What is your "pet peeve" when it comes to knives?

A.P.F. said:
Y'all are walk'n on thin ice there cheese-head. ;)

My annoyance are these new fangled 'super steels' that need diamonds to sharpen them. I think that civilization peaked at S30V.
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:D

I think there is a thread around here "somewhere," about how much I LOVE the 110. :p

LOL...
 
My pet peeve is the fact that there is a never ending supply of knives that I absolutely have to own. I have bought "the last knife I will ever own" three times this month.

Christ ... this is an expensive hobby.
 
Blade play of any kind and I also hate heavy knives. I wish they would give the weight of a knife on a box when selling.
 
jackman2 said:
My pet peeve is the fact that there is a never ending supply of knives that I absolutely have to own. I have bought "the last knife I will ever own" three times this month.

Christ ... this is an expensive hobby.
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LMAO! That is the truth.:cool:
 
jackman2 said:
My pet peeve is the fact that there is a never ending supply of knives that I absolutely have to own. I have bought "the last knife I will ever own" three times this month.

Christ ... this is an expensive hobby.
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Somehow, I am not afflicted by this problem. I guess I have self control. :p
 
I cannot stand assymetric grind lines, unless they are supposed to be that way, i.e. chisel grind. And I do not own any of these at this time, probably never will.

Also cannot stand sloppy F & F, blade play, new knives that arrive dull as a butterknife.

Oddly enough, the only knives I have purchased recently that did not require some honing "out of the box" were a Cold Steel Large Espada and Black Rhino. The last Benchmade I bought did not cut it, nor did the last Spydie.:confused:
And since C.S. is having close out sales right now, it appears I will be adding a few more to my collection.:thumbup:
 
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A large choil and then a top guard or thumb ramp or some type of feature that interferes with me using the choil to begin with.

SO annoying.

-Stan
 
For me, it's marketing weasels who employ juvenile ad campaigns and slogans that attempt to portray utilitarian cutting tools as weapons or "hardcore" military implements. This tactic--the only thing "tactical" about cutlery--is great for emptying the pockets of validation seeking adolescent boys of all ages, but it puts the rest of the cutlery industry, and its consumers, in the worst possible light.

Next up: An overwrought, overpriced, tiger-striped and skull-etched titanium shovel called the "Grave Digger 2000" with a slogan like "When you bury 'em with the Grave Digger 2000®, they stay buried!"
 
Lack of jimping on the blade spine. It is so useful, I see no reason that any modern knife should be without it. (Art knives excluded)

A couple of my favorite knives sadly lack this feature, which would greatly improve them.
 
Rick said:
Next up: An overwrought, overpriced, tiger-striped and skull-etched titanium shovel called the "Grave Digger 2000" with a slogan like "When you bury 'em with the Grave Digger 2000®, they stay buried!"
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Does it come in San Mai III?
 
The perception that German stainless steel is the best steel ever.

The only decent German stainless I know of is 4116 which is a cheap barley acceptable knife steel.

On TV shows their like "GERMAN STAINLESS CUS YOU KNOW GERMANS MAKE GOOD STUFF!" almost like it's belittling Americans on something that their actually 1# at doing! (I'm Canadian btw so bias is out the window)
 
Pet peeves of mine would be (in no particular order):

1. sheeple reactions to blade length, thickness, coating, handling, etc...
2. people asking to see my knife and then damn near breaking it while trying to close it instead of asking me how when I'm 2 feet away.
3. knives being destroyed for no good reason.
4. dull knives - if I see a friends knife and it's dull, I'll whip out my sharpening kit right there and fix it :p
5. Perhaps the word "tactical" instead of "utility." I see tanto knives as very good utility knives since they have a thick tip which can be used for light prying, puncturing dry wall, and opening cans :D
6. People calling my "real" knives crap because I paid $XXX.XX for it :grumpy:
7. People being judgmental because I paid $XXX.XX for a knife.
8. people assuming I'm crazy because I like knives and collecting them (looks over should while rocking in corner....."I'm not crazy! Did you call me crazy?! You don't want to see crazy!!!" :D)

There's probably a few more, but then it just gets nit-picky :)
 
Sharpening notches and choils. I understand why some users/makers like them but I find they just get in way for me.
 
Insufficient slip protection. It bugs me on great knives like the Endura, Military, Sebenza, etc. I enjoy flippers not because they flip but because they make excellent finger guards.
 
SaMX said:
I hate when people write "knifes" or "knive" on bladeforums. This is a knife forum, you'd think people would be able to spell knife correctly.
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Extended to the use of the word "pants" "sheat" or some other variation instead of "sheath"
 
harkamus said:
What's a sharpening notch? :confused:
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A small notch right at the plunge line. This Graham has one.

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Pete2s said:
Insufficient slip protection. It bugs me on great knives like the Endura, Military, Sebenza, etc. I enjoy flippers not because they flip but because they make excellent finger guards.
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That is exactly why I love flippers.
 
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