Schrade Chris Reeve Knockoffs

Hoodcanal5 said:
what abot the smith and wesson m9 is that one of smith and wesson's better knives.
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Never owned one, so couldn't say, but the "Special Ops" line that it's included in is usually good. While I hate to bring up Noss due to controversy, check out his vids on the S&W Special Ops Ka-Bar style knife. That thing took a beating and only failed at the point where all hidden tang knives of that style would. Also held an edge better than most if not all the other blades he's put through the wringer.

Edit: Just looked and that test was actually on a "Search and Rescue" line knife, so disregard my previous mistake on that.
 
Actually there are some pretty good ~$10 knives.
What is it exactly you are looking for OP? What do you want to do with the
knife? I see that you were going through the Taylor Brands catalog... I would suggest just staying away from Taylor all together. I know there have been some decent Taylor products, but I think you can always find a better alternative in that price range.
 
crunky said:
Actually there are some pretty good ~$10 knives.
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Very true. I've said it before, but the Mora #2 is the end all utility knife. Everything else is just eye candy or specialization. And while you're not gonna pry any car doors open with 'em, Opinels will serve most people better than any 1/4" tacticool blade made.
 
What's not to like about the schf3 or schf3n? It's a good design, other than the micarta slabs that don't quite meet the tang. rubber electrical tape fixes that. It's 1095 and unless it was heat treated in a toaster oven, it will hold an edge and be very resiliant. Hammer it, bend it, whatever. At the price point, the Extreme Survival series has got value written all over it.
Hell, I wish I had the option of having one when I was 15, because then I could have sidestepped all that United Rambo hollow handled, no-tang bullshit and really had some fun.
I say, go for it kiddo!
 
age doesnt matter... Im 16 and I started saving for a strider when I was 15. Then I got one not to long ago... Now its traded away but thats besides the point. haha
 
Hoodcanal5 said:
What is the contraversy about noss
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He broke a few Reeve knives in his testing while the cheap ones generally survived. It's evident that some didn't take that very well.

He also broke a Busse ASH-1, though if I recall that one had the choil ground off - it wasn't totally stock.

Google noss knife tests and odds are you'll run into a few threads here where he posted his test results.
 
Not that this is a Noss thread, but....
IMO, while he does provide some valuable data, his testing methods are not uniformly standardized. Thus, they are not reliable and cannot be an indication of the properties of one knife compared to another, nor even the reliability of a specific design against others of the same design and manufacture.
However, I do enjoy seeing him kick the crap out of those pieces of metal. For stress relief, I make knives, not destroy them...
To each his own. ;)
 
My take on Noss, since the OP ask...

I think the tests are sort of odd. I realize they are "tough" tests, and meant to push a blade to it's limits.... but, what's the point? I think my Strider's are about as tough as folding knives get, but I don't doubt that if I baton them through enough cinder blocks... they are going to break. It's obvious, and a waste.

As for the Schrade knives mentioned... I dont endorse or support knock-off knives. However, having said that... I think getting one, if nothing else, is a good way to see if you even like the design in reality. Looking at a knife on the computer is way different than holding one in the hand. I've seen knives I -loved- on paper, but fit my hand like a brick. $300+ is a lot to drop on a knife you might hate, even more so when you're 15.
 
You guys are idiots. All the talk about intellectual property theft and 'knockoffs'. Chris Reeve officially retired that knife design because it was too expensive to make & to "make room in the CRK portfolio for new designs." I'm hearing he sold the design to Taylor Brands.
 
grendle81 said:
You guys are idiots. All the talk about intellectual property theft and 'knockoffs'. Chris Reeve officially retired that knife design because it was too expensive to make & to "make room in the CRK portfolio for new designs." I'm hearing he sold the design to Taylor Brands.
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What a great first post. :rolleyes: Try to find a way to express yourself here without the name calling. Only a warning this time. You also bumped a two year old thread.
 
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