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Howdy folks!
as y'all can probably ascertain, I'm poppin' in here to solicit advice and perception, any and all contributions would be appreciated, so...here goes...
A little over a year ago (seems like alot longer) I'd picked up an Emerson Commander and I'm sorry to say it was the biggest disappointment I'd ever experienced in knife purchasing. I realize that to many the $165 or so I spent on it was pocket change, but at the time I was workin' two jobs, one in hospital security, the other as an EMT and barely managing to make ends meet. The money I'd saved up to spend on that knife was a heck of alot to me at the time and I was really expecting a pretty special knife for what I was spending. Anyways to make a long story short what I got was an incredibly loose liner lock, a finish that came off easy, a blade that could never be adjusted right, and a black finish that just seemed incredibly delicate. I took it back to the store I'd bought it from a week later, no harm, no foul, done deal.
A little while afterwards I'd come in here to ask if I was the only person that had these problems, and basically uhmmmmm....managed to stir up a bit of a controversy (NOT MY INTENTION) In the end there were a couple of fine folks that basically told me I'd gotten a lemon, QC problems had been rectified if there ever were any, I should try out another Emerson some day. Well, I'm thinkin' the day has come. I mean an entire year has passed, I've changed, It doesn't seem like there's as much QC controversy, and it's time to basically friggin' get over it. After all, the Commander had alot of good points going for it. The Wave, the blade design, INCREDIBLY comfortable handle, and I HATE to use this term when it comes to things of metal, but it was just a flat out sexy lookin' knife.
So, here's my dilemma...I'm debating whether I want a waved CQC7, or if I wanna try another Commander.
Commander has the wide blade, comfy handle, good looks,curvaceous profile and it could be rather...therapuetic in regards to the last one I had that I was so disappointed with.
The CQC7 looks hell bent for stout, has a nice looking blade profile to it, and quite honestly....I think it's like the one that started it all, with the tactical folder trend. I remember drooling over them a LONG time ago when Benchmade was producing them. So, it's kinda like...traditional, and a bit of the knife I'd dreamed of but never gotten.
So, what are y'alls perspectives? Which one do you prefer for EDC, knocking through the woods, heavy use, etc?
Any input is appreciated! thanks!
as y'all can probably ascertain, I'm poppin' in here to solicit advice and perception, any and all contributions would be appreciated, so...here goes...
A little over a year ago (seems like alot longer) I'd picked up an Emerson Commander and I'm sorry to say it was the biggest disappointment I'd ever experienced in knife purchasing. I realize that to many the $165 or so I spent on it was pocket change, but at the time I was workin' two jobs, one in hospital security, the other as an EMT and barely managing to make ends meet. The money I'd saved up to spend on that knife was a heck of alot to me at the time and I was really expecting a pretty special knife for what I was spending. Anyways to make a long story short what I got was an incredibly loose liner lock, a finish that came off easy, a blade that could never be adjusted right, and a black finish that just seemed incredibly delicate. I took it back to the store I'd bought it from a week later, no harm, no foul, done deal.
A little while afterwards I'd come in here to ask if I was the only person that had these problems, and basically uhmmmmm....managed to stir up a bit of a controversy (NOT MY INTENTION) In the end there were a couple of fine folks that basically told me I'd gotten a lemon, QC problems had been rectified if there ever were any, I should try out another Emerson some day. Well, I'm thinkin' the day has come. I mean an entire year has passed, I've changed, It doesn't seem like there's as much QC controversy, and it's time to basically friggin' get over it. After all, the Commander had alot of good points going for it. The Wave, the blade design, INCREDIBLY comfortable handle, and I HATE to use this term when it comes to things of metal, but it was just a flat out sexy lookin' knife.
So, here's my dilemma...I'm debating whether I want a waved CQC7, or if I wanna try another Commander.
Commander has the wide blade, comfy handle, good looks,curvaceous profile and it could be rather...therapuetic in regards to the last one I had that I was so disappointed with.
The CQC7 looks hell bent for stout, has a nice looking blade profile to it, and quite honestly....I think it's like the one that started it all, with the tactical folder trend. I remember drooling over them a LONG time ago when Benchmade was producing them. So, it's kinda like...traditional, and a bit of the knife I'd dreamed of but never gotten.
So, what are y'alls perspectives? Which one do you prefer for EDC, knocking through the woods, heavy use, etc?
Any input is appreciated! thanks!
Restraint Mikey....restraint....
