I agree. The looks of some of their lights leave me scratching my head sometimes. I end up not buying them because of that. I know I shouldn’t let looks alone sway my decision but, that is easier said than done sometimes. On the other end of that, I have bought knives that I thought looked awesome but upon having them in hand, got put in a drawer and forgotten about. CRKT Pilar is one knife that comes to mind. I loved the looks and ordered one on that alone. It doesn’t fit in my hand very well at all and I end up dropping it before I get it open most of the time. So now it resides in a drawer next to another dozen that have the same problem.
Maybe I should start buying knives I think are ugly and giving them a fair shake.
I’ve got a few folders over the yrs.
Just remember. Folders ARE folders.
IE lock letting go and fingers off. potentially.
I have a few Ganzo’s and Puma’s.
ALWAYS do all heavy work with a fixed blade.
Me. Puma, Martiini and power saw blades too.
77yrs. still got all my fingers but left hand first coupla pinkies have a few
slice marks (scars) from Deckie days on North Sea Trawlers in ’50’s.
gutting out the Cod for boxing/icing.
No matter how “good”, expensive. A folder is. It’s still a very sharp blade. sitting
Hinged. on the end of a plastic thing,or coupla narrow sheets of ally, steel.
Looking at that post of the Spyder/Benchmade snapped in half handle,
should stir the embers. Food and trimming/shaving things only.
I’ve got a 200gram Browning 3 1\4 in blade. Solid as. still use fixed for serious work.
I’d hate to see any of you kids damaging yourselves.
AUS8/440C steel more than fine enuff for them.
PS Above.
Thank you for the “Pilar” notes above. I have it in this weeks purchases.
Not any more. I have a mid sized paw.
I agree, though the huge ass folder i carry, it actually have a secondary “steel plug” to put clear cross it to secure the big heavy blade.
And i like that as i don’t have much trust in the liner lock it have.
BUT that “plug” are in the glove box of my car as i have no plans for heavy use and really the knife need a sharpening bad as it never was that sharp from the factory.
I must say the large size don’t bother me at all, which i feared a little when i got it, cuz compared to the Ganzo auto i used to carry its gigantic.