What about knives/knife people just makes you laugh?

[Elefantener]

Personally I don't laugh, I just want people to actually EDC a blade and not leave it at home and "forget". If the looks make them carry it, so be it. More power to them, who are we to judge a man's taste?

 

[45Shooter]

Holy shit - he DOES exist!!!!

I've been saying for years the Cliphanger was the worst smoking turd of a knife ever designed, ever!.... But, I've also said there is somebody, somewhere out there who likes em.... And you not only were willing to admit you like yours, you love it! Awesome! Never thought I'd see the day!

Mind if I ask why you think this is the worst designed knife, ever? I have one - musta picked it up 20-25 years ago - and while the clip thing is goofy and it obviously isn't great quality it seems to me there are tons of worse made and designed knives out there.

 

[AntDog]

Run a search on my username and "Cliphanger". You'll see. The knife is a dog. A total turd. I'll run a search later and post all the juicy details when I'm on a computer. Right now I'm on my phone and it's not really conducive to that....

 

[AntDog]

Turns out I had a little extra time - waiting on meatloaf to cook! Here ya go.

This one is from 5/8/2003:

Any of those cheapo junk knives you see at flea markets are the worst in my book, but if you're talking about an absolute steaming dump of a knife that has been made by an otherwise reputable brand... how about the Schrade Cliphanger? YAK!

The liner on mine is as thin as a piece of paper and flat out does not work, the blade goes dull just looking at it, and the thing is ugly as hell. I use mine as a glorified grout scraper!

I just can't believe the Cliphanger was made by the same company that makes the Sharpfinger (one of my favorite "old skool" fixed blades) and all those nice slipjoints...

Uhg!

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This one is from 3/27/2014:

Originally Posted by Bugout Bill View Post
I mourn Camillus more than Schrade, they were the company who gave us the Cliphanger after all.

The Cliphanger..... Ugh - what a turd of a knife! The worst knife I have ever owned, hands down.

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3/21/2014:

Schrade cliphanger. Without a doubt, hands down, the biggest piece of rotten dog shit ever produced by a big name manufacturer. How do they suck? Let me count the ways... First day clip broke. Liners seemed to be thin as rice paper and just as durable. Uneven grinds, horrible edge, would not hold an edge for more than 4 cuts. Flimsy, flexible, yet still snapable handle. Blade flexed then bent just cutting cardboard. Shitty bricklike ergonomics. Laughable failure of a thumbstud. Horrible blade play in every direction. Tips of serrations broke off whittling soft wood. Never again would I own one. Not even on a dare.

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10/29/2005:

This HAS to be the absolute worst knife ever introduced by a quality knife company. Schrade makes good stuff, but this thing is an abomination!

It has a handle as ergonomic as a cactus, a blade that won't hold an edge, a retention system that doesn't work at all, a thumb opener that absolutely sucks, the roughest opening of any folder EVER, and a "liner lock" about as thick as rice paper! (with it "locked" open, you can move the blade toward the handle and watch the "liner lock" bow) The thing is an absolute piece of trash. I use mine as a grout scraper, and it barely functions at that job!

WHAT AN ABSOLUTE P.O.S.!!!!!!

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So, there you have it. The cliphanger sucks. Ass. Majorly. Those are all the reasons why I think so. I have always said I'd find SOMEBODY out there who liked it.... and I managed to find TWO somebodies!!!!! I'll be damned!

 

[Silvanus]

I had to look up the Cliphanger since I wasn't familiar with it. Turns out, this was one of the first knives my dad ever bought me. I loved that thing, except mine was a really early model and I don't remember the clip attachment. Anyway, I carried it as often as I possible. I couldn't tell you where it is now, but that knife holds a special little place in my heart.

 

[AntDog]

That makes three! Damn, I'm on a roll! Anybody out there NOT like the Cliphanger?! LOL!!!!!

 

[wroughndt]

That makes three! Damn, I'm on a roll! Anybody out there NOT like the Cliphanger?! LOL!!!!!

Absolutely loved it when I was younger. I dropped it between some boulders in the mountains.... I might just go look for it again.

 

[RemyKaze]

I thought it was ok because I got it for free at a yard sale. Wouldn't take an edge, gave it away to some unsuspecting n00b.

 

[AntDog]

Absolutely loved it when I was younger. I dropped it between some boulders in the mountains.... I might just go look for it again.

Yeah I'd be very interested to see what you think of it now.... I wouldn't bother looking for the one you lost - in fact I wouldn't walk 2 feet for one, much less go looking for one I lost in the mountains! Get one off the bay and try it out.... If you dare!

 

[AntDog]

I thought it was ok because I got it for free at a yard sale. Wouldn't take an edge, gave it away to some unsuspecting n00b.

Remy I hear ya! Mine would take an "ok" edge, but never get truly sharp. The edge that it would take, it wouldn't hold for shit. I'm telling ya guys, the thing is a turd. If you have one, break it out and USE it! Report back!

 

[RemyKaze]

Remy I hear ya! Mine would take an "ok" edge, but never get truly sharp. The edge that it would take, it wouldn't hold for shit. I'm telling ya guys, the thing is a turd. If you have one, break it out and USE it! Report back!

Yeah, that's pretty much the best indicator of a horrible knife. If it won't take or hold an edge, might as well spread butter with it.

 

[AntDog]

Yeah, that's pretty much the best indicator of a horrible knife. If it won't take or hold an edge, might as well spread butter with it.

Yessir! Indeed.

 

[SURVIVAL&WEAPONS]

For AntDog:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...de-Cliphanger-anything-else-out-there-like-it

 

[sharpguytoo]

Guess I,m in the minority-imagine that. I never said that I would want to baton with my cliphanger or anything just that it met my "EDC" needs. Spreading butter, cutting paper,cleaning fingernails. I personally like to try new stuff at a low cost like Columbia River does to this day. Sure most new ideas are regressive but u never know!

 

[n7titan]

Run a search on my username and "Cliphanger". You'll see. The knife is a dog. A total turd. I'll run a search later and post all the juicy details when I'm on a computer. Right now I'm on my phone and it's not really conducive to that....

I just found out that a buddy has a cliphanger!! I have to take pictures of his knife collection next time I'm over.

 

[Hateman]

I had a Cliphanger. It was s#$t. Did not hold an edge, ergos seemed awkward in use, sometimes clipped my fingers closing it.

I was very happy the day that I lost it; did not expened too much energy finding it. It was the worst knife I ever owned. Surpringly, I did not know how bad the blade was until reading some of the comments made here around 2000.

 

[james terrio]

When people scorn you for paying more than $10 for a knife and then proceed to buy $100 dollars worth of booze that lasts an evening.

Hah! Not me, I'd rather have a quality knife and cheap booze

1. People who are completely obsessed with the weight of a knife and flip out if its over 3.2 ounces and actually think they can tell a difference if its 3.06 ounces but carry 2 other SAKs, a flashlight, and 6 other gizmos.

No kidding. Most of those people would be far better by served knocking a few ounces off their dinner every day, than fretting over a couple grams of steel here and there


And a personal favorite... people getting riled up about "EDC".

[*]When people say they EDC an item but they really don't. EDC does not mean some of the time, it means EVERY DAY.

Funny, I always thought the "everyday" in EDC just meant "everyday normal-type usage" like opening your mail, cutting your lunch, sharpening a pencil, whatever. I didn't know it meant I had to pick ONE knife and carry it EVERY DAY for the REST OF MY LIFE or it magically stops being an EDC knife...

 

[Tmack]

Really funny when people get riled up on a forum in general.
I just imagine some furious guy pounding on his keyboard because of something some guy across the ocean/country /state/ typed. Hilarious.


"blasphemy! "

 

[Joe58]

Funny, I always thought the "everyday" in EDC just meant "everyday normal-type usage" like opening your mail, cutting your lunch, sharpening a pencil, whatever. I didn't know it meant I had to pick ONE knife and carry it EVERY DAY for the REST OF MY LIFE or it magically stops being an EDC knife...

Thank you for that comment James. I agree with that. There certainly are those who think you should only have one knife for your daily use. I generally have a few knives laying around and will grab the particular model that catches my eye that day. If you find that one knife you enjoy carrying and using everyday, that's great. But don't belittle those who enjoy rotating through several knives during the week simply because they enjoy them. So much intolerance these days towards others personal choices.

Now, that said, I'm off to eBay to track down one of those Cliphangers. Based on all the positive comments I've read here, and a couple YouTube videos, it may just be the one to replace my customized Sebenza in my EDC carry rotation. I am a bit concerned about the weight though. Have to see if it is able to disappear in my pocket before I know for sure.

 

[james terrio]

Right on. Unless you can only afford one blade or just want to get hardcore and use one knife for everything - kitchen work, camping, hunting/fishing, working in the shop/garden, self-defense, etc - for a month or several (which is a good exercise in itself)... why not rotate through different knives/styles and compare? That's part of the fun.

I usually carry my own SideKick EDC, and I've put more "miles" on it than most normal people would in a lifetime... but sometimes I'm just in the mood to carry something else. Why that would annoy anyone is beyond me.