Well, the UPS guy just dropped mine off, so I can give y'all my impression of the knife. All in all, it's a good knife at a decent price. Fit and finish are good - the spring is a pretty solid 5, the grinds are even, and I can't see daylight on either side of the backspring. The chestnut bone looks okay, although it sorta shades to pink where it was shaped to fit the bolsters. Not a big deal to me. The blade is mostly centered, and the fit of the blade to the backspring is better than average, although not as good as the Case swayback jack that I picked up last year. It's got a half-stop, and the backspring is all but flush with the blade is closed, but very, very slightly below the liners at the half-stop and open positions. The one odd thing is that someone ground the kick down just a tiny bit after the knife was put together. It's doubly odd, I think, because as near as I can tell, the tip of the blade was already below the liners before the grinding was done. I compared it with my Hampton Back Pocket, and the closed length of the Case is maybe an eighth of an inch longer, but the blade of the knife Kerry made is about a quarter inch longer. It's not exactly a fair comparison, though, because the custom has a Zulu spear blade, rather than a clip blade.
Basically, I like it. I don't buy many production knives anymore, since my custom habit eats my knife budget, but this is a keeper.
James
I'm glad it's not a fair comparison
