What knives do you absolutely not like or not understand the hype? I'll go first.

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DMG said:
That sentence has a remarkable excuse to word count ratio. Especially when you were bashing a company that would be really happy to take care of you.
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With no receipt? Even time and when purchased? If you read the warranty info there are stipulations. One is that you must be the original purchaser. I would assume you would have to have a receipt to prove that.
 
clinton1 said:
Are you saying that your everyday knife requirements DON’T involve stabbing multiple ammo cans into submission?!? What the heck!

……you think you know a guy…..😁
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I usually use my $1,000 Winkler Tomahawk that is purpose built for tearing open cars. I bought it, so I may as well use it. It's not the best for opening tins of smoked oysters though, I usually end up spilling half on the ground.
 
oldmanwilly said:
I usually use my $1,000 Winkler Tomahawk that is purpose built for tearing open cars. I bought it, so I may as well use it. It's not the best for opening tins of smoked oysters though, I usually end up spilling half on the ground.
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You know what they say...an oyster in hand is worth two in the reef...
 
RPZIP said:
With no receipt? Even time and when purchased? If you read the warranty info there are stipulations. One is that you must be the original purchaser. I would assume you would have to have a receipt to prove that.
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For the sake of keeping this a productive discussion, I too have a Leatherman that needs warranty service. The tip broke off on the pliers years ago on my Rebar. Works fine, but thought I’d put in a warranty claim now that we are talking about it.

They just need your address and an explanation of the issue and they send you a warranty slip. No receipts or anything needed. Zero hoops to jump through.

I’ll ship mine out later this week, they already emailed me a warranty slip.
 
Medieval Peasant said:
For the sake of keeping this a productive discussion, I too have a Leatherman that needs warranty service. The tip broke off on the pliers years ago on my Rebar. Works fine, but thought I’d put in a warranty claim now that we are talking about it.

They just need your address and an explanation of the issue and they send you a warranty slip. No receipts or anything needed. Zero hoops to jump through.

I’ll ship mine out later this week, they already emailed me a warranty slip.
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Cool, thanks I may well follow up on that then. 👍
 
Danke42 said:
It's always the Norwegians.
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SharpBits said:
I like the the lightweight models. But when someone mentions Buck 110, it is usually the heavy old school model they have in mind. I’m glad they still make them and that they have their fans, but the OG 110 just doesn’t do it for me. My Magnacut 110 gets no use, while my lightweight version does. That said, the 112 is a better fit for me, especially in a lightweight.
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I have found that I am a LOT more enthusiastic about carrying my Buck 110s/112s now that I have some pocket sheaths I obtained for each, so I don't have to be stuck with either belt-carry, or else a large paperweight dragging at the bottom of my pocket. I really do love Bucks, and they really know how to sharpen a knife. Their Magnacut bladed models are easily the sharpest MC knives I own, and it's not close. I mean, hollow-grind, screaming thin edge, and a great BOS heatreat? Firing on all cylinders as far as I'm concerned.

I love my big heavy grampa knives, but it's entirely ok that others may not. They are definitely a pocket/weight commitment if you decide to carry one.
 
Blues said:
You know what they say...an oyster in hand is worth two in the reef...
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I'm not smart enough to know if there's an innuendo here, but I'm (im)mature enough to suspect there is.

To clarify: I don't own any Winkler products, but a friend of mine sheepishly admitted to spending $1,000.00 for one of their hawks with the front spike. He asked my advice before he ordered and I tried to steer him towards virtually every other functional hawk on the market, but he was dead set on the Winkler hawk after reading about them in some undisclosed book by a retired operator. My friend is a lawyer in Dallas who does zero wet-work and wants a tomahawk to throw and have occasional fun with on hunting trips. I can't fault him for indulging a guilty pleasure, and I hear nothing but good opinions about the quality of Winkler products, but come on...
 
oldmanwilly said:
I'm not smart enough to know if there's an innuendo here, but I'm (im)mature enough to suspect there is.

To clarify: I don't own any Winkler products, but a friend of mine sheepishly admitted to spending $1,000.00 for one of their hawks with the front spike. He asked my advice before he ordered and I tried to steer him towards virtually every other functional hawk on the market, but he was dead set on the Winkler hawk after reading about them in some undisclosed book by a retired operator. My friend is a lawyer in Dallas who does zero wet-work and wants a tomahawk to throw and have occasional fun with on hunting trips. I can't fault him for indulging a guilty pleasure, and I hear nothing but good opinions about the quality of Winkler products, but come on...
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That might actually have been Ed Wood. He used to be active here, and his EDC photos were always quite a hoot.

Ed was Mexican DEA, so he's "been there, done that".

Last I heard he was working with Libre Fighting. I haven't kept up, though.
 
oldmanwilly said:
I'm not smart enough to know if there's an innuendo here, but I'm (im)mature enough to suspect there is.

To clarify: I don't own any Winkler products, but a friend of mine sheepishly admitted to spending $1,000.00 for one of their hawks with the front spike. He asked my advice before he ordered and I tried to steer him towards virtually every other functional hawk on the market, but he was dead set on the Winkler hawk after reading about them in some undisclosed book by a retired operator. My friend is a lawyer in Dallas who does zero wet-work and wants a tomahawk to throw and have occasional fun with on hunting trips. I can't fault him for indulging a guilty pleasure, and I hear nothing but good opinions about the quality of Winkler products, but come on...
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I'd like to meet your friend.....haha
I have some craziness in the works....🤪
 
I hate Karambits: they ,to me are ugly and useless for any kind of reasonable carry and use, and i hate that ring on the end even more.When i look through threads like what are you carrying today or just pics of knives i dont see them posted so i cant be the only hater of them on these boards…
 
Crag the Brewer said:
I'd like to meet your friend.....haha
I have some craziness in the works....🤪
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Sure, but you'll have to send your stuff to me first for a test drive. I'll be gentle, I swear.

goldie said:
I hate Karambits: they ,to me are ugly and useless for any kind of reasonable carry and use, and i hate that ring on the end even more.When i look through threads like what are you carrying today or just pics of knives i dont see them posted so i cant be the only hater of them on these boards…
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I think it's neat to see how various cultures developed cutting tools to address their specific needs and, inevitably, adapted them into weapons. The karambit is a good example of this and I picked up a Cold Steel Tiger Claw for fun. I think I used it on some fruit and to open packages 10 years ago and haven't touched it since. Surprisingly, I don't need to assassinate Asian nobility all that often. I still think it's a cool design, but agree it's probably not all that useful for most people.
 
goldie said:
I hate Karambits: they ,to me are ugly and useless for any kind of reasonable carry and use, and i hate that ring on the end even more.When i look through threads like what are you carrying today or just pics of knives i dont see them posted so i cant be the only hater of them on these boards…
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I tried a cheapo folding k-bit, years ago. I did a little looking, read some history, decided to try one.

They are definitely a specialized tool. It worked well for what I did with it, but it also took up a lot of pocket space (even clipped), and it didn't feel like the cost/benefit came out in favor of it.
 
oldmanwilly said:
Sure, but you'll have to send your stuff to me first for a test drive. I'll be gentle, I swear.



I think it's neat to see how various cultures developed cutting tools to address their specific needs and, inevitably, adapted them into weapons. The karambit is a good example of this and I picked up a Cold Steel Tiger Claw for fun. I think I used it on some fruit and to open packages 10 years ago and haven't touched it since. Surprisingly, I don't need to assassinate Asian nobility all that often. I still think it's a cool design, but agree it's probably not all that useful for most people.
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It would be real helpful if you'd come out of retirement for just one more nobility job. Blow the dust off that little problem solver. lol
 
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