Knife Buying Guide Part1.mpg

Things to look out for when buying a new knife:
1) Blade wiggle
2) Blade centering
3) Even sharpness / shiny points
4) Lock tightness / straightness.
5) Blade retention
6) Ease of use
7) Ease of repair
8) Pocket clip retention

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[ArgentSanguine]

I live in that oh so knife restrictive of lands known as the uk. I'm not allowed anything that locks or is longer than 3". So my criteria gets a little awkward.

1) UK Street Legal?

2) Value (am I getting my money's worth?)

3) Can I use it and what for? (inc. comfort in the hand and pocket)

4) Style

5) Weight

Does anyone else think UK knife laws are too restrictive?

[CreativeOutletHobbie]

@ArgentSanguine Very good criteria.

[loismustdie7890]

1.price

2. steel

3. blade shape

4.lock

5.weight

[CreativeOutletHobbie]

yep price is an important one I didn't mention.

[TH3aznEmperor]

how do you center a automatic knife's blade because my benchmade out of the box wasn't completely centered

[Hitari0]

My spyderco was very sharp and shiny out of the box.

[Hitari0]

1. Value (price vs what you get)

2. Versatility (unless buying for a specific use)

3. Blade steel

4.Aesthetics (Even if it's a sebenza for $100, I will not accept pink)

5. Lock type (I prefer not having a lockback unless I really like everything else)

6. Blade play

7. Handle material (put higher if material is uncomfortable)

8. Weight (anything under 6 oz unless worth it)

9. Blade centering (unless it's very off)

10. Blade shape (no serrations unless fully serrated for a certain purpose)

[thecajunblaze]

Great points!  Going to watch PART 2, Now.

[DoritoMonk]

All of the Coldsteel and Benchmade knives I've ever seen have failed criteria #3 miserably :P

I usually consider out-of-the-box sharpness to be a bonus, not a selling point. I have yet to find a knife that meets my sharpness standard out of the box.

Ease of sharpening (especially the blade shape, blade steel, etc.) is probably one of the biggest issues I look at before buying a knife - if the blade has a ridiculous shape, it's probably not going to be easy to sharpen...

Just my 2 cents!

[sirarrowmen]

yeah ive had sharpness problems with my benchmade 940