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Gerber Flatiron Cleaver Frame Lock Knife
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Gerber Flatiron Cleaver Frame Lock Knife
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If you want control when your cutting and slicing, turn to the Gerber Flatiron. This cleaver-style blade is as easy to wield as they come Read More
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PowerWaffles
60
Nov 7, 2018
Only $3 more on Prime. Getting tired of stuff that is the same price on Amazon. What's the point in doing a groupbuy and waiting? For $3 extra it will be here in 2 days or I can wait nearly a month? No thanks.
tjc802
15
Dec 9, 2018
well for some people the price to performance on a 100+ dollar knife isn't as good of a deal as a 30 or less knife. The fact you can get a good build quality knife and decent steel for around 30 bucks is more enticing. I believe everyone should have a "cheaper" but good quality knife to use as a beater. I have many "cheap" knives and many "expensive" I love both and because i hone and strahp my blade basically every time I carry that knife i don't have any BIG issues with a cheaper blade steel. Just some food for thought!
sbenally2011
13
Nov 10, 2018
I've owned this knife before so I'll share a few thoughts. While I liked this knife there were some QC problems with this little guy that made me move on from mine. First off, the pocket clip on this sucks. It's stiff with no spring at all. While it didn't eat at my jeans, I'm sure that would have happened the longer I kept it. Next, while I was able to "spydie-flick" open this knife, it would lock up tightly and while that happened, I needed some force to disengage the lock to close the knife. Lastly, my thumb would begin to hurt just trying to open the knife even after a few tries. It's a decent knife and a fun one from Gerber but this has a few problems. Fix these, upgrade the steel, and I may have another one again.
Pilot88
9
Dec 8, 2018
sbenally2011Good information, thanks for passing that on. I wish this was spring assisted and had handles on both sides of the knife. You made some great points, so I’ll pass.
JohnShirley
2
Dec 8, 2018
Pilot88Scales are impossible on the frame lock side, and the knife would be much weaker if it had a liner lock.
MaxwellDemonic
838
Dec 13, 2018
UsrnameUnknownI'd take functionality and longevity over aesthetics any day of the week xD
SheepDog67
57
Feb 18, 2019
djprhahaha i see what you did there.. to be blunt that is a cutting wit you have.
tjc802
15
Dec 9, 2018
I agree with you there man. To be honest Gerber is becoming one of my least favorite knife companies. The brand deal with bear grylls, barely manufacturing any knives in the us, and most of the time overpricing many of their knives. With brands like CRKT and buck still doing good blades for the value and the new high quality knives out of china like, Artisan Cutlery, Civivi, and steel will. It makes them almost obsolete imo. The only knive theyve come out with lately I care about is the Strongarm, This (because the design is great as a cleaver blade), and the spine. That's a fraction of what they make, it's honestly sad.
Rosebud41
278
Nov 7, 2018
Secret knife code phrases: "easy to sharpen" equals "cheap steel".
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/gerbers-7cr17mov-stainless-steel-underrated.1510358/
Rosebud41
278
Nov 7, 2018
BknguyenYeah, it's potentially fine. I have a $24 CRKT 8CR13 that came very sharp and more or less stayed that way with moderate use. (And it can indeed be sharpened very easily as needed!)
But the heat treat and QC is more of a concern - even a cheap steel can be great with a good HT, while D2 can be utterly messed up with a poor treatment. Gerber may have issues here.
Ruike by comparison does an awesome job with their C14 steel, also at a $30 price point, so one does not necessarily have to compromise for that dollar value.
14themoney
1395
Feb 18, 2019
This is a great price. The knife? Well. That's different. I just finished reading a lot of review and they are all over the place. Which boils down to bad QC. There are two versions of this. This is the second. (The first was causing too many dissatisfied customers.) The backside is ugly. A picture of the back of the first edition is shown below. The overtravel stop had been hugely enlarged in the new edition. A common thread in my reading was that these screws are VERY hard to loosen. It would seems like a bad idea to expect to be able to take this apart. I've tossed money away on some Schrades. I bot them as beaters. Sadly, it's one of my better knives that takes the beating. Another common comment in the reviews was "If this had good steel, I would buy it despite the price increase." 440A (that's what 7Cr17 is analagous to.) is not that wonderful. Of course, it is way ahead of 420J2 and AUS-6. For $30, I must admit that I'm tempted. KC sells it for two dollars more and the purchases accumulate reward points which can be cashed in for a discount on your next purchase. I might have to run see if Wally Word has one in a box that I can play with.
14themoney
1395
Feb 18, 2019
This was the lowest price that I saw. I can't recall if I saw Amazon pricing. I should have, it always comes up when I am looking for things. Some were close to $50. I did not look at this very critically. I am use to seeing higher prices here than on other sites, so I was pleasantly surprised. I am totally with you on the shipping time. It's horrendous for the most part. If this was at a price that you suggested, especially the $20 one, I think that I would have taken the chance and ordered it.
jakob.s
71
Feb 18, 2019
14themoneyI just honestly don’t think a 7Cr steel of any kind is worth buying if you intend to use it much. I prefer to lean towards either 440C, 8Cr14MoV, or AUS-8 as my baseline.
RoninTheDog
17
Jan 20, 2019
So close Gerber! up the price by $5 or so and switch to a cheap but decent steel like D2, 14c28n, or 154cm and this would be pretty cool.
SheepDog67
57
Feb 18, 2019
RoninTheDogor drop the upgrade price , which isnt done anywhere else. this is no deal
jakob.s
71
Feb 18, 2019
RoninTheDogHonestly, this in a 14C28N steel would improve so much. Even just 8Cr14MoV, anything better than 7Cr.
JRPapollo
9
Nov 7, 2018
Thirty bucks of style. I'll stick with Eafengrow for cheap folders; they're overbuilt and use D2. I think Gerber needs to work on their reputation. From everything I've seen and heard, it's cool looking garbage for people who don't know anything about knives. The price here is maybe only slightly too high for the steel used, but with Gerber, I don't expect a quality product.
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