Thinking about getting my first emerson and I have some questions

jake9095

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I have recently within the year aquired a microtech socom elite and a jason brous silent soldier flipper but for how much I have wrapped up in them I still don't feel comfortable with abusing them like I do my benchmade mini griptillian and my spyderco Para2. I wanted to get some opinions and stories from emerson owners. I tend to use my knives for a lot of bushcraft and camp type stuff, shotgunning the occasional beer.. and unfortunately more often than not I end up in the water without emptying my pockets first. I just need to know that if I buy an emerson that I can be comfortable and confident using it. I am also wondering about the rust resistance of their knives because like I said about the water it happens quite often.

Thanks,
Jake
 
154CM is pretty good against corrosion resistance. I'm sure your Mini Grip is of the same steel so you'll know how it fares against the elements. Emersons use titanium liners and they are as corrosion resistant as they come. The hard wares look to be coated so they should be fine too. Emersons are designed to be knives used anywhere and anytime.
 
jake9095 said:
I have recently within the year aquired a microtech socom elite and a jason brous silent soldier flipper but for how much I have wrapped up in them I still don't feel comfortable with abusing them like I do my benchmade mini griptillian and my spyderco Para2. I wanted to get some opinions and stories from emerson owners. I tend to use my knives for a lot of bushcraft and camp type stuff, shotgunning the occasional beer.. and unfortunately more often than not I end up in the water without emptying my pockets first. I just need to know that if I buy an emerson that I can be comfortable and confident using it. I am also wondering about the rust resistance of their knives because like I said about the water it happens quite often.

Thanks,
Jake
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An Emerson Commander or Mini Commander with a black BT coating is a great, comfortable, heavy duty user.
 
Yeah I really like the 154cm benchmade uses, How about the liners.. I have been looking at titanium framelocks.. I like something that can take a little beating.. nothing crazy just a little. Do the liners hold up and keep a solid lockup?
 
Hairlesstwinkie said:
154CM is pretty good against corrosion resistance. I'm sure your Mini Grip is of the same steel so you'll know how it fares against the elements. Emersons use titanium liners and they are as corrosion resistant as they come. The hard wares look to be coated so they should be fine too. Emersons are designed to be knives used anywhere and anytime.
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if I remember right...think the other liner the steel one is a 300 something series stainless which is highly corrosion resistant. I could be wrong though my memory isnt that great.

to the op.....got my first emerson couple weeks ago or less. its been in the sulphur swamp water with me and done some nasty chores I usually reserve for cheap beater knives. It is no exaggeration that an emerson can take it.
 
One of the Emerson liners is steel, with the lock side being titanium. Emersons are made to be used, but obviously not abused, as with any knife. But they will take it and come back for more.

With an Emerson, you can strip it down to give them a good bath and lubing without voiding the warrantee. Or just run it under the tap if you'd rather go that way.

Emerson 154 blade steel is good stuff and he's used it for years, so I'm guessing that they have it well figured out. If you've been happy with your BM blades then you won't be disappointed with EKI's.

Also keep in mind that they use a chisel edge bevel as opposed to the regular v grind as on your BM. It's not for everybody.

Another nice thing with an Emerson is the secondary market it strong so it is usually quite easy to sell should you get one and it's not for you. Or shop for a used model you've picked to try out.

For me personally, before I spent what a converted to frame lock Emerson costs, for a hard use frame lock, look at the Grayman Dua, or maybe the TSF Beast. I own both of those, several BM's, and around 10 Emersons so I've been able to compare. My EDC is generally an Emerson cause the ergo's are just so darn nice in your hand. But if I'm looking strictly for toughness, I think those I mentioned are good choices and there are many other fine makers out there too. But of course you're looking at twice the cost of a production Emerson.

I'd say get one and I'm betting you'll like it. Just something about the Emerson that is hard to quantify.

Hope this helped a little anyway. :)
 
Thanks Joe and everyone else, I really like the idea of a titanium framelock, but I'm still a young'n and in college, so with no real disposable income to speak of I think I'm gonna have to wait to set foot in that market. As far as emersons go I wish those framelock conversions were cheaper because damn are they sexy, but that'll just have to wait I guess. Thanks for the help guys!
 
If you look hard enough, some framelock conversions are cheaper than a lot of people think.
 
If you're wanting to get into the over built frame lock arena, take a look at the Kershaw Cryo. Quite heavily built with open construction for cleaning. Cheap enough to use for whatever.
 
I have heard great things about the cryo.. It's not the fact I'm afraid to spend the money on something like an emerson, Zt, hell maybe even a strider if I'm feeling crazy. I just need to know that I am getting a knife I don't have to baby and that won't fail on me within a few years. for example I carried my microtech socom elite one time and it was kind of moist out I opened it up at home and it had started to develop very tiny rust spots.. I can't justify keeping a knife that expensive that I'm uncomfortable taking a few days in the woods because it might rust and be ruined, especially if my mini grip will get the job done. I guess what I really need to find is something overbuilt that will out-perform my mini-grip
 
the black coating on emersons is the best coating ive ever seen. Ive even heard it has ceramic mixed into it to help stop the knife from becoming untempered if its put into a fire (kind of doubting the truth of this but since were talking...). it really stays on there well, even after allot of abuse. Ive put my cqc-7 through a car door, and none of the black coating was scraped off. The grind is easy to chisel grind is super easy to sharpen, i cant think of a knife easier to sharpen then my cqc-7.
 
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