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Also I hope you know the folder pictured below it is not an actual Cold Steel product.
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Weight and sharpness have no bearing whatsoever on quality.
I will keep buying knives because it's kind of a new hobby of mine.
I would really love to know how you can see that the steel is bad and that it hasen't gotten any heat treat. For future purchases
As i said it just feels like quality but i think you guys know alot better then i do
I would really love to know how you can see that the steel is bad and that it hasen't gotten any heat treat. For future purchases
As i said it just feels like quality but i think you guys know alot better then i do
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I will keep buying knives because it's kind of a new hobby of mine.
I would really love to know how you can see that the steel is bad and that it hasen't gotten any heat treat. For future purchases
As i said it just feels like quality but i think you guys know alot better then i do
Just because it is heavy, does mean it's reliable.
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I will keep buying knives because it's kind of a new hobby of mine.
I would really love to know how you can see that the steel is bad and that it hasen't gotten any heat treat. For future purchases
As i said it just feels like quality but i think you guys know alot better then i do
Just because it is heavy, doesn't mean it's reliable.
Go take that thing outside and wack a tree with it. Make sure you have some thick gloves and protective clothing. Fantasy knives are fantasy knives. You put them on the wall and tell your children stories of how you took down a beast in Jotunheim.
I will keep buying knives because it's kind of a new hobby of mine.
I would really love to know how you can see that the steel is bad and that it hasen't gotten any heat treat. For future purchases
As i said it just feels like quality but i think you guys know alot better then i do
The knife screams low cost, fit and finish...
As for the design, not very functional, also the price is usual a giveaway
Technically there's no way anybody can tell that the knife has bad/non-existent heat treating or that it's low quality steel.I will keep buying knives because it's kind of a new hobby of mine.
I would really love to know how you can see that the steel is bad and that it hasen't gotten any heat treat. For future purchases
As i said it just feels like quality but i think you guys know alot better then i do
However the trend is, most high quality makers don't make knives of that style that look like that. That looks like a flea market/gas station Chinese crap knife...so the assumption was made that that's what it is. It can still be heavy and sharp, but chances are it has little or no edge retention and would either bend or break under hard use.
It also doesn't have a high quality fit or finish that usually follows when high quality materials and production techniques are used.
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I will keep buying knives because it's kind of a new hobby of mine.
I would really love to know how you can see that the steel is bad and that it hasen't gotten any heat treat. For future purchases
As i said it just feels like quality but i think you guys know alot better then i do
In the old days, some vendors used to keep a mild steel bar for their customers. If you could shave it, or chop into it, without chipping or folding your edge you knew your knife had a decent heat treatment. However, today for the most part we rely on the vendor's reputation. We frown on these no name flea market fantasy knives precisely because there is no reputable maker to stand behind them. The blade can chip, bend, roll its edge, or perhaps hurt you by fracturing like glass or launching itself like a ballistic missile.
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I will keep buying knives because it's kind of a new hobby of mine.
I would really love to know how you can see that the steel is bad and that it hasen't gotten any heat treat. For future purchases
As i said it just feels like quality but i think you guys know alot better then i do
Welcome. The wood on the handle is a siren screaming "I'm a bad knife, I'm a bad knife!" There are a million of those things out there with that "wood", and they are all low quality. The steel may be sharp, but it won't stay sharp.
We can help you get a WAY better knife for your next one if you answer two questions:
1) How much do you want to spend on your next knife?
2) What do you want to do with your knife?
Seriously...we will hook you up...any budget.
Actually you can.
1) Again, that dymondwood/pakkawood is a sure sign of crap.
2) That low quality USA Design stencil/tang stamp is another sure sign of crap.
Pakistani crap, I assume.
That knife has bad/non-existent heat treating and/or it's low quality steel. Hang out a while and read. You will find that out.
Thanks guys for the amazing answers As you may have noticed i don't really know my knives yet , haha.
Thankfully the knife was a gift so i didn't really spend any money on it, i believe it was about 400SEK (45usd)
The main thing i was going to use it for was fishing really. Still it's pretty cool looking so i should probably hang it on the wall or something then.
For my next purchase i'm going to buy an M9 Bayonet or a Bowie knife i guess my budget right now is about 50-60 usd
As you may have noticed i don't really know my knives yet , haha.Thankfully the knife was a gift so i didn't really spend any money on it, i believe it was about 400SEK (45usd)
The main thing i was going to use it for was fishing really. Still it's pretty cool looking so i should probably hang it on the wall or something then.
For my next purchase i'm going to buy an M9 Bayonet or a Bowie knife i guess my budget right now is about 50-60 usd
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Got my hands on this knife a while ago (The big one) never really seen anthing like it.
I would like to know what kind of knife it is and what it's being used for
The truth is it's being used to separate people from their money. Sorry that's just my honest opinion.
For fishing? You are from Sweden, for Odin's sake. Sweden is crawling with fantastic knives! Your mighty ancestors are spinning in their graves looking at that knife.
Save up a few more krone and get a Karesuando.