Are Timber Rattler knives any good?

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ace stanley

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Hello.
I hope that this is the right place to post this. Does anybody on here know if Timber Rattler makes good knives? I ask this because I just bought a Timber Rattler Rivers Edge Saddle Knife from Bud k. It was cheap in price and looks cool. It has a 4 inch blade. I hope that the point or tip of the blade on this knife is sharp. I don't even know what a "Saddle Knife" is. I've never heard of that term before, but then again I don't know much about knives. I would appreciate it if somebody could answer my question. Thanks. Take care.
 
I do not have any experience with these knives, but i looked around for a little while trying to find a customer review. There doesn't seem to be much out there. From looking at the company's products listed on various sites I noticed that there are not very many knives with a price tag of over $20.00. I am not by any means saying that you bought a bad knife, but in my experience with knives you typically get what you pay for. That being said, this is your knife so it only matters if you like it.

If you find good things feel free to share.

Alan
 
Sorry, but they're garbage even for their bottom-of-the-barrel price (which is fitting, because that's what you're getting.:(
 
Actually BudK has an entire line of Timber Rattler knives and most of them have positive reviews ( for whatever that's worth).

I would say if you don't have high expectations you probably won't be disappointed.:)
It's an inexpensive import , but I have many inexpensive imported knives that are quite capable.

If you want a good quality fixed blade that isn't too expensive , make your next knife a Buck Vanguard.....
 
ace stanley said:
Hello.
I hope that this is the right place to post this. Does anybody on here know if Timber Rattler makes good knives? ....
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All depends on how much "good" you expect for $6.99. If you are expecting a "named" steel, good performance, and solid construction for $6.99, then no, they aren't "good."

If all you're expecting is a knife that looks cool to you (and there is nothing wrong with that), and that saddle knife looks cool to you...then they make great knives.
 
marcinek said:
All depends on how much "good" you expect for $6.99. If you are expecting a "named" steel, good performance, and solid construction for $6.99, then no, they aren't "good."

If all you're expecting is a knife that looks cool to you (and there is nothing wrong with that), and that saddle knife looks cool to you...then they make great knives.
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:p I spent 6.99 on the BEST Machete in the world, Tramontina baby!:D
 
Zombie Zeke said:
:p I spent 6.99 on the BEST Machete in the world, Tramontina baby!:D
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True. Have a Tram myself! There certainly are quality knives under ten bucks (Trams, Moras, Opinels, etc)...but they really are unexpected gems though, aren't they.

To me, 99.99% percent of the knives under 20 bucks....I don't expect them to be good. (No doubt there are people who say the same thing about knives under 300 bucks...)

But that's not to say any of them would not meet someones expectations. If the OP likes that Timber Rattler....looks cool....works for him...then great! Its a "good" knife for him. That's all that matters.
 
Hello again!
So I got this knife in the mail today(the Timber Rattler Saddle Knife). I'm disappointed. This knife is pretty decent quality for the price I paid for it. The handle is cool. It's blue pakkawood. The knife seems pretty solid, except for one thing. This knife had a dull point/tip. The tip wasn't pointy. I'm mad. I need a knife with a sharp point/tip! That's what I mainly look for in a knife. The knife has to have a sharp and pointy tip. I'm never buying cheap knives from Bud K again. I'm sticking to name brand knives from now on.
 
ace stanley said:
Hello again!
So I got this knife in the mail today(the Timber Rattler Saddle Knife). I'm disappointed. This knife is pretty decent quality for the price I paid for it. The handle is cool. It's blue pakkawood. The knife seems pretty solid, except for one thing. This knife had a dull point/tip. The tip wasn't pointy. I'm mad. I need a knife with a sharp point/tip! That's what I mainly look for in a knife. The knife has to have a sharp and pointy tip. I'm never buying cheap knives from Bud K again. I'm sticking to name brand knives from now on.
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So sharpen it. That's what you'll have to do after you use it awhile anyway.

I would be hesitant to buy anything sight unseen especially if I didn't know what it was.
 
If i were you, i wouldent forsake that site so soon.
It might be true that some of the brands (like timber rattler) will not live up to your expectations. What you could try, is buy a knife from a more trusted brand, like Buck, Gerber, Ka-Bar, or Boker, Schrade, Smith and Wesson... that sort of thing.
They dont have to be expensive, and will probately do better.

My point is: dont forsake a site based on 1 bad experience
 
Don't hate on Bud K because they sell some shoddy, cheap knives. I have a Timber Rattler based on the Grohmann style of knife. Paid $1.99 for it on markdown. It is a jewel in my opinion. On the other hand I bought an Ontario Ranger there also....
 
Well I have been collecting Bowie Knives for a while. And I myself haven't seen a better knife made for the price. They are heavy well made sharp knives. My collection is 68 bowie knives and 32 are Timber Rattler the rest is a mixture of other brands. And Timber Rattler out preforms, out last and looks the best on the market. With my funds being low due to SSI the most I paid for one knife was $46.00 the rest of Timber Rattler were about $20.00 each or less. For price of their knives and what you get is great. I am in love with timber rattlers I just picked up TR99 their extra folder and I liked it so much I bout 3 of them for gifts.
So in my opinion they are a very good knife.
 
it all depends on what you need it for. if it is for show, some of the timber rattlers are impressive (looking), if it's for survival, you gotta wonder if that $20 is gonna keep you alive. also, in bladesrtools post above, i would never group s&w knives with the others listed, i'd put them below timber rattler.
 
A knife in that price range is a bar of steel with an edge on it. Expect nothing more and you won't be disappointed. You might even be pleasantly surprised.

If you get a dull knife, sharpen it. It's not difficult to put an edge on a piece of steel.

Even though I know it would be a terrible knife compared to my XL Espada, I do sometimes look at the Timber Rattler Scarab with its 8" blade and think, "crikey, that's a big one".
 
In case you are still wondering, a saddle knife is a knife kept close at hand when riding horses. If you or the horse were to become tangled in rope or reins you need something to quickly cut the ropes and get you free before you are drug.
 
Years ago, when my income consisted entirely of mowing lawns during the summer, I took an interest in knives, specifically daggers and boot knives. I didn't know anything about knives or have any practical use for them, aside from a Victorinox I'd been given as a gift. Those that had any brand markings at all were either Explorer (decent Japanese knives with 440A steel) or United Cutlery ("stainless" from China or Taiwan) and were purchased solely because they looked nice. The Explorers were actually quite nice, but the others . . . not so much. Still, they were awesome to me, and nobody could have convinced me otherwise.

I still have those knives, and while the Explorers are probably on par with some SOG, Cold Steel and Boker Plus knives I have bought in recent years, the others are all quite poor. The one positive is that they're all fixed blades, so at least there's no "weak link" of moving parts, but other than being moderately sharp, there's nothing redeeming about them. That being said, I bought them because I thought they looked cool, and there's nothing wrong with that. However, most catalog/website marketing drivel will lead you to believe that these types of knives are of sufficient quality to be used for survival or tactical purposes, which is just that: marketing drivel. The reality is that they're mass-produced using cheap labor and cheaper materials. Some are sharp, and might even hold a decent edge and/or be easy to sharpen, but they aren't built with durability in mind.
 
To be honest though, I'd be inclined to grab a Cold Steel Marauder rather than a Timber Rattler Bowie, even if I had to save for a few more weeks to get one.
 
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