What seperates Emersons from the rest

I'm a big Spyderco fan and user, but Emerson knives have in hand ergos second to none. With all the talk about fit and finish, I have not had any problems with any that I have purchased over the last few years. They work fine.

And the kwaiken and seax both look great!
 
Hike I don’t find them super special awesome if I was in the market for a $200ish dollar knife I’d probably get an Emerson over a Spyderco or Benchmade
 
Emersons have best ergos,of the ones I handled,dont know about customs,and chisel grind is not bad at all and can get scary sharp easily.The only complain I have is theyre too expensive for my budget,otherwise at least the ones ive seen they are very well made.I still regret not buying the Persian at knife show when i had chance.
 
Officer's Match said:
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Now that's one well loved 10.
It is one of my favorite Emersons, just doesn't get enough pocket time and fresh air to look as seasoned as yours.
Good on you!
 
The ergos and innovative designs, plus a certain “personality” that each one seems to have. Also they make a great flipper and there’s a million customization options.

You have to accept that the simple dollar value equation isn’t ever going to look good, things won’t fit together seemlessly like a ZT and the heat treat sucks big time.

If the appeal outweighs the things you have to accept then great, it’s for you...if not then you probably won’t be happy. To each their own.
 
I liked the secure grip, but not the thick grind. I gave it to a friend's son in the army. I thought it was better suited to his purposes than mine.
 
John_0917 said:
The ergos and innovative designs, plus a certain “personality” that each one seems to have. Also they make a great flipper and there’s a million customization options.

You have to accept that the simple dollar value equation isn’t ever going to look good, things won’t fit together seemlessly like a ZT and the heat treat sucks big time.

If the appeal outweighs the things you have to accept then great, it’s for you...if not then you probably won’t be happy. To each their own.
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Strongly disagree. I think Ernie does a great job with the HT on 154CM, particularly if you take the purpose of use into consideration.
 
Officer's Match said:
Strongly disagree. I think Ernie does a great job with the HT on 154CM, particularly if you take the purpose of use into consideration.
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I have flat spotted it twice cutting into medium weight cardboard and had plenty of rust issues with stone washed blades. It is easy to resharpen for sure, but the edge retention is less than the Kershaw collabs 8Cr blades, maybe my two are just closer to the 57 than the 59 HRc range they state, 2 Hrc points is a big difference.
 
Just picked up my new sheepdog! Was going to wait for the kwaiken to be available at bladehq but I'm impatient and it's been almost 2 weeks since my last purchase.

I'm very impressed by how smooth the sheepdog is. Flipper works great and it's a beautiful blade! Awesome knife, and i needed a clip point blade and flipper in my collection!
 
Menola said:
Just picked up my new sheepdog! Was going to wait for the kwaiken to be available at bladehq but I'm impatient and it's been almost 2 weeks since my last purchase.

I'm very impressed by how smooth the sheepdog is. Flipper works great and it's a beautiful blade! Awesome knife, and i needed a clip point blade and flipper in my collection!
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They are a great useful size too IMHO, not that I wouldn't be after a Super Sheepdog like a duck on a June bug.
 
John_0917 said:
I have flat spotted it twice cutting into medium weight cardboard and had plenty of rust issues with stone washed blades. It is easy to resharpen for sure, but the edge retention is less than the Kershaw collabs 8Cr blades, maybe my two are just closer to the 57 than the 59 HRc range they state, 2 Hrc points is a big difference.
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Corrugated is notorious for abrasive and damaging materials hidden within. I'd much rather have a flat spot than have to sharpen out a chip, which very well could have been the alternative in those instances. Emersons are designed to be useful in difficult places with minimal or no tools.
 
Just can’t stop loving this guy. I was worried I would have to send her in for some unknown fate to warranty. (She’s so old I don’t know what they could do for me) She was getting lock slip which causes up and down play. I cleaned off the tang lockface with some rubbing alcohol and now she’s back to working perfectly.

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To be able to carry a cqc7 in a thinner package has been an absolute dream come true. Even with the combo edge I love it.
 
Lapedog said:
Just can’t stop loving this guy. I was worried I would have to send her in for some unknown fate to warranty. (She’s so old I don’t know what they could do for me) She was getting lock slip which causes up and down play. I cleaned off the tang lockface with some rubbing alcohol and now she’s back to working perfectly.

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To be able to carry a cqc7 in a thinner package has been an absolute dream come true. Even with the combo edge I love it.
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The same thing was happening with my CQC8, Lock was slipping. I cleaned it with rubbing alcohol also and the slip dissappeared.
 
Menola said:
Is that a signature series or is the framelock aftermarket?
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Every once in a while Emerson released a framelock. This is an HD7 and one of the first ones ever made. The newer ones have steel lockbar insert and run on bearings and have standoffs. I wish they would make it part of their regular line up.

I prefer the backspacered Emersons to the standoff ones and the washers to bearings. Still I would grab a framelock Emerson if you get the chance. Alot of the older ones have lock bars that go all the way over. They are from a time when early lockup was not popular. The newer ones have lockups that don’t go all the way over right away.

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If it's touching the liner on the other side you can have a steel insert installed. I love that HD-7. Always wanted one.. One day.
 
I was curious if doing that changed the angle of the blade in the handle and if so is it noticeable?
 
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