Whats your pocket knife pet peeve?

Robinson1 said:
Half serrated blades
"Modern" features on a traditional knife. Do you hear me Case?
The current trend of ultra lightweight knives that feel like I can snap them like a twig.
Poor hear treats on butter soft steel and on the opposite end of this super steels that take a half dark to sharpen. Give me a nice mid range steel like 154CM and call it good
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( cough bailout blade, cough,cough bugout handle)
 
afishhunter said:
Excessive blade play in any ditection. (if I can feel it wiggle, it's "excessive".)

Serrated Blades.

Pocket Clips.

Single blade "Trappers" and other Traditional patterns that usually have two or more blades.
(A "real" "Trapper" has two blades. Hate me if you must, but consider that since they ain't for me, and I won't be buying one, that leaves more for y'all that like them.)

Dull/lacking a "working edge" out of the box or hang pack/Blister Pack.

Knives that come in a hang pack/blister pack, requiring another knife to get the new knife out.

Fully or Partially Serrated Blades.

Knives promoted as "weapons" by the manufacturer and model names that make prosecuting attorneys drool and judges and juries cringe.

Questionable/hit and miss QC.

Knives that can't be sharpened without expensive diamond or SiC stones, or powered sharpening systems.

Holes in the blade.

Serrated Blades.

Pocket Clips.

"People" (note quotes) that see someone with a knife in public and panic, for no reason.

Serrated Blades.

All the Fakes sold on ePrey.

"Nail Breaker" pulls.
(A stiff or hard pull does not make a knife "safer" ... quite the opposite, in fact.)

The attitude that some brands are made by "gods" (Mods, please note the lower-case "g") and then give those brands a "pass" on issues they won't tollerate on "lesser made by mortals" (and considerably less costly) brands.

Blades that rub the liners.

Celluloid handles/covers/slabs.

Liner and Frame locks.

Pocket Clips.

Holes in the blade, regardless of shape: Circle, Teardrop, Critter, or Critter Foot/Hoof Print.

Serrated Blades.

Studs on the blade to facilitate opening.

"Over Built" sharpened crowbars/prybars.

Chisel Grind.
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Do you have trouble finding a folder? No blade holes and no studs. At least flippers and nail nicks aren t on the list.
 
All the usual suspects are here, but a few extras for me these days:

- For weekend carry, I usually prefer knives with at least 3 1/2 inch blades or better. However, these days, for work carry, smaller, slim shorter bladed knives usually end up in my pocket for the day. Lately, a Delica goes in a pocket, and usually a second knife. Right now, it's my new Smock. I also have a Brad Zinker custom I like for that reason.

- I am moving past the "tactical" genre in my personal collection. I don't have any training in any knife fighting styles, and don't consider my carry knives as weapons, and I candidly can't conceive of a situation I'd put myself in where I actually had to defend myself with any knife I'm carrying. So, tactical knives don't really have much of a place in my collection these days.

- Chinese knives: I have said it in other threads, but I'm always a little irritated when I see a design I like on BladeHQ or wherever, and scroll down and see it's made in China. That's an instant pass for me.
 
whp said:
Do you have trouble finding a folder? No blade holes and no studs. At least flippers and nail nicks aren't on the list.
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No trouble at all finding folding knives.
I mainly carry multi-blade Traditionals and ("and" not "or") a Buck 110 or 112. :)

Very few traditionals have holy/ventelated blades, thumb studs, and clips.
Those that do, I ain't got. Someone else can have my share of them. :)
Most have nail nicks ... the Rough Riders usually have fancy "match strike" nail nicks as standard equipment. :)

I'm not in a hurry to open a knife. I don't need one hand opening --- yet.
Maybe when the arthritis in my hands gets so bad that I can't open a knife I'll get an flipper, assisted opening, or auto. (is an auto considered "assisted opening"?) Or a "one armed" Barlow or such ... or just start carrying a fixed blade/"hunting knife"/sheath knife exclusively.
 
Quiet said:
- Chinese knives: I have said it in other threads, but I'm always a little irritated when I see a design I like on BladeHQ or wherever, and scroll down and see it's made in China. That's an instant pass for me.
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I see a lot of this. Whether it is the computer or smart phone you are using to read this thread, the appliances in your kitchen, the TV you watch, the couch or chair on which you are seated, or whatever else; where is all that stuff made? Forgive me if I'm mistaken in your particular case but it seems like a lot of people choose to take a stand on this one particular area to the exclusion of all else.

The fact is that we live in a "global economy". For Americans, the change has taken place over the course of several decades and has been facilitated by political efforts from both major parties. Many American companies have outsourced their manufacturing, for knives and all sorts of things. Now we've got some Chinese companies doing their own thing with knives and some of them, like WE and Kizer, are making some very impressive products.

I can understand the sentiment but what is accomplished by taking a stand here? If this issue really matters to you, I'd hope that you'd be active on the core political issues beyond posting on a knife forum. In the mean time, why deprive yourself of a quality pocket knife? What do you actually accomplish?
 
Chronovore said:
I see a lot of this. Whether it is the computer or smart phone you are using to read this thread, the appliances in your kitchen, the TV you watch, the couch or chair on which you are seated, or whatever else; where is all that stuff made? Forgive me if I'm mistaken in your particular case but it seems like a lot of people choose to take a stand on this one particular area to the exclusion of all else.

The fact is that we live in a "global economy". For Americans, the change has taken place over the course of several decades and has been facilitated by political efforts from both major parties. Many American companies have outsourced their manufacturing, for knives and all sorts of things. Now we've got some Chinese companies doing their own thing with knives and some of them, like WE and Kizer, are making some very impressive products.

I can understand the sentiment but what is accomplished by taking a stand here? If this issue really matters to you, I'd hope that you'd be active on the core political issues beyond posting on a knife forum. In the mean time, why deprive yourself of a quality pocket knife? What do you actually accomplish?
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"I can understand the sentiment..."

Apparently not.
 
afishhunter said:
No trouble at all finding folding knives.
I mainly carry multi-blade Traditionals and ("and" not "or") a Buck 110 or 112. :)

Very few traditionals have holy/ventelated blades, thumb studs, and clips.
Those that do, I ain't got. Someone else can have my share of them. :)
Most have nail nicks ... the Rough Riders usually have fancy "match strike" nail nicks as standard equipment. :)

I'm not in a hurry to open a knife. I don't need one hand opening --- yet.
Maybe when the arthritis in my hands gets so bad that I can't open a knife I'll get an flipper, assisted opening, or auto. (is an auto considered "assisted opening"?) Or a "one armed" Barlow or such ... or just start carrying a fixed blade/"hunting knife"/sheath knife exclusively.
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Assisted knives were basically the work around for all of the auto legal issues. They generally arent as nicely made and need a little bit of actual force to use instead of a button push.

Chronovore said:
I see a lot of this. Whether it is the computer or smart phone you are using to read this thread, the appliances in your kitchen, the TV you watch, the couch or chair on which you are seated, or whatever else; where is all that stuff made? Forgive me if I'm mistaken in your particular case but it seems like a lot of people choose to take a stand on this one particular area to the exclusion of all else.

The fact is that we live in a "global economy". For Americans, the change has taken place over the course of several decades and has been facilitated by political efforts from both major parties. Many American companies have outsourced their manufacturing, for knives and all sorts of things. Now we've got some Chinese companies doing their own thing with knives and some of them, like WE and Kizer, are making some very impressive products.

I can understand the sentiment but what is accomplished by taking a stand here? If this issue really matters to you, I'd hope that you'd be active on the core political issues beyond posting on a knife forum. In the mean time, why deprive yourself of a quality pocket knife? What do you actually accomplish?
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This argument has been beaten to death. You'll never convince the other side. Even buying american and chinese is usually out of the question for them.

More for us.
 
Chronovore said:
I see a lot of this. Whether it is the computer or smart phone you are using to read this thread, the appliances in your kitchen, the TV you watch, the couch or chair on which you are seated, or whatever else; where is all that stuff made? Forgive me if I'm mistaken in your particular case but it seems like a lot of people choose to take a stand on this one particular area to the exclusion of all else.

The fact is that we live in a "global economy". For Americans, the change has taken place over the course of several decades and has been facilitated by political efforts from both major parties. Many American companies have outsourced their manufacturing, for knives and all sorts of things. Now we've got some Chinese companies doing their own thing with knives and some of them, like WE and Kizer, are making some very impressive products.

I can understand the sentiment but what is accomplished by taking a stand here? If this issue really matters to you, I'd hope that you'd be active on the core political issues beyond posting on a knife forum. In the mean time, why deprive yourself of a quality pocket knife? What do you actually accomplish?
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For some of us, it goes much deeper then your global economy statement and in my case it is very personal. I know we are doomed to live with and buy what the big wigs dish out to us but when I can make my own choice, I will.
 
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