

Marauder BTE: 0.032"
Praetorian BTE: 0.028"

As for the assertion that "No one ever said Medfords cannot cut", well, in other threads people explicitly said they would "cut like a brick." Or squish material as if a hammer were used.
Unless these same people have bricks and hammers that cut paper, rope and other materials, it does sound like they are saying that the knives do not function as knives.

But then again, I think water is wet, so my opinion is highly suspect.

So bringing up things people said in other threads because no one said them in this thread

.03 thick behind the edge isn't terrible although it doesn't magically make .19+ thou thick knives cut like a dream through all media.

Water is wet between certain temperature ranges by the way

 

[Barman1]

All advertising is good advertising....
So who exactly are y'all trying to convince to not purchace this product?
Hilarious.

Keep it going though, Greg needs a new car or something.