That one bad experience that totally ruined the brand for you.

Boattale said:
I had recently lost my Grohmann Canadian belt knife and wanted a replacement. Was in a knife shop in Branson and lo and behold, there was a CS Canadian right there in the display so I had to have it. Turned out to be a totally worthless knife that would not take or hold an edge. I wound up strapping it to the front of the trout boat in case I had to cut the drag chain rope if it ever hung in fast water. I didn't even trust it for that so I actually trashed the knife. The one and only CS that will ever be at my place.
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In my experience, that whole range of their Canadian Belt knife, Roach Belly, and Pendleton Hunter lite in 4116 steel are exceptionally poor performers. I would not judge the rest of their knives on those duds.
 
jux t said:
In my experience, that whole range of their Canadian Belt knife, Roach Belly, and Pendleton Hunter lite in 4116 steel are exceptionally poor performers. I would not judge the rest of their knives on those duds.
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Too late, my mind is made up. They had their chance. I got food poisoning once from a Fudrucker's hamburger. I've never been back there either.
 
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My occasional findings of knives that have let me down seem to always have those folks that they have never let down, so, it's one of those hit and miss kinda of deals I think, but as the old saying goes, 'Once bitten, Twice shy' does hold true in the knife realm. One that I will share is a Gerber folder, I linked their video on the forum before, it's one of the most manly commercials I've seen for a knife and it did it's job, made me go out and try one. But the knife had a spring assist and a very very light detent, combined I'm sure you can see where this is heading. The knife would spring open while just riding in the pocket, posing a rather dangerous situation. So I took it back to WallyWorld, which should have been a red flag and they took it back, no questions, but I warned them of the danger that knife poses, but I think they just have their ears turned off when you step up to the return counter. They hear so much heartache I can't blame them.

I guess sharing that video again won't hurt, being the theme of this particular thread ;)


There have been other companies but this one is enough for now.
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I've been lucky never had real big issues with any knives other than fit and finish and centering on the real cheap stuff.

Gerber, Kershaw, Byrd when they were cheap, CRKT.

I own higher end pieces from each of those and been satisfied so I wasn't sullied on the brand.
 
I love my Benchmade knives, to use and hold and operate, but I swear they couldn't heat treat properly if their life depended on it. especially on cpm154 and cpm30
 
Zornhau said:
Spyderco has been a disappointment for me on several occasions. Two locks that I could close like a slip joint, one knife that opened in my pocket on more than one occasion, and the last straw was the scissors on a Clipitool that wouldn't cut anything. Spyderco makes a good product, except when they don't, and they won't honor their warranty. They don't care, they have plenty of other customers. I don't care, I have too many knives, already.
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What type of locks were they?
 
kobold said:
What type of locks were they?
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The ball bearing lock on a Dodo that didn't allow the ball to advance far enough to rest fully on the tang and the liner lock on a lightweight Cricket that flexed under light pressure and released from the tang. In addition to that I had a Yojimbo that had weak blade retention and opened in my pocket. As a result, it took a nasty bite out of my pants pocket. I sent each of these knives for warranty repair with a detailed description of the problem. Each time the knife was returned to me sharpened, but with no other repair and no explanation. They did give me credit on the Clipitool, but only after I called them. I now consider Spyderco products to be sold without a warranty.

On the other hand, I sent a knife to Benchmade in pieces in a bag with some parts missing. I got the knife back in perfect condition with a zero invoice. I also sent a knife to Kershaw that I had damaged through misuse, and they replaced the knife at no charge. I send old, abused Buck knives in for repair that I buy second hand and they send me back gems. The most that I paid was $10 for a new blade.
 
Used to be a pretty big fan of Bark River Knives, having a Natchez Bowie, Northstar, Fox River, Mini Canadian and Upland Special. That was until a partner with Bark River got involved on a Canadian Gun forum and generally made an ass of himself putting down any and every knife maker in the sub forum for Knives and Edged Weapons. Good knives, but really turned me off the brand. Haven’t spent money on a Bark River since.
 
Funny I read this thread now. I just a few minutes ago sent a follow up email to Spartan Blades regarding the dull out of box Harsey folder I recently received. I was quite disappointed and while I can obviously sharpen it myself it kind of takes away from the fun of a new knife. I sent the original email 2.5 weeks ago and not one peep. Kinda sours me on Spartan going forward.
 
Companies with terrible email monitoring can have otherwise great service if you call them.
Terry M. said:
Funny I read this thread now. I just a few minutes ago sent a follow up email to Spartan Blades regarding the dull out of box Harsey folder I recently received. I was quite disappointed and while I can obviously sharpen it myself it kind of takes away from the fun of a new knife. I sent the original email 2.5 weeks ago and not one peep. Kinda sours me on Spartan going forward.
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norcalAF said:
Plus it is the holidays and they are a small shop. It's been dead at my job most of the week and I have about 70 active projects all over conus.
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That's true, I was just relaying my experience with a few companies failing to reply to emails that promptly anwsered the phone. How hard is it to answer an email? Not that hard, but I'm terrible about emails so I can relate lol Terry M. Terry M. Not trying to excuse them by the way! Your experience and opinion on it are justified.
 
scoobtay said:
I've given away three (non-flipper) Hinderers after giving them three chances. Not a single one can pass a drop test of ~18" onto soft carpet without flinging open and exposing the blade.
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A drop test? What for its not a pistol
 
scoobtay said:
I've given away three (non-flipper) Hinderers after giving them three chances. Not a single one can pass a drop test of ~18" onto soft carpet without flinging open and exposing the blade.
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Reminds me of my old bolt action 22.

I’m not sure if any of my carry knives would past tbh. My ZT knives certainly wouldn’t I don’t think my 940 would either. My SAK would, that’s about it .
 
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