Chris Reeve Knives

Wild Willie said:
My impression has been that it's recommended with a dealer bought knife because they can sit on the shelf on occasion and the lube dries out. My small 31 came brand new directly from crk and was fine other than needing a bit of a break in.
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The date on the zaan's card was 1 week before it arrived at the dealer. They sent me notification of its arrival, I purchased, and it was promptly shipped. I had it within 2 weeks of its "birthdate".
The situation with the small box elder was similar, except I happened upon it by chance. I'd have to double-check the card to see exactly how much time was involved; but it wasn't sitting there long.
 
hhmoore said:
The date on the zaan's card was 1 week before it arrived at the dealer. They sent me notification of its arrival, I purchased, and it was promptly shipped. I had it within 2 weeks of its "birthdate".
The situation with the small box elder was similar, except I happened upon it by chance. I'd have to double-check the card to see exactly how much time was involved; but it wasn't sitting there long.
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Alrighty then, I stand corrected.
 
On both those and the other current production 31, the grease was dark grey when I opened them. After wiping that off, an alcohol soaked rag turned black from the cleaning the pivot area of the slabs...and doing the other pivot components blackened a few swabs.
 
hhmoore said:
I don't doubt the recommendation, or the reason; though they currently seem to be flying off the shelves :thumbsup:
I wasn't trying to be an unappreciative jerk.
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Didn't think you were at all man. 👍

I've only had 2 pass through my hands and I sold my inlaid 21 to finance the purchase of the 31. So your sample size is far larger than mine. The 21 came off the exchange here, and had been sitting a while, so I did the whole clean and re lube thing.
 
What I always liked about CRK was the precision and quality of their knifes - along with great customer service from a company that is passionate about what they do. At the risk of hyperbole, other watches tell time just as good as a Rolex but when you wear a Rolox or carry a Chris Reeve knife, there is a satisfaction that, to many, defies description or explanation.
 
SALTY said:
What I always liked about CRK was the precision and quality of their knifes - along with great customer service from a company that is passionate about what they do. At the risk of hyperbole, other watches tell time just as good as a Rolex but when you wear a Rolox or carry a Chris Reeve knife, there is a satisfaction that, to many, defies description or explanation.
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Glad to hear I’m not the only one thinking this way. Despite the insane market for Rolex currently, these were actually first built as tool watches, and are still built like tanks, meant to be used and abused and keep ticking, just like Crk. Now that the ‘tool’ watches can go for tens of thousands of dollars they’ve drifted far from that history, sadly, but that’s how they were first conceived, luxury tool items!
 
SALTY said:
What I always liked about CRK was the precision and quality of their knifes - along with great customer service from a company that is passionate about what they do. At the risk of hyperbole, other watches tell time just as good as a Rolex but when you wear a Rolox or carry a Chris Reeve knife, there is a satisfaction that, to many, defies description or explanation.
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Well said. I’m a fan of knives and watches alike. I have and love my CRK’s. Though , I have yet to wear a Rolex. Maybe one day.
 
Wolverine666 said:
Well said. I’m a fan of knives and watches alike. I have and love my CRK’s. Though , I have yet to wear a Rolex. Maybe one day.
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And similar to Crk, Rolex is one of the few brands (other than ones that cost the same as a house!) that if you can get one even close to retail price will absolutely hold its value or even appreciate. Nice to have toys that at least hold their value even when you use them fairly hard!
 
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