301 spey blade when closed

beestokk

beestokk

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hey all - was checking out the black velox 301 at my local buck supplier and noticed that when the spey blade was closed the edge toward the tip was visible slightly (right where it curves/sweeps upwards). i ran my finger over it and couldn't feel or catch the edge, and it seemed recessed enough to be well protected. thought maybe it was the display model, so asked to see one out of the box and it was the same. my question is whether or not this is normal for 301s? didn't seem to be a real issue or put the edge or user at risk, just want to make sure so that when i purchase i know what's normal and what's not.

on a side note when i closed the main clip blade on the new in box one, it seemed to stick a bit at times and needed to be pushed just a bit to get it the blade/tip all the way recessed into the handles. is that a common problem? seems easy enough to avoid by checking the individual knife prior to purchase.

thanks!
 
Yeah, the spey blade is a bit proud of the scales. It's that way on all of them. It's part of the design, not a manufacturing flaw.

No, it doesn't seem to matter when carrying them. I've never caught my finger on an edge, nor has the edge gone dull.
 
on a side note when i closed the main clip blade on the new in box one, it seemed to stick a bit at times and needed to be pushed just a bit to get it the blade/tip all the way recessed into the handles. is that a common problem? seems easy enough to avoid by checking the individual knife prior to purchase.

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Bucks generally have a lighter pull than alot of other brands when opening. But they usually snap shut pretty well. I would definately avoid one that did not snap shut.
 
Triple ditto with one add on.

Anyone who has anything wrong with blades, clean joint and blade well REALLY well before it becomes a real problem in your mind. The evil black grit must invade the knife during shipping thru a volcanic eruption......if your gritty, lay out a paper towel and blow out blade well with air or WD-40 and see what I mean.
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300Bucks said:
Triple ditto with one add on.

Anyone who has anything wrong with blades, clean joint and blade well REALLY well before it becomes a real problem in your mind. The evil black grit must invade the knife during shipping thru a volcanic eruption......if your gritty, lay out a paper towel and blow out blade well with air or WD-40 and see what I mean.
300Bucks
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+1 :thumbup:

I've come to expect that most new production slipjoints could use a good flushing out at the joints, straight out of the box. This comes up with a lot of Case knives I've bought, too. I assume it's probably polishing compound, from the final 'buff & fluff' at the factory that gets into the pivots but, whatever it is, there's often a lot of it. I just flush it out thoroughly with WD-40, while exercising the pivots a bit. Once that's done, the sluggish/sticky closing issue is usually gone for good (so long as you keep the knife reasonably clean, as is good practice).
 
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I just wanted to add that the spey blade is my least favorite on my 301. The large blade is nice, but the one I love is the flat blade. So easy to sharpen and extremely useful. My 301 is, without a doubt, the sharpest knife I own. I only wish it didn't close so easily.
 
yea i was surprised by how soft the springs are in the ones i've handled but it sounds normal and something ppl don't report any problems with...so, i figure i'll adjust :-)
 
I have several 303's and 301's . With 3 springs per knife, that's a fair sample size of springs. While some of the springs lack the robust snap that a lot of folks seem to yearn for, they are all strong enough to keep the knife blade where I want it. I've never had one close at the wrong time.
 
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