SOG Knives?

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First of all i would like to thank all of you for occupying atleast an hour every day with knife discussion. I am personally a very big fan of SOG Knives and currently own a SOG X-ray vision, SOG Tigershark and a Sog seal pup and am very pleased with all of them. I was just curious as to why i dont see much mention of their knives on this forum neither good or bad? I plan on buying alot more from them and hope theirs not something i am missing. Thanks.
 
Geez, I dunno. I've seen a ton of SOG topics come up on the boards. Do a search and you'll be amazed.

Love my Flash II, which is deceptively tough. I dropped it down two flights of stairs and it suffered not a scratch, and its assisted opening feature was as snappy as ever. The too-tight clip makes rapid deployment an iffy proposition. On the other hand, I'll never lose it!

I'll let others who know more than I talk about the steels SOG uses. Maybe that's a sore point. I do know that SOG customer service is universally praised.
 
Good designs and execution, sharp and made by a very reputable company. Nothing wrong with them at all, they're just not very cutting-edge (pun absolutely intended) in terms of their designs and especially materials. But, they do what they do very well and will probably continue to do so for a long time. I own a few myself and like 'em a lot.
 
I have not owned one personally, but have played with them in shops. They seem to be a pretty good knife for the money.

And I think you may be missing something, I'm not sure how much you've poking around here but, there is a whole section dedicated to SOGs here. :thumbup:
 
I have the SOG Vision, very pleased with it.
Nothing wrong with a SOG.
Lots of people collect them or EDC,
so you are not alone. :)
 
SOG was my first name brand knife. The feel of the Government Agent was too good to put down. I loved that knife. However after a while, their sheath became far to loose. The edge holding seemed insubstantial (even early on, I noticed this) and I was left with a product that felt good, but that I was not confident in. This year, they are releasing the Gov-Tac which, seems to be, the same damn knife with a better steel, a nicer finish, and hopefully a better sheath.
I own several of their other proudcts, and really enjoy them. I have their Twitch I with me every day. And even some of their products aren't perfect, SOG will only improve! I have never seen them take a step down in quality, nor do I expect them to.
-KC
 
I've noticed a lack of thunderous praise for SOG around here, too. But, there aren't a bunch of critics, either...

I've owned one SOG knife, the Autoclip, and liked it very much, except on 2 counts - the blade would dull very easily. It was easy to sharpen, and also similarly easy to dull... :cool: My second gripe with this specific knife was the autoclip.... the tensioning was completely non-functional and the clip flopped freely... with that in mind, it also came to me used, so who knows what the previous owner had done with it. I greatly prefer a steel clip, anyways.

I think the lack of acclaim for SOG has been due to 2 or 3 major factors: first, they don't use high-tech steel, nor do they use much carbon steel. Therefore, in general, their knives would dull easily. Secondly, they haven't had a lot of modern designs, until fairly recently. Third, they don't seem to toot their own horn very loudly. Taken together, those 3 things seemed to have equalled a quiet, but successful, company.

Nowadays, though, SOG seems to be kickin' it up a notch. They've added a bunch of modern, tactical folders to their line-up, are using AUS-8 steel, and are getting their products out there and into the consumer market's consciousness. And, based on the reviews I've read and the knives I've seen, I think SOG is putting out some good products. I expect them to keep doin' just that :) :thumbup:
 
Trout Tamer said:
I think the lack of acclaim for SOG has been due to 2 or 3 major factors: first, they don't use high-tech steel, nor do they use much carbon steel. Therefore, in general, their knives would dull easily. Secondly, they haven't had a lot of modern designs, until fairly recently. Third, they don't seem to toot their own horn very loudly.
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To this list I would add an unfortunate predilection for combo-edge blades. Maybe the vast, uninformed public goes for 'em, but, at least here on BF, the general preference seems to be for straight edge blades.
 
One aspect I think the rest of you are missing: SOG hasn't come out with much in the way of new models lately*. Nothing new, hence nothing new to talk about.

(* Yeah, I know, the Topos are out, and a few variations on existing designs. Still, compared to what the other major makers have come out with in the last year, it's been kinda snooze-worthy in SOGland this year.)
 
I own the SOG trident bowie and sog bowie, and they're both solid knives. I love the designs on them, and they feel great in the hand. They've done the chores I've asked them to...but frankly I think they're better "tactical" knives, which, from what I understand, was what the original design (that they copied from) was intended for.

Carl at the SOG forum has an article on the SOG bowie's design, and talks about its tactical advantages when they were designed for vietnam special forces.
 
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