Why did i buy it? Regret thread

chevyrulez1 chevyrulez1 sounds like you've spent too much time on this site. You've defaulted to looking for problems rather than just letting yourself enjoy the knives.
I can't say I'm any better, though. I don't really go looking for problems, but my thoughts about a knife are heavily skewed by first impressions...and if that first impression isn't favorable, there is little chance I'll start to like it later. (That's why I'll sometimes leave a new arrival unopened for days)
 
irsh said:
Who spends $15 on a knife and expects it to be great?
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You shouldn't have to spend hundreds of dollars for an acceptable piece of steel.

I just bought a Buck Bantam 286 for $26 -- which is less than I paid for the Paraframe several years ago -- and the steel is about 1000X better than that in the Paraframe.

I also have a heap of Case XX knives, none of which cost more than the Paraframe, and all of which also have steel that is about 1000X better than the Paraframe.

If I had to guess, I'd say the Paraframe has the worst steel of any knife I own. It's essentially worthless. A lump of pot metal could be honed sharper and would hold an edge longer.

As for your $15 benchmark, I don't think I paid much more than that for a laminated Frost's Mora knife 20 or 30 years ago, and it is GREAT steel.
 
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hhmoore said:
chevyrulez1 chevyrulez1 sounds like you've spent too much time on this site. You've defaulted to looking for problems rather than just letting yourself enjoy the knives.
I can't say I'm any better, though. I don't really go looking for problems, but my thoughts about a knife are heavily skewed by first impressions...and if that first impression isn't favorable, there is little chance I'll start to like it later. (That's why I'll sometimes leave a new arrival unopened for days)
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My main problem is my mood changes like the wind blows 😂 I grab my Buck 112 and think, "This is the greatest knife ever!", and an hour later I think it is too heavy in my pocket so I swap it out for something else because I hate wearing a belt sheath. I could go on forever, but sometimes I am sitting in my office and will change my mind 5 times about what knife to drop in my pocket for the next day. Then when I get up the next morning I can't remember which one I settled on the night before and have to check :rolleyes:

I know, I have a problem. If I could find "The one" I would only carry it a day then I would get bored and start looking for something else.
Confessions of a knife nut...
 
Cementite said:
You shouldn't have to spend hundreds of dollars for an acceptable piece of steel.

I just bought a Buck Bantam 286 for $26 -- which is less than I paid for the Paraframe several years ago -- and the steel is about 1000X better than that in the Paraframe.

I also have a heap of Case XX knives, none of which cost more than the Paraframe, and all of which also have steel that is about 1000X better than the Paraframe.

If I had to guess, I'd say the Paraframe has the worst steel of any knife I own. It's essentially worthless. A lump of pot metal could be honed sharper and would hold an edge longer.

As for your $15 benchmark, I don't think I paid much more than that for a laminated Frost's Mora knife 20 or 30 years ago, and it is GREAT steel.
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I guess I needed to say "Who spends $15 on a knife TODAY and expects it to be great?" or I'll get comparisons to knife prices from 30 years ago.

I also have a Paraframe but I'll definitely pick up a Bantam! If it cuts 1000x what the Gerber can cut before going dull, that would make it better than any other Buck I currently have.
 
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I have sold most all of my regrets, Boker Applegate Dagger, Buck 110, Lionstell Rok,Microtech Manus, ProTech Tantilla, Strider SA,ZT566BW
 
Regretted buying the Cold Steel GI Tanto ‘poor man’s Strider’ for a bit, but grew to like it over time. Fun big honking knife to carry around at home.
 
DocJD said:
I consider it a journey . A learning experience . An adventure !

A personal process of evolution of both knowledge and skills .

Trying new and different designs and materials . Variety .

Yeah ...even the crappiest ones ,if I learn something ...no regrets ! :cool:
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This….👆🏻
But if I had to pick I’d say the expensive knives are the ones I regret because I usually won’t carry them for fear of causing damage by some manner.
 
Benchmade mini adamas. I wanted to like it but the turn down at the end of the scales made it uncomfortable to hold so I sold it. Ended up with the full size.
 
Interesting thread, there's been a few knives that I regret getting, but most were at the start of this journey, one knife by Gerber looked good, went to WallyWorld aka Walmart and picked one up, but the knife had a bad, very bad, habit of opening while in pocket ! so I took it back to Walmart and expressed my concerns and requested my money back, which they of course did.
This commercial I think had given the impetus to buy the knife, the background song and all the images lend themselves to drawing your attention to what a strong manly knife it is ;)

BUT, I'd not recommend that knife, so watch with caution ;)


G2
 
irsh said:
I guess I needed to say "Who spends $15 on a knife TODAY and expects it to be great?"
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My Paraframe II (the larger one) was $26 ten years ago, so adjusting for inflation puts it at about $2600 in 2023 dollars, not $15.
irsh said:
...what the Gerber cuts before going dull...
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That's assuming the Gerber was ever (even once upon a time) even marginally "sharp" ... I have not ever been able to get it there, unlike almost any other knife I own. I mean, I guess you could get it to cut a stick of butter if you heated the blade...maybe we have different notions of the meaning of "sharp."
 
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Cementite said:
My Paraframe II (the larger one) was $26 ten years ago, so adjusting for inflation puts it at about $2600 in 2023 dollars, not $15.

That's assuming the Gerber was ever (even once upon a time) even marginally "sharp" ... I have not ever been able to get it there, unlike almost any other knife I own. I mean, I guess you could get it to cut a stick of butter if you heated the blade...maybe we have different notions of "sharp."
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I have a little Gerber, and I've never managed to put a good edge on it. There's no other knife I own that I can say that about, except the ceramic kitchen knife I threw away. Don't remember what I paid, but it was cheap.

Not many regrets other than that one. I regretted buying a Shirogorov Neon, but it turned out that that was only because, when it arrived, I thought it was too fancy to carry. Once I got over that, I started really liking it, because it's great to use and sharpens up really well. I regretted my Hinderer XM-18 Wharncliffe, until I thinned the shoulders and it started cutting like I wanted.
 
vwb563 said:
This….👆🏻
But if I had to pick I’d say the expensive knives are the ones I regret because I usually won’t carry them for fear of causing damage by some manner.
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This ^^^^ is exactly my feeling these days .:cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:

I Didn't start out that way ;but finally realized I derived MUCH more enjoyment ,from my user / beater / carry knifes, than from the safe queens , that I could only gently fondle . 😏
 
Gary W. Graley said:
Interesting thread, there's been a few knives that I regret getting, but most were at the start of this journey, one knife by Gerber looked good, went to WallyWorld aka Walmart and picked one up, but the knife had a bad, very bad, habit of opening while in pocket ! so I took it back to Walmart and expressed my concerns and requested my money back, which they of course did.
This commercial I think had given the impetus to buy the knife, the background song and all the images lend themselves to drawing your attention to what a strong manly knife it is ;)

BUT, I'd not recommend that knife, so watch with caution ;)


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Great Ad though.

Shame they cannot back it up with the knife they used. Should of been a strong arm or something.
 
I regret a lot of my impulses, rather than the knives that resulted from them. I have a boxful that don't get used. I have a CRK insingo inkosi just because I feel like I ought to own a CRK. Don't use it. Two Impindas, one untouched.
I joined this site to try to reduce the collection, and of course I ended up doubling the number of knives I own.
 
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