Up The Columbia River… Without a Paddle

Believe it or not, CRKT used to make a knife called the poor man's Sebenza.

S-2 with ATS-34 and Titanium.
Unfortunately, they couldn't afford to produce the knife at the price.
(Maybe $30-50).
I'm not sure, but the fact CRKT's quality declined was because they lost so much money by selling a knife of that quality for so little.
Just a theory.
 
My love of knives started with a CRKT. I got an M16 version and love the knife a lot. I know CRKT doens't get much love here but that knife is great.

Some of their designs, IMO, are goofy and a little over the top but there are a few solid designs that are very, very useful and great looking. IMO the M16 series is a great knife design.
 
Yes, the Apache and S2 were the ones to buy IMHO. I bought both when I first started looking for a decent and affordable EDC a long time ago. I still have my S2 and won't part with it. I know both models are hard to come buy and the S2 is seldom found on ebay. Like all knife companies, they have their hit & miss on blades, it just seems as though CRKT has had more than enough of their share of misses though. I've heard a few people say that they're turned off by that "Taiwan" stamp on their blades.
 
I like my CRKT knives - more than worth listing them all. I've yet to have a bad knife from them, and their customer service and warranty depts are amazing. They carry knives that are excellent for the money. They are not, nor do they pretend to be, custom or high end, but cater to the every guy that won't drop $300+ on a knife, but still expects a good knife. They fit that role well. I'll keep buying their knives until that changes, which I don't see happening.
 
Sithus1966 said:
I have a bunch of them, but I really like the old school ones from when they used ATS-34 like these.

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Wow, the serrations look pretty good, too. If they were still making stuff like this, I'd have more than one CRKT.
 
I started off many years ago with CRKT. Never had an issue for what Ii paid for. And I still buy inbetween my other knives. This year looks good with Ken Onion on the table and some new Ikoma designs in the works.
 
I believe jimh0220 is exactly on point. I presently own three CRKTs and am happy with them. I generally carry a Gerber, CRKT or Kershaw and use them for everything. And if I scratch them up or lose them, oh well, I got my use out of them and am not out anything.
 
I'm pretty happy with my CRKT M16-13T. Flipper is nice, design is nice, and a bit of reprofiling on the blade yields a pretty decent edge. I'm not the hugest fan of the AUS8 steel; edge retention isn't nearly as good as any of my BM knives, but I do like the design, and will probably pick up an M21 also. I don't think they make anything that's truly superb, but it's not like they're not decent knives, and they do keep a pretty decent edge. The grind is also quite good if you're a lefty, although the auto-lawks isn't really good for leftys.
 
Their reputation doesn't sound all that good on these forums, but I was willing to pull the trigger on a Ken Onion Eros today, so I'll share how that is when I get it.

Price-wise, their products do seem to be fairly cheap judging by my recent spendings. I mean, I paid $120 for a titanium framelock knife with IKBS and steel that's better than 440C at least:thumbup:.
 
Artfully Martial said:
since this thread started, I might pick up a Ripple. good looking folder and never had ikbs before.
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I'm very impressed with my Ripple. It's a very classy folder and pictures don't do it justice. Beautiful design; the frame-lock is extremely well integrated and is almost invisible. The slabs are 420J2 stainless with a nice TiNi coating. Immaculate fit & finish--right down to the rounded spine. No problems with the Acuto+ steel so far (59-60 RC); it takes a very fine edge and comes razor sharp. The IKBS is smooth as silk. I will mention that it is possible to bypass the detent in the closed position with a quick and hard snap of the wrist (you'd have to be very deliberate to do this--but a slight adjustment to the pivot screw will greatly reduce the chances of shaking the blade out.)

If you want a nice gentleman's blade, this is a good choice, imo. :thumbup::cool::thumbup:

Noctis3880 said:
Their reputation doesn't sound all that good on these forums, but I was willing to pull the trigger on a Ken Onion Eros today, so I'll share how that is when I get it.

Price-wise, their products do seem to be fairly cheap judging by my recent spendings. I mean, I paid $120 for a titanium framelock knife with IKBS and steel that's better than 440C at least:thumbup:.
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I had a hard time choosing between the Eros and the Ripple. I've heard those who own both will say that the Eros has even better fit & finish. I think you'll be very pleased with your purchase. Looking forward to hearing your impressions... :thumbup:
 
are there any big differences between the eros and the ripple? I like how the ripple looks more, but if there's a big materials/quality difference maybe i'll get the other one.

I have to admit, I wish Kershaw had made this.
 
I have a couple CRKT that I'm happy with. A lot of the hate is just bandwagon riding.

Their customer service is great. I found a 'Gentleman Folder' cleaning up after a party one night. It was wrecked and missing parts but CRKT replaced them for free. The model was eventually discontinued and when the thumb stud broke and I requested the part, was told it wasn't available, so they offered to give me MSRP credit towards a production model.

They don't make top end knives, but for non-knife enthusiasts who don't care to chase supersteels, they are great.
 
The CRKT Monanta was not my first knife, but it was the first one where I was able to flick it out with my thumb, and then close it, all in a swift one handed movement. I've since moved onto knives which are less cramped, but this got me started. I was so happy to be able to do this I did it hundreds of times until I could do it instinctively. It's a bit flashy, and has a weak blade, but is good enough for cutting tape and opening letters which is all I needed at work.

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When I first came here, I was briefly confused by CRKT and CRK, which are worlds apart...
 
My first knife was a M-16 and I still think it's a good design. I now have one of the titanium handled EDC variants and it's fine for the price.
 
I've had a few, all of which I can say were decent for the money. I first had an M16-10KZ which was admittedly one of the crappiest name brand knives I've hard, but that being said it costed me all of $11, and after I sent it in to CRKT for some repairs, it came back actually quite serviceable. A Mt. Shasta I had was a nice little knife for around $10 and a Mini My Tighe that I recently sold I found extremely impressive - great grinds, solid lockup, extremely smooth deployment, decent ergonomics.

CRKT is not bad by any means.
 
I have a CRKT Crawford/Kasper folder,that my wife got me a long time ago.I liked it and carried it for awhile,but never used it to cut anything.It did take a real good edge though,and was a smooth opener.Still have it.
 
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