Which factory folder were you most disappointed with?

For me it was the griptilian. It looked amazing and I had never heared a complaint, but when i got it, it had the most bladeplay i have ever seen in a knife. Another problem was how cheap the handle feels. It came very sharp, but doesn't compare to the mili lock or handle. G10 from now on.
 
spydercomil said:
For me it was the griptilian. It looked amazing and I had never heared a complaint, but when i got it, it had the most bladeplay i have ever seen in a knife. Another problem was how cheap the handle feels. It came very sharp, but doesn't compare to the mili lock or handle. G10 from now on.
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Forgot about the Griptillian.
Opened in my pocket and it doesn't seem to be this woodworkers buddy.
I LOVE other Benchmades, especially the 710... can't figure out the Grip hype.

me - my 1.49 cents (figured in the dollar dive)
 
Spyderco Dodo was a disappoitment for me. The recurved S30V blad was a pain to sharpen. I even took it to a reputable local knife shop to sharpen and came back with disappointing results.
 
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Spyderco Dodo was a disappoitment for me. The recurved S30V blad was a pain to sharpen. I even took it to a reputable local knife shop to sharpen and came back with disappointing results.
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For me the big disappointment was the handle, just too wide (though very ergonomic) in the pocket for such a small blade. Blade IMO was superb, thick with a good sharp tip positioned perfectly for hooking and pulling through anything. Sharpening actually was kinda difficult without a good "V rod" system like the Sharpmaker. Definitely not remotely easy to freehand.

Of all the folders I've had, the biggest disappointment would be the A.G. Russell Greased Lightnin'. In many ways it was a decent knife, good blade geometry, comfortable but grippy thumbstuds well-positioned for thumb-flicking and ergonomic handles. The liner lock and detent however were ridiculously weak. With a mild flick of the wrist I could get the knife to open and lock. Badly placed detent ball and a very thin liner-lock from a $100 knife.
 
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cold steel ti-lite

good idea, awful construction/qc

the blade was incredibly tight, if i loosened it even slightly it developed blade play. the ripoff "Wave" feature did not work well at all, in fact the opening mechanism itself sucked and hurt your fingers, not to mention the ridiculously stiff liner.

to top it all off cold steel's AUS-8 sucks and requires touchups on a weekly basis if you so much as open mail with it
 
Most all of them. More or less every knife I've ever owned, which would be well over 100, has annoyed me enough to get rid of it for one reason or another.
 
Benchmade 930...black nickel finish comes off too easily, and don't like the liners sticking out from the G-10 scales.
 
The folder I was most disappointed in was a Spyderco Delica (FFG). After hearing so many people recommend it, many saying it's better than a Mini Grip, I just had to have one. After I got one, I just could not for the life of me understand how some people feel it's better than a Mini Grip. It's not smoother, the lock isn't better, it takes up more space in pocket, it doesn't feel better in hand, blade to handle ratio is terrible, etc. The only things the Delica had going for it was the blade steel and price and both of those are only marginal differences.

I agree the Delica is a fine knife, but with only a $10 price difference I would always take a Mini Grip over it.
 
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For me? Spyderco Lava. Not bad, but I couldn't get used to the handle.

Also BM HK14205. Just didn't work for me...
 
Mikkel Willumsen Mr Mug I bought a couple years ago. It was way too small. So small I had a hard time opening it one handed. Awesome design and f&f but it was girl size. I sold it and bought an SMF DGG
 
It would seem that ,according to these posts, every company has QC issues at one time or another. If I get a knife I don't like I return it immediately and get my $$$$$ back. Use it on another knife.
 
SOG Trident folder (tanto version)

One of my first expensive knives back in the day at full retail. Didn't know a ton about knives then.

The edge retention was very poor, less than my buck 110, and cheap china made folders I'd had. Lock had a boatload of play. Cord cutting feature did not work. Pocket clip was too deep to remove quickly from my pocket with the handle design being that grippy.

It did have good ergos, a nice handle grip, the coating held up, and the assisted action was fun but a bit week with the pivot tightened.

for the $75 I paid, I couldn't help but feel I got hosed. Sold it two years ago to a friend for $20. Only knife I've ever sold.
 
Cold Steel Ti Lite. Thumb stud is very rough and rips up my thumb. It's also recessed into the handle and very hard to get a purchase on to open the knife. It's the absolute worst thumbstud design I've ever seen. The pocket clip is obscenely tight that even with the smooth g10 of the handle it rips up my pockets. It's tighter than any other pocket clip I've tried.
 
ZT 350, came off centered and started to scratch liners after little use. Edge hit the frame when closed. Liner lock wore off really quickly.
 
CRKT M16-LE. Hectic blade play within 6 months of edc. Other then that I know what I want and handle knives before I buy them so I know what I want.
 
The BM Kulgera has a barrel slide on the Axis lock that doesn't project far enough to operate with my fat thumb. This is the only BM Axis lock that I have trouble with. In order to use this knife, I am going to have to scoop out the depressions in the handle to further expose the ends of the barrel. How's that for a split infinitive?
 
Kershaw Vapor:
BAD edge out of the box
screws came loose, and stripped when I tried to tighten
lots of blade play
bad steel
overall bad fit&finish

Just not what I' d have expected from a company like Kershaw. They' re still one my favorite companies but I' ll stay away from their chinese made knives in future
 
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