What are the LEAST FAVORITE Knives You Own?

CRKT m16, and pretty much everything else from crkt.

I hated my m16 so much I didn't even want to gift it, so i hammered it into a stump and kicked it in half.

Horrible edge, only knife I couldn't get obscenely sharp.

Crappy, annoying lock system.

Blade wobble

The only good thing about it was the carson flipper, which works great.

God I hate CRKT.
 
One of the very few knives I'd happilly sell or trade is my Zero Tolerance 200 folder. The ciip was set for tip down carry [which always strikes me as counter intuitive for a knife with a lanyard hole, as the lanyard ends up down the waistband or pocket] Although the knife is drilled for quad mounting the screw holes will not except the screws for tip up carry on the right side. I love large folders and will happily except the size and weight of the CS large Espada or Rajah [for example] because the payoff is having a massive blade at hand.
The ZT 200 on the other hand is heavy and thick handled and only offers a 4" blade and ,because of ZT's stubby designs, offers less reach than most other 4" folders.
Because of these factors I've hardly ever carried the knife.
 
Any of my Smith & Wesson knives. I bought them before I knew all that much about knives. I do carry an M&P assisted in my Jeep as it has a window breaker. The blade quality isn't that important to me as this knife is for a single use (cutting through the soft top) so edge retention isn't important. If they get lost or stolen it's not that huge of a loss.
 
One of the bigger disappointments for me was my Ka-bar Dozier folder. The blade came sharp and held an edge, but it was the cheap unlined zytel handle that threw me off. When I would go to cut something I could feel the knife contort in my hands from the weak frame.

I must say I also cannot stand Kershaw knives for some reason. Probably the brittle blades along with the unfortunate tendancy to need resharpening after every use. That and all of their knives look the same other than lengths and colors.
 
gerber valloton. cheap, poorly designed little thing. the action was kind of neat but the lock mechanism was awkward in closing, and the little "safety" setting would activate automatically because it was loose. the blade was too short and thick and stubby and made of gerber's mystery soft stainless, so it didn't hold a good edge... i gave it away to a friend who doesn't use knives.

also a cheap paki piece.... my aunty's husband had picked it up on an indian reservation and they told me that they'd gotten me a "hand forged indian knife".... big fat disappointment. popped the handle scales off and used it as a thrower for a while before getting rid of it.

and my spydie kris.... i love it, it's laser-sharp, neat design, but i don't use it for fear of damaging or losing it. :D
 
Bought and sold these which I really didnt care for: SOG Flash 2, Byrd Flight, Boker Auto, and the KaBar Bull Dozier.
 
I typically put a lot of thought before pullin the trigger on a purchase but if i had to pick 1 folder, it would be my coldsteel recon 1 (in tanto). It just feels cheap to me. Lock up is not 100% and the scales are just to aggressive. Rips the crap out of my pants. Never used it hard though so i cant be to hard on it. Its housed on my wrol bailout tac vest and there it always stays with very little use. Scales to aggressive to edc it in pants everyday.
 
The worst knife I own is a cheap noname liner lock folder with aluminium handle. I got it free for fidelity points in a supermarket because it looked okay in the catalog but it turned out to be worse than expected. I keep it in my show-case but I'll throw it out as soon as the space is needed for something that I would call a knife.

My least favorite knife with a brand name is Herbertz's version of the CRKT Bear Claw. The 420 hawkbill blade with an obtuse serrated edge is useless except for seatbelt cutting maybe, but I wouldn't trust my life on it.
 
Many years ago Mike Franklin once authorized a factory version of his HAWG but picked some POS factory to manufacture it. Never handled one, then I saw it on a super-cheap mail order closeout. Even for a only a few bucks, it wasn't worth it.

DancesWithKnives
 
hahahaha.. the CRKT M16 is my most carried blade, I own 3 of 'em and bought 'em for two kids. At their request, the upscale titanium models. Daddy gets by on Zytel, but just as happy. Fast adjustable clickers, shave ANYTIME and i'll prove it, replaceable under 30$, at least they were..

If CRKT doesn't meet your standards, by all means don't buy any. I had someone say similar to me about Bark River, when I was whining about their price/value ratio.

But it takes all kinds to make a horserace, and neither Bark River or CRKT is going broke on one users opinions. Cause down the street is somebody who thinks exactly opposite.

I don't OWN any worst knives, even the cheapest china clone I own is a winner bang/buck, and does a job. I don't ask a 10$ knife to emulate a 100$ knife, I ask it to perform when called upon, within expectations for that job description. Anything else is indulging in fantasy.

My least favorite folder hmm, I give those away every christmas and am fresh out. Ah, the Lahar I had, it was clunky as a brick. Gave it to my son. The others similar. Overly square and heavy.
 
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I've sold off all the knives I wasn't wild about, and replaced them with knives I love.

BRKT Mini Canadian. Really liked the feel of this knife, but hated the tang where the handle stopped short. If I moved my grip back, it left a long "neck" area for whatever I was cutting to catch on. Maybe I just don't like the feel of Caper knives.

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(Not my photo, mine was Carbon Fiber.)

SOG Twitch II. Great feeling little knife, really neat looking.

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Really wanted to like the knife, but it had terrible horizontal blade play, and the spring broke within a couple months of purchase.

Gerber Trendy. Back when I knew even less about knives than I do now, I bought several. The knives had a tendency to loosen up over time until they started snagging clothing while "closed."

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Spyderco "3D" FRN Native. I just didn't get the design.

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It never felt comfortable in-hand, was too big for comfortable pocket carry, and I sold it off. However, I have a 2nd Native IV in Carbon Fiber coming in the mail. :D
 
For me, I will never buy anything with an "americanized" tanto, chisel ground or serrated blade of any kind! I've modified tantos with varied success and have once or twice gotten a decent cutter out of them, but I won't buy any more.
Chisel grinds and serrations are no-go's from the start!!!
 
More CRKT here, an M16-13 's lock failed on me and bit hard. I had no trust in liner locks after that (until i discovered Millies :))and then gave away the larger M16-14 SFA to the brother in law ... he just loves Tantos, I find them absolutely impractical if you plan on cutting anything. Yeah the inconvenient Lawks system works if you use it, but IMO it's a "band aid" fix for not building a quality liner lock in the first place.
My old 440c BM grip 551 was a heat treat horror story, that blade used to chip like crazy no matter what sort of angle it sported. That got relegated to being the missus's garden hack knife.
I'm predominantly a very happy Spydie user these days, and the Native is the only Spydie I've owned so far where the ergo's are completely wrong for me.

Bo.
 
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