Why does everyone want such "tough" folders?

Bigfattyt said:
I have broken folding knife blades. I have also had several "locking" blades fold and cut me. Usually when I am doing any piercing or any thing that I think might put stress on the lock, I try to hold the knife so that if it does not hold, it will not cut my fingers. I had a Buck Cross Lock that would fold by just light pressure while holding it with only two fingers and applying "magical pixie dust" light pressure.
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Do you have any experience breaking certain kinds of locks or are you just tough on knives?

Gary Graley, in the Manufacturer's Forum, reported: "A friend at work bought a Cross Lock from me and when he goes to place it in his pocket the serrated blade opens up, he didn't notice that this happens until the other day as he pulled his knife out it caught on the inside cloth of his pocket and sliced a nice size hole in his pants! Luckily he didn't get cut, I think the ball bearing detent must not be strong enough to keep it in the handle? Now he doesn't carry it for fear of getting cut."

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maybe it is just me but there have been an awful lot of threads similar to this lately. some one asks a question and instead of getting an answer to their question they get to read a pissing contest.

i happen to own knives of many varieties very small to very large and i happen to like them all for different reasons. there are thousands upon thousands of knives out there to suit many different applications. why is is so difficult to buy a knife that suits your needs. if it does what you need it to do who gives a crap what anyone else thinks about it . it works for you and that is why you bought it.

i am also lost on the personal attacks on people for having an opinion. views and opinions can be had and openly stated without be-littleing your fellow forumite.

now one answer to the orignal posters question. tough folders are used buy some folks my self included at times to cut tough things. ie pallet banding, sheetrock, cove base. re-enforced machine belts, electrical wireing etc.etc.etc.and yes even open the ocasional paint can. there are better tools for the job but sometimes my job box is on a different floor and it is just easier to take ou the ol' folder fininsh the job and move on. some knives are not built for such use and i understand that fact. does it mean the "tough" knife is better? no it is different. when i am home and i need to cut a tomato etc. i go for one of my knives that is a better slicer.

just about all knives have a place and as they say necessity is the mother of invention so someone must have felt a tough folder was a necessity at one point or another.
 
Tough folders, light folders, this folder, that folder ......

After reading through this thread and getting (once again) thoroughly confused, I will hereby make the following oath:

I (Tracker2), do solemnly swear, to carry my Buck 110 until I break it, lose it, or wear it out, and then buy another 110 until I break it, lose it, or wear it out ... and so on ... and so on. If anyone in this forum objects, let him speak now or forever hold his peace. I now pronounce me Man and Buck (I'm now kissing my Buck).

There. I've said it and I feel better.
 
If someone asks "what's the toughest folder" then they are not asking the right question, which is why those types of threads amount to nothing.
 
Where is the hobby part of the history?, Where is the diversion of buying something that I want?... We collect knives, enjoy knives, and some of us never will use all the "tough" of our folders. But ,where are the pleasure of have, carry, open, one good, very good and sometimes exceptional knive, one tought knive?
Remember, for some of us, knives are a beautiful hobby, nothing more, nothing less than that. We want a "tough" folder only because we WANT it... :)

And sorry my English...
 
I'll say this for myself. I carry a Spyderco Chinook III and a Fallkniven U-2 that has been taken down to a thickness of 1mm or less (I also carry everything in-between, but that’s beside the point). The U-2 does many things the Chinook cannot, and visa versa. Even if I did have a small prybar all the time, I’d still want the Chinook. Why? Because sometimes you have to cut things that would break the smaller folder. Such as duct tape on metal, or cardboard with any chance of having staples in it.

We want something that can take some rough and tough without being damaged.
 
I carry and XM-18 & a Fireant along with a flashlight, and a Peter Atwood tool for prying.
 
I have wondered the same thing. I am guilty of buying knives tougher than I need. I usually cut tape, paper, or wood with my Voyager. I'm sure my Benchmade Skirmish is tougher, but it is sort of heavy and bulky to carry around all day. I think it is human nature to want "better", and tougher means "better" in some situations.
 
for me it makes me feel more like a man.
sure I have a .38 S&W snub nosed airweight but if I could carry the 12gauge slung over my shoulder i would. some times it feels like Im compensating for somthing but i cant figure it out
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oh well
 
Most of the time I have a Wave in one pocket and my 5" Voyager in the other. I have Voyagers of all sizes and just ordered the LS&Rescue for the reason I've never had one.

I've been in heavy maintenance work or physical jobs all my life. Sometimes and places it's not that easy to go grab another tool. Towers, attics, crawls,remote sites, come to mind.

I sometimes carry a Small Voyager. Right now I'm enjoying the heck out of this larger one and use it several times a day.

Why? Because I can.;)
 
fludunlimited said:
for me it makes me feel more like a man.
sure I have a .38 S&W snub nosed airweight but if I could carry the 12gauge slung over my shoulder i would. some times it feels like Im compensating for somthing but i cant figure it out
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oh well
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:D Dont worry I dont doubt your intentions for wanting bigger'n'better tools.

I think there is a general rule when it comes to knives, if you live somewhere which has very very strict knife control you'd find yourself buying ~anything~ that wouldnt see the light of day but goes just that one step beyond the limitations.

The forbiden fruit, which seemed like a sensible purchess at the time. Much like my tatoos :D

Oh "Yetti combat-chainsaw Mark XXII" I love thee :p
 
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