Knives you want to like but somehow don't

grg · #41

I've got to add another knife that I just don't care for at all.The leafstorm,I just don't like it at all, even thought its a good looking knife, it just isn't for me.

Meshuggah · #42

The Manix 2. It's a nice knife, but I just think it's ugly....

v8r · #43

Caly 3,Caly 3.5, Chinese lum. Just can't get myself to get pumped about the Caly3 or it's larger brother. Love the way the Chinese lum looks, but feels terrible in my hands.

warriorsociologist · #44

I've owned both for a short while on several occasions -- BG-42 & S90V Militaries, and recently even a CF/S90C Para2. As much as I wanted them to "click," it just never happened. I honestly thought the Para2 was going to be "it" for me. Then I picked up the knife I had passed over several times...the Gayle Bradley. It have far exceeded my expectations and I have no plans on releasing it.

Lev · #45

Sage series. I keep hoping I'll warm up to them, but always find something else more interesting.

And any Manix. I know, I know, a fantastic knife for many, but does absolutely nothing for me.

Lev

camokid · #46

For me its the Bird line-up I like the prices and the new FFG models, but I never could warm up the the funky comet shaped hole. Oh and the chinook I never did like the 3rd model. but I wish I could get a hold of an old Chinook 1. To me it looks more like a traditional bowie shape blade.

Water_Gremlin · #47

Manix 2 for me. I love the lock but the knife is too bulky in the pocket for me.

yablanowitz · #48

There's a whole laundry list of knives I wanted to like and couldn't, and I am definitely in heresy territory with my tastes. The original Lum Chinese is on there, with the Persian, Gayle Bradley, Barong, Rocklobster, Manix 2, Spin, Jester, Ladybug, Kiwi, ATR and a few others keeping it company. That doesn't include the ones I wanted to like but never managed more than "Meh, it's okay" about, nor the one's I didn't expect to like and didn't.

jezabel · #49

The Manix 2. If the Cf S90V sprint couldn't win me over no M2 would.
Mainly due to an accumulation of minor gripes which resulted in me never using it! No matter what I cut with the M2 I had other Spydies I preferred which got the job done better or easier. Though I'm glad really, as a Manix addiction could have been very expensive.

Now I just need to find some more S90V!

J

fast.ed · #50

For me It was the black almite Copilot. I like smaller knives with a plain edge. Saw pictures of the Copilot, and it looked like the perfect knife. You know how it is, you can see a thousand pictures, but it has to be in your hand before before you decide. It's a great knife, built like a tank, but it just not the one. My Ladybug has been my EDC for the last year (no snickers please).

fast.ed · #51

For me it was the black almite copilot. I like small knives with a plain edge. Saw pictures of the Copilot and liked it. When I finally got one it just didn't fit. You can see a 1000 pictures, but it has to be in your hand before you can decide.

Mwalle6 · #52

Para 2 - I'm a lefty and just could not get used to operating the comp lock left handed. If they ever come out with a left handed version of this lock this knife will rarely ever leave my pocket.

Sage 3 - I just thought the 1 and 2 were way better. I didn't like the lock so much either. Liked it, didn't love it.

dsmegst · #53

jezabel wrote:Though I'm glad really, as a Manix addiction could have been very expensive.
J

Tell me about it.

rororo64 · #54

Para 2 with dlc coating... I really like the regular paramilitary 2 and the digicam military with dlc, but I can't get the same feel with this one. My problem with it is the coating is kind of shiny and there's no blackened hardware...

ReGZ_93 · #55

I wanted to like the delica 4, but it can't hold a candle to my Carbon Fibre Delica. The older handle was a lot more comfortable to use than the new one.

The other I really wanted to like was the original Paramilitary. The handle ergos are slightly odd to me, and the high ride clip also makes it hard to carry at the office.

I really like the Caly series and the Lum Chinese folder. Those two are close to the ideal size for my hand, and the ergos are awesome.

D1omedes · #56

Mini Persian 2 for me. I really wanted to EDC this model but it just hasn't worked out. The boye dent is too deep to comfortably unlock the knife and the stiff action is annoying. The clip is still too tight for my tastes, even after sanding the G10 under it. I found myself just picking up the Caly 3 like I always do after a while.

I'm still keeping the MP2 as a part of my Schempp collection but it just hasn't become one of my primary EDC options.

Pneumothorax · #57

This will be viewed as heresy by some, but I cannot get into the Military.

jackthedog · #58

I hate to say it but the Sage series for me. Just doesn't fit my hand very well. Fantastic fit and finish and materials, but it just doesn't work out for me in terms of ergonomics.

Mako109 · #59

OK, I'll just say it...any model made with FRN handles/scales, especially when they come in Skittle colors. Plastic...yuck. BUT I will admit to the utility of the material and a couple of the bright colors IF they serve a purpose (like easier identification when in a bag, etc). There, I said it. Don't kick me.

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Knives you want to like but somehow don't

The Military...and even the Para2.