I've felt that too, until I saw the CQC-7v. it's my ideal Emerson configuration. a cqc-7 that isnt chisel ground, tan scales, plain edge, and the half satin/half stonewash finish on the blade is just amazing.
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CQC-7V First Impressions
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I've felt that too, until I saw the CQC-7v. it's my ideal Emerson configuration. a cqc-7 that isnt chisel ground, tan scales, plain edge, and the half satin/half stonewash finish on the blade is just amazing.
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Of course you now know, this means I have to get one now.
Thanks guys
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Thanks guys
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Happy to oblige, Mac!
You wern't going to use that money for something silly, like food or gas or something?
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Mine just came in today (it's my first Emerson). I never really knew much about Emerson knives but I always saw "that tan one" and thought it looked good. I'm not too keen on a lot of the designs from Emerson (purely aesthetics and to be fair, I've not handled a lot of them in person, so I'm probably not giving them enough credit), but I am warming up to some of the designs that I'm not particularly used to.
That being said, I set out one day to learn all I could about what Emerson knives were available at the present time and found that the CQC-7 series and the A-100s have that sort of sleek simplistic genius to them that I'm really digging for some reason so I ordered a 7V for my first Emerson.
First off - I'm not a fan of the chisel-edge on it, but I'm trying to give it a chance. Time will tell if I leave it or re-profile it on the Wicked Edge eventually. I'm not usually a fan of Tanto blades either, but even before ordering this one, it looked so perfect with the Tanto that I had to own one (so far, it's surprisingly utilitarian at opening packages and peeling off stickers/labels).
The super-gritty G10 is amazing and I love it. I don't typically clip knives to my pocket, so I don't worry about them tearing my pants up, but I may have to sacrifice a few pairs of pants as waving this thing is pretty fun. It's surprisingly easy to wave (from a waving-noob) as the only other waved-knife I've owned was a Delica and a Delica Trainer (that was only to rob the scales to put on a regular Delica so my son could have a Red one - but before I got rid of the trainer, my kids played with it). At first, I thought the Emerson was harder to wave than the Delica, but as I get used to it I don't think that's the case - this Emerson is actually pretty easy to wave and it's getting easier as it breaks in.
I honestly didn't know how I'd feel about the Thumb disk, but I really wanted to try something different than a hole or stud and I'm digging the disk. As a right-hander, I love that the non-lock scale has no unnecessary holes in it. The pocket clip is working out better than I thought it would also - I don't typically like black pocket-clips on knives with satin hardware/blades, but with the black screws/pivot/disk, it looks pretty nice - I'm not crazy about the finish (don't know what it's called) as it appears to be similar to the finish on some Benchmade clips that shows light marks very easily, but seems durable against deep marks - it does look nice overall and it seems to do its job.
Mine is pretty stiff, but it feels very similar to my 0551 when I first got it. A few blisters and a sore thumb later and it broke in like glass, so I expect this one to do the same (if not, I'll take it apart and clean/lube it with my old faithful - some Lucas Assembly Lube I had sitting around when I first discovered it made great knife-lube).
Perfectly centered with very early lockup (bank-vault lockup with no play). Slight bit of lock-stick, but again - break-in should take care of that. I really love the stone-wash finish - looks like they beat the hell out of it (I hate a wimpy stone-wash - really mark that bad boy up if you're going to do it so my scratches don't show up as bad later on) and the grind-lines are absolutely perfect.
One thing I noticed that seems new and different (and forgive my Emerson noob-ness if this is common-knowledge) is that my non-locking scale appears to have a cut-out bar that bends towards the knife-tang with a detent on it that rides the knife-tang. Is this for stability or what?
This little guy will most likely survive the "Keep it forever" test and end up in one of my kids' hands. Very nice knife and I'm thus far impressed with Emerson Knives overall.
That being said, I set out one day to learn all I could about what Emerson knives were available at the present time and found that the CQC-7 series and the A-100s have that sort of sleek simplistic genius to them that I'm really digging for some reason so I ordered a 7V for my first Emerson.
First off - I'm not a fan of the chisel-edge on it, but I'm trying to give it a chance. Time will tell if I leave it or re-profile it on the Wicked Edge eventually. I'm not usually a fan of Tanto blades either, but even before ordering this one, it looked so perfect with the Tanto that I had to own one (so far, it's surprisingly utilitarian at opening packages and peeling off stickers/labels).
The super-gritty G10 is amazing and I love it. I don't typically clip knives to my pocket, so I don't worry about them tearing my pants up, but I may have to sacrifice a few pairs of pants as waving this thing is pretty fun. It's surprisingly easy to wave (from a waving-noob) as the only other waved-knife I've owned was a Delica and a Delica Trainer (that was only to rob the scales to put on a regular Delica so my son could have a Red one - but before I got rid of the trainer, my kids played with it). At first, I thought the Emerson was harder to wave than the Delica, but as I get used to it I don't think that's the case - this Emerson is actually pretty easy to wave and it's getting easier as it breaks in.
I honestly didn't know how I'd feel about the Thumb disk, but I really wanted to try something different than a hole or stud and I'm digging the disk. As a right-hander, I love that the non-lock scale has no unnecessary holes in it. The pocket clip is working out better than I thought it would also - I don't typically like black pocket-clips on knives with satin hardware/blades, but with the black screws/pivot/disk, it looks pretty nice - I'm not crazy about the finish (don't know what it's called) as it appears to be similar to the finish on some Benchmade clips that shows light marks very easily, but seems durable against deep marks - it does look nice overall and it seems to do its job.
Mine is pretty stiff, but it feels very similar to my 0551 when I first got it. A few blisters and a sore thumb later and it broke in like glass, so I expect this one to do the same (if not, I'll take it apart and clean/lube it with my old faithful - some Lucas Assembly Lube I had sitting around when I first discovered it made great knife-lube).
Perfectly centered with very early lockup (bank-vault lockup with no play). Slight bit of lock-stick, but again - break-in should take care of that. I really love the stone-wash finish - looks like they beat the hell out of it (I hate a wimpy stone-wash - really mark that bad boy up if you're going to do it so my scratches don't show up as bad later on) and the grind-lines are absolutely perfect.
One thing I noticed that seems new and different (and forgive my Emerson noob-ness if this is common-knowledge) is that my non-locking scale appears to have a cut-out bar that bends towards the knife-tang with a detent on it that rides the knife-tang. Is this for stability or what?
This little guy will most likely survive the "Keep it forever" test and end up in one of my kids' hands. Very nice knife and I'm thus far impressed with Emerson Knives overall.
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