Most disappointing knife purchase?

ZT0350

I love it's bigger brother and was really excited about getting it. Fit/finish/quality was great, but it just didn't fit my hand.
 
endgamer said:
mariphone mini matrix.what a train wreck that was a shiny butter knife that wont flip.the scales were unfinished crap.he had allot of nerve selling that pos
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I'm disappointed to hear that about a Marfione custom. I have a production mini matrix, and I absolutely love it.
 
First that comes in mind is Bark River Canadian belt knife many years ago. I considered it pricey, but I thought it looked so classy and nice that I decided to pull the trigger. I was disappointed, as it came with dull and even micro chipped blade. It also had the stag handle micro cracked. I also wasn't entirely sold with the sheath either. I sent it back.
 
On the cheaper end of the knife world: an emerson cqc14. It came to me off centered with gaps in the liners and sharp edges along the side and scales. It looked like it had totally skipped the final couple of manfacturing steps! I sent it back and got a cqc7 to replace it, which I still have 10 years later.
Expensive knife: strider pt. the lock was difficult to disengage, and the knife had blade play. The clip was also one of the worst designs I have ever seen even to this day. The edge was sharp, but the grind was off centered by a noticible amount. All of that is not acceptable in a $300 knife!
 
ZT0560...The one I have now dulls faster than anything and the edge rolls. Other than that its fun to play with but to heavy for ESC and to expensive to keep around. Once I get it back from the warranty dept I will be posting it for sale...
 
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Love Al Mars, but not this one... I'll give you a hint what is hopelessly wrong with it: The blade is practically a 7 incher... Now look at the overall handle proportions... The handle is equally absurd in girth, if not more...: This is the most awful handle design in the history of knives, bar none: I think even Andre the Giant would find it doesn't fit, and everything in its shapes has been done to make the effect worse...

However bad you can imagine this handle being, the reality is far beyond...

Gaston
 
Hi All,

Mine would have to be the Lionsteel Daghetta CF. Poorly finished CF scales around the machined holes. I've been pricked numerous times from "loose" fibres around the lock mechanism especially, plus it's virtually impossible to open one handed. (feature I like), Hard enough with two. Probably not that bad, but I was certainly disappointed....
 
ZT 0301-Ive carried it a couple times to show it off but aside from that there is nothing the knife does any better whatsoever than my next dozen smaller knives. It is the most expensive knife Ive ever bought and it just sits. Waaaay to big to carry in a pocket with anything else. Its like carrying a brick in your pocket that has less cutting ability than my Kershaw Rake. Years after I got the giant paperweight known as my 0301 I got the 3 most useful ZT's which are the 0350, 0550 and 0801. Those 3 knives kick major EDC ass. In second place for most useless knife ZT 0200. Once again there is nothing this knife can do as well or better than my 0350, 0550 and 0801. Luckily my 0200 is NOT one of the 0200s where the lock bar disengages with a light tap on the blade thank god still the huge 0200 gives zero advantage over so many other of my much smaller knives....
 
Aside from some cheap knives that weren't really bought for anything other than novelty, the most disappointing is probably the Boker Gemini Badger I bought at a gun show a couple years back. At the time, I was excited to find a "real" Solingen Boker in amongst the Plus and Magnum knives, but it ultimately proved to have the same annoying characteristics as I've found on a number of SOGs, namely an overly light, unlined handle with a bit of flex in the material and awkward balance.

Actually, that might not have been the most disappointing, now that I think of it. I bought a supposed Boker Plus, also at a gun show, that - aside from being incredibly difficult to open - was really cool. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a fake.
 
Duane Dwyer custom JR10.
 
New-Gerber Folders.
New-Buck Folders
Stretch in Superblue. Rust magnet. Rubs liners near pivot.
Hogue EX01- The Plastic handle that cannot be dismantled.
ZT350- Butter knife. Would not take an edge on the Sharpmaker.
 
Cold Steel Spartan. The handle material was so uncomfortable and parts of the handle bites into my hand (where the blade goes in to rest in folded position, the edges there is just a pain in the ass)
 
Spyderco Sage 1. I bought mine used, so it may not be indicative of the design, but the ball detent was too weak. It didn't hold the blade closed if I jogged the knife handle a little bit. I also felt that the lockup wasn't as strong as I would like. I aleviated both problems by taking the knife apart and tweaking the liner lock a little bit to provide more pressure. The problem is, this added liner lock pressure also makes the knife harder to open. Flicking it with my middle finger doesn't always open it, and even when I flick it with my thumb, I need to be very deliberate in my action or it won't fully open. The action is still nice and smooth, but not what I'd hoped.
 
United Cutlery Honshu fighter. Nope. Last time i try em. Every time i give UC the benefit of the doubt, it breaks bad.

Ravencrest Nemesis. wish i would have known better.

BEST knife purchase?

$.99 Ozark Trails. Wal Mart. You'd be amazed at the crap that thing has been through in my fishing tackle. Not pretty, not nice, but hasn't fallen apart.
 
Before this week - I had a few that could have vied for that title. Alas - I have a new champion of disappointment: Blackjack Mini Mamba!

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HotRodColt said:
Mine was a Timberline Tactical 18 Delta, probably 7 years ago. The knife rags gave it glorious reviews and for $80 or whatever I paid for it, I figured it was going to be a great knife.

The blade wobbles so bad it is virtually unuseable, steel definitely wasn't great. I immediately regretted it and wished I had purchased another Buck/Strider or Spyderco of some sort. I think I bought it from knife center, I should have tried to send that one back.
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Gerber knife shaped object. I forget what model, bought it in the 80's. Slicing warm butter dulls it. My first and last Gerber knife purchase.
 
Good read so far!

I'll add/echo:

Buck Vantage which I payed retail for at a brick-and-mortar: it would only open with the flipper if absolutely smashed, snapped and begged into place. Plus, the lock rock was so bad I didn't trust it for tasks more severe than slicing an apple. And it would close far enough that the blade would contact one of the back spacer pins, which caused serious chips in short order. Buck did warranty it, no questions asked -- I sold the replacement as soon as it arrived (and no, not on the the forums!)

Kershaw Camber: I really wanted to like this one, and loved carrying it, but hated actually using the thing. The not-quite-high-enough grind kept the otherwise great S30V from doing its job well enough for me. I kinda miss the tractioned-aluminum scales, honestly. Looked great and carried well, but just didn't do it for me. Also helped convince me that assisted opening ain't so great. Replaced with a smaller, slicier, and de-assisted Benchmade 585 which I think is fantastic.
 
Once it arrived I was initially disappointed with my morakniv (the red handle was ugly but I sanded off the finish) but it has totally grown on me and now it's slid in as my back up fixed blade for when I go camping due to its weight. Other than that initial turn off, my knife saga has been a lot of fun.
 
Jmboz said:
BUCK Odyssey. Knife arrived with blade off center and was difficult to open one handed due to poorly designed thumb hole.

I still have the knife, but it's been relegated to kitchen drawer everyday user. Although it does hold a keen edge, it does take an effort to sharpen.
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Buck canned that model. I kind of like its aesthetics but if the thumb hole isn't functional I'll stay away.
 
Benchmade Valet.

I bought into the hype when I first saw it. But like most people, I was shocked when I realized just how tiny the thing actually was. Had one on preorder, but got to handle one in another store before mine ever came in. It just didn't do it for me, so I got a Doug Ritter RSK1. Less money, same steel, bigger blade. Added some custom G10 grips, and I'm pretty happy with my decision.
 
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