Lemme try to talk you out of a Strider knife. And this is not due to his stolen valor and controversy. But an actual purchase made from Knife Center 2 months ago.
I bought this knife for $300. And the specs were a bit misleading and lacking info such as blade grind and angle that would have changed my mind by Mr Strider.
Upon arrival the blade was dull as a butter knife. Scratched up a bit, The finish wearing off from a few withdrawals from the Kydex sheath. Near half inch spine and super steep blade bevel that cannot be sharpened to the point of shaving or even a good work sharp due to the geometry. I even spent $20 to have it professionally sharpened. Ruining the return policy from KnifeCenter.
Well the pros did improve the blade sharpness but it was still working sharp and not able to cleanly slice paper. Even after I put a honing steel on it. It would barely slice paper. And the knife would struggle cleanly cutting paracord and small bamboo sticks. No other knife I had ever had trouble cutting baby green Bamboo that is less than a quarter inch thick.
If you get a Strider and like it. That is great and I realize that the SNG has better geometry than my fixed blade.
However. The pisser for me is that I have tried to call Mr Strider and sent a few Emails over a month ago asking him if he would redo the blade angle so I could use it for work purposes.
He has not once reached out to me to help or offer any services.
So now I am stuck with a knife that indeed looks awesome. But has the cutting ability of a crow bar. And I am very turned off that I spent $300 on a new knife that I cannot get serviced or even a simple reply from M. Strider.
The knife came to me in an ugly cheap box with no insulation or plastic to cover the knife during shipping. It was never opened. So Mick is to blame. Not KnifeCenter.
Not to mention the cheapskate would not even add a tek lock or clip to the sheath to clip to your belt. For $300. That should be a given.
Also, due to his bad history and lying about his service. Expect many to not want to buy your Strider if you ever decide to sell it.
You do as you please. and I wish you the best. But, putting his lying and stolen valor aside. I will pass on any more Strider products since he did not even try to offer me any customer service.
I feel a bit ripped off and taken. And stuck with a knife that is not good for anything other than looking cool and stabbing. And it struggles to even stab a few layers of cardboard due to the blade grind.
But, I blame myself for impulsive purchasing and should have sent it back to KnifeCenter instead of having it sharpened professionally thereby voiding the warranty.
Had Mick Strider simply responded to my many requests to offer to regrind my blade edge into something more useful. Instead of ignoring me. I would not have a problem or complain about the knife.
But he showed me that he did not care about his own customers. A $300 mistake I will never make again. Now I am stuck with this thing and cannot resell it for even half of what I put into it. The knife I received had an edge that was way too steep/overground and looked nothing like in the picture.
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