What about knives/knife people just makes you laugh?

RemyKaze said:
Aaah I've got another. People who impulse buy, then turn around and sell it right back because they need the money. I always see lines like "just got this and I love it, but I have bills to pay". Really? Why did you buy it in the first place?:confused: I see a post like that pretty much every other day. I totally understand getting a knife, not liking, and reselling it. This, however, is poor impulse control. :p
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Just a way to justify and feel better selling it. I mean everyone has bills to pay, so it works as a reason when stated in the sales thread. You as the seller aren't going to say your selling because the lock sticks, the blade is dull etc. So coming up with an outside reason no one can question works well.
 
jeffsenpai said:
Just a way to justify and feel better selling it. I mean everyone has bills to pay, so it works as a reason when stated in the sales thread. You as the seller aren't going to say your selling because the lock sticks, the blade is dull etc. So coming up with an outside reason no one can question works well.
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I see it as more of a possible psychological thing. How many catch and release threads are there in the Exchange at any given time? I can't speak for others, but I myself have seen those and thought to myself..."What if I don't like it? Then I'll be right here having to try to resell it to recoup my expenditure! Better just to pass!" and I end up passing on the knife.
 
Hateman said:
1. As mentioned before, these insane tests to show lock strength, material toughness, etc are laughable. Just when will a
person ever hang 300 pounds on a knife handle? And lock failure at 305 lbs does not mean a bad knife.
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This. I haven't understood the whole fetish that people are going in right now. It's nice to know that a knife won't close on me doing my tasks but I don't need, nor care if I blade lock can hold a NFL lineman.

If you find yourself needing locks that strength, you should have brought a fixed blade in the first place.
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My experience with the current super steel craze that the community is going through is tactical snake oil. Any benefits of these steels is nullified when 90% of the people interested in them refuse to cut anything beyond paper and tomatoes with it.
 
The cow said:
This. I haven't understood the whole fetish that people are going in right now. It's nice to know that a knife won't close on me doing my tasks but I don't need, nor care if I blade lock can hold a NFL lineman.

If you find yourself needing locks that strength, you should have brought a fixed blade in the first place.
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My experience with the current super steel craze that the community is going through is tactical snake oil. Any benefits of these steels is nullified when 90% of the people interested in them refuse to cut anything beyond paper and tomatoes with it.
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You're so totally correct...I'm going back to flint slip-joints.
They're really all that is needed; everything else is pure silliness. ;)
 
I find it interesting when people list $3k customs for sale with the reason being "need to pay bills".

And I thought my priorities were out of order...
 
stabman said:
You're so totally correct...I'm going back to flint slip-joints.
They're really all that is needed; everything else is pure silliness. ;)
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glad your sarcasm bone could agree! Even though I wasn't dissing more modern locking methods just the focus on people demanding overly beefy lockbars
 
It has been said before, but It make me smile when I catch crap from my friends for spending $150 on my favorite Folder that I use everyday, When I know they Spend that much on two Friday nights out.
Also when I talk to a person who caries a large automatic because they "need" it, who works in fast food or retail, especially when I can deploy my manual faster.
 
Oooh found another one! Amateur and noobish knife reviewers that refer to the steel used on a knife as the "blade metal" (or something to that effect). Like "this knifes blade is made of quality metal", etc.

The word "metal" in this context just makes me cringe for some reason....... probably because they are referring to high quality cutlery steel using a word that conjures up images of pot metal crap bought at flea markets. I immediately close the review when I hear them say it. Its a dead giveaway that they know very little about knives
 
C_Becker said:
"Hard use" - I think people don't even use their knives to cut anymore, they just pry or baton everything apart. Oh noes, the lock fails at only 2500 lbs, I can't use this knife for opening letters. I'm sorry, batoning my letters.
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This is the best post ive seen in awhile lol
 
The Term "Fanboy" ....I consider myself a Fan-Man !

The term "Mall Ninja" also makes me laugh, I love that one.
 
What about knives/knife people just makes you laugh?

Well I kind of laugh at myself from time to time actually. :) I like some large knives, yet I like the practicality of the smaller pieces. I like having a few defensive type knives yet I have zero interest in the tactical mind set. I like\appreciate more expensive knives made of higher end materials, yet I don't, because I feel that I don't care if I mess up a lower end production knife. And ironically, if well chosen, and used within reasonable limits, most of the average production knives give excellent service. I can see how some folks like to collect and appreciate knives without ever using them, yet that seems counter intuitive to me. Sometimes I know that I have way more knives than I will ever need in this lifetime, yet I still lust for something new, now and then. I often call knives\axes, whatever cutting tools, although I know that this sounds a little pretentious. I simply do this for our public image and the public non knife appreciating mind set. And I have always seen them as tools anyway, outdoor tools primarily. I don't see myself opening many envelopes with an ESEE 6. :D So speaking for myself, there are natural grey areas within my hobby\interests in regard to knives. So I see how easily divergent views may clash on these forums. Or not. We are human and have good or bad days. Another interesting phenomenon is that our knife tastes may also change over time. I never thought that I would give much credence to a seemingly lowly SAK. etc. But in the last few years I have a better appreciation for smaller\lighter\simpler in cutting tools, as long as they are well designed and strong enough for a specific task. So, I tend to laugh less at others on these forums now because I have gone through many changes (with plenty of ignorance) myself in regard to knife choices, and I'm sure that there are more to come.
 
That knife people are evidently willing to pay a monthly subscription to some knife makers just to be in their "VIP" club. Nothing like paying $250+ a year just to be in the "cool kids" club so you can then pay another $500+ for a production knife.
 
Doesn't make me laugh except perhaps in a cynical way, but it's rather odd when I give someone a good rating in their feedback, especially as a seller, and get nothing in return. I like building my credibility in the sales area so that others are not hesitant and don't feel like they need to worry about my integrity. Twice in the past couple months, I've sold items to folks and they then vanished without a trace after getting a positive from me.

A big thank you to all the folks who take the time to give feedback!
 
When people buy knives just to cut cardboard and compare it to other knives they use to cut cardboard .
 
All those fancy knife sharpening kits, I use a 10 year old kitchen sharpening steel to touch the edge up. (S30V D2 ZDP189)
Takes about 2 minutes.
If I want my bevel touched up, I use a 5$ sharpening stone.
I don't need a fancy mirror edge (had a second hand PM2 dlc coating with a mirror edge on it, just wasn't a sight...)
 
snooka said:
All those fancy knife sharpening kits, I use a 10 year old kitchen sharpening steel to touch the edge up. (S30V D2 ZDP189)
Takes about 2 minutes.
If I want my bevel touched up, I use a 5$ sharpening stone.
I don't need a fancy mirror edge (had a second hand PM2 dlc coating with a mirror edge on it, just wasn't a sight...)
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I use whet and water stones to reprofile freehand, and get a biting edge, then touch it up with the Sharpmaker. If I need a very drastic regrind, I send it to someone.
 
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