so what is wrong with those Frost Cutlery '100 for $150' knives?

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I just found out that I'm getting a set of ~40 Frost Cutlery knives for Christmas. What do I have to look forward to?
 
You are going to have a bunch of knives that won't hold an edge. Just chuck them as they dull, no point in resharpening them.
 
I worked with a guy that had a constrution business and he bought them to give to his workers, since they were cutting on concrete and things like that. The better made ones of the lot lasted a week, and I did have one last me 2 weeks.
 
Try your hand at file work. Take one apart and polish it up. Put new scales on one. Learn how to put a convex edge on. When you've got it down you can do mods to nicer knives without worrying about messing up. And leave one in plain sight so your friend/relative won't think you're an ingrate.;)

Frank
 
SilverFoxKnows said:
Try your hand at file work. Take one apart and polish it up. Put new scales on one. Learn how to put a convex edge on. When you've got it down you can do mods to nicer knives without worrying about messing up. And leave one in plain sight so your friend/relative won't think you're an ingrate.;)

Frank
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I must admit that is a great idea.
 
Or make Christmas ornaments. Although, you may find that embarrassing to have those hanging on a tree?
 
You can give them to some non-knife people as a gift :D :D
Or give them to charity.

You can also reinforce the concrete with it.
You can use them as a pegs.

:)
 
SilverFoxKnows said:
Try your hand at file work. Take one apart and polish it up. Put new scales on one. Learn how to put a convex edge on. When you've got it down you can do mods to nicer knives without worrying about messing up. And leave one in plain sight so your friend/relative won't think you're an ingrate.;)

Frank
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That is an excellent idea, actually. I've been doing the same thing with Byrd knives, though Byrds are actually useful once you've done the work on them. Just don't act too grateful or you'll be getting a new set every year.
 
Considering how little a Mora or Opinel cost,
there is no excuse for Frost.​

They are knife-shaped objects.
Some of them may even be serviceable for very light use.
But the danger of them malfunctioning and harming the user is too great.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Considering how little a Mora or Opinel cost,
there is no excuse for Frost.​
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If you have a neighbor that bothers you, give all your new "knives" (I use the word knives loosely) to him so they can break, dull, and generally piss him/her off.

Then immediately go out and by one or two knives that work well. As mentioned above, with good knives like Opinel and Moras, there is just no excuse to own a Frost POS.
 
We bought a large set of Frost Cutlery knives to sell on Ebay, but they were so cheap & poor quality that we just sold them during our Garage Sale. At least we got our money back selling them 2 for $5! Will never buy them again.
 
so what is wrong with those Frost Cutlery '100 for $150' knives?
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Think about it.... How good can a knife be that cost less than a buck to produce? (including labor costs, material costs, packaging costs, and shipping costs)
 
Esav Benyamin said:
They are knife-shaped objects.
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:D I think that pretty much sums it up. The same ignorance that produced the sheeple culture is what makes it possible to sell these. It still amazes me how they can make them hard enough to be unreasonably brittle, and yet still have zero edge retention. It's like they took the concept of a super steel and worked in reverse. It looks like you'll be stuck hanging one over the mantle to keep the peace. Sell the rest on eBay.
 
If you want a single use knife, get a retractable blade utility knife. At least it will be sharp when you use it, you can get the replaceable razor blades cheap, and it won't fold up on your fingers. :)
 
If you're getting them as a gift, pick out 100 people you want to kill and get busy. LOL

Seriously, if they aren't the Hen and Roosters or the Steel Warriors (and I reserve the right to change my mind about them) then get rid of them. If the person isn't that close to you keep one and break it, and when they show up again just tell them it was the last one and they all broke. It might dissuade them from buying you things like that in the future.

Then say, friends don't let friends buy Frost. :)

Please note, some crude humor was used in crafting this reply.
 
Ebay anyone? If you could just recoup 100 dollars you could buy a decent knife. At about that price range, there are some nice Benchmades and Spydercos available...and some quite nice Kershaws too......
 
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