Poor quality for a Sharp product
587042
Received the timepiece well packed, but on opening, found that the inner plastic fixtures were broken to little pieces and many screws and these plastic pieces were rattling inside.  Also, one of the two legs was missing, which was located wedged inside the carton, but could not put it back since the plastic mount where this goes in also was broken. When notified Amazon, they immediately responded with a CREDIT and advised not to ship the junk item back.  I did not opt for a replacement.
2807698
Blades were out of alignment and edges were dull... the result of cheap steel and poor manufacturing tolerances. Not adequate or safe to use on the hard nails of a large dog, in my case a 90 lb. German Shepherd.
2900223
I am not happy with this awl. The tip is blunt, the shaft very wide, and there are sharp cutting edges (a manufacturing error) on the collar at the base of the wooden knob handle. Altogether an inferior product. I am not able to use it in the way I had hoped.
2220933
I purchased these knives and paid the VERY high price because I never wanted to have to buy knives again.  I considered them heirloom items.  I've owned them just under two years, and I find that they do not hold their sharpness evenly or for an extended period.  I almost find myself having to rinse, dry and sharpen them during butchering!  They definately do not perform as well as my Forschner or Cutco knives.  Alst they are extremely likely to chip at the edges and two of the set of three have already gotten chipped at the tip. Apparently they can't seem to handle any contact with bone.  In this case, price certainly doesn't equal quality.  I can't imagine why there were so many reviewers on here that recommended these knives.  Maybe I got snookered and these are "knock offs" of the real Shun?
248369
I bought these knifes, odveously used for beginners due to the fact that they are not sharp. The case is very low quality and was frailing when I got it. The knives were also chipped on the edges. Although they were cheep I would not recommend buying these. 2/5 would return if possible.
2254417
I reluctantly give this a 1 star rating.  CRKT has really lost quality control on this knife.  I received the knife and immediately noticed poor workmanship.  Edges are not finished, polishing material had accumulated under the scales and not cleaned properly.  The scales are rough and flakey on the edges, very poor manufacturing.  The rest of the pieces of the knife are poorly fit together, one screw is stripped.  Basically if you buy this knife as a "kit-knife", you got what you wanted.  Final fit and finish, cleaning and removing rough edges is up to the customer.  Very bad quality, not recommended.
1839770
For the price I paid for this knife set, I'm disappointed. The variety of knives in here are good; standard. The knives are EXTREMELY sharp (in fact, I accidentally cut off a large chunk of the tip of my thumb shortly after getting them - GROSS!), but with a few uses, they became extremely dull and pretty much need to be sharpened before every single use now, so they don't stay sharp for very long, which is annoying. When you need a knife for dinner, you want to just be able to pull the knife out and use it, not sharpen it first. The scissors were dull from the very beginning and are close to being useless at this point. No where in the Amazon description does it say that these cannot be put in the dishwasher. If I had known that I probably wouldn't have even purchased them. I only found out after opening the box. Even hand washing with mild dish soap and the handles stopped looking nice and shiny, and now look dull & grey, instead of black and shiny. They also look like they have hard water spots on them, even though I've always washed and dried immediately after use. The block that they are sitting in gets SO easily scratched and scraped up, so it already looks like cheap crap. For the price I paid for these knives, I'm really disappointed and don't recommend them to anyone else. Look for something nicer.
156835
Better than the nearly useless home depot brand, but quality is barely passable.  The blade started to chip and round over when I hit small knots in pine as soon as I started using hit and the locking mechanism on the bade iron looks like it will only last a few sessions of hard use.  I had high hopes for this.

Incidentally, I was sharpening the blade for this and my dad's old smoothing plane.  The steel on this is just whatever was cheapest on hand in China, while my dad's antique smoothing plane blade is made out of some really hard and tough steel.  My dad's smoother blade was difficult to sharpen, while it ate knots for breakfast.

Finally, the sloppy lockup on the blade makes it annoying to square the blade to the plane every-time I adjust the cut depth.  I suppose you get what you pay, but I was hoping that this would be the exception to the rule.

Unless you're only going to use this once or twice and throw away, I'd buy something that is better quality.
4941149
Poor quality - they are made of some type of base metal with a stainless steel coating, which is peeling loose from the knife in my set leaving sharp little jagged metal slivers.  Better to get a plastic spork to use with your pocket knife.
3221446
The knives indeed have a problem staying sharp.  They must be dried completely to prevent rust from forming.  And last but not least, the paring knife broke.  Rather disappointing for "German Steel"...not!
3674896
These were purchased as an exact replacement for a pair that was several years old and still very sharp but the handle broke.  When received, the blister pack had somehow opened itself completely and there was no blade cover in the box.  I suspect that I received another dissatisfied customer's return.  Anyway, the quality of the new ones leave something to be desired as they neither have the sharpness or feel in my hand as the ones they replaced.  Better, cheaper options available.
861049
Tip does not hold an edge requires frequent sharping.
207913
I used it for a week and it wasn't sharp enough to use any more.  So mad that I spent the extra money when the actual blades are the same at the $1.59 one you get at any other store.
1010373
I thought this sharpener was great at first and loved its compact size, but after using it a dozen times I noticed my knives were not getting as sharp. After using it another dozen times I threw it out cause my my knife was so dull, I couldn't cut tomatoes without smashing them from the force I was applying.
3024630
I purchased this because it was a Gerber product and that used to mean QUALITY! This saw is not a reliable peace of gear to depend on. The second time I used it, the cheap plastic handle broke and I was not doing anything that was putting a severe strain on it. I'm glad that I found out how cheap this product is before I ever really needed to depend on it. Look elsewhere if you want a quality product.
1066773
The edges are sharp and I cut myself installing them. I also had to actually put some tape all around them so they don't scratch the paint off my vehicle. Not a good quality product.
2579775
The quality was so poor I had to return it. Pass on this one. I tried the OLFA knife instead and it's much better.