Why did i buy it? Regret thread

The claymore is the first Benchmade I'm actually happy with. We'll second, I have a pen that agrees with me.
Now the early 2000's microtech's that I couldn't get serviced so I pretty much gave away... Those were a bad call. Or maybe a bad call dumping them but the CS was so bad at the time nobody thought it would ever get better.

I'd like to add an expensive pair of citadels I have in a box in the garage oh and a few crkt's.
 
My first and to date only Boker Plus. Being into Anso stuff I bought a Boker Whale.
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It wasn't the 440C steel that was the problem. It was the fact that every edge on the handle was sharp and uncomfortable. They hadn't taken the time to round ANY of the edges. Add to that the fact that I had to disassemble and clean it right out of the box for gritty action (there were actual metal shavings in the action), and I swore off of Boker Plus for good.
 
Artisian Cutlery Centuri, CRKT Stylum and CEO, and Finch Devils Finger. That being said my youngest boy drools over the AC, so at least i can pass it in one day.
 
Honestly, for me, CRK small and large Sebenza 31. Part of that is probably my fault. I bought all of the "holy grail" talk hook, line, and sinker. Don't get me wrong, quality built? Absolutely. Nice folks, family owned, American made, spa service...all good stuff. But the thumb studs are pathetic, opening is clumsy (at best), and if you look at it long enough, a snail trail will magically appear on the titanium.
 
Thanks for the responses everyone. It seems to me most fall into the "I didn't know any better at the time" and/or "I was young and thought it was cool."

Buying into hype as well.

Obviously everyone has different opinions about brands, models, etc. I've sold a lot of knives because of changing tastes or being underwhelmed. I'm also of the consensus that Sebenza and Inkosi thumbstuds suck.

I have to say though, I do miss the days when you can look at and handle knives at a store rather than just look online. I got to handle I bunch of knives I've seen online but never could pull the trigger on at the knife show I went to in STL recently. Some I decided to put on my list in the future, others reinforced my dislike for the brand or model. I finally got to handle a Benchmade Tengu, one of the only models to catch my eye in years. Unfortunately, it had some blade play and was off center. Handling the Russian knives I finally got to see what the big deal is, and that I like them.

It's been an interesting journey. I'm thankful for everything I've learned and and experienced as a member of BF, even if my wallet is not.
 
Fort Payne's Finest said:
My opinion varies from yours. Different strokes, different folks, all that jazz...

Have a nice day!
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Don't post pictures of your thumbs, otherwise they'll end up on one of those thumb fetish sites. 🤣

Anyway, back to the topic.

I was thinking that most of the knives I regret were stupid purchases because of childhood fantasy or youthful ignorance.

It wasn't until my late 20's that cool factor stopped playing such a big role. Yeah, I regret being a youthful idiot, but who doesn't?

While my Sog x-ray vision and Pentagon elite were "tacticool" they were my first foray into knives beyond what was at Kmart or Walmart. That were well made with good steel.

I remember when I discovered bladeforums. I had been looking at replacing my lost Pentagon elite with a new one. The website mentioned VG10 steel. Popped that in the search engine. I ended up not buying another one, but instead joined BF and bought my first Spyderco, a Gayle Bradley. Definitely don't regret that, and still have it.

There was no turning back from there. Y'all weaned me off the tacticool, partial serrations, and assisted opening pretty fast.

One of the few things I regret not buying is Kershaws tactical tiara for $45k.
 
A ZT 0560 comes to mind. It was well built, but it was also an overbuilt brick. Thick stock, thick behind the edge, solid slab if steel on one side of the handle, and the long flipper tab nearly wore a hole in my right hand every time I reached in my pocket for my keys. I was so disgruntled with it that I was glad to give it away to a cousin with a habit of snapping tips off his pocket knives. He lost it somewhere in the pasture years ago.

I'm almost glad for the $170.00 I lost on the knife because it turned me off of Hinderer designs and kept me from climbing onto that bandwagon.*


*I've no intention of disparaging Hinderer, I'm sure they're made well, they're just not for me.
 
Full size Ka-bar with the plastic sheath... alot like driving up and down the freeway in a lifted truck everyday...

ZT 0450CF awsome little flipper knife but everything about it isn't finish. Feels like ZT worked really hard for 3/4 of the design then rushed the last 1/4. Which ended up being a great looking flipper knife that wasn't designed to fit a human hand.
 
Ruari said:
Two for me. The first was a CRKT 'Stiff K.I.S.S.' - really should have listened to my dad at the time.
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He sounds wise. Who is your current dad? 😁

Oh, I have some BudK garbage, will post a pic for fun.
ZDP Endura. Who do I think I am?
Paragon Warlock, red/black, was wanting a "wampyric" knife. Alum looks garish and painted like Chucky's "red snake" folder for like, the first Child's Play ad? Action was bad, too. Returned, luckily.
20CV Yojimbo. The Cruwear one really made this seem weird.
 
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Gerber Kettlebell, I knew better but bought it anyway.

Buck Paradigm, I really want to like modern Buck knives but they can't seem to get them right.

Demko AD-20.5, I should have saved the money to buy an AD-20 which is what I actually wanted.

Spyderco Native in S110V, I would rather have that knife in most of the other steel options. Maybe some day I will get some quality diamond stones and change my mind, but I don't want to invest in equipment just to sharpen one knife.
 
A couple Medfords and several Emersons.
Resale on Medford knives was excellent at the time so I didn’t lose a dime, and the Emerson knives were easy to move so at least I didn’t get stuck with them.
 
Hinderer XM-24 , twice. I will never buy a 24 again.

Bad : Blade ( cutting edge ) to handle ratio, huge choil, snag points.

Good : Fit / finish was incredible, action was perfect, aesthetically it’s bad ass.

Practical to carry - No. Edge was better than any of the 18’s I’ve owned from factory.

*Not bashing Hinderer’s - I’ll stick to other makers for edc folders though.
 
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