What's the most disappointing knife you own?

Boker Applegate-Fairburn fixed blade combat knife. I hate the grind which makes it impossible to get a good sharp edge without totally re-grinding the profile.
 
I have to say that a couple of EKI's I have had were so over rated that I just couldn't believe all the hype associated with them. However I own a couple of Ravens, and 2 CQC7's that aren't half bad at all. I think the ravens' are alot better than the CQC's for lock up and getting scary sharp without resorting to professional sharpening. Have had the green handled 7 prof. sharpened and now I can shave with the thing. It has a true chisel grind on the edge. The old fella put an edge on it like he would a chisel so belive me it is extremely sharp and seems to be robust to boot.

The other is the biggest p.o.s. knife ever made. The EDI Genesis1. I have two of these also and use one for spare parts. Matter of fact found the one that is put together down on my sons dresser and decided over the last 24 hrs to take it apart(big mistake)and try and figure out how to make it not have any blade play. Outside of torquing the adjusting pivot screws to 0 blade play with no more adjustment left to them it is now tight without blade play. It is also the biggest pain in the ass folder to put together due to the fact of the standoffs being threaded all the way through and using two screws on each side. Figured that one out somewhat by tightening only one side of the standoff/spacer. Anyways don't know how they sold these things in good conscience. Keep'em sharp
 
I'm ashamed to admit even owning one, but it would have to be my Rambo III bowie. What a useless piece of steel! Had just seen the movie and saw it in a window display for $60. What a waste of $50!:( :barf:
 
I'm disappointed a bit by my Spyderco Vesuvius.
I had read on here somewhere that they suffered from some blade play. I bought two of them at the same time, despite having read that, because honestly it is a beautiful looking knife and I just had to have it and see if maybe the blade play problem was a fluke thing.

I got mine and tightened the pivot and it has less play now. Now it's not so much blade PLAY as it is blade FLEX. If you look at the spine when the knife is open, and put sideways pressure on the blade, you can see the space between the very front of the handle and the base of the blade near the pivot changing with the flex. I think that the pivot is a bit too far back from the front of the handle. Also, there are NO BUSHINGS on the pivot!! What's up with that?! No wonder it needs to be good and tight to not suffer from wobble!

Also, when I open the blade, there is a little front-to-back play that goes away if I wiggle the blade a bit -- almost as if the compression lock needs extra seating just after opening, then it settles in.

The blade shape, though, is the most beautiful thing about this knife. I love it for that.

---Jeffrey
 
A Gerber EZ-Out. I don't know what kind of steel it is, but it will hold a razor sharp edge for about 1 minute. It fails the spine whack test with regularity, mainly due to the fact that they bead-blasted everything so much that the part of the spring that goes into the notch was completely rounded off.

My other disappointment is a pair of Gerber Multi-pliers. The handles are designed to pinch your palm, the blade came un-sharpened (I mean it was a cut-out blank of a knife blade) and the phillips screwdriver completely stripped out as if it were made of lead fishing weights. The "wire cutters" (excuse me while I laugh) cannot cut anything at all, and when faced with wire the blades slide to each side and only result in bending the wire.

I used to have an excellent Gerber lockback with a wooden handle and brushed brass bolsters back in the mid-80s. Sadly, that knife was among many stolen by movers but it was really nice. What has happened to Gerber since then?
 
Sheffield "Super Knife" style utility knife. This is just a basic lockback, but instead of a blade it has a holder for a utility razor. I use a box cutter everyday at work, and thought this might be of some use to me. I actually just saw it while at Lowes, and it was only a couple of bucks so I decided it was worth a shot.:rolleyes:

Well I got it home, and opened it up. First thing I noticed was that it was really tough to open using the thumb stud. I tried adding some lube on the blade, no dice. It was still a pain to open one handed. I looked closer and saw the problem, the lock bar wasn't really ground right, it was way to rough where it held the blade closed. I decided to take it apart, smooth things out and make it a usuable knife. It came apart alright, but wouldn't go back together. The screws holding eveything together weren't put into tapped holes, just driven into a press fit hole, and some glue.:mad: Well, it never saw any use, and was in the garbage a few hours after I bought it. I doubt it would have held up to any real use anyway.
 
I have bought a coupple of Sykes-Fairbairn Commando Knives a couple of years ago while in London, and they really were badly put together. Two of the three had knife blades that wobbled when you shook them.
 
All of my newer Case knives are disappointing, but they sell...and alot folks like em. I consider the new Case knives to be in a class of their own. They have the nostalga, they have the name...maybe they ought to do what Harley-Davidson did. Start making a better product and people will pay the price.
 
Emmerson Mach 1. The handle spacer protuded from the back of the knife, the blade was off center and drug,and the blade tension was either lose and sloppy or tight and stiff. Really disappointing for what these cost and all the hype about Emmerson.
 
My large classic Sebenza. The knife is a wonderful knife - well made beyond excellent. But, I read so much hype on the Forums, and apparently I expected something larger than life.

I was disappointed because my expections were accelerated.

Is the Sebenza a great knife - sure. However, I reach for my 940 Ti, my Buck/Mayo, and my AFCK long before I reach for the Sebenza.

I would sell it before the others.
 
The worst knife I have ever owned and still have because I can't bring myself to con some poor fool into buying it is a CRKT S2.

The titanium slabs discoloured almost immediately from sweaty fingers, the pocket clip is finely honed to a razor sharp point which digs into your hand when you even think about picking it up, the blade holds an edge slightly better than a block of butter and finaly opening it is a joy... well it's a joy when you get the damn thing open anyway.

And all for the princely sum of around $150.:eek: :grumpy:

Tony
 
S&W HRT boot knife. 1/4" thick 2" long wharnacliff blade. I don't know what in the hell I was thinking. Musta been on a bender. It woulda been in my son's stocking if I had thought about it.;)
 
Ditto on the Emerson, a Mini-C. Ok for a while, but next to the SnG, just pales.
Lock is so-so, qa/qc is so-so.
 
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