Which knives/styles do you plain dislike? For no real reason, rubs ya wrong, design, steel, handle, blade-shapes, brands. Judgement-free opinions.

[Shorttime]

Did I ever tell you about the time I was cutting watermelon into chunks on a paper plate with a brand new spyderco P3LW and when I moved the plate off my leg there were little drops of blood everywhere?

Flavoring!

 

[ktataragasi]

I don't like regular flippers, front flippers are fine but traditional flippers just ruin the lines of the knife for me.

I don't like coated blades either especially on a blade that is already stainless.

Single thumbstuds. If I can't "spydie flick" my "edc" half titanium half grivory tactical tanto recurve axis lock I don't want it....

 

[luethge]

One thing I like about knives that I dislike - I use them like I hate them. I’ve grown to like a few knives I once greatly disliked. Cold steel folders in particular - you can beat the crap out of them, easy to sharpen, not the end of the world if you lose one. I had many of the Voyager series along time ago.. decent knives, I still hate them though, but they are good.

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

 

[AntDog]

 

[DangerZone98]

Oohhh, emotions might get high in this thread!

Don’t like:
Balisongs (nothing wrong with them, just not fond of the design)
OTFs, assisted openers, push-button knives
Any form of serrations, ugh keep that away from me

 

[DangerZone98]

Two words - Chisel Grind

I've seen the "tactical" justifications, but in the real world where most people aren't "operators" I've never been able to figure out a purpose for them unless you're using your knife to scrape paint. Honestly they seem lazy, like one side of the blade is finished and the other isn't.

100% agree. Especially on a dagger (ehem, Cold Steel).

 

[5DoorEstate]

Fantastic thread. In no particular order:

Chinese knives - just an endless barrage of increasingly high quality things made due to [________].

Constant promotion of the above by retailers and YouTubes.

Flippers (Malibu excluded)

Autos of all kinds. OTF, assisted, out the side.

Decorative lanyards

People that complain about Spydie flicking. It’s my preferred opening technique and I don’t say EDC in any context and have never had an Instaface account.

My CRK and Hinderer FOMO

Tacticool anything

Chaves, Peña, Finch

 

[K.O.D.]

What really really bothers me though is people who don't like Benchmade knives. I've carried them for over 20 years, given many as gifts and have never had or seen a problem.

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My issues and reasons for not owning BM are many. A combination of personal experience with QC issues, pricing, and political issues.

In the 7+ years since I've owned a BM they have offered very little to interest me, and the ones I did like were not competitive with other products price wise.

 

[Hashishiin]

Oohhh, emotions might get high in this thread!

Don’t like:
Balisongs (nothing wrong with them, just not fond of the design)
OTFs, assisted openers, push-button knives
Any form of serrations, ugh keep that away from me

Here's an interesting form of "not quite like, not quite dislike" I have that I tried to verbalize a few times in the thread, for example, when CF, Ti and Alum scales were mentioned, I was kind of like "Well, I am happy with what I have, but am not really in the market for more. Kind of feel like this about balis and OTFs. Only need one or two, just to round out my collection of historical cutting tools, to play with.

So glad I have no FOMO with the "big three" or w/e of knife brands, in ref to someone else's post

 

[J. Doyle]

Edit: Also not a fan of spear point blades.

Then how in the world are you ever going to drill a hole in a piece of wood with your knife??

You are just willfully throwing away your ability to perform that oh-so-vital and ultra-frequent task. Not cool, Willie. NOT. COOL.

 

[rxavage]

R rxavage I think there is a lot of marketing and stuff on knives for things that people don't really know/know they need if it does work. "Fine detail work" being one of those things - some people really do do fine work like this, but I find a lot of folks just kind of using it as a buzzword. Hey, knife buzzwords - another interesting idea for a thread.

For sure. There’s definitely fine,detailed, work that can be done with a pocket knife, but there’s also that whole “right tool for the right job” thing. Most of use don’t use our knives as screw drivers or pry bars, and if we do it’s an emergency, so most folders aren’t designed to be used that way. Why are we accepting lazy design on our beloved companions for the most unlikely of scenarios? Especially when the majority of users will probably encounter a situation where they’d need to pry or un/screw something as opposed to detailed carving or minor surgery?

 

[VorpelSword]

First off: The iconic Spyderco hump-and-hole is just not esthetically pleasing to me. If Dr. Seuse designed a knife for one of his characters, it would look like something from Spuderco. I have one, given as Christmas gift from our son, so Its gotta stay, but . . .

Next in my not-for-me list would be square cut straight razor profiles, with sheep's foot blades coming third or so. Also not a fan of the angular, aggressive looking grinds with multiple cutting edges. Also not enamored of (gasp) "tanto" points.

I am attracted to the visual look of the traditional Ka-Bar or Navy Mark 2 fighting utility profile. A shorter 5" blade might be more utilitarian but might also spoil the "look" I like/ The bilateral symmetry of the various dagger profiled blades are also pleasing, though not anything I'd carry. The Randall, EK and Ralph daggers come to mind. For some reason though, the Fairborn-Sykes comando dagger does not speak to me.

A fantasy knife I'd like to see in series production might be a "King Tut" dagger made with modern materials without all the gold etvc . . .a usable knife costing less than a big house or Lear Jet.

As for a knife I'd like to actually own for usage, is one of the drop point hunters in the style of Bob Loveless. That would be nice to have.

 

[Monofletch]

I’m glad we made it through that copper/brass phase. Those knives were heavy!!

 

[Wild Willie]

Then how in the world are you ever going to drill a hole in a piece of wood with your knife??

You are just willfully throwing away your ability to perform that oh-so-vital and ultra-frequent task. Not cool, Willie. NOT. COOL.

In all honesty I didn't even know that was a thing. I've been mistakenly using clip point blades or an awl to make holes in things for years.

 

[Alone]

First off: The iconic Spyderco hump-and-hole is just not esthetically pleasing to me. If Dr. Seuse designed a knife for one of his characters, it would look like something from Spuderco...

Yup.

Spydercos are 'bout as butt-ugly as Hogues, Olamics, or Emersons.


As we say here in South Texas, "...as ugly as a can of mashed a$$holes".

 

[rxavage]

I’m glad we made it through that copper/brass phase. Those knives were heavy!!

But they look so good. Nothing better than some old Westinghouse micarta with copper accents all patinated and sexy.
You’re right though, they feel like a brick.

 

[Blade Lab]

Can't believe I forgot this one: knives with plunge grinds that go *right* to the sharpened heel of the blade, so you are guaranteed a smile the first time you sharpen the knife. That is WAY too common.

 

[Ruari]

Can't believe I forgot this one: knives with plunge grinds that go *right* to the sharpened heel of the blade, so you are guaranteed a smile the first time you sharpen the knife. That is WAY too common.

Could you share a pic of what you're describing? I think I've got it, but would like to make sure.

 

[Blade Lab]

Could you share a pic of what you're describing? I think I've got it, but would like to make sure.

What made me think of it was a pic of an knife listing on the Exchange. Look at the plunge grind and imagine what's going to happen in the first few sharpenings: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/luft-concepts-avant.1884967/