Harbor Freight Folder Recall

[cigars]

I'm sure that a lot of you have one of these five dollar folders along with your Schrades, Puma's, Buck's and Benchmade's.
According to the article though they've sold over a million of them. At least they're standing behind them.

More than 1M Harbor Freight pocketknives recalled over 'laceration hazard'

More than 1 million pocketknives have been recalled due to a "laceration hazard," safety officials announced Friday.

www.foxnews.com

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[bbbass]

Silly people using $1 pocket knives as pry bars, hole punch, etc... gonna lose yer finners!!!

 

[Rickenbacher39]

People getting cut on a knife.
Who'da thunk it?

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

"because the lock fails"

idiots. i still have a swiss army knife i got when i was 5 years old from boy scouts. no lock. never got cut.

 

[ma96782]

Yup.....1st lesson to learn.

Knives are dangerous (generally, sharp) and you could get cut.

Aloha, Mark

PS.....as I've had to tell ex-GFs of the past. A knife is not a good:

screwdriver,
pry bar,
can opener.....etc.....

Use the more appropriate/correct tool(s) for those jobs.

 

[cigars]

I like folders but I always have an inherent mistrust for them.

 

[Hawaiian]

Buying a $5 knife is kinda like buying a $20 new tire for your car. It is going to fail.

 

[Stomper]

"because the lock fails"

idiots. i still have a swiss army knife i got when i was 5 years old from boy scouts. no lock. never got cut.

You ain't trying hard enough!

 

[TTSX]

I mean, it's a harbor freight knife..... C'mon people! Open up your wallets if you want something decent. Even an expensive knife isn't very expensive compared to the.... Several.... Guns I'm sure we all own.

 

[Ratfink]

Two words..Benchmade/ Kershaw

 

[cigars]

Say what you want about Harbor Freight.

 

[7empest]

Harbor Freight knives, Dollar Tree steak, gas station tuna.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

 

[titsonritz]

Say what you want about Harbor Freight.

OK they suck sh!t and if you're serious about quality tools you're not buying from Harbor Freight.

 

[osprey]

Well I was under my rig the other day scraping the grime off the tag on the tranny with my harbor freight folder when the lock failed and it scissored shut cutting a chunk off the tip of my middle finger. It was just then I realized I was under a 6000 # rig held up by 4 harbor freight jackstands.



Not really but a very plausible scenario don'tcha think?

 

[cigars]

Well I was under my rig the other day scraping the grime off the tag on the tranny with my harbor freight folder when the lock failed and it scissored shut cutting a chunk off the tip of my middle finger. It was just then I realized I was under a 6000 # rig held up by 4 harbor freight jackstands.



Not really but a very plausible scenario don'tcha think?

I have one of their 3 ton dual piston floor jacks. Every time I use it I back it up with a jack stand. Well I guess that's good safety practice anyway. However I also have an inherent mistrust for hydraulic seals as well as folding knives (to your point).

 

[eldbillbo]

Two words..Benchmade/ Kershaw

NO, just one word Kershaw. I want to know my money is going into the blade.

 

[edzz]

NO, just one word Kershaw. I want to know my money is going into the blade.

Maybe it's a local thing but for me I'd rather Buck it.

 

[eldbillbo]

Buck has been around a long time and makes really good knives with a fantastic warranty. That is what my dad gave me and my brothers for our birthdays for hunting and I still have a few of his that goes hunting with me every year and none of them cost in the 3 digits

 

[tinkerbill]

Two words..Benchmade/ Kershaw

And currently I pick Kershaw. They do make some pretty good knifes that are NOT gold-plated, make em out of steel formulas in the "decent" category, and they seem to know how to properly temper them! I used to cherish a Benchmade my son gave me that cost over $175. I was afraid to use it and lose it so I stuck it in a drawer. It's blade was 154CM makeup and rated 54/57 Rockwell hardness. Now I edc a bargain ($14.03) Kershaw "Grinder" knife I found on Amazon that evidently has gone out of style but has a 4CR13MOV formula blade tempered to 58 Rockwell that stays just as sharp as my Benchmade! I no longer worry about losing it because I bought TWO backups of same knife! I kinda like the roach belly curve of the knife and love the quick open tab at top of knife. It's the first time I've experienced this type of one-hand opener and it's great!

 

[tinkerbill]

I'm sure that a lot of you have one of these five dollar folders along with your Schrades, Puma's, Buck's and Benchmade's.
According to the article though they've sold over a million of them. At least they're standing behind them.

More than 1M Harbor Freight pocketknives recalled over 'laceration hazard'

More than 1 million pocketknives have been recalled due to a "laceration hazard," safety officials announced Friday.

www.foxnews.com

Yup, I'm not proud. I bought one of these and soon cast it aside. Someone gave me another. Now I can get $10 out of the deal. Kudos that HF does the right thing!