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With a vise and a pipe extending the handle , you can break ANY knife . But considering the price , CS is about as tough as you'll find .Nice compilation of broken blades! Of course I'm sure you could find a Cold Steel to include.
My advice is to forget about Cold Steel and spend a lot of money on unbreakable knives from legitimate, high-end companies--companies that real knife guys respect, such as:
Buck
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Benchmade
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Spyderco
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Ontario
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Kabar/Becker
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ESEE
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Katz
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Kershaw
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Fallkniven
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Busse
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Chris Reeve
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Strider
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-Steve
Read the Cold Steel box under "Warranty" : " No knife or sword should be used as an axe , hatchet , screwdriver or pry bar . "and here's a pile of cold steels that suffered some of the same fate.......this is less about a brand failure and more about use failures....although there are always heat treat mistakes and such in manufacturing...and that is every brand.
I'm a cold steel fan and they make good knives for a good price and warranty failures that is what is the only selling points that really matter.
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yeah of course. normal knife and tool use failures...not abuse failures.Read the Cold Steel box under "Warranty" : " No knife or sword should be used as an axe , hatchet , screwdriver or pry bar . "
My advice is to forget about Cold Steel and spend a lot of money on unbreakable knives from legitimate, high-end companies--companies that real knife guys respect, such as:
Buck
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Benchmade
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Spyderco
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Ontario
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Kabar/Becker
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ESEE
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Katz
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Kershaw
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Fallkniven
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Busse
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Chris Reeve
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Strider
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-Steve
You know he was being sarcastic right? I thought it was actually pretty funny.This post is so full of cringe it made certain parts of my anatomy hurt!
You know he was being sarcastic right? I thought it was actually pretty funny.
I like to see testing that explores the limits of a knife , but within reason . Just to destroy one for fun is a sickening waste .Do not try and tell me your boys didn't hurt when you saw all those broken knives.
Maybe a littleDo not try and tell me your boys didn't hurt when you saw all those broken knives.
I MThere are some pretty cheapo CS products and there are some bad CS products, but there's also a large core catalog of tough, affordable and really very practical knives that are, first and foremost, designed to cut.
I know not everyone is gonna be happy with me saying this, but CS is Spyderco's evil twin. Totally different on the outside, but their design philosophy is more similar than you would think. Heavy emphasis on ergonomics and cutting geometry and both companies put real emphasis on providing lots of bang for your buck. (Note: Not saying they're directly equivalent by any means, just that they have more in common than most think.)
This sums it up nicely.Best knives for the money you can buy. Take a recon 1 for example - Stronger than the competition, better strength to weight ratios, better ergos than most and great cutting performance. And now with the same steel as these higher priced knives from other makers. Nobody needs to sell them to anyone, these knives sell themselves.
It pretty clear that you need to consider country of manufacture, steel, and a bunch of other considerations, but even though the whole pig chopping thing makes me cringe, I’m looking at a few more models than I ever thought I would.