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Most over-rated production knife brand?
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All good, we might all defend our favorite brands a bit much but in the end we are all blade fans.
Its really the same as someone defending their favorite sports team or TV show.....its all in good fun!
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Glad there's no hard feelings , and I agree although there is infighting amongst us we are still an "us" as in knife guys.
After we get done with our blade drama were cool again lol
Blade drama... Believe it or not i freaking love bladeforums blade drama included. Ill be clinging to bladeforums till my last breath.
After we get done with our blade drama were cool again lol
Blade drama... Believe it or not i freaking love bladeforums blade drama included. Ill be clinging to bladeforums till my last breath.
You know, I over-rated a knife one time. I usually don't talk about it but we're all friends here. It was only the one time and I promise I didn't inhale or anything when I did it. And hair didn't grow in my palm afterwards. I was probably lucky. But I don't remember if what I did was "most" over-rated or if it was just sorta over-rated. I really don't want to get into it any more so just forget I brought it up.
Carry on....
Carry on....
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haha for sure, you gotta blow off some steam and have a little fun sometimes.
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"My name is AusLoX and I'm a Bladeaholic" Group: "We're here for you brother"
Now I'm confused. First you said his videos were suspicious, now you say you don't really follow him, know him, or watch much of him, but he informative.
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I feel that Spyderco is the most overrated production knife brand. The majority of the designs that they manage are produced by other companies, mostly in Asia, but get a "made in USA" price tag slapped on them with the Spyderco label. People eat up that hole in the blade, though, and few seem to mind the lack of warranty work/blade replacement options. I don't get it but to each his own.
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Be careful, it's dangerous to have one of those around here.
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I make & sell culinary for the most part and the most overrated brand I come into contact with on a regular basis is Cutco.
Crappy little handle design, 440A steel, Hollow ground when they would last much longer if a FFG, Was too many serrated knives in their lineup, and there are plenty of other brands that are a better buy than them.
There, I trashed an over rated brand. Happy?
I agree but thank goodness many in the general population that fish in the Bay don't feel the way you do when looking over my flea market finds.
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You're totally entitled to your opinion and I wouldn't ever try to start an argument with you.
That being said, in my own personal experience, Spydercos out of Taiwan have some of the best fit and finish I've experienced in a knife. That factory is doing some really impressive things IMO!
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Very true!
QTRMSTR Knives. They definitely look cool, but for the price, you're not getting that great a quality knife. I purchased a karambit from them (for $200 Which I love and is one of the coolest knives I've ever seen/owned.) But the screw to tighten the knife must've been made from cheap metal because it got stripped so easily it was ridiculous. Also the pocket clip was very easily bent out of shape. Overall the cutlery this company makes is definitely overpriced and overrated.
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The only reason people buy Emerson knives is to Instagram then sitting on a Punisher T-shirt.
Survey says,,,, Over rated!
Hmmm ..., kinda looks like an Instagram pic to me.Sorry, don't own a Punisher t-shirt.
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This is a great example of how we all can at times see something different, based on each person's personal experiences.
Example: What "I" see is a folding knife that has been thoroughly advertised as a fast opener. I see two obvious features (Wave & thumb-disk) that were designed purpose specific for this reason (as proclaimed by the maker). Both great options for the intent. What I also see is; the best working portion of this edge rendered useless by one of these features (this would hold true for feathersticking, and any other cutting that is deeper than the blades height, especially in any push-cutting requiring controller force). That same thumb-disk really gives fits to me in field-sharpening (something that the designer touts heavily related to the heat treatment results).
To me I don't understand the intent of this picture ..., why post a picture batoning a folder in an urban setting like this? Perhaps, an example of "why not" use a/this knife like this ...?
On the contrary, I wish I owned a "punisher T-shirt", because I think it's a very cool logo.
It is great to see practising using a knife. I will leave you with this thought; doing that, with that knife will quickly lead to excessive lockbar travel which will in turn lead to unsafe lockup. In short time the lock-liner and possibly the stop-pin will need replacement :-(
In no way do I mean any disrespect to the picture or the user, I just believe this is a good example of how people's experiences affect judgements they make.
In my mind there have been very few qualified posts related to the OP in this thread, and I greatly appreciate those because the writer(s) actually took the time to qualify their opinions/statements with first hand experience references.
Hopefully, something here is useful to someone
Regards,
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Hmmm ..., kinda looks like an Instagram pic to me.
This is a great example of how we all can at times see something different, based on each person's personnel experiences.
Example: What "I" see is a folding knife that has been thoroughly advertised as a fast opener. I see two obvious features (Wave & thumbdisk) that were designed purpose specific for this reason (as proclaimed by the maker). Both great options for the intent. What I also see is the best working portion of this edge rendered useless by these features (this would hold true for feathersticking, and any other cutting that is deeper than the blades height, especially in any push-cutting requiring controller force). That same thumbdisk really gives fits to me in field-sharpening (something that the designer touts heavily related to the heat treatment results).
To me I don't understand the intent of this picture ..., why post a picture batoning a folder in an urban setting like this? Perhaps, an example of "why not" use a/this knife like this ...?
On the contrary, I wish I owned a "punisher T-shirt", because I think it's a very cool logo.
It is great to see practising using a knife. I will leave you with this thought; doing that, with that knife will quickly lead to excessive lockbar travel which will in turn lead to unsafe lockup. In short time the lock-liner and possibly the stop-pin will need replacement :-(
In no way do I mean any disrespect to the picture or the user, I just believe this is a good example of how people's experiences effect judgements they make.
In my mind there have been very few qualified posts related to the OP in this thread, and I greatly appreciate those because the writer(s) actually took the time to qualify their opinions/statements with first hand experience references.
Hopefully, something here is useful to someone
Regards,
Punisher T-Shirts are the most overrated knife brand. Terrible edge retention.
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But, I think it will make a great stainer for processing hemp oil for my lantern ... ;-)
Emerson I agree, for the price reason. Opinel I don't, I've recently been doing some testing of slicing capabilities of my knives, cutting cigarette boxes, and the opinel, unlike my delica, Northfield, Case, Queen, Mora, & Schrade (in various styles) it bites right into it and if I slice and push right can cut clean through in one slice. Never have I used something as good at slicing into or through things.
I think Benchmade is a bit over priced myself on some models, and spyderco has some models I think are too expensive too. Great knives though.
Connor
They are pricey, and I can't stand seeing people buying up multiple versions of the same knife for collections while I'm scrambling to find an ugly handled version to use. The big draw is that they are the cheapest way to get a really nice and brand new traditional knife in a variety of patterns. It's a pain to search for a certain style of slipjoint in good shape because no companies make them now, GEC has taken care of that a bit with more fun and varied handle materials than other traditional companies.
I think their collectability is overrated, they are still in business after all.
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To be overrated you have to be ratted. quartermaster is such trash they don't even show up on the radar :thumbup:
Oh-p, he got another one!