I've been thinking about getting one of these, but I'm too tight.What's the difference between yours and the CHAD Subcom Ben - any idea? They seem to go for a bit less.
Quote from: DaveK on December 24, 2008, 03:54:55 AMI've been thinking about getting one of these, but I'm too tight.What's the difference between yours and the CHAD Subcom Ben - any idea? They seem to go for a bit less.Unless I'm mistaken, Ben has a Subcom F, which -is- Chad Los Banos' design built by Boker... see the "CLB" logo on the blade. The whole Subcom line is Chad's designs. Here's his site: http://www.clbdesign.info/
Ok, the only complaint I have about my Boker Trance is the pivot screw gets loosened easily after hard usage. Loctite may work but I may have to retighten it again down the road so... maybe thread tape? We'll see what happens. BTW, Marc/EDCDepot is a great place to get the Subcoms. Good prices, he ships quick, and you get a free spy capsule with every order. MOF, I never thought of getting a capsule but after getting one with my Trance I now see its utility. Anyway, Merry Christmas!
Just thought I'd post a few pics of my new knife. I have been really impressed with it so far. (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)Couple of pics that show the clip. Very tight but can be used as a pocket clip.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)Below is a picture of the lock. It is very tight and stiff to release ATM, but I am sure this will get easier with some use.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)The knife opens very smoothly and although it is quite small, it fits nicely in the hand. See video below;
DaveK and Ben, It feels like the original one! and it's very sharp too! I don't know how they did it
Quote from: Teofilo on January 24, 2009, 01:03:20 AMDaveK and Ben, It feels like the original one! and it's very sharp too! I don't know how they did it For $3.99 who cares
I hope this doesn't turn into a row again, and of course you are dead right Ben, the people who make these things should be shut down, but.....I do find these knock-offs fascinating. That looks like one of the best I've seen - maybe similar to the Rescue knives that NKB got?
It's more likely the case that they struggle to come up with innovative stuff of their own. Couple that with the fact that marketing and advertising are expensive, why not let someone else do all that and hijack their business?
For $3.99 something has to give, either in the quality or materials. I can't see this knockoff being anywhere near the quality of an original. At that price the seller's still making some profit so there's definately something wrong with this picture. Possibly it's not AUS8 or real G10 scales.
What bothers me is the very near future, it'll be very hard for us to distinguish what an original and a knockoff is.