What are the LEAST FAVORITE Knives You Own?

Confederate said:
It's difficult to make a knife totally harmless, but it's a good idea to try.
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you can with a dremel or a belt sander. 2 minutes and you should be able to take off a millimeter of the edge steel or more, and completely round out the tip.


holy crap, almost forgot. the smith and wesson search and rescue bowie. the thing had this uuuultra thin edge with a high hollow grind, so that the it was thin for a solid inch up the main grind. problem is - it acted like it was unheat treated. i got it sharp within about 4 minutes (wich is rediculous on anything above 50rc), especially since i was putting it down to 24 degree's. on 2x4's the entire edge immediately rolled over and started tearing off bits of itself. the knife was a nice design -IF you actually used heat treated 440c, wich i dont think that was. 440c maybe, 58rc no.
 
My Spyderco Native.I bought one but never felt comfortable with the grip.I use it as a work knife and not as one of my Good knives.It serves well as a work knife.Spyders are my favorite.
 
CHAINS said:
My Spyderco Native.
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Funny - your least favorite knife happens to be my favorite!

My least favorite, hands down, is my CRTK PECK. And to think I thought it was so cute and cool when I first bought it! Hard to hold, don't trust the lock, chisel grind, cuts poorly. And it partially opens in your pocket on it's own - makes for some real ouchies! I quickly stopped carrying it and dropped it in my backpacking survival kit as a last-ditch backup for the other knives I take. But recently I pulled it out of there too - figuring it would be more of a liability than a backup in a survival situation.
 
haertig said:
My least favorite, hands down, is my CRTK PECK. And to think I thought it was so cute and cool when I first bought it! Hard to hold, don't trust the lock, chisel grind, cuts poorly. And it partially opens in your pocket on it's own - makes for some real ouchies!
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One of my buddies recently purchased a CRKT rainbow KISS. It was so cute, I couldn't resist trying it out. It locked up rock-solid..... once you got it open! If you have a friend who's a masochist, get him a KISS.;)

I couldn't believe how horribly stiff the action was! And, the thumb-stud was one of the worst one's I've ever tried.:thumbdn:
 
IceCreamKidd said:
Cold Steel Vaquero. I didn’t buy it, and I don’t really carry it. I just don’t like it; blade shape, icky serrations. Bleh. I also have a Pardue/Benchmade that looks like a kindergartener painted it with marbles. Not the prettiest thing, the G10 is a respectable knife. Lastly, I really wish my Ultratech would just keep its proprietary screws intact, instead of missing or on the floor.
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Send me the Vaquero and buy yourself some locktite.

Least favorite is my buck 180 single blade crosslock. The spine is actually plastic. It didn't take long for the blade to fold back onto my hand. I solved the problem by drilling the liners and inserting a blade lock pin. It now lives somewhere buried in my truck.
 
IceCreamKidd: Cold Steel Vaquero is the least favorite knife you own? I wouldn't say I ever thought that poorly of the knife, but there was a time when I just didn't like it much. But I durst say if you carry it and use if for about a week, your opinion just might change. It grew on me.

The CRKT rainbow knives are something I'm avoiding. Reason: the Chinese junk knife industry is starting to put out rainbow type knives which are poor steel knives with whatever type finish that CRKT is using to get that color refracting effect. In fact, most of the CRKTs use poor steel, too -- 420 variations.

Whether it's an American company or a Chinese outfit, I've found that a 420 blade is a 420 blade. Not much difference.

Perhaps next year CRKT or Gerber will come out with a neat-o 420 blade and glow-in-the-dark Zytel grips.
 
Confederate said:
Perhaps next year CRKT or Gerber will come out with a neat-o 420 blade and glow-in-the-dark Zytel grips.
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When it happens, I'm going to LMFAO! ....... Then I'll remind everyone how it was originally your idea!:D
 
I have a cold steel spike, tanto. The blade is too small to be an effective cutting tool on big jobs. But for smaller jobs, or as a Self Defense tool its great. The blade stays sharp, and will puncture just about whatever you are looking to put a nice 1/4 inch hole in. Problem is, its just a small knife without the handle size to make it an effective cutting tool.

As for the 'worst' knife i have ever bought, that would be a cold steel too. They just look so good behind that packaging. Its the Recon Tanto, and its a POS! I took it on deployment to Iraq, and it didn't make it off the bird with an edge. I dont even remember using the thing. And now, despite my best efforts (limited at the moment due to lack of supplies) I can not get it to take an edge. Again, i never used the thing. It came with the wrong angle on the blade, it wont sharpen, and while its great as a pry bar or a stabbing instrument, i never reach for it when it comes time to cut anything. It wont even cut 550 cord! Ok, it will, after 5 or 6 strokes. Stick to a decent Benchmade, like the auto i carry EVERYWHERE. Spend the extra money, that 40 bucks for a CS Recon Tanto was a big waste of money, and CS refused to answer my email explaining my issue to them.
 
my least favourite. definitely my SOG trident..... for 200 bucks i got a hammer....... this thing has a lame edge. its thicker than most parts of my car the only things it can do is hammer and it looks terrible with all that "chroming"

a couple of least favs i have are also my sog gentleman, its simply too thin

another knife i had that was so bad that i have to write about it even though i no longer have it is a smith and wesson s.w.a.t ohhhhhhh boy you do anything more than wave this thing around and you got lcok failure.. i used to nock it on the palm of my hand and it would close.... once i dropped it po en blade pointing down expecting it to stick in the grond.. it did... and then the handle folder over next to the blade.... good thing i didnt stab anything or i probabl would have lost my fingers
 
My least favorite knives are a small Opinel and a Pakistan Buck 112 clone.

I bought the Opinel because everybody was raving about them. Its sharp, but incredibly flimsy. Good for opening envelopes. At least it was only 10 bucks.

The Pak knife, well, pot metal, have spent hours trying to sharpen it but the metals so soft it just rolls.
 
Shann said:
My least favorite knives are a small Opinel and a Pakistan Buck 112 clone.

I bought the Opinel because everybody was raving about them. Its sharp, but incredibly flimsy. Good for opening envelopes. At least it was only 10 bucks.

The Pak knife, well, pot metal, have spent hours trying to sharpen it but the metals so soft it just rolls.
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Meh, even the real Buck 112 is a POS. (The only lockback knife that I ever owned where the lock failed. Luckily, my fingers weren't in the way). I've always looked at Opinels as very basic folders for light-duty jobs. Great for picnics and practicing your sharpening techniques.

Anything that says, "Made in Pakistan" = Paperweight that resembles a knife.:thumbdn:
 
Well, if we ignore all the cheap junk that I've gotten free and concentrate on knives that I paid good money for and was dissappointed in, I'm going to have to vote for the Benchmade Nimravus Cub. Skinny little handle, thick blade, so-so edgeholding, crummy sheath. That's what I get for buying it on ebay without handling one first. It's not a bad knife, I just feel stupid every time I look at it. I should sell it, but then I'd have to admit that I made a mistake.

Gordon
 
Not counting the $2.50 "Superknives" that people give me because they know that I'm a knife knut, my least favorite has got to be my CRKT Corkum 1st strikes. I couldn't get those things sharp no matter what I tried. I even completely reground a second bevel into one to try to get it sharp. No go.

I eventually used them as throwing knives. I found out that they won't stick in concrete.

Jubei
 
I bought a Gerber Paraframe from eBay on impulse. When it arrived i
a) was immensely disappointed
b) realised I could have bought it $2 cheaper at a shop down the road
It still lives in its cardboard box, maybe one day I'll promote it to toolbox duty.

Can anyone tell a newbie what's specifically wrong with the CRKT M16? I was considering buying one but now I'm not so sure.
 
The M16s, I think, are made of junk steel. The CRKTs are okay as long as it's got an AUS 8 blade, and honestly, I can't recall if the M16s come in it or not. Don't buy anything made from 400-series stainless or 420j2 or AUS 4.

Paraframes are some of the absolute worst pieces of garbage that are sold as a "knife." They make fairly decent letter openers, but don't try to cut plastic or hard cardboard or the blade will probably end up in your arm.

Get the M21 or the titanium model. That way, you'll have a great knife that will last for years and you won't have to keep it locked away in the package it came with.

Finally, keep in mind that many eBay sellers are using CRKT's and Gerber's OLD specifications. They tell you you're getting AUS 6 steel when you're getting AUS 4 or worse.
 
Well my least favorite knife is my CRKT Crawford Casper. The blade dull fast and its really bad steel. I use it for all the dirty work.
 
Yes, since CRKT has come out with the inferior steels their reputation has suffered. By the way, the M16 titanium folders have the AUS 8 blades and I reckon they should be quite good.
 
I know I will get flamed for this, but I had a folding Spyderco that was given to me. I used it a few times and it worked good. I kept it on the dashboard of the boat, becausew the aggressive serrations worked very well for cutting ropes.

One day I picked it up and the lockback just broke in half. I had maybe used it ten times tops. I wedged some wood in the handle and wraped it in electrical tape to keep using as a rope cutter, but I will NEVER buy one.

I should not say this is my WORST knife, though. That honor would have to go to a Pakistan Buck clone. I think I just threw that one out.
 
Yeh, I have a CRKT M16-14T Titanium "Big Dog" with an AUS8 blade.
I bought it thinking it would be a nice, big, inexpensive and easily replaceable utility knife, but I fell in love with it.
Now it's ended up being my EDC. Mind you, I own some nice customs, but I wouldn't abuse them like I would (and could) with this one. I have tested the AUS6 Zytel versions and they feel nothing alike.

As far as my least favorite, that's a hard one...

I spend so much time laboring over knife buying decisions and have walked away from so many near-impulse buys that I can honestly say that I don't have too many and that I love 'em all.

(BTW, that might make for a good poll: How many is too many?)

Okay, my S30V Native is a hell of a knife, but I can rarely flick it open first try out of my pocket. The ergos are near perfect for holding, but horrible (IMHO) for opening. I just know I'm gonna accidentally slice off a little bit of me one day with that thing. Regardless, it's as good of a knife as you're gonna get for $40.
 
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