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bad monkey
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I'm interested in this line as well! How do you like the grandaddy?
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They have an online store where you can buy the folders. Not sure if there are dealers for them. I want to get my hands on a tanto bad monkey eventually.
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My local dealer has been trying to get dealership status for them since they came out. It seems like they didn't expect for the knives to sell as quickly as they have and they haven't been able to keep up with demand, plus they had some manufacturing equipment issues that slowed them down for a while. As far as I know the only place to get them is from Southern Grind's online shop directly. They won't be filling dealer orders for a while. If you see one for sale it is either used or the dealer paid the normal price and is selling at full retail. My local shop did a few this way and couldn't keep them on the shelf. This is all what he told me and he has been in regular contact with them since they first rolled out.
I have a Bad Monkey and I will say, it's worth every penny.
I have a Bad Monkey and I will say, it's worth every penny.
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Just got mine today and it is Bad-Ass.
Swag was cool too (can-koozie, para-cord bracelet, and Keychain - all with Southern Grind logos).
My first impressions are damn... this thing is light-weight. Titanium liners and carbon fiber make this thing a super light-weight thin package with a ton of blade (over 4"). Overall fit/finish is impressive. The Carbon Fiber has a nice texture to it, the stone-washing on the blade is very nice, and the wave is functional, yet not intrusive.
I will say that the fact that you need to buy a tool (though only $10 from Southern Grind), and that the pocket clip is tiny and doesn't touch the scales (I think that's by design - every one I've seen so far doesn't touch the scales) are all a bit odd, but they don't necessarily constitute a problem. A lot of folks complain about the Sandvik steel (14c28n) but like AUS8a, if the heat treat is right, it can be a very effective steel that is easy to sharpen.
And when you add the fact that the knife is a mid-tech (made with CNC machines and more human interaction as opposed to assembly line robots and batch QC checks), CF scales, Ti liners, an Emerson licensed Wave feature... It would be hard to expect this knife for the pricepoint it's at with better steel.
So far my only complaint is that since it's a Ti liner, it has the normal slightly gritty lock while it's breaking in (though not nearly as bad as my Emerson CQC-7V was), but the access to the liner is extremely slim - they could relieve the cut on the opposite scale like 1/16" more and fix this, but as for now it makes for an extremely sore thumb if you're deploying it over and over again (to try and break it in). The liner is already relieved (the scale is actually proud of the liner by a good bit - seems like they were thinking of trimming back the scale but didn't), so I don't know if this was an original design that they changed their minds about or what.
I did just figure out who Zac Brown is (the singer) - he's apparently way into knives and started Southern Grind (and owns it today).
Here's mine (blurry pics - a tornado is apparently coming here in Oklahoma and it got super humid outside just now so it fogged up the lens on my camera):
Swag was cool too (can-koozie, para-cord bracelet, and Keychain - all with Southern Grind logos).
My first impressions are damn... this thing is light-weight. Titanium liners and carbon fiber make this thing a super light-weight thin package with a ton of blade (over 4"). Overall fit/finish is impressive. The Carbon Fiber has a nice texture to it, the stone-washing on the blade is very nice, and the wave is functional, yet not intrusive.
I will say that the fact that you need to buy a tool (though only $10 from Southern Grind), and that the pocket clip is tiny and doesn't touch the scales (I think that's by design - every one I've seen so far doesn't touch the scales) are all a bit odd, but they don't necessarily constitute a problem. A lot of folks complain about the Sandvik steel (14c28n) but like AUS8a, if the heat treat is right, it can be a very effective steel that is easy to sharpen.
And when you add the fact that the knife is a mid-tech (made with CNC machines and more human interaction as opposed to assembly line robots and batch QC checks), CF scales, Ti liners, an Emerson licensed Wave feature... It would be hard to expect this knife for the pricepoint it's at with better steel.
So far my only complaint is that since it's a Ti liner, it has the normal slightly gritty lock while it's breaking in (though not nearly as bad as my Emerson CQC-7V was), but the access to the liner is extremely slim - they could relieve the cut on the opposite scale like 1/16" more and fix this, but as for now it makes for an extremely sore thumb if you're deploying it over and over again (to try and break it in). The liner is already relieved (the scale is actually proud of the liner by a good bit - seems like they were thinking of trimming back the scale but didn't), so I don't know if this was an original design that they changed their minds about or what.
I did just figure out who Zac Brown is (the singer) - he's apparently way into knives and started Southern Grind (and owns it today).
Here's mine (blurry pics - a tornado is apparently coming here in Oklahoma and it got super humid outside just now so it fogged up the lens on my camera):
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Weird, just got mine from the exchange today as well! Mine has already been broken in so I can tell you it is buttery smooth with literally zero stick. Even after getting a ton of oil on the lock face, it still doesn't stick. I'm really enjoying this knife, the fit and finish is really excellent and the amount of actual hand finishing on it goes beyond most midtechs. When you don't take into account the steel, the price actually is quite low considering the amount of hand finishing.
The coolest thing I've seen thus far is that the Ti locking liner, which is quite substantial, doesn't have a milled out portion. How they managed to make the lock easy to disengage while retaining all of that metal is beyond me.
The coolest thing I've seen thus far is that the Ti locking liner, which is quite substantial, doesn't have a milled out portion. How they managed to make the lock easy to disengage while retaining all of that metal is beyond me.
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Don't get me wrong, mine isn't sticky - it just has that gritty disengage of a Ti liner against steel (when it's first breaking in). It probably doesn't help that my thumb is sore from opening/closing mine like 500 times today just playing with it since I got it.
Out of curiosity, is the cut-out on the non-locking liner's scale on yours flush with the liner or is the scale a little proud of the liner (just in that cutout area on the scale/liner)?
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The carbon fiber scale is proud of the titanium liner, like yours is. It does seem like an easy fix for them to make, like you said the design is already there. I'm guessing it's like that for the same reason as the SnG and Gayle Bradley - to prevent accidental disengagement of the lock. My pocket clip similarly does not touch the scale, again I think you were right in that it was intentional. I just contacted Benchmade for a split arrow clip in case I don't end up liking the little SG one, but for now it doesn't bother me. I believe mine is a fairly recent one (I can't be too sure because I wasn't the original owner) because the detent isn't as weak as the early ones were made out to be.
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Here's a link to my review and thoughts on the Bad Monkey - really loving mine!
Here's a link to my review and thoughts on the Bad Monkey - really loving mine!
rabbivj
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i just got my bad monkey on friday and yeah the lock stick is crazy on mine. I got mine shipped from SG mounted for left hand carry (they can make one with the liner on the other side but its a longer wait) but yeah my lock is hella sticky, i may end up sending it back to SG to get the liner flipped cause ive found it easier to push forward on the liner cut out instead of back. Grant it ive had it for a few days, ive prolly deployed it maybe a hundred times to break it in...SG said it may take a lil over a week to break in but we shall see...