What are the worst quality knives you had priviledge to experience?

Smiling said:
Multiple reviews say that serations of the blade will chip, break off or bend on first use LOL. And multiple youtubers also reviewed the knife and stated it's POS :D
Yet Bear Grylls cuts down trees and builds shelters with his knife...
He either has something else or his camera crew is carrying 50 disposable knives for each episode :D
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Way back when I used to watch Bear Grylls’ show (when it was first starting out), he used to use a Gerber Gator (IIRC, semi-serrated). I’d also seen him using a large Wenger locking SAK. Then later, he switched to using a small fixed blade, possibly a custom piece of his own design specifications(?), but certainly not the Gerber “Bear Grylls knife”. What he uses now I have no clue. I simply cannot watch his show anymore, not even for entertainment value, and haven’t been able to for years.

Jim
 
I like to watch his show, he does give some good advice, but it's mostly entertainment.

And Amazon reviews say enough about Gerber BG ultimate knife... they say it's a wall hanger...
 
Ozark Trail, things are dangerous they are so weak.

As for Bear, I do have a gerber folder bear, and its pretty solid for its price. Has no blade play, doesnt stay sharp very long but it certainly isnt near the worse that I have used. Not sure about his other knives as I never used them.
 
I'm not sure Bear Grylls actually uses his own production knives on his show.I have learned if a knife is sold in walmart like SOG,Bear Grylls, and camillus products are usually junk.As for serrations,I'm not a fan they are gret for cutting rope and self defence.Till they go dull.Then unless you have $1000 of professional sharpening equipment good luck getting a good edge back on them.I send my spydercos to spyderco for sharpening.
 
Shawn Bradbury said:
I'm not sure Bear Grylls actually uses his own production knives on his show.I have learned if a knife is sold in walmart like SOG,Bear Grylls, and camillus products are usually junk.As for serrations,I'm not a fan they are gret for cutting rope and self defence.Till they go dull.Then unless you have $1000 of professional sharpening equipment good luck getting a good edge back on them.I send my spydercos to spyderco for sharpening.
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Well, Walmart does sell ontario knives such as the ontario rat. But I did hear that since walmart forces certain prices, that the production values are lower for walmart then other retailers..not sure of such a myth
 
Interesting about walmart.

In my country if you want a good quality knife - you go to the specialised store. One store is knives only, multiple brands but high prices. Others are Army Shops and Hunting equipment stores. They also have lots of gimmicky stuff, but also some stuff of good quality. But lots of mall ninja stuff in general.
And then there's store that's also Cold Steel distributor and they have fair prices for CS.

And some buy from E-bay. Mostly ending up with knock-offs...
 
slyraven said:
Well, Walmart does sell ontario knives such as the ontario rat. But I did hear that since walmart forces certain prices, that the production values are lower for walmart then other retailers..not sure of such a myth
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I believe it is a myth. Some years ago, I remember people saying the same thing about the Buck knives sold at Wal-Mart, like the 110 and the fixed blades (I forgot if it was the 119 or the 120?). And they were the same as other knives sold elsewhere. I’m not an expert in manufacturing, but it wouldn’t make sense for a knife company to manufacture two different quality levels of the exact same product, depending on where it’s going to be sold. Not if the company cares about its reputation and that of its products.

Jim
 
James Y said:
I believe it is a myth. Some years ago, I remember people saying the same thing about the Buck knives sold at Wal-Mart, like the 110 and the fixed blades (I forgot if it was the 119 or the 120?). And they were the same as other knives sold elsewhere. I’m not an expert in manufacturing, but it wouldn’t make sense for a knife company to manufacture two different quality levels of the exact same product, depending on where it’s going to be sold. Not if the company cares about its reputation and that of its products.

Jim
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When I was a kid people acted this exact same way about the Sears/Craftsman and Master Mechanic(True Value hardware's house name) pocket knives. The mass majority of those knife lines were made by Schrade and Camillus - same steel grades,heat treat, fit and finish. Some people snubbed them regardless of being USA made because they were cheaper. They were cheaper only because they weren't wearing the Schrade or Camillus name...they were wearing the retailer's brand name.
 
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The worst knives I’ve had we’re not Frosts, but a sort of gas station bait shop pseudo SAK that is all silver. Blade doesn’t cut scissors close once before the spring if there is one fails, corkscrew is too short and narrow to work. Great knife to give your opponent in a knife fight tho.
 
Frotier76 said:
When I was a kid people acted this exact same way about the Sears/Craftsman and Master Mechanic(True Value hardware's house name) pocket knives. The mass majority of those knife lines were made by Schrade and Camillus - same steel grades,heat treat, fit and finish. Some people snubbed them regardless of being USA made because they were cheaper. They were cheaper only because they weren't wearing the Schrade or Camillus name...they were wearing the retailer's brand name.
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Well Gerber is a big name, now this makes me wonder why do they sell so much junk latley?
 
Frotier76 said:
When I was a kid people acted this exact same way about the Sears/Craftsman and Master Mechanic(True Value hardware's house name) pocket knives. The mass majority of those knife lines were made by Schrade and Camillus - same steel grades,heat treat, fit and finish. Some people snubbed them regardless of being USA made because they were cheaper. They were cheaper only because they weren't wearing the Schrade or Camillus name...they were wearing the retailer's brand name.
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I still have two of the Craftsman pocketknives from the late ‘70s; a small, 2-blade penknife, and a single-bladed trapper with a brass liner lock. Both were and are good quality pocketknives. The blades were “high carbon tool steel.” From the build style, I always assumed they were made by Schrade, but TBH, I actually liked these Craftsman knives better than the actual Schrade/Old Timer-shielded knives.

Jim
 
EE29728B-7083-465C-9489-390806B50CD0.jpeg This was a Christmas gift today. Before this the cheapest one I can remember owning was a kershaw cryo I think is what is was. Lasted a couple weeks before the speedsafe assist broke. It was a gift also
 
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View attachment 1254299 This was a Christmas gift today. Before this the cheapest one I can remember owning was a kershaw cryo I think is what is was. Lasted a couple weeks before the speedsafe assist broke. It was a gift also
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I like that name Cryo for Kershaw crappy knife, it makes you want to cry hahaha.

And yes, being known as a knife guy will get you lots of crappy knives as a gift.
This knife looks OK at first look, then you read Camillus, then you remember crappy Camillus Carnivore machete...
Is that plastic?
 
Smiling said:
I like that name Cryo for Kershaw crappy knife, it makes you want to cry hahaha.

And yes, being known as a knife guy will get you lots of crappy knives as a gift.
This knife looks OK at first look, then you read Camillus, then you remember crappy Camillus Carnivore machete...
Is that plastic?
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Yea it’s some sort of plastic. It actually has liners in it tho
 
Without a doubt, he crappiest knives I've ever owned were won in carnival games as a kid. Back in the 50s, when the carnival came to town for a week, just about all the ring toss, knock down the bottles with a baseball, etc, games had cheap knives as prizes for boy players.

You had a choice of a switch blade or a scout knife. They were all made in Japan or China, duller than butter knives, had plastic handles, and they never lasted for more than a couple days when subjected to normal seven or eight year old boy use.

To this day, I cannot make myself buy a knife with the colourful acrylic handles, because they all had that look. I know, they're not even close to being the same, but my mind just associates that look with cheap knives from 70 years ago.
 
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Ironbut said:
Without a doubt, he crappiest knives I've ever owned were won in carnival games as a kid. Back in the 50s, when the carnival came to town for a week, just about all the ring toss, knock down the bottles with a baseball, etc, games had cheap knives as prizes for boy players.

You had a choice of a switch blade or a scout knife. They were all made in Japan or China, duller than butter knives, had plastic handles, and they never lasted for more than a couple days when subjected to normal seven or eight year old boy use.

To this day, I cannot make myself buy a knife with the colourful acrylic handles, because they all had that look. I know, they're not even close to being the same, but my mind just associates that look with cheap knives from 70 years ago.
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Now those sound like special pieces of art lol.

Those crappy S&W and Microtech knives I had are premium when compared to these you just described :D
 
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