What are some features on a knife that tun you off?

- Blade coatings
- Serrations
- Kraton and other foam rubber grips
- Most hollow grinds
- "Tactical" knives
- Knives with "violent" names
- Fantasy knives
- Plastic stag handles
- Steel that won't hold an edge
- Steel that won't resharpen without special tools
 
First and foremost Unreasonable high cost.
Second, knives that cost more than they are worth
Third Paying for a knifes NAME
fourth, Convex edges.
Fifth, knives that weigh as much as Axes.
Last but not least, knives that don't have tooth picks and tweezers.
 
I'm not informed enough to have as many biases as previous posters, but I've never liked the tanto style blade. But I do like the look of the Fehrman Cold Fury, which looks related to a tanto in geometry.

MF
 
I'm a little surprised how much this thread seems to be offending some people. It's more about personal preferences in a knife that we buyers are potentially going to go out and drop a healthy chunk 'a change on.

It would be a shame if we were all interested in buying the exact same knives, and I think it would make for a pretty boring posting experience!
 
P.S. what is so bad about linerlocks?
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Quite a few linerlocks are quite thin, and therefore more prone to failure.
I also don't like serrations, single thumb studs (aesthetic, I'm a righty) finger grooves, very stiff backsprings, pink handles, recurve+tanto (don't mind them seperately), very gritty actions, kerambits (again, aesthetic), big red dots.
 
Bushman5 said:
they cut wicked fuzz sticks in the woods (the wood feeds into the curve nicely) witrh little effort, cut very quickly thru fabric, harnesses, rope, drywall, room dividers (think rescue situations), cut thru boxes quickly, cuts donnaconda board with no mess, makes quick wqrk of cutting wood tent pegs and poles to jam into the ground, nets, rope, and yes even defense.

love mine, got it after my khukuri
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Yeah, you are right, it is a knife after all. I think they fall into the tactical look too much.
 
I find it interesting that so many are mentioning coatings as a negative and it seems to be rampant in the knife market. Tanto blades as well.
 
Only low-quality easy-to-scratch coatings are bad (like Teflon) :( Titanium-based coatings (or any other "hard" scratch resistant coating) is OK :)
 
1. Crappy steel.
2. Less than premium steel.
3. Chinese manufacture.
4. Thumbstuds.
5. Liner-locks.
 
Interesting thread.

For me:
Tanto Blades
Partial Serrations
Thumb Studs
Sheep Foot Blades
Tip-up only pocket clips
Damascus
Intricate handle or blade decorations (see also Damascus)
Scales that are too small (leave a obvious ridge of metal around the handle instead of being blended smoothly from scale to metal)
Stag handles
 
Combo edges. Seems like a good idea in theory, annoying in practice.

Extremely rough handles/inserts. Especially the skateboard tape stuff some tacticool knives use.

Assisted opening. I like to play with them in the store, can't see myself carrying one. Also, kind of a gray area in my state, and I don't want to be the lucky one to test it out in court. =)

Recurved/oddly curved blades with big bellies. Maybe on a full sized knife if good quality, but pretty useless on a folder IMO.

Aggressively styled "tacticool" or juvenile names on the knife. I'd rather carry a plain clip point "model 1234" than a tacticool "Facestabba 2000."

Other than that, I can't think of too many features I outright don't like. I'm not huge on the tanto fad, but I've seen some examples I wouldn't mind trying. Might also be good for a beater or loaner knife. (I lost three knife tips in the Army by loaning to boneheads.) Poor quality, bad temper, etc., all go without saying, but those are more flaws than features.
 
Those giant "limited edtion 1/blah" logos that are put on with a black etch that cover 3/4ths of the blade. I'd much prefer a small stamp near the tang as I buy knives to use, even those "limited edition" ones. Regular use and polishing to keep the rust at bay will remove them in a hurry.
 
I'm not too fussy with my choices

I don't like

serrations
guthooks
and some traditional looking knives

If I don't like the looks of a knife, I won't buy it too
 
Absintheur said:
As far as the word "sheeple"... I don't use it, I don't like it. I also think it's use here should be discouraged. On a couple of adult firearm sites I belong to it's use is not tolerated at all. It is a derogatory term the same as many racial slurs are and I feel falls into the same category as the infamous "n" word. It's use shows immaturity and a lack of judgment in my opinion.
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This is the craziest thing I've read in a very long time.
 
I'm suprised how many people dislike full serrations and combo blades :confused: I have found them quite useful :D
 
As far as the word "sheeple"... I don't use it, I don't like it. I also think it's use here should be discouraged. On a couple of adult firearm sites I belong to it's use is not tolerated at all. It is a derogatory term the same as many racial slurs are and I feel falls into the same category as the infamous "n" word. It's use shows immaturity and a lack of judgment in my opinion.[/QUOTE]

I guess in a way it is a derogatory term for a mental illness (hoplophobia). I disagree though it is like the "n" word which disparages a persons ethnicity. Their illness wants to effect my constitutional rights.
 
-Any blade play
-Bad serrations. Well designed serrations don't bother me.
-Crappy heat treatment. If a maker doesn't get this right they probably don't really care about doing anything else right.
-Partial serrations. Instead of a useful plain edge or a useful serrated edge you (usually) get a useless bastard of an edge.
-Tip-up only clips.
 
I am in no way trying to pick a fight or be confrontational.

Maybe my term for 'sheeple' is different than others. I would define it as a person who blindly follows the herd. Someone who does not think for themselves and relies on what they see on TV as fact and will regurgitate someone else thoughts when asked about something.

And since the media and television usually portrays a knife as strictly a weapon or destructive devise that is why many 'sheeple' fear them.

I don't even really see how the term would be derogatory. And I definitely don't see how it could be viewed in the same way as a racial slur.
 
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