Tenacious took a beating today.

[dberry]

I was helping a family member move today at a short notice so I did not have appropriate tools. I had to unhook a dishwasher today, I took my tenacious and pounded the back of the blade with a hammer to split very thick and heavy wire. Also it sawed a thick tube with the serrations. I also used it to pry nails out of the wall. The blade looked horrible but after a clean up and sharpen it is ready for another day. It now has a personality mark on the spine from the hammer. This is a great value.

 

[xtestifyx]

The Tenacious takes personality marks very easily...a bit too easily for my use

 

[Jason B.]

Good to hear it held up for you and you not worried about using your knife.

 

[Smash05]

The Tenacious takes personality marks very easily...a bit too easily for my use

I really don't get this. I look at a knife, and if it has too much shine to it I chastise myself for not using it enough. Would I use it like the OP - no, but hell if your blade doesn't have personality marks on it, you aren't using it.

 

[unit]

I really don't get this. I look at a knife, and if it has too much shine to it I chastise myself for not using it enough. Would I use it like the OP - no, but hell if your blade doesn't have personality marks on it, you aren't using it.

I agree and appreciate the posting by the OP. I like stories of successful hard use.

I guess the comment was pertaining to the steel not being as hard as some. Different strokes for some I suppose. Whatever works for you and more importantly...what ever your skills can make work! As long as you can fix it, use it!

 

[AF]

I haven't used my Tenacious enough to comment on the edge retention but so far I love the knife. The fit and finish is on par with much more expensive knives.

 

[xtestifyx]

I really don't get this. I look at a knife, and if it has too much shine to it I chastise myself for not using it enough. Would I use it like the OP - no, but hell if your blade doesn't have personality marks on it, you aren't using it.

I was trying to divert the soft steel comment into something else, but I guess someone didn't catch it. If I were to use both VG-10 and 9cr18Mo steel for the exact same purpose...the 9Cr will take the personality marks more severely. That is my point

And to AF, I rolled the 9Cr blade the first time I tried to scrape off some magnesium from a block. The other VG-10 and S30V knives did not and they stood up to it:foot:

Fit and finish wise, haha I can't disagree more. But this is the end of my bashing, sorry folks

 

[AF]

Fit and finish wise, haha I can't disagree more.

I guess you just have a much better eye than me after my ten years of collecting . And all the other people that have made this such a popular model.

 

[midnight flyer]

I guess you just have a much better eye than me after my ten years of collecting . And all the other people that have made this such a popular model.

Toss me in with you. I use mine in my construction job, and while it isn't my Kershaw S110V bladed Shallot, it is a great knife, no matter the price. No matter what I do to it, a few swipes on the steel and it is back up to speed.

I grimace when I cut small wire, sheetrock, dig out caulk, use it to back out a screw or have to tap the back of the blade to assist it in cutting something thicker than I should.

But I don't think a think about chewing into anything wood, cutting insulation, banding straps, etc., etc., that a cutting tool is designed to do.

This is a good knife. The price just makes it better.

Robert

 

[dsmegst]

Fit and finish wise, haha I can't disagree more. But this is the end of my bashing, sorry folks

I haven't seen any other Chinese made knife that can top the Tenacious in fit and finish. I'll have to disagree with you on that one. The only slight disadvantage is the blade steel and that's when it's compared to modern US, Japan or European steels.