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I have been watching lots and lots of youtube videos recently and it just reminded how much personal preference plays a role in how much people like knives. It also reminded me of how many of my personal preferences are well abnormal or at least not stuff reviewers pay much attention too or even diss. Well that and things that dont bother me.
Here are some of them:
1) I like smooth handles more than aggressively textured G10. I have found that out of the knives I carry most of the handles are smooth G-10 or even metal, which are things that people like nutnfancy for example constantly put down. I find that the smoothness just feels better in my hand and I have never had a problem holding on to knives even using them hard camping in the rain. this is probably my biggest difference than most reviewers, I keep hearing purchase this and traction, that but I havent had a problem with even the slickest knife handles. And at that my BM kulgera is far more comfortable for me than my spyderco mini manix and my para military, not because of the handle shape; the spydies beat it in that department but because of the handle texture. Its not that the aggressiveness hurts or irritates sensative hands, its just that it is unneccessary IMHO and I'm not a huge fan of the sandpaper feeling.
2) jimping does not matter to me at all. Once again most of knives have smooth backs to their blades. I dont cut in a manner that makes my thumb move. When i cut the force of the cut is transefered perpendicular to the edge back into my thumb not forwards or backwards so my thumb really does not have a cance of slipping. And I think jimping could ruin the looks of knives such as my BM 943 and 930.
3) Deployment speed does not matter much. Yes, I admit it can be usefull at times and I ghetto waved my minimanix for a gadget factor type deal. But if its one hand opening it is fast enough IMHO. Smoothness is what matters to me, if a knife is lightningfast but feels gritty I wont like it much. Oh and I will add comfort as well, that too is more important than speed.
4) I like a solid feeling knife. Weight doesnt matter to me as much as a solid feel, so I actually like a heavier knife. I know the solidness doesnt matter much in the function of a knife because I dont abuse my blades but something about it feels right.
5) Lock strength does not matter to me at all. I couldnt care less how strong a lock is, because I treat all my knives like they are slipjoints and dont cut in a way that would cause lock failure and the blade to close on my hands. If it keeps it closed with finger pressure on the spine of the knife it is strong enough. I just realized how much this contradicts with my last thing. With that said lack of play is very important to me.
6) I like knives that show wear. I dont mind painted pocket clips or anodized metal because i like my knife to show character and look used and carried. When i get a new knife I always carry it until it shows a decent amount of wear, before I think about switching and I constantly admire the scratches and scuffs. I hate it when people say they use their knives hard and I look at it and it looks pristine.
well those are my unusal preferences/things I dont care about. What are some of yours?
Here are some of them:
1) I like smooth handles more than aggressively textured G10. I have found that out of the knives I carry most of the handles are smooth G-10 or even metal, which are things that people like nutnfancy for example constantly put down. I find that the smoothness just feels better in my hand and I have never had a problem holding on to knives even using them hard camping in the rain. this is probably my biggest difference than most reviewers, I keep hearing purchase this and traction, that but I havent had a problem with even the slickest knife handles. And at that my BM kulgera is far more comfortable for me than my spyderco mini manix and my para military, not because of the handle shape; the spydies beat it in that department but because of the handle texture. Its not that the aggressiveness hurts or irritates sensative hands, its just that it is unneccessary IMHO and I'm not a huge fan of the sandpaper feeling.
2) jimping does not matter to me at all. Once again most of knives have smooth backs to their blades. I dont cut in a manner that makes my thumb move. When i cut the force of the cut is transefered perpendicular to the edge back into my thumb not forwards or backwards so my thumb really does not have a cance of slipping. And I think jimping could ruin the looks of knives such as my BM 943 and 930.
3) Deployment speed does not matter much. Yes, I admit it can be usefull at times and I ghetto waved my minimanix for a gadget factor type deal. But if its one hand opening it is fast enough IMHO. Smoothness is what matters to me, if a knife is lightningfast but feels gritty I wont like it much. Oh and I will add comfort as well, that too is more important than speed.
4) I like a solid feeling knife. Weight doesnt matter to me as much as a solid feel, so I actually like a heavier knife. I know the solidness doesnt matter much in the function of a knife because I dont abuse my blades but something about it feels right.
5) Lock strength does not matter to me at all. I couldnt care less how strong a lock is, because I treat all my knives like they are slipjoints and dont cut in a way that would cause lock failure and the blade to close on my hands. If it keeps it closed with finger pressure on the spine of the knife it is strong enough. I just realized how much this contradicts with my last thing. With that said lack of play is very important to me.
6) I like knives that show wear. I dont mind painted pocket clips or anodized metal because i like my knife to show character and look used and carried. When i get a new knife I always carry it until it shows a decent amount of wear, before I think about switching and I constantly admire the scratches and scuffs. I hate it when people say they use their knives hard and I look at it and it looks pristine.
well those are my unusal preferences/things I dont care about. What are some of yours?
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