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Quiet said:
I would agree that (like the PBJ stuff), it's a gimmick. However, from a marketing standpoint, it's been genius, because pretty much every run of all the things they make (or have made), they sell out. Not too shabby. You even get big names like Victorninox, Microtech, Benchmade, and others wanting to jump in. And let's not talk about the Case PBJ knives, those sell out in seconds, just like GECs do. Kinda crazy.
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I don’t begrudge people for buying the things, or them for making em. My ol lady has one:

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What I do begrudge wholeheartedly is their bullshit explanation for how it came about. No way in hell am I buying that.
 
I like variety. You will find no duplicates in my small collection, everything is different in color, texture, and/or pattern.

However, I too dislike the dessert warrior trend. While purple is my second favorite color, PB&J does not appeal to me either.
 
Both the Donut Warrior and Wiener Warrior kalash's can and should be put aside as "yesterday's joke"
 
Axis locks being on everything has really taken the wind out of what was one of my favorite locks. Also don't care for most button locks or front flippers. Whatever happened to a nice, solid liner lock?
 
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kylemiller said:
Axis locks being on everything has really taken the wind out of what was one of my favorite locks. Also don't care for most button locks or front flippers. Whatever happened to a nice, solid liner lock?
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I don't disagree with you.

The masses are fickle and the latest flavor of the day rules the roost. Liner locks are "old" and "boring". They also get a lot of (undue) hate for being "flimsy", "weak" and "prone to fail".

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el gigantor said:
Admittedly I'm not a Kershaw guy, but when I saw you post that Blur I thought it was pretty cool!
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Make no mistake brother, what I said originally is absolutely true! I bought it thinking it was a silly thing, but hey a Blur in Magnacut....then it gets here and Kershaw has completely knocked it outta the park. The purple is actually a very pleasing color, and the desert tan inlays are extremely nice as well. Also, I was talking with some knife buds, and I have to wonder if Kershaw has actually improved the Blur. I have probably had twenty Blurs in my life and have sold or given them all away over time. I used to love them, but haven't owned one in years. But I recall them being somewhat you know, a completely mid-tier product. Rattly, blade play, a little flimsy feeling, just...I mean, it used to be a $65 knife and it felt like it!

Well, these new Blurs feel fairly refined, solid, zero blade play, the assist open actually feels like they've attempted tuning it, it's just a very different knife. I wish I still had some of my old Blurs to compare it to. Also, sure, I have plenty of expensive knives from major makers, but man, I had completely forgotten how fun a Blur is.

I think I need a couple more. 🤦‍♂️
 
kylemiller said:
Axis locks being on everything has really taken the wind out of what was one of my favorite locks. Also don't care for most button locks or front flippers. Whatever happened to a nice, solid liner lock?
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I am a huge fan of the crossbar lock, it's one of my favorites, and the silver lining for me is that many companies are using it, and have further refined it, making it better than Benchmade ever pulled off. Not bad at all!

That said, I do not mind liner locks, either. Companies have probably moved away from them because other locks "present" as being stronger than they are. Crossbar locks are more fidgity as well, and we all know that sells these days.
 
Quiet said:
I am a huge fan of the crossbar lock, it's one of my favorites, and the silver lining for me is that many companies are using it, and have further refined it, making it better than Benchmade ever pulled off. Not bad at all!

That said, I do not mind liner locks, either. Companies have probably moved away from them because other locks "present" as being stronger than they are. Crossbar locks are more fidgity as well, and we all know that sells these days.
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Facts.

It's wild to me how much "fidget factor" has become integrated into marketing and sales.

I have always mindlessly fidgeted with my knives, but personally its never a consideration for me in making or buying knives.

I'm not mad at it though. Gives people yet another reason to buy knives.
 
J. Doyle said:
Facts.

It's wild to me how much "fidget factor" has become integrated into marketing and sales.

I have always mindlessly fidgeted with my knives, but personally its never a consideration for me in making or buying knives.

I'm not mad at it though. Gives people yet another reason to buy knives.
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I like 'em all, as long as they work properly as intended. Liner lock, slipjoint, frame lock, shark lock, back lock, you name it.

Don't fidget much...used to when I still owned a balisong. But that was more about learning how to use it and develop muscle memory. Demko's Scorpion lock had me doing some fidgeting, as it was a lot of fun to play with when I first got it, and I thought it a clever design.

Like you, never bought or kept a knife because of its fidget factor.
 
J. Doyle said:
Facts.

It's wild to me how much "fidget factor" has become integrated into marketing and sales.

I have always mindlessly fidgeted with my knives, but personally its never a consideration for me in making or buying knives.

I'm not mad at it though. Gives people yet another reason to buy knives.
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My personal opinion is that fidgit factor is a majority of the use-case for most people, me included in that!

I've used this exact phrase a thousand times before here: Professionally speaking, I'm a member of the laptop class. My cutting needs day to day tend to be extremely few. The most use most of my knives get is just me fiddling with it during Teams meetings. So, while I don't buy knives specifically for the fidgit factor, I'd be lying if I didn't say that's not one reason why I enjoy crossbar locks.

And yes, any reason for folks to buy knives and keep companies we love in business is a good thing.
 
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