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nolan raborn

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I want to thank everyone in this forum. I had the hots for an Emerson, either a Combat Bowie or a Commander to go with my BM Skirmish. I like large folding knives. I spent most of my free time yesterday reading up on Emerson knives and when I had finished I had lost my desire to own one. I read that Emersons were good knives after you got used to their quirks. A knife that cost that much should not have any quirks. My Skirmish does not have any quirks. And I read of problems with the "liner locks". Some of them have to be disassembled and have the liner rebent to make it contact the blade at the right spot. One fellow had to take a file to his new knife to make it lock up right. This sort of confirms my feeling that liner locks are not the way to go if you want a strong dependable lockup. I think that the frame locks are the best and strongest. Benchmade's Axis is nice but it has springs that are out of sight and little springs can rust and break. Anyway, thanks for the education. I will check back from time to time. I still like the looks of the Bowie and the Commander. I do wonder why some of the military or police models that are made of the same material and are not that different in looks are $100 or $200 higher than models like the Combat Bowie.
 
Wow, If you didn't come out with the opinion that Emerson Knives are the best knives you can buy, then you misunderstood something. Oh well, more for the rest of us.
 
guyakomis said:
Wow, If you didn't come out with the opinion that Emerson Knives are the best knives you can buy, then you misunderstood something. Oh well, more for the rest of us.
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Well, you have still not answered any of the questions I have about Emerson. If you can explain how I have the wrong opinion, then maybe I will still buy one.
 
That sounds better than the other stuff I had read on the forum. It is nice to hear from someone who really used the knives where they were intended to be used. Thanks very much. I will take another look. I wish I could find a store that has what I want so I could take a look at it before I buy it. But then, that is what everyone wants. Thanks again.
 
nolan raborn said:
Well, you have still not answered any of the questions I have about Emerson. If you can explain how I have the wrong opinion, then maybe I will still buy one.
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you assume that I care if you buy one or not, I don't...If you want the best, buy one, if not, don't...
 
I'm going to rant, something I rarely do on forums. I find that many of the BF forum members are not mature. They get off on complaining about one maker's knife to make their favorite brand seem better to them. That is childish, especially when it is based on second hand information or limited experience.

I have been using knives for 50 years. I like Benchmades, Striders, Bucks, CRKT, Spyderco, Reeves, Kershaw, Spyderco, and many others. I prefer American made knives but that's me. Every brand I've ever bought has had a few dogs or some quality problems.

The following is something I posted on another forum but I'm posting it here as well:

Why I buy Emersons

I have on hand at any one time around twenty-five folders. Twenty of them are Emerson production knives. The others four are knives that I like as examples of quality design, but are rarely carried.

I won’t begrudge any one their Striders, Sebenzas, Benchmades, Spyderco’s, William Henry, or other good knives. I’ve had them all, they are all excellent.

Why do I buy, carry, and use Emersons exclusively?

The knives:

• They cut well.
• They are of high quality and simple but elegant design easily maintained, modified, and repaired.
• Big, medium, and small, all fit my hands like an extension of my body.
• They carry well and deploy rapidly even without using the wave.
• They require a commitment to learn to properly sharpen them and to accurately cut with the chisel grinds. This is a challenge that once mastered gives great pleasure. It is like learning a secret that not all have the patience to acquire.

The Company:

• The Company manufactures most their knives in America.
• Customer service may be equaled but no one is better.
• They provide help when called.
• The owner still has a hand in the process.
• The people who make the knives use the knives.

The Emersons:

• Ernie Emerson believes in the same things I believe in.
• Ernie Emerson is more concerned about his integrity and reputation than profit.
• Ernie Emerson builds custom knives that are sold at ridiculously low prices through a lottery that makes it possible for every one to have a chance at a custom.
• His family is an integral part of his business.
• Ernie personally supports the men and women who protect my freedom.
• Ernie is proud, he should be, but he is a gentleman who treats people with respect
 
I just picked up a new Mini CQC-7B from Beckswith Blades in Houston at lunch today. This is going to be a fun knive to put in the EDC rotation. I find this knife to be of great quality - comparable to any of my Benchmades or my two Chris Reeve knives.

I bought it locally so that I could see and handle it before purchase, especailly since there htere seems to be some issues on this forum with QC at Emerson.

So far, so good!

Tbilisi
 
Where is Beckswith Blades? I live about 20 miles from Houston and am not familiar with it.
 
Beckwith is located at 10801 Hammerly Blvd (#206) just west of Beltway 8. They are a designated "Premium" Benchmade dealer. They have in stock practically all of the Spydecos and Emerson's.

Beckwith's number is 713-935-0886. Ask for LC who is the owner.

Tbilisi
 
Roshi, you are correct. Too bad some folks only go on opinions they form from reading things. Experience is the best teacher.
 
Tbilisi said:
I just picked up a new Mini CQC-7B from Beckswith Blades in Houston at lunch today. This is going to be a fun knive to put in the EDC rotation. I find this knife to be of great quality - comparable to any of my Benchmades or my two Chris Reeve knives.

I bought it locally so that I could see and handle it before purchase, especailly since there htere seems to be some issues on this forum with QC at Emerson.

So far, so good!

Tbilisi
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Thank you very much Tbilisi! I probably don't live more than 5 miles from that place and never knew they existed. I will check them out Monday.
 
the skirmish has no quirks?? what about the cheapest funkiest looking pocket clip on the planet??

imho its not too smart for anyone thats not a skilled craftsman to open up and file on a knife that doesnt lock right when the simple fix is to mail it in for free repair.

in custom fighting folders the liner lock is by far the most popular locking design, believe me it does work when executed correctly.

a lot of folks dont like frame locks in a fighting folder due to the possibility of being accidently unlocked.

in i guess 5 yrs i have heard of 1 or maybe 2 confirmed instances (ie "it happened to me" not" i heard so and so had this happen") of omega springs breaking, i have never heard of them rusting FWIW.

the more expensive EKI stuff is the frame lock models which are usually more expensive than liner locks.

as far as why to buy an EKI see post 8 by roshi.
 
Mr. Raborn,

Beckwith Blades has kind of goofy hours on Monday. They do not open until 1:00 pm. The owner is always going to knife shows, etc on weekends.

My first trip trip to their store was on a Monday during lunch and I had driven there from the Woodlands. I just do not want you to make the same mistake I did.

Obviousy, we can all buy this stuff a little cheaper on the net but it is nice to have a store in Houston dedicated only to knives (not the fantacy stuff).

Tbilisi
 
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the skirmish has no quirks?? what about the cheapest funkiest looking pocket clip on the planet??
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I read a couple of posts where people bitched about the pocket clip on the Skirmish. But that was before I bought a Skirmish. As far as I am concerned the Skirmish has the best clip on the market. It is a large knife so it needs a large clip. The clip is just the right tension to keep the knife in the pocket but yet does not hinder taking it out. My Commander, on the other hand, has such a tight clip that, with the less than desired grip on the knife, it is hard to draw in a hurry. Most of the effort is expended in just clearing the pocket with the knife and little or none is left to make the "wave" operate. This usually ends up with the knife clearing the pocket with the blade half open. I wish I could lighten the tension on the clip a little bit without springing it to where it doesn't grip the pocket at all. After saying all of this, I still love the Commander and haven't carried the Skirmish since I purchased the Emerson Commander. That is all that I have to say about that.
 
nolan raborn said:
I read a couple of posts where people bitched about the pocket clip on the Skirmish. But that was before I bought a Skirmish. As far as I am concerned the Skirmish has the best clip on the market. It is a large knife so it needs a large clip. The clip is just the right tension to keep the knife in the pocket but yet does not hinder taking it out. My Commander, on the other hand, has such a tight clip that, with the less than desired grip on the knife, it is hard to draw in a hurry. Most of the effort is expended in just clearing the pocket with the knife and little or none is left to make the "wave" operate. This usually ends up with the knife clearing the pocket with the blade half open. I wish I could lighten the tension on the clip a little bit without springing it to where it doesn't grip the pocket at all. After saying all of this, I still love the Commander and haven't carried the Skirmish since I purchased the Emerson Commander. That is all that I have to say about that.
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I heard about this revolutionary new thing you can do to reduce the tension on an Emerson pocket clip.....bend it:jerkit:
 
guyakomis said:
I heard about this revolutionary new thing you can do to reduce the tension on an Emerson pocket clip.....bend it:jerkit:
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You are sure going out of your way to be disagreeable. I have tried bending it but I do not want to bend it too much. So far it always returns to the same position. I do not want it to be too loose so that it will fall out of my pocket. Of course if it had a trashy clip like is on the Skirmish it would probably be perfect.

I don't want you people to think that I am trashing the Emmerson Commander. I love the knife. I liked it from the first time I saw a picture of it and when I picked it up in the store I had to have it. I am just trying to get some of the already mentioned "QUIRKS" out of it so that it will be as perfect as it looks. OK?
 
ROSHI...I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF EVEN IF I TRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emerson Knives, Inc. is 100% American made. They make knives for you and me. They make knives for soldiers, collectors, firefighters, police officers, enthusiasts, and martial artists! All of his knives (except the Hard Wear series...imported from Japan) are made in the USA. Emerson knives completely stands behind its products...the following is a true story.

Ernest Emerson is heavily involved in the knives he puts his name on. So much so that Emerson himself even tried out a knife I was having a problem with about two years ago after I had sent it back a few times, the Raven model. I bought the Raven from an independent knife dealer on Ebay, and it never worked right (liner lock). I sent the knife back to EKI three or four times with the same problem. Emerson himself instructed his staff to offer me a free replacement knife. I contacted Emerson and the lady (Peggy, I believe) said that my Raven was not the only one with problems and that they had revamped the Raven and came up with a new knife...the BlackBird. I was offered a brand new BlackBird at no charge as well as an Emerson Knives Inc Tee shirt for my troubles with an apology from the company. What other company would do this for one of its customers? I didn't even buy the knife from EKI! What was better is that they treated me as if I had a contract with EKI to buy 50,000 knives per year! I was treated well and with respect, and they would not allow me to leave dissatisfied. That is what this company is all about.

By the way, I just sold the BlackBird I got in this deal to buy...another Emerson Knife. I bought a Super CQC7, and within the past few months, I bought a Commander and a CQC8. Awesome.
 
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