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Most Over-Rated and Under-Rated Brands of Production Knives
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in my book the price has alot to do with how i rate an item Dan. Busse knives are not worth what they are asking and getting, in my opinion, Dan.
So i think they are overrated to be getting/asking that price Dan. And laughing all the way to the bank. Do they make a good product absolutely are they worth that heck no. Just like everything is getting in the USA , going to a baseball game is for the rich and famous now. Those baseball players are overrated in my book and that's why it costs a family of 4 $300.00 to see a Seattle Mariners game.
So i think they are overrated to be getting/asking that price Dan. And laughing all the way to the bank. Do they make a good product absolutely are they worth that heck no. Just like everything is getting in the USA , going to a baseball game is for the rich and famous now. Those baseball players are overrated in my book and that's why it costs a family of 4 $300.00 to see a Seattle Mariners game.
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Next time you have a strider,Busse or hinderer and feel like giving them away, I'll take them!
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Sorry won't be a next time.
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Many here are using the price of a knife as the sole basis of rating a knife.
High price = over rated
Cheap = under rated
IMO a knife should be "rated" on how popular it is and positiive feedback, not the price.
For instance the Buck 110 appears to be a highly rated knife from browsing these forums and it is not a particularly expensive knife wheas the Hinderer XM is also a popular knife and frequently given glowing feedback but due to the high secondary market price many are simply slapping over rated on it.......
High price = over rated
Cheap = under rated
IMO a knife should be "rated" on how popular it is and positiive feedback, not the price.
For instance the Buck 110 appears to be a highly rated knife from browsing these forums and it is not a particularly expensive knife wheas the Hinderer XM is also a popular knife and frequently given glowing feedback but due to the high secondary market price many are simply slapping over rated on it.......
Ankerson
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Going by your system gas station knives would be the best knives in the world then because they sure sell a ton of them.
A knife model should be able to stand on it's own merit, if it can't then well......
With knives one usually does get what they are paying for believe it or not.
What that means is there are reasons why the prices go up, that could be materials, workmanship, tolerances and or a combination.
That said...
Price will always be a major issue and will always tend to cloud the truth one way or another.
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If over-rated means the hype, IMO I could say Busses, ESEEs, and Beckers... but still, I would like to add that Basic 9, ESEE 4, and BK2 are still in my wishlist.
but I really agree with Kershaws as the most under-rated brands. Never owned a Kershaw because in my case I do not very often seeing one EDC'ed in this forum or in my country's blades forum. Got one (the Leek) this year because a friend of mine selling it for cheap. Now I really craving for another folders from Kershaws.
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And it only took 3 pages into the thread. Not bad.
Underrated: This thread.
Some good reading. I'm still waiting for someone to mention the term "Overrated" on another big fanboi following. I would say it, but I'm afraid someone would let the air out of my tires.
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Overrated:
ESSE - what a joke a coated blade that cannot throw sparks is marketed as survival knife (ESSE 3 and 6). Jungas and Izulas are good for their purpose though. Moreover, the handles are crude and will blister your hands the steel is not great and prone to rust and does not hold the edge well.
DPX Knives have same issues.
Underrated: small shops like Bark River Knives, Fiddleback Forge Knives, Blind Horse Knives and Koster.
ESSE - what a joke a coated blade that cannot throw sparks is marketed as survival knife (ESSE 3 and 6). Jungas and Izulas are good for their purpose though. Moreover, the handles are crude and will blister your hands the steel is not great and prone to rust and does not hold the edge well.
DPX Knives have same issues.
Underrated: small shops like Bark River Knives, Fiddleback Forge Knives, Blind Horse Knives and Koster.
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Over-rated: Big clunky frame lock expensive folders. There is literally no practical use for these and they are dumb. get a fixed blade.
Under-rated: Byrd.
Under-appreciated: The practical Emerson knives. I would be willing to bet 90% of the folks who bash them have never actually owned one and/or actually used one. They aren't supposed to be pretty or fancy and anyone who hates on the the chisel bevel is an incapable idiot.
Under-rated: Byrd.
Under-appreciated: The practical Emerson knives. I would be willing to bet 90% of the folks who bash them have never actually owned one and/or actually used one. They aren't supposed to be pretty or fancy and anyone who hates on the the chisel bevel is an incapable idiot.
