What popular knives that you don't understand why

Knives are far to subjective to think each brand/ model can be appreciated by everyone. I hate pocket bricks as a general rule but I am quite impressed and own several Medford's and love them all. The Panzer and the micro Praetorian are my EDC's and have no equal in my collection or experience for that matter. I hate any cheaply constructed knife regardless of it's brand.
 
Any liner/frame lock mid-tech, if you are charging $300-$500+ for a production knife pay the fee to use one of the superior lock designs out there, or design your own, instead of taking the easy/cheap way out. We can't go a day without posts about expensive frame/liner lock knives with issues.... lock rock, too much/little engagement, sticky lock bar, lock bar tension, detents not securing the blade etc. etc. etc. Hell pass the cost onto the customer, in that price range we WILL pay the price increase for it.

Any knife costing more than $200 that uses ATS34/S30/S35/154cm steel etc. There's nothing wrong with those steels but if you're going to charge $200-$500 it better have superior FUNCTION as well as fit/finish/form compared to the slug of ~$100 knives with S30V.

Any limited/sprint etc. edition knife being sold for ridiculous markup in the secondary market, mostly by people that bought them simply to flip them for profit.

Any Hinderer being sold for more than retail by authorized dealers while the maker turns a blind eye to the practice. Not to mention the hords of guys using their mil/leo discount simply to flip them on the forums for profit. I can't even remember when the last time I saw a well used Hinderer for sale was.

Any knife the company introduces that the shot show and can't get to market in less than 12 months or in the configurations stated. I mean really, if you can't bring it to market as released in 12 months or less perhaps invest in a little more R&D to see if you can actually accomplish it before you go taking orders for it. In the computer world there's a term for that kinda stuff it's called vapor ware.
 
manowar669 said:
I doubt Reeve's first language is Zulu. Probably Afrikaans, a Dutch derived language. South Africa was a Dutch colony forever.
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"Zulu is the native language of the area in South Africa where I was born and raised. The Zulu people traditionally lived their lives in a simplistic, no-nonsense way and I have used that same approach in the way I design and make my knives. Sebenza means work in Zulu – these knives are intended to do just that."
 
AntDog said:
Hey, whatever works for ya. I just don't understand the "dual-uselessness" of combo edges. They are a jack of 2 trades that sucks at both.
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I have an ESEE 4 semi serrated, specifically to saw through the rib cage of large game animals and feral hogs after the plain belly has done it's part. Both edges serve a purpose, rather than having a plain blade only that slides smoothly across the hard sternum doing nothing but rolling the edge over. BTDT too many times. I don't want a full serrated saw blade only either. The length of the plain edge section is almost as long as the plain edge 3" ESEE and probably longer than the Izula. And I got news for ya', it's shaving sharp and doesn't suck.
 
Goosey said:
Boker Albatros. I don't get this one at all.

Look at that tip! Or rather, lack of... How are you supposed to poke into things?

It's not a knife, it's a spatula.

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And I don't like that knife either. I've seen better looking knives made in prison.
 
Blackie Scantling said:
I have an ESEE 4 semi serrated, specifically to saw through the rib cage of large game animals and feral hogs after the plain belly has done it's part. Both edges serve a purpose, rather than having a plain blade only that slides smoothly across the hard sternum doing nothing but rolling the edge over. BTDT too many times. I don't want a full serrated saw blade only either. The length of the plain edge section is almost as long as the plain edge 3" ESEE and probably longer than the Izula. And I got news for ya', it's shaving sharp and doesn't suck.
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I use a game processing kit for that (cross-cutting ribs) when I get home. It's too big to carry with me. All I do in the field is cut round the butt, zip em open and roll out the guts. For that type of field dressing a small non serrated blade works fine. Never had the need to saw through ribs in the field.

Like I said, I see combo edges as a jack of 2 trades that suck at both.... I see you've found some usefulness for yours sawing through rib cages, so lets just agree to disagree. Esee's are great blades by the way. :thumbup:
 
scotchleaf said:
Cold Steel pocket bushman - Dangerous as he.l
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Only if you use it wrong. What I don't understand about it is simply why they recommend the method of closure they do--that is unsafe. You should pinch behind the thumb studs with the forefinger and thumb rather than simply grabbing the blade. Totally safe that way, even when wet.
 
I really want to, but haven't found a ZT I liked. Recurves, pointy handles, and super beefy knives with super thin lock bar cut outs don't do it for me. Hopeful for the Emerson collaborations though.

Emerson cqc8. Frankly, I was mad at how much it was for what it was. Bad grind, sticky lock, play, and super rough opening. I love the design philosophy of simplicity but was severely disappointed in that knife.

Paramilitary 2. Mine had play but was rough to open and close. It also didn't fit my hand well. Still love spyderco.

Busse (don't own one, purely by looks). They look unwieldy and unergonomic. Just not my style. And crazy prices.
 
ZT: don't get it..561 is the only one I like, but it's so damn big
Emerson.
Hinderer: why people will pay what they pay on the secondary market for one, I don't know.
Todd Begg Bodega: just ugly
 
AntDog said:
I use a game processing kit for that (cross-cutting ribs) when I get home. It's too big to carry with me. All I do in the field is cut round the butt, zip em open and roll out the guts. For that type of field dressing a small non serrated blade works fine. Never had the need to saw through ribs in the field.

Like I said, I see combo edges as a jack of 2 trades that suck at both.... I see you've found some usefulness for yours sawing through rib cages, so lets just agree to disagree. Esee's are great blades by the way. :thumbup:
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You just illustrated one reason I carry a semi. I can't imaging not opening up the ribcage
to dress a hog or deer in the field, especially if they're hung head down. Tunneling up the chest cavity to sever attaching inards in a stinky hog, not my idea of fun.
 
Any Spyderco along the Tenacious line. Spyderco should be ashamed to put their name on such poorly constructed pieces of plastic and metal.

So many Kershaws. They haven't put out good designs in a while and definitely haven't made them with good steels either.

Most of the Cold Steel lineup. I love the company, but aside from maybe the Spartan, Recon 1 series, and the Rajah models, their knives are like the later Pontiacs just before they disappeared....and I hate AUS-8.

Any OTF knife. Illegal anywhere there's oxygen.

Any knife rebadged by Snap-On in attempt to attract customers. You can't fool me into thinking it's not a POS CRKT.

Any Leatherman knife. Stick to what you do best..NOT build Gerber MTs.

Gerber MTs that are not the Gerber Dime.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Even the ones made by Kershaw? :D
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Lol, I love Snap-On tools. They make great tools. I just don't like when they sell rebadged knives...not just any knives, but lower - end knives. It's like putting the Hummer name on the H2. We know it's not gonna do what a Hummer is known and expected to do because it's really just a Chevy Tahoe with a tactical vest.
 
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