What's everyones opinion of Medford knives?

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alon007 said:
Airkat Dwaine carrillo custom knife seems a much better investment than a production Medford
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Maybe. But its kinda like comparing a ford to a Ferrari as a carrillo starts at twice the price of a Medford. Not that I have any love for Medford knives in the first place. But knives aren't good investments in the first place. But I don't see really what your point is. Spend more money and you get more money later on if you sell it?
 
PURPLEDC said:
Maybe. But its kinda like comparing a ford to a Ferrari as a carrillo starts at twice the price of a Medford. Not that I have any love for Medford knives in the first place. But knives aren't good investments in the first place. But I don't see really what your point is. Spend more money and you get more money later on if you sell it?
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Whenever someone talks about knives as investments I think about all the $1000+ Hinderers you used to see before the market on beanie babies, er, Hinderers collapsed. I'd buy one of those "I'm asking way less than I have into it" Hinderers on the exchange for <$400 now, but despite all the talk about improved detents I've still yet to handle one that I liked.

I wonder what the next over-inflated secondary market production knife crash will be? Shirogorovs maybe? Who knows.
 
evilgreg said:
Whenever someone talks about knives as investments I think about all the $1000+ Hinderers you used to see before the market on beanie babies, er, Hinderers collapsed. I'd buy one of those "I'm asking way less than I have into it" Hinderers on the exchange for <$400 now, but despite all the talk about improved detents I've still yet to handle one that I liked.

I wonder what the next over-inflated secondary market production knife crash will be? Shirogorovs maybe? Who knows.
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LOL. I've hated every hinderer I've ever had since they don't flip but I ordered yet another last night thinking to myself that even if I can't get this one to flip I got it around $300 so no HUGE loss and MUCH closer to it's real value..
 
they are sharpened pry bars, also where does the price come from? sharpening a pry bar is way easyer and cheaper belt wise/work wise then sharpening a nice thin behind the edge knife.
also theres a new batch on dlt with d2 steel for 1050 usd which is an absolute joke, but ye they sell.. so i guess aslong as ninjas buy em probs to medford.
how about you carry a 60 usd manly wasp which slices like a demon and a pry bar from walmart for 10 bucks ? it will save you 900 bucks and will do a better job at both prying and slicing.
i woulnd buy a medford knife if they were 200 bucks.
 
dimiw1337 said:
they are sharpened pry bars, also where does the price come from? sharpening a pry bar is way easyer and cheaper belt wise/work wise then sharpening a nice thin behind the edge knife.
also theres a new batch on dlt with d2 steel for 1050 usd which is an absolute joke, but ye they sell.. so i guess aslong as ninjas buy em probs to medford.
how about you carry a 60 usd manly wasp which slices like a demon and a pry bar from walmart for 10 bucks ? it will save you 900 bucks and will do a better job at both prying and slicing.
i woulnd buy a medford knife if they were 200 bucks.
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Clearly you have no idea what you are talking about. Every Medford I have owned (over a half dozen) has been very thin behind the secondary bevel and very, very sharp. And they are hand ground blades, something you will NOT find in other knives in their price range.
 
Officer's Match said:
Clearly you have no idea what you are talking about. Every Medford I have owned (over a half dozen) has been very thin behind the secondary bevel and very, very sharp. And they are hand ground blades, something you will NOT find in other knives in their price range.
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you wont find a thin ground knife in the 1000 range ? hmmm ok. also where is the value ? fit and finish? i dont think so... steel? hell no. its a 200 dollar worth value if that. and no.. anodising titanium in random patterns doesnt cost 800 bucks and is not hard at all. also claiming they are sharp doesnt add anything to the value, any knife person will resharpen the bad factory edges anyway.
 
dimiw1337 said:
they are sharpened pry bars, also where does the price come from? sharpening a pry bar is way easyer and cheaper belt wise/work wise then sharpening a nice thin behind the edge knife.
also theres a new batch on dlt with d2 steel for 1050 usd which is an absolute joke, but ye they sell.. so i guess aslong as ninjas buy em probs to medford.
how about you carry a 60 usd manly wasp which slices like a demon and a pry bar from walmart for 10 bucks ? it will save you 900 bucks and will do a better job at both prying and slicing.
i woulnd buy a medford knife if they were 200 bucks.
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Playing your game, why would you pay $60 for a Manly Wasp when you could just buy an Opinel for $16 instead? Ohhhhhh, oh right, what other people might like is nonsense, but what you like is the right way to go. Got it! LOL
 
Quiet said:
Playing your game, why would you pay $60 for a Manly Wasp when you could just buy an Opinel for $16 instead? Ohhhhhh, oh right, what other people might like is nonsense, but what you like is the right way to go. Got it! LOL
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for the value of s90v over random crappy steel.
 
dimiw1337 said:
for the value of s90v over random crappy steel.
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Except it isn't, D2 is a perfectly respectable steel, and Medford has their protocol on lock. If Medfords aren't your jam, that's fine. But they aren't bad knives. And honestly, as much as you're bashing 'em, you kiiiiiiiinda come off like "I bought this Wasp because it's what I could afford, and knives that are more expensive are dumb (because I can't afford them)." Not a good look.
 
Quiet said:
Except it isn't, D2 is a perfectly respectable steel, and Medford has their protocol on lock. If Medfords aren't your jam, that's fine. But they aren't bad knives. And honestly, as much as you're bashing 'em, you kiiiiiiiinda come off like "I bought this Wasp because it's what I could afford, and knives that are more expensive are dumb (because I can't afford them)." Not a good look.
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i think my knife collection is about 25000 usd if i had to guess so no... i got expensive knives, i buy em when the value is there. d2 is a respectable steel... on a 50 usd knife.
also the thread is : whats your opinion on medford knives. well there you go...
name a single aspect that is better on a medford then on a chris reeve for half the price and i will rethink my opinion.
 
dimiw1337 said:
i think my knife collection is about 25000 usd if i had to guess so no... i got expensive knives, i buy em when the value is there. d2 is a respectable steel... on a 50 usd knife.
also the thread is : whats your opinion on medford knives. well there you go...
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Really? Then show us some of your more expensive knives. I'm betting the steels on many of them will be just as workaday as D2. Also, the point you're blatantly missing is that anyone who buys a Medford probably has plenty of other knives in other steels. Do I need to point the obvious that if someone is paying $400-$700 for a knife, they prrrooooooobably have done more than a minute's worth of research? It's not like anyone who owns any Medford knives are going to take it out of their pocket, do a double-take in amazement like "OMG now just hold on a minute, you mean to tell me I coulda bought a Manly Wasp for $60 instead????!! MARTHA, GET THE CAR, WE'RE GOIN' INTO TOWN! GOTTA GET A MANLY WASP!". Someone who buys Medfords probably has many less expensive cutting options. People buy Medfords because they want them.

P.S. I own one, and it cuts as well as your Wasp does. No, I'm not reposting the pictures, but you're free to use the search feature as there have been plenty of threads that have been posted about the cutting ability of Medford knives.
 
first off i dont need to show my expensive knives... i got em im not broke and i do spend about all my money into knives not gonna lie, and the medford effect is exactly what you state there.
you hold the knife you are like holy shit thats a beast fuck it! you buy it forgetting the value is horrible. ( medford is known for making knives to sell more then they are useful tools )
also if you wanna compare the steels i use mostly ( rex 45, k390 and lc200n, vanax on my shannon steel labs custom ) go ahead and see how they hold to d2 ;].
 
dimiw1337 said:
first off i dont need to show my expensive knives... i got em im not broke and i do spend about all my money into knives not gonna lie, and the medford effect is exactly what you state there.
you hold the knife you are like holy shit thats a beast fuck it! you buy it forgetting the value is horrible.
also if you wanna compare the steels i use mostly ( rex 45, k390 and lc200n ) go ahead and see how they hold to d2 ;].
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Yeah, the only thing I took from this was "My definition of "value" is the only relevant one." That's blatantly incorrect. So, when people decide that their opinions constitute facts, I'm out. Also, I am 100% certain that nothing you do cuttingwise on a daily basis constitutes needing those steels listed (which honestly look like something you just looked up*). D2, even in an inexpensive knife would almost certainly handle anything you could throw at it on a daily basis. K390, Rex 45, LC200n are all great steels, but all have their pros and cons. I doubt however, you'd care to hear about any of that. LOL In any case, arguing about steel toughness in folding knives is mostly a laugh anyway, because at the end of the day, your folding knife could be made of adamantium, and still have the same weak point that even the cheapest $4 Wal-Mart folder does: the pivot. (shrug) Anyway, if you don't like Medfords, nothing wrong with that. However, they aren't trash. That's an objective statement, by the way.



*"GOTTA WIN AN INTERNET FIGHT, ALEXA WHAT ARE SOME SUPERSTEELS OF THE MOMENT RIGHT NOW!"
 
Quiet said:
Yeah, the only thing I took from this was "My definition of "value" is the only relevant one." That's blatantly incorrect. So, when people decide that their opinions constitute facts, I'm out. Also, I am 100% certain that nothing you do cuttingwise on a daily basis constitutes needing those steels listed (which honestly look like something you just looked up*). D2, even in an inexpensive knife would almost certainly handle anything you could throw at it on a daily basis. K390, Rex 45, LC200n are all great steels, but all have their pros and cons. I doubt however, you'd care to hear about any of that. LOL In any case, arguing about steel toughness in folding knives is mostly a laugh anyway, because at the end of the day, your folding knife could be made of adamantium, and still have the same weak point that even the cheapest $4 Wal-Mart folder does: the pivot. (shrug)



*"GOTTA WIN AN INTERNET FIGHT, ALEXA WHAT ARE SOME SUPERSTEELS OF THE MOMENT RIGHT NOW!"
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you might be angry about having bought some medfords knowing the value is horrible. keep paying 1000 bucks for 2 slaps of titanium, some crappy d2 and a customer service that is worse then the steel itself.
its ok if you dont believe that im using this steels i dont really give a damn. you know im right regardless of how much fun you try to make lol.
medford value 1/10
medford ninja factor and closet factor 11/10
medford usable tool 3/10 ( stupid heavy )
medford customer service 2/10 ( dont use your knife becouse medford will tell you you used the knife so its out of garantue )
 
dimiw1337 said:
you might be angry about having bought some medfords knowing the value is horrible. keep paying 1000 bucks for 2 slaps of titanium, some crappy d2 and a customer service that is worse then the steel itself.
its ok if you dont believe that im using this steels i dont really give a damn. you know im right regardless of how much fun you try to make lol.
medford value 1/10
medford ninja factor and closet factor 11/10
medford usable tool 3/10 ( stupid heavy )
medford customer service 2/10 ( dont use your knife becouse medford will tell you you used the knife so its out of garantue )
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See, at this point it's obvious to me that I'm talking to someone who's merely parroting things he read while doing a Google search and found threads from like 2013 about Medfords. Enjoy your $60 (OMG USD) Manly Wasp. :)
 
Quiet said:
See, at this point it's obvious to me that I'm talking to someone who's merely parroting things he read while doing a Google search and found threads from like 2013 about Medfords. Enjoy your $60 (OMG USD) Manly Wasp. :)
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medford knives are about as stupid as the 2 customs i bought from miller bros a few years ago not knowing shit about geometry yet. now stop argueing and accept facts.
 
Also, I AM curious what "closet factor" is. I don't use any of my knives in building or clothes folding applications. Curious to be sure.
 
dimiw1337 said:
medford knives are about as stupid as the 2 customs i bought from miller bros a few years ago not knowing shit about geometry yet. now stop argueing and accept facts.
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"Stop arguing and accept my incorrect opinion."

That's going to be a no fer me, dawg.
 
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