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Hi everybody,
So to start this off I should probably give a brief explanation as to why I'm making this thread and asking the questions I will inevitably ask. I love Strider designs. I just do. They're perfect ergonomically, the lines are abstract and appealing and I love how much hand real estate there is. So despite all I knew about Mick Strider, I decided to try them out. I was told that the quality would be as impressive as the designs themselves. It was not. The first one had lock stick so strong that I had to use a tool to close the damn thing. A few months later I tried another. It was immaculate for about 2 months, during which time I bought 2 more striders. Then one day the second knife developed lock rock and blade play. I moved the lock bar over and it fixed the problem. For about a day. It came back with a vengeance. Fixed it again, it came back again.....and so on. Finally I just sold all of them and swore off striders forever. He's a liar, a con artist and after 20 years in the business, he still hasn't figured out basic lock geometry. But I never stopped loving the designs. Then through pure coincidence I became friends with a duane dwyer customs collector. He says they are unquestionably the best knives he has ever owned and he feels the same way about mick as I do. So now I currently have a duane dwyer bbn-m on layaway. I want so badly to love this knife and for it to be flawless, but I'm definitely a little nervous. This will be my most expensive acquisition to date. So my main questions here are
1. What is the quality like between duane vs. Mick
2. If you have a dwyer custom, has it given you any problems?
3. I know he is slow to warranty things, but it is possible right?
4. Does it seem like he has mastered basic lock geometry? Duane is substantially smarter than Mick. Just listen to them speak.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Didn't expect it to be this long. (That's what she said)
So to start this off I should probably give a brief explanation as to why I'm making this thread and asking the questions I will inevitably ask. I love Strider designs. I just do. They're perfect ergonomically, the lines are abstract and appealing and I love how much hand real estate there is. So despite all I knew about Mick Strider, I decided to try them out. I was told that the quality would be as impressive as the designs themselves. It was not. The first one had lock stick so strong that I had to use a tool to close the damn thing. A few months later I tried another. It was immaculate for about 2 months, during which time I bought 2 more striders. Then one day the second knife developed lock rock and blade play. I moved the lock bar over and it fixed the problem. For about a day. It came back with a vengeance. Fixed it again, it came back again.....and so on. Finally I just sold all of them and swore off striders forever. He's a liar, a con artist and after 20 years in the business, he still hasn't figured out basic lock geometry. But I never stopped loving the designs. Then through pure coincidence I became friends with a duane dwyer customs collector. He says they are unquestionably the best knives he has ever owned and he feels the same way about mick as I do. So now I currently have a duane dwyer bbn-m on layaway. I want so badly to love this knife and for it to be flawless, but I'm definitely a little nervous. This will be my most expensive acquisition to date. So my main questions here are
1. What is the quality like between duane vs. Mick
2. If you have a dwyer custom, has it given you any problems?
3. I know he is slow to warranty things, but it is possible right?
4. Does it seem like he has mastered basic lock geometry? Duane is substantially smarter than Mick. Just listen to them speak.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Didn't expect it to be this long. (That's what she said)
