An overlooked knife..

[jdowell]

A couple of months ago, I bought a small Vapor.
I'd never owned a framelock and wanted to check it out.
I think the little Vapor is Kershaw's cheapest knife, but could be wrong.
This knife has been my main edc since I bought it.

I went back to the store today and looked at the Chive, Leek, and Storm (big one) Interestingly enough, all of them seemed cheaper than the Vapor to me. They all have plastic pieces. The scales on the Chive and Leek are held together with plastic?
I was specifically looking at framelocks. The little Vapor has the thickest lock relief of them all. I couldn't believe how deep the relief was on the other three. It seemed paper thin by comparison!
Of the four knives mentioned, I'll take the Vapor every time.

On another note, I really like the Cyclone and Junkyard Dog. The Junkyard Dog may just be the best bang for buck in the knife world.

jas

 

[offsetlover]

that plastic you mention is g-10 i do believe. dont be dismayed by that. g-10 is awsome, and so are leeks and chives and storms. get one of each. they will grow on ya. the vapor is cool, i do agree

 

[svrider3]

Also they're not held together by the G-10 back spacer. There are screws that
go through from the front scale then pass through the spacer and screw into the
opposite scale. I've been carrying a Leek since 03' and it's still strong as ever. I also
agree the vapor is a nice knife for the money. It was the 1st Kershaw I bought for
my son. With that said don't let the back spacer sway you from the Chives and Leeks.
They are very well built.

 

[kgriggs8]

That small Vapor is a good knife for the money.

In fact, it is a mile stone knife for me. It was my first good quality modern knife. By modern, I mean, it had a clip and could be closed and opened with one hand.

I had a S&W SWAT before the Vapor. It was my first modern knife. Without the Vapor, I might not have become a knife knut.

I carried it for one compleat year at work. It preformed well. After one year of construction work, it still looked like new.