Near miss/Near perfect designs

Spyderco Gayle Bradly 1 this one is perfect until I have close it more than three times a day . The liner lock hurts my thump so bad that I can't edc it for more than two days .
 
Sonnydaze said:
I've tried this three times, and didn't like the result. It's hard to explain, and the maker and the product are both high quality, but the "feel" just wasn't there. So I just keep on buying/selling/trading.
I would really hate to find that I was all done doing this stuff...I mean...a hobby is "everything."
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Who were the makers you used to make full customs? How much $ did each cost? How long did it take to make each? Can you show pictures? did you provide very exact detailed specs?
 
Sonnydaze said:
I've tried this three times, and didn't like the result. It's hard to explain, and the maker and the product are both high quality, but the "feel" just wasn't there. So I just keep on buying/selling/trading.
I would really hate to find that I was all done doing this stuff...I mean...a hobby is "everything."
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I agree. Finding the perfect knife would be good and bad. The hunt itself is great fun.
 
stonproject said:
The 530 blade profile is exactly what I love about it! Outside of the BM balisongs its my favorite benchmade.

Only things keeping it from perfect IMO are the tiny thumbstuds and the protruding corner at the bottom of the handle. They should do away with the corners at the bottom of the handle or make the handle/blade slightly longer.

But different strokes and all that :)
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Yep, the 530 comes reeeeeeaallly close...

Blade profile, size, 154CM steel, under 2 ounces, Axis lock, made in the USA.... all perfect...

Until you try to open it with that ridiculous half-assed thumb post abomination.

If it was an auto...
 
Have you tried to open the 530 by pushing the thumbstud up, parallel to the long axis of the handle instead of out and perpendicular to the handle? This works well with many thumb stud knives and also opening holes. I don't own a 530 anymore but from what I remember it was the easiest way to use it if not pulling back on the AXIS lock to flip the blade open and closed.

I can describe the motion a bit better if that doesn't make sense. It works really well to flick some blades open but can be done slowly as well. Even fairly stiff knives can be flicked open with a good snap.
 
CR Pacific, love the design but the serrations are not required on this knife and in the wrong place. I usually don't mind serrations, in fact they can be very useful, but this knife didn't need it and lesser for it. I sold it because it annoyed me so much.

I agree the small Sebenza is too small; there are other better small knives in the CR stable if you want a gentleman's small folder, prettier too. The large is fine.
 
Sebenza would be perfect with $300 MSRP and steel insert lockbar.

Benchmade 707 - about 10% bigger.
 
Shorttime said:
I've also wondered if the point is not the having, but the getting. Even though we might have a knife which should be perfect, we still continue to buy and sell, because the real satisfaction is in the hunt, the anticipation while your purchase is in transit, and the "newness" of owning a knife you didn't have before. After the "new" knife no longer satisfies that part of the brain, the search begins again.
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I can totally relate to both you and Sonnydaze here. Hunting down the knife you want , ordering it and getting it is a huge thrill. But there always seems to be one or two small things that prevent me from "loving" the knife beyond a few days. So for the most part I keep them. And a few I sell on the exchange. I very rarely return them to the dealer (unless a defect is found). I'd rather sell the knife and take a bit of a loss then bug my favorite dealers with returns just because the knife didn't do it for me the way I had hoped.

Case in point : I just received my new Chaves Redencion 228 two days ago brand new. And it is insanely awesome. Extremely well-built , beefy and classy looking. But I wish the blade had more of a pointy tip. A minor discrepancy , yes. But enough to bug me. So I may very well put it on the exchange soon.
 
I love my buck 110 and the steel it uses, but just wish that it had a 1095 blade to age and path a along with its brass.
It's not a deal breaker nor does it impede function, but a 1095 would be awesome.
 
Cold steel code 4, i wish the handle was not so slippery. Spyderco manix 2, love it but i could use another 1/4 inch in blade length.
 
T.L.E. Sharp said:
.....Benchmade 531 - Ugly two toned g10 handle.
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I understand. I own one and have been very happy with it. Next time (if there is a next time) I will buy the REI model instead.

S30v blade steel and solid green scales.:thumbup:
 
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Oh man, the bench made 707. I haven't thought about that one in years. Just a tad bigger would've been perfect.
 
Spyderco Mantra and Lionsteel T.R.E. both nice smaller knives but both have weak detent.
Frustrating to me when the blade half flops out.
 
grybsh7 said:
Spyderco Mantra and Lionsteel T.R.E. both nice smaller knives but both have weak detent.
Frustrating to me when the blade half flops out.
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I owned and carried a mantra for a while, the flipping action definitely left a bit to be desired. There had to be a conscious effort to get it to open without a wrist flick, and people picking it up for the first time never got it to flip first try.. Also, the flipper tab always got in the way of what I thought would be a more comfortable grip. I really wanted to love that knife, but it just wasn't right for me.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I love my buck 110 and the steel it uses, but just wish that it had a 1095 blade to age and path a along with its brass.
It's not a deal breaker nor does it impede function, but a 1095 would be awesome.
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You can get it in 5160
 
Oh man, the M390 Barrage... 581? Can't remember, but the weird finger notches in the g10 SUCK. I still love the knife, but those notches. Might buy some cf scales or something. Blade shape, steel, lock, I love BM's assist (although I may still deassist it), 3.6 length is perfect, but yeah, those stupid notches man. Benchmade, mang, y u do dis?


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