Reate productions on par with high-end mid-techs?

[SeppukuSamurai]

Ha, no.

Ha, yes. That's a fact, bud. I've owned more of each maker than I care to admit and I will unequivocally state that Reate, in terms of fit and finish, will out gun every single one of the aforementioned makers "midtechs" at a much more economical price point.

Jake Hobacks? Nah. They're freakin awesome. Top of the line in terms of fit and finish/technology employed. Curtis? Same.

Strider, Hinderer, Emerson, Benchmade, etc? Reate. All day long.

Sorry dude.

 

[stabman]

Talk about hidden ledes... is that a barkriver smatchet?

BRK&T Clax, baby!

 

[jstn]

Reates are great if you are cool with boring old Ti framelock flippers. There, I said it.

Say what you will about ZT, Hinderer, Strider, etc., but I will take a compression lock, caged ball bearing lock, Triad, or Axis any day over a framelock, and that is all Reate offers. If they do a bit of innovation and make an intuitive new lock, I would be all over it.

 

[Alpha556]

District 9??? I've heard enough. Cant take you seriously now.

 

[halden.doerge]

Reates are great if you are cool with boring old Ti framelock flippers. There, I said it.

Say what you will about ZT, Hinderer, Strider, etc., but I will take a compression lock, caged ball bearing lock, Triad, or Axis any day over a framelock, and that is all Reate offers. If they do a bit of innovation and make an intuitive new lock, I would be all over it.

Quite true. They are a one-trick pony. The market wants what it wants...

 

[Quiet]

Ha, yes. That's a fact, bud. I've owned more of each maker than I care to admit and I will unequivocally state that Reate, in terms of fit and finish, will out gun every single one of the aforementioned makers "midtechs" at a much more economical price point.

Jake Hobacks? Nah. They're freakin awesome. Top of the line in terms of fit and finish/technology employed. Curtis? Same.

Strider, Hinderer, Emerson, Benchmade, etc? Reate. All day long.

Sorry dude.

No, it isn’t. It’s your opinion, which you’re welcome to. I disagree.

At this point, I presume you’re just trolling us.

 

[155440]

You mention "better knife" but then just talk about fit and finish. Is that the metric of a good knife?

What else makes a knife better when that style of knife is over saturated to the point of rediculousness. Steel? Handle material? Grind? All makers make one of everything these days.

 

[ChazzyP]

Why don't you just shut up.

My ex swore to me that it's true and I'm inclined to believe her. About knives. Of course.

...and she is your ex, because....?

 

[SeppukuSamurai]

You mention "better knife" but then just talk about fit and finish. Is that the metric of a good knife?

It's absolutely a metric, for sure.

I'm spending $2-800 dollars on a freakin' pocket knife, dude, it had better be PERFECT.

Did you want me to get into use?

I owned a Strider SMF tanto with a bead blasted 154CM blade for roughly 5 years and beat the ever living hell out of it. Want to know what came of it? 4 spa treatments, a refinish, and a blade that wiggled all kinds of ways.

My Hoback Kwaiback? GTG. My District? GTG. My Reate Kwaiken? GTG. I have yet to send any of them in to their respective makers for repair. With that being said, the Strider was never dangerous to use nor would I doubt its competency, it just needed some love. More love than the other knives I have mentioned. It was, despite my overarching opinion, a pretty damn good knife. Just not a $600 dollar one. My beef is with the price, frankly, not the knives themselves. They'll serve, despite their shortcomings. Reates will just serve better.

Fit and finish to begin with? All of the above out preformed every single Hinderer and Strider I've owned by LEAPS AND BOUNDS.

So yes, it's a metric. Perhaps not "the" metric, but definitely a constituent.

 

[halden.doerge]

No, it isn’t. It’s your opinion, which you’re welcome to. I disagree.

At this point, I presume you’re just trolling us.

Better be careful, man. SeppukuSamurai has special access to super powerful alternative facts. They will outgun every single aforementioned regular fact, hands down!

 

[155440]

BRK&T Clax, baby!

May have to get one. How's it held up to beating in the woods?

 

[SeppukuSamurai]

It doesn't surprise me that you think your Reate is better than Strider or Hinderer. As much as I hate to admit it High end Chinese knife companies are manufacturing some of the highest quality production knives on the market.

I've been truly blown away by the quality of my We Knives. My We 705 in particular beats my Hinderer XM-18 and CRK Sebenza 21 (never owned a Strider). BF members keep saying that the CRK is higher quality with better fit and finish. My Sebenza came with a small blade surface imperfection and the lock bar was defective right out of the box. The parts and pieces of my WE 705 fit so tightly that at first I didn't think they fit. Then they just slide home when lined up perfectly and fit with ZERO slop. The blade centers perfectly on every We I've ever touched. No blade play, centering or lock issues after reassembly. The blade is perfectly ground and even on both sides and the factory bevel was perfect heel to tip. No gaps and all surfaces were perfectly machined. I'm sorry, but the CRK precision is superb, but it's not better. Hinderer fit and finish is inferior to We. I've heard that Reate beats We, so...

Now, I didn't mention Chris Reeve for the simple reason that every single knife of his that I've personally owned has been absolutely perfect. Without a doubt. Better fit/finish than my Reates? I don't know. Likely the same. The price? Reate wins all day long.

With that being said, I completely agree with your sentiment of Chinese productions wiping the floor with the current competition. I've been blown away. I wasn't trying to disparage the American makers, merely stating that perhaps the bar might need to be raised just a bit. These Chinese companies are doing some seriously good work. It's admirable, for sure.

 

[stabman]

May have to get one. How's it held up to beating in the woods?

It has held up pretty well over time.
It chops fairly well, but does get thick behind the edge rather quickly. Think of a sharp axe or hatchet rather than a thinner knife grind. Some of my other knives certainly bite deeper.

As for batonning...
I decided to see if that would work. Figured it would chew up the baton really quick, but why not see how it went.
It lodged into the piece of wood being "split," then broke the baton in half.
So I used it as a fixed edge to whack with other wood to bring it down to length.

The steel has held up nicely and doesn't seem prone to chipping.
If you like the design and can track one down, it will certainly work.
It has a charm all its own.

 

[b00n]

***popcorn

(I like Reate alot)

 

[miso2]

Wow. 40 posts in 40 min!

 

[miltmaldo]

Name me a sub $300 Reate . You can't compare Reate to ZT , Spyderco or Benchmade price is to big of a difference . The only ZT that's over 300 is the 0850 and that knife is pretty awesome very smooth excellent fit and finish . I don't own I Reate that said they do look well made .

 

[SeppukuSamurai]

No, it isn’t. It’s your opinion, which you’re welcome to. I disagree.

At this point, I presume you’re just trolling us.

Trolling? I've got a stellar reputation here, dude. I don't troll.

I've been absolutely fair in my evaluation and have even admitted when certain cases have deviated from the "norm" that I've experienced with the aforementioned makers.

I will chalk the "trolling" comment up to "I can't refute you so I'm going to attack your character."

Good one.

 

[halden.doerge]

Wow. 40 posts in 40 min!

It's not about the size of the posts, just about how many you can jam in there in quick succession.

 

[SeppukuSamurai]

Reates are great if you are cool with boring old Ti framelock flippers. There, I said it.

Say what you will about ZT, Hinderer, Strider, etc., but I will take a compression lock, caged ball bearing lock, Triad, or Axis any day over a framelock, and that is all Reate offers. If they do a bit of innovation and make an intuitive new lock, I would be all over it.

Again, I think Reate is sexier than ZT but I won't disparage ZT in any way as I believe they make some seriously bad ass knives. I still own my ZT0560 and have customized the hell out of it. It's still a member of my EDC rotation. I just think, for the most part, Reates are a bit sexier.

I will agree that the frame-lock is not the best locking mechanism available and would love to see more diversity in the mid-tech community in this area. For sure.

 

[Quiet]

Trolling? I've got a stellar reputation here, dude. I don't troll.

I've been absolutely fair in my evaluation and have even admitted when certain cases have deviated from the "norm" that I've experienced with the aforementioned makers.

I will chalk the "trolling" comment up to "I can't refute you so I'm going to attack your character."

Good one.

Sure thing, "dude". Embarrassingly subjective now equals "absolutely fair", got it.

Seriously, what is with people today? They can't enjoy things without tearing down other things? This post from you is absolutely trolling nonsense. Oh, right, you have a "stellar reputation" so clearly your opinion equals "facts". Nope, just another Reate fanbag.

Oh, (snaps fingers) by the way, can you please post up some pics of your Olamic knives you owned? You know, the ones you owned that you used to make your hilarious nonsense "objective" assertion? Thanks, my dude.