The crappy Chinese knife that just won't quit

I dont have pics but I have a 7" blade Tomahawk brand XL320 fixed blade that is a great knife. It has been thrown,batoned,stabbed,pryed and been severly neglected and it is still gong strong.
 
I just don't understand why a few people are quite adamantly refusing to belief that this knife possibly could have done the things the OP described.

Also, I'm in agreement that if it has survived all of that then it should indeed be considered a great knife in your collection considering the service it has provided. :]
 
My Dad has only one survival knife and it's accually a dull Taiwanese knock off of the Buck 119 special he bought for $15.
But he's been using it for years without fail. I gave him a SOG Seal Pup elite, he used it for two months then asked for the 119 back.
I have several good knives (Busses, ESEE etc.) but for him that is the only knife he needs/likes.
I'm envyous because I have a knife addiction and he has one knife and that's all he needs.

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Well I should just toss out all my knives and get a S&W.:rolleyes: All the ones I ever came across wouldn't take a decent edge or hold the crappy one it would take. They do make nice paper weights though.
 
I thought it was funny. Maybe we're taking stuff to seriously?

I'm always surprised when cheap tools do well.

Pleasantly surprised, but surprised.
 
mmarkh said:
Well I should just toss out all my knives and get a S&W.:rolleyes: All the ones I ever came across wouldn't take a decent edge or hold the crappy one it would take. They do make nice paper weights though.
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Nobody is saying that S&W knives are the best. Or ever all that good. The OP even said that it's probably a fluke and that he has taken really good care of this particular S&W knife. The guy likes his cheap knife and wants other people to show their cheap knives that they like. There should be no problem with this.

I don't see why you even thought that you should contribute to this thread. It's not helping anything. Your just bringing us down. :thumbdn:
 
Many people here get offended with the idea that a Chinese knife performs 80% of the task at 20% of the price.
 
Do you think it's insecurity? I could see that. People are afraid that they're getting ripped off some how. They spend $150 on a nice BM or spyderco etc and then this $20 knife does all the things that they are afraid of doing with their fancy knife.

I know at times I've felt like I needed to justify spending a lot of money on a knife. I think the easiest way to do that is to talk down more inexpensive knives.

Maybe it's something else?
 
Erasmus said:
I thought it was funny. Maybe we're taking stuff to seriously?

I'm always surprised when cheap tools do well.

Pleasantly surprised, but surprised.
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I wouldn't say I'm necessarily taking something too seriously. I will say that as a Chinese individual, born in Shanghai, I'm probably taking it differently than others might.
 
Well, it's not actually a big surprise that even a "crappy" knife can do 80 percent of what higher priced ultra ergonomic knives with the latest exotic steels can do. :D
 
I think what he meant by the picture being insulting is what the picture depicts. Those people are called the red guards, they are wearing the red arm bands. They were a group of youths in communist China who destroyed and burned Chinese culture and literature. They ransacked museums, burned down universities, and lined up intellectuals for the firing squad. Not exactly something China is proud about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Guards_(China)

"After the August rally, the Cultural Revolution Group directed the Red Guards to attack the 'Four Olds' of Chinese society (old customs, old culture, old habits and old ideas). For the rest of the year, Red Guards marched across China in a campaign to eradicate the 'Four Olds'. Old books and art were destroyed, museums were ransacked, and streets were renamed with new revolutionary names and adorned with pictures and the sayings of Mao.[7] Many famous temples, shrines, and other heritage sites were attacked and, in total, 4,922 out of 6,843 were destroyed.[8]."

"Occasionally, the Red Guards brought a large group of targeted people for firing squads, who left some randomly chosen people alive while others around them were shot.[11] This "Chinese roulette" was said to leave a bullet of fear and repression inside the brain."
 
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XSrcing said:
If I did that I would create a shit storm with people who think I am trying to compare this thing with something like a Sebenza.

That, and I would jinx myself and destroy the knife next time I took it out.
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I still 100% back my reply... If you have something you feel is good... DON'T post a thread with a title refering to it as crappy???

I'm not wrong here or defending any knife/company... If it's lasted through what you said it has, and is still in great working conditiion, how the hell do you title a thread about how crappy the knife was?
 
Reznik572 said:
I still 100% back my reply... If you have something you feel is good... DON'T post a thread with a title refering to it as crappy???

I'm not wrong here or defending any knife/company... If it's lasted through what you said it has, and is still in great working conditiion, how the hell do you title a thread about how crappy the knife was?
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Maybe by "crappy" the poster was referring to F&F or materials?
 
XSrcing said:
Anyone else have something like this?
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My Ontario RAT-1 cost $26 and is made in Taiwan. It opens so smoothly I can snap it open with a satisfying *click* using thumb pressure on the stud alone (no wrist flicking required). The AUS-8 steel is not the best, but it is certainly not the worst either. It takes a good edge and holds it well enough.

IMO there are plenty of good knives that don't cost a fortune. Even my Endura made in Seki-City Japan didn't cost a fortune, but is an excellent knife. If a knife does the job well I don't care where it was made or how much it cost - I have knives made it: USA, Japan, Taiwan, China, France, Sweden & Nepal. I think at least 8 of my knives cost less than $20 - including 4 Opinels where the dearest was $12.99 I think.

You can certainly pay a lot for a crappy knife just as you can pay very little to get a pretty decent knife. Made in China doesn't necessarily mean cheap or junk either - I have some quite expensive flashlights that are very high quality which were made in China. Of course I wont deny that there is some very cheap junk made in China.
 
Man why is it everytime I see a thread like this a lot of people get worked up? It's a friggin POS knife that has served well. What's the big friggin deal? I'm sure there are Kias with 200k miles too.
 
I had a super cheap S&W karambit (the "urban camo" one...forgot the exact model name) and a small Boker Plus combo edge folder. Both of them held up really well for EDC beaters. Nether had/held scary sharp edges, but excelled at what I needed them for (opening boxes, cutting cardboard, unjamming copiers/printers, random house/yard tasks). The boker I gave to a friend in a pinch a few years ago and the karambit died when one or two of the screws fell out and were lost (this was my own fault though, as I had just taken apart and oiled the knife and apparently didn't tighten them enough).Both were cheap, "crappy" knives, but I certainly got my 10 bucks worth.
 
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