First, I just want to say that while I am critical of SOG Knives. I believe that they really, truly, have the potential to out-compete Cold Steel or Benchmade....IF and only IF, they decide to upgrade the quality of the materials they use!
They focus waaaay too much on advertising their brand name, instead of letting their knives do the advertising.
1. Please stop plastering SOG SOG SOG SOG SOG all over your knives. It makes me feel like SOG cares more about developing a brand name appearance, than building knives with quality materials and integrity that are ready to perform at a moments notice. We already know it's a SOG..... It used to be the reason we bought the knife in the first place.
2. Please stop using cheap GRN as a handle material. G-10 is more flex resistant, stronger and has better grip texture. Spyderco, Benchmade, and Coldsteel- SOG's main competitors, are all using G-10 because its the BEST handle material for production knives.
For example, look at the SOG Spec-Elite II knife. I own both the I and the II. I have a love/hate relationship with this model. Like a friend who is so close to getting his life on track, only to ruin it with drug abuse...
The steel is VG-10= Super Awesome.
The lock is the "Arc Lock"= Awesome.
The handle is thin metal liners with thin GRN= FACEPALM FACEPALM FACEPALM FACEPALM.
So you design a tactical folding knife with a 4 or 5 inch blade, with a flimsy pocket clip that barely stays in your pocket, with barely any finger guard, with a cheap GRN handle material that is slippery when wet and that flexes and bends when i grip it tightly?
To me that says....
"Let's capitalize on the tactical market and use cost-cutting materials that compromise the integrity of the knife's intended purpose so we can turn a better profit."
What frustrates me to no end, is how f*#&@ing close SOG is to making home-run, knockout knives, only to screw it up on by trying to keep costs down. Or by making an imitation Spyderco....:thumbdn:
The Spec-Elite series, is so close to being the PERFECT tactical knife. Seriously, if you haven't held one in your hand, try to, you can literally feel it's potential awesomeness. So please, upgrade the Spec-Elite series with G-10 handles and take all of my damn money!
I apologize for the rant.
