I recently got a Cara Cara after reading a lot about it in various knife forums. After using and abusing it for about 2 months, here are my reactions:
1. Edge-holding: Holds it's edge well, even after cutting a lot of cardboard and accidentally hitting the cement while cutting through a few things. I will say, hitting the cement wasn't the best for it, but I still used it for about 2 weeks after those incidents and it was sharp enough. When I did sharpen it yesterday, it took a new edge like a champ. Took me about 15 minutes to sharpen it and it was once again really sharp. We'll see how long it holds this edge.
2. Design: I really like the design on this knife. The new signature opening in the blade works really well. I was a bit skeptical of it at first, but I've grown to really like it.
3. Lock-back mechanism: This knife has taken quite a bit of abuse in the 2 months I've had it, and the lock-back mechanism is still locking up as tight as the day that I got it. I'm really impressed.
4. Downside: The knife has taken a lot of abuse and it has developed some play in the blade. It's not unbearable, but I wish it would hold up better in that aspect. That's really the only bad thing I could say about the knife, and in it's defense, I've used it for some prying, which is probably the reason why it has developed the play in the blade there.
Overall, great knife. I'd recommend it to anyone for the cheap price. It really feels like a knife that could be priced in the $75 dollar range or so, but I got it for just under 40 bucks online including shipping.
I was wondering if anyone has some experience with this knife and had any suggestions for tightening up the play in the blade. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Luc
1. Edge-holding: Holds it's edge well, even after cutting a lot of cardboard and accidentally hitting the cement while cutting through a few things. I will say, hitting the cement wasn't the best for it, but I still used it for about 2 weeks after those incidents and it was sharp enough. When I did sharpen it yesterday, it took a new edge like a champ. Took me about 15 minutes to sharpen it and it was once again really sharp. We'll see how long it holds this edge.
2. Design: I really like the design on this knife. The new signature opening in the blade works really well. I was a bit skeptical of it at first, but I've grown to really like it.
3. Lock-back mechanism: This knife has taken quite a bit of abuse in the 2 months I've had it, and the lock-back mechanism is still locking up as tight as the day that I got it. I'm really impressed.
4. Downside: The knife has taken a lot of abuse and it has developed some play in the blade. It's not unbearable, but I wish it would hold up better in that aspect. That's really the only bad thing I could say about the knife, and in it's defense, I've used it for some prying, which is probably the reason why it has developed the play in the blade there.
Overall, great knife. I'd recommend it to anyone for the cheap price. It really feels like a knife that could be priced in the $75 dollar range or so, but I got it for just under 40 bucks online including shipping.
I was wondering if anyone has some experience with this knife and had any suggestions for tightening up the play in the blade. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Luc