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I got rid of them but the 3 that stand out in my mind were my Emerson Horseman and my Spyderco Dodo and Khukuri; they felt terrible in my hand.
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The most hated knife you own.
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I'm not sure if that will work, it has deep grooves in the G10 ( very nicely done i might add) , the grooves make the knife hard to draw from the pocket.
In some circumstances that might be a good thing, but for me it's a PITA.
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I will add that in one case, a Cold Steel AK47, I used epoxy on the grooves under the clip then sanded it down.
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For me, it was the Camillus Cub Scout knife I bought my youngest son a couple of years back. I had fond memories of the Camillus camping knives I had when I was in Scouts. But I guess Camillus sold the manufacturing of these knives to China and cheapened the materials to keep price down. This P.O.S. knife COULD NOT be sharpened (and I'm a good sharpener), had blade play out of the box, and developed a cracked scale within one week.
Argh. What are we teaching scouts these days?
I ended up getting my son a Spyderco Centofante which he is very happy with.
TedP
Argh. What are we teaching scouts these days?
I ended up getting my son a Spyderco Centofante which he is very happy with.
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Everything I own by CRKT. I'm slowly trying to get rid of them all.
In many ways, knives are like women. Sometimes against your better judgment and reason you fall in love, but then things go sour and that love turns into hate. Certain features might attract us and fill us with lust and desire, but after spending time with them we discover unacceptable flaws and want nothing more then to be rid of them. We start out infatuated, but then we can't stand the sight of them. Sometimes we spend lots of money before we realize our mistake, and when we finally do it can be rather painful and fill us with regret. In the end, if we are lucky we will learn a valuable lesson that we will never repeat. 
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The Swamp/Marsh in my backyard is currently keeping a few knives for me. A Kershaw Crown, joined the club a few days ago, and my HEST DPx 2.0 had better watch itself. If I have to reset the lock bar one more time because it gets lock rock it's going in the Marsh.
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In many ways, knives are like women. Sometimes against your better judgment and reason you fall in love, but then things go sour and that love turns into hate. Certain features might attract us and fill us with lust and desire, but after spending time with them we discover unacceptable flaws and want nothing more then to be rid of them. We start out infatuated, but then we can't stand the sight of them. Sometimes we spend lots of money before we realize our mistake, and when we finally do it can be rather painful and fill us with regret. In the end, if we are lucky we will learn a valuable lesson that we will never repeat.
well said
I only keep knives I like. Almost all are users. The ones I dislike I either re-gift or toss them if they are junk. Very few knives I buy for myself have been bad for me. To let a knife sit in a drawer unloved just feels ignoble. Better to get that knife to someone who appreciates it or give it a proper burial.
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Generally, when I hate one of my knives, I get rid of it.
My Bradley Alias is the exception. It was defective (the lockbar slips out of place when you apply pressure to the spine of the blade with your hand, and if you push hard enough, it can even disengage) so I sent it back to Benchmade. They didn't fix the problems but sent it back to me anyway. I called them about it and they told me I had to shell out another 20$ to ship it back so they could try again. Awesome.
I didn't feel like blowing 40$ over the price of the knife to fix their mistake (twice), so I put it back in the box and stuck it in a drawer. I can't sell it because it's defective, I couldn't get it replaced or returned to the store I bought it from, and I don't want to use it for fear of losing my fingers.
So in the drawer it sits. Thanks, Benchmade. :thumbup:
Don't settle for that. My Alias went back to them one trip after another. Finally I spoke to a manager, and they made it right, and then some. I'm very pleased with Benchmade, and I know for a fact that they will not make you pay to ship it back to them if they couldn't fix it the first time. --This was prior to speaking to a manager. I didn't even have to bring it up, the rep on the phone is the one that informed me they owe me a shipping label.
Give them a call, and give them another chance. They will take care of you.
I have heard that so much it almost makes want to give them another try. I think due to my jobs my hands are always stiff so I normally buy larger knives so i can get a better grip on them.
for me its a zt350 with the satin blade. It's not a bad knife but i think i built it up in my head too much and was looking forward to it for too long that I was a little dissapointed when i finally had it in my hands. It's not really good at anything in particular IMO. I use it as my work knife now (electrician) and its ok at stripping teck but it is pretty hard to sharpen. Its too heavy and the blade touches the liner on one side but I wouldn't sell it. The other one that i don't like is a buck vantage. It is the select model and has too much side to side and front to back play. I could send it back to buck but i put a mirror polish on the blade and I'm not sure if the will validate the waranty.
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I don't think so, man. I spoke to multiple people about this issue - first off, they couldn't be bothered responding to my emails, and the two people I did manage to talk to over the phone both told me that I had to ship it back to them so they could "repair or replace it at our discretion," and that there was nothing they would do about the shipping fees. Literally the best they could do for me was "Oh, yeah, sorry about that. Ship it back to us and we'll try again."
Maybe I wasn't a squeaky enough wheel or something, but I should not have to jump through EFFing hoops and shell out more of my own cash to get the people at Benchmade to fix their mistake. :thumbdn:
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I don't think so, man. I spoke to multiple people about this issue - first off, they couldn't be bothered responding to my emails, and the two people I did manage to talk to over the phone both told me that I had to ship it back to them so they could "repair or replace it at our discretion," and that there was nothing they would do about the shipping fees. Literally the best they could do for me was "Oh, yeah, sorry about that. Ship it back to us and we'll try again."
Maybe I wasn't a squeaky enough wheel or something, but I should not have to jump through EFFing hoops and shell out more of my own cash to get the people at Benchmade to fix their mistake. :thumbdn:
That stinks. My Alias went to them 3 times before they got it right. I was pretty steamed too. So much so that they agreed to give me a contego model 810, for the hassle. It's a 200 dollar knife we're talking about here, the Alias.
I'm suprised they actually asked you to ship it back without offering to send you a shipping label. I would call them once more and demand a shipping label, and that they fix it properly.
Remind them that this is a knife, and not a toy. To have the lock disengage is serious business, especially after leaving their repair facility.
Try one more time, Hopefully they will make it right, they did for me, and now I stand behind benchmade. Something tells me their repair people don't have a lot of experience with frame locks.
Yeah I got the sog flash 2 after seeing a review from nuttinfancy. I has the worst blade play I have ever seen. I contacted SOG and their reply was that all assisted openers have a little blade play so that it can open easy. Well, it has so much blade play that it rattles if you shake it in the open position. I have a number of assisted openers from Kershaw that have no blade play at all and open much faster that the SOG. Only thing I like about it is the deep pocket clip, but with that much blade play I can't bring myself to use it. When I bought the Flash II I bought another one to give to my brother for Christmas so I can't get rid of mine as he likes that we have matching knives.
Now it just sits at the bottom of my sock drawer.
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Awesome; I love how you banish your hated knives to the swamp! :thumbup:
Depending on how feel about my disliked/hated knives they either get sold or Destruction "Tested"...
Somehow I wound up with a Maxam liner lock. I think it got left at my house by a friend who also hated it. It's got holes through the top of the spine for some reason and it's clam-shell design and heavy curve make it look like a Klingon dagger or something. Ridiculous. I will say this: no blade play, holds its edge and lockup is very good. Would never leave the house with it though, I'd be to embarrassed.
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