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

serrations,but i like it on my steak knives :D
semi-serrations
american tanto
unconfortable handle
spine rasps (SOG)
+1 Steel that won't resharpen without special tools.
brittle steels
thick edge
sharpened crowbar
+1 Recurved/oddly curved blades with big bellies
+1 Unreasonable high cost.
knives that cost more than they are worth.
steel that won't hold an edge
blade shape with little penetration ability
most folding knife
a bunch of stainless steels
cord wrap handle
 
Plastic handles always turn me off. They feel cheap and make the knife weigh nothing.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
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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+ billion! :thumbup:
 
> Why don't you like the word? Don't like the way it rolls off the tongue? The meaning? Because you are one? Just curious!
> I would be willing that a good amount of people use the word for people who dislike knives or do not see their usefulness.

A late reply as I forgot about this thread.
I know several intelligent and reasonable people who do not like knives. I have to admit, in my office job they are very rarely useful (and even less so if I use scissors instead), so I can see that argument. Let's face it, those of us knife nuts in an office job mainly simply LIKE to carry a blade. I can understand the reaction of the outsiders: it's barely needed so why do you carry one? I understand that they can feel a bit disturbed. Now I do tend to carry only gentlemen-type knives so this feedback doesn't happen that often, and most people -even women- like the look of my Kiwi.
In general the term sheeple insultingly refers to people who can't think for themselves (as I understand it), and quite honestly, I hold most of the people around me in far higher respect, even those who don't like nice knives. I would much prefer a word like "outsiders".
 
most any knife that has the words made in CHINA/ PAKISTAN or any other 3rd world countries.
 
I will not buy:

1. Knife made in People's Republic of China or any other unfriendly country.
2. Fantasy knives.
3. Poor quality.

I do not like American Tanto, CE, SE, coating, but can be exclusions like Spyderco Lum Tanto CE with black blade, which I currently own and love.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
I am in no way trying to pick a fight or be confrontational . . . 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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Really? You just used it in a derogatory way, right here:

FlaMtnBkr said:
Why don't you like the word? Don't like the way it rolls off the tongue? The meaning? Because you are one? Just curious!
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And that wasn't trying to pick a fight, or be confrontational?
 
I'm not a big fan of:- FRN handles
-writing on the blade, like on my BM 707(too much!!)
-assisted opening
-Waves
 
So what part of the quote you just used is there anything negative being said? I don't see anything in that quote. I never said that a 'sheeple' isn't intelligent. I am using it as a definition of something not as a slur.

And the other part was not trying to pick a fight. It was the only 3 things I could think of as to why someone wouldn't like the term.

Interpret it as you will. I was just trying to get other peoples opinions on why it was so negative.
 
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.
allenC said:
This is the craziest thing I've read in a very long time.
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Agreed. To even compare the two words is lacking in judgement. "Sheeple" is a clever combination of two existing words that (surprisingly accurately) describes a segment of the population (by the way, my definition is people who are afraid of something). The other word has been associated with hatred, discrimination, oppression and ignorance for well over one hundred years. Other racial slurs possess slightly less offense, and are also inappropriate, but even the mildest racial slur is far more damaging and denigrating than the word "sheeple" could ever be (in my opinion).

But, regarding the topic at hand... I don't like:
* liner locks
* blade play
* waved blades
* sheep's foot, reverse S curve, hawkbill blades
* tanto edge
* torx screws (even though I love knives with a hole in the blade!! :-)
* combining torx and hex on the same knife (Caly 3)
* camo and other cutesy treatments (on blades and/or handles)
 
audiopile said:
2.) Bright and shiny
6.) Bright shiny clips
7.) Bright shiny clips with pointed ends on 'em ( really don't understand thiese at all?)
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Do you get distracted easily? :D

Me? I don't like rip-off cheap Chinese copies, fully ser...Oh! Look! It's a chicken!
 
+1 Great Thread:thumbup:

Top Ten Knife Dislikes in order:

1.Tanto points(American)
2.Cord-wrapped handles(hate'em)
3.Blades under 3"
4.Too heavy/Unbalanced
5.Skeletonized-handles
6.Aluminum,SS,Plastic Handles(with the exception being my Spyderco Volpe)
7.Flashlights & other stupid accessories attached
8.False edges(why?)
9.Glass-breakers(unless tastefully done)
10.Uncomfortable Sheathing Systems
 
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Greetings! Although there are certain features that do turn me off about a knife like a knife that is too thick so it works more like a pry bar than a knife. The thing that turns me off is how a manufacturer (no one in particular) will attempt to sell a knife being billed as the "next best thing since slice bread". I know some people in advertising get paid to hype up a product. But I find it a turn off when the manufacturer makes outlandish claims about their product. Sometimes it could be overwhelming for a new person to know what is fact from fiction and that causes the market to be overcrowded with something impractical which creates a trend followed by more impractical knives.
 
I don't think "sheeple" counts as a racial slur, as it is not connected to any race. You can't pick out a "sheeple" by any physical attribute, who their parents are, or political association.
The word "Sheeple" is a behavioral description, and could be applied to anyone depending on the circumstances.

I also don't like knives that are pinned together, as I can't adjust pivot tension or take the knife apart for cleaning.
 
I can't believe the number of people who say "tantos," but I can understand those who say "slip joint" knives. My list is simple:

1. Slip joints
2. Chisel grinds
3. Liner locks
4. "Surgical Stainless"
5. Blunted points
 
a lot of people here seem to hate glass breakers. WHY?

I'll bet you'll be thinking about that lowly glassbreaker as your sitting trapped in your vehicle in the river, or a similar critical situation. Glass breakers have a purpose, its called saving your life or your families life, by allowing access into a vehicle when regular access is denied (doors bent and seized, locks not working, passengers panicking and unable to open door, or access into a building by breaking a security glass window......) there is a reason well designed rescue blades have one.

think about it. I have used my glassbreaker many times, including once during a car fire to pull a driver out. BTW, that ugly sheeps foot blade that people hate, did its job in preventing the driver from being cut as i cut his seatbelt (mech jammed on retractor, it did'nt unclip)
 
DR WANKEL said:
Greetings! Although there are certain features that do turn me off about a knife like a knife that is too thick so it works more like a pry bar than a knife. The thing that turns me off is how a manufacturer (no one in particular) will attempt to sell a knife being billed as the "next best thing since slice bread". I know some people in advertising get paid to hype up a product. But I find it a turn off when the manufacturer makes outlandish claims about their product. Sometimes it could be overwhelming for a new person to know what is fact from fiction and that causes the market to be overcrowded with something impractical which creates a trend followed by more impractical knives.
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Welcome to BF :D

If you don't like outlandish claims you should stick around here. Many members feel that way and we compare notes about a knife's true ability.
 
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