What knives do you find overrated?

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Long thread, interesting thoughts, whole bunch of nonsense posts thrown in.

I defer to post #41 (not2sharp) and post #47 (SALTY) and offer up a hearty "Well Said!" to both members.

Also, I'd like to welcome you all to Page 7.
 
Quiet said:
Oh look, yet another thread where the word "overrated" is used, and the same old one or two folks come in to bash the Sebenza. Criminy.
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Well I gotta say....$350 for a mostly aluminum knife with a blade of about 3" IS a little ridiculous....just saying....
 
I see alot of Kershaw bashing. No one's whining about Kershaw.
Make fun of Sebenzas and the usual cry babies point fingers and accuse others of not following the rules.

As for trolls defending brands is off topic.
 
Krissig12 said:
I think Im about ready to quit BF.....
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Come on, where else would you find entertainment of this caliber? :)
It's even more factually incorrect than the evening news!
More opinionated than celebrity tabloids!
 
@LeathermanGX said:
I see alot of Kershaw bashing. No one's whining about Kershaw.
Make fun of Sebenzas and the usual cry babies point fingers and accuse others of not following the rules.

As for trolls defending brands is off topic.
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You're really too much man.......

There's no one pointing fingers and crying because you don't like the sebenza. In fact, right now we're shaking our heads at your persecution complex
 
stabman said:
Come on, where else would you find entertainment of this caliber? :)
It's even more factually incorrect than the evening news!
More opinionated than celebrity tabloids!
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True stabby, true.

But I'm not sure it's worth the degradation of my faith in humanity, which occurs without fail every time I venture into general
 
Krissig12 said:
True stabby, true.

But I'm not sure it's worth the degradation of my faith in humanity, which occurs without fail every time I venture into general
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The bolded part is the problem.
Get rid of that posthaste! :D
 
Krissig12 said:
True stabby, true.

But I'm not sure it's worth the degradation of my faith in humanity, which occurs without fail every time I venture into general
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Your sitting in the middle of it refreshing over and over. You're doing this to yourself.
 
druid189 said:
Well I gotta say....$350 for a mostly aluminum knife with a blade of about 3" IS a little ridiculous....just saying....
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I would agree...if the Sebenza were made of any aluminum parts (pro tip: it isn't).
 
stabman said:
The Sebenza is made with titanium.
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and Titanium is probably alloyed with what? Aluminum. So it's 'strong' aluminum - it's still aluminum....and still has less than a 3" blade.

Edit: And I'm not necessarily cracking on the Sebenza....I'm going to crack on any knife made with an alloy for handles and less than a 3" blade for that kind of $$
 
druid189 said:
and Titanium is probably alloyed with what? Aluminum. So it's 'strong' aluminum - it's still aluminum....and still has less than a 3" blade.

Edit: And I'm not necessarily cracking on the Sebenza....I'm going to crack on any knife made with an alloy for handles and less than a 3" blade for that kind of $$
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6AL4v titanium containes 6% aluminum, 4% vanadium, and 90% titanium. I don't think it's considered strong aluminum, it is strengthened titanium.

From Wikipedia:

Grade 5, also known as Ti6Al4V, Ti-6Al-4V or Ti 6-4, is the most commonly used alloy. It has a chemical composition of 6% aluminium, 4% vanadium, 0.25% (maximum) iron, 0.2% (maximum) oxygen, and the remainder titanium.[5] It is significantly stronger than commercially pure titanium while having the same stiffness and thermal properties (excluding thermal conductivity, which is about 60% lower in Grade 5 Ti than in CP Ti).[6] Among its many advantages, it is heat treatable. This grade is an excellent combination of strength, corrosion resistance, weld and fabricability.
"This alpha-beta alloy is the workhorse alloy of the titanium industry. The alloy is fully heat treatable in section sizes up to 15mm and is used up to approximately 400°C (750°F). Since it is the most commonly used alloy – over 70% of all alloy grades melted are a sub-grade of Ti6Al4V, its uses span many aerospace airframe and engine component uses and also major non-aerospace applications in the marine, offshore and power generation industries in particular."[7]

Just sayin :rolleyes:
 
ebidis said:
6AL4v titanium containes 6% aluminum, 4% vanadium, and 90% titanium. I don't think it's considered strong aluminum, it is strengthened titanium.

From Wikipedia:

Grade 5, also known as Ti6Al4V, Ti-6Al-4V or Ti 6-4, is the most commonly used alloy. It has a chemical composition of 6% aluminium, 4% vanadium, 0.25% (maximum) iron, 0.2% (maximum) oxygen, and the remainder titanium.[5] It is significantly stronger than commercially pure titanium while having the same stiffness and thermal properties (excluding thermal conductivity, which is about 60% lower in Grade 5 Ti than in CP Ti).[6] Among its many advantages, it is heat treatable. This grade is an excellent combination of strength, corrosion resistance, weld and fabricability.
"This alpha-beta alloy is the workhorse alloy of the titanium industry. The alloy is fully heat treatable in section sizes up to 15mm and is used up to approximately 400°C (750°F). Since it is the most commonly used alloy – over 70% of all alloy grades melted are a sub-grade of Ti6Al4V, its uses span many aerospace airframe and engine component uses and also major non-aerospace applications in the marine, offshore and power generation industries in particular."[7]

Just sayin :rolleyes:
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Hey, don't let facts get in the way. :D

I'll go one better than him though...
All atoms are made of miniscule amounts of actual "stuff", with the vast, vast, VAST majority being empty space.
Why should we pay money for what is essentially empty space filled with nothing at all?

Matter is highly over-rated. ;)
 
stabman said:
Hey, don't let facts get in the way. :D

I'll go one better than him though...
All atoms are made of miniscule amounts of actual "stuff", with the vast, vast, VAST majority being empty space.
Why should we pay money for what is essentially empty space filled with nothing at all?

Matter is highly over-rated. ;)
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asdf12345 said:
Griptilian
Microtech Nemesis
Sebenza 21
Deryk Munroe customs
ZT 0888, 0777
John Gray customs
Cold Steel fixed blades
TAD Dauntless
Tim Galyean customs
ESEE Izula
Matt Cucchiara customs
Graham Midtech razel
Burchtree midtechs
Marfione custom DOCs, Socom Bravos and Whalesharks
Southard midtechs
Spyderco Paramilitary-2, Southard, Rubicon
Boker-Marlowe Bullpup
Jeremy Marsh's Columbian folder
Peter Carey 50/50s
Rick Hinderer customs
Emerson Sheepdog, Iron Dragon, CQC-10
Ramon Chaves customs
Brad Blount customs
Jason Stout customs
Fellhoelter Friction Folder
Terzuola/GTC collaboration folders
Lee Williams customs
Bose slipjoints
Todd Begg midtechs
Shiva Ki fixed blades
Strider GB, AR, SLCC
Rexford customs
Older Terzuola folders
Michael Raymond customs
Curtiss knives
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Damn...
 
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