Demko AD 20.5

greater said:
3V is a great choice for this knife. I don't mind the knife being extra tough and strong at all in addition to being small and relatively light. Great job no toughness marketing gimmicks needed here it sells itself and some people complain that the blade is too strong. I love it.
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Agree.
I'd much rather have a curl I can simply hone out, than a chip requiring a lot of special attention.
 
mmyron1 said:
What is everyone's thoughts about this blade?

I'm understanding the consensus is that Demko makes great knives but I will admit I'm biased when it comes to knives made overseas and I know nothing about AUS10 or 3v. Is the 3v version worth the extra few dollars?
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I think the new 3v TI version has an upgraded pivot collar. I love mine so much I'm actually sending it in to Brian over at Transparent Knives to do a MagnaCut reblade. Been going nuts trying to figure out what deployment method to pick (only have 2 days left to decide).
 
BeGoneBaizuo said:
I think the new 3v TI version has an upgraded pivot collar. I love mine so much I'm actually sending it in to Brian over at Transparent Knives to do a MagnaCut reblade. Been going nuts trying to figure out what deployment method to pick (only have 2 days left to decide).
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I have found that the thumbstud deployment is the most reliable for me. I could live without a hole in my blade, but I don’t mind it. If anything I would have smaller thumb studs since they are a little prominent.
 
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Brawny said:
I have found that the thumbstud deployment is the most reliable for me. I could live without a hole in my blade, but I don’t mind it. If anything I would have smaller thumb studs since they are a little prominent.
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On mine, I weakened the internal spring enough, that the blade snaps out, with just a flick of the wrist.
It's almost like having a gravity knife. And yes, the spring is still strong enough to retain the blade in a closed position, acting as a detent.

You can order a bag of three (3) replacement springs from KnifeCenter for $5
With the extra springs, you can experiment to figure out what the best resistance is for you.
 
jackalope1899 said:
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On mine, I weakened the internal spring enough, that the blade snaps out, with just a flick of the wrist.
It's almost like having a gravity knife. And yes, the spring is still strong enough to retain the blade in a closed position, acting as a detent.

You can order a bag of three (3) replacement springs from KnifeCenter for $5
With the extra springs, you can experiment to figure out what the best resistance is for you.
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I thought about that, but passed for now. I can easily wrist flick the blade out as you’ve said. The only time I stumble with deployment is trying to use the slot for reverse flick. I don’t have that problem with reverse flicking with the thumb studs.
 
Brawny said:
I thought about that, but passed for now. I can easily wrist flick the blade out as you’ve said. The only time I stumble with deployment is trying to use the slot for reverse flick. I don’t have that problem with reverse flicking with the thumb studs.
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I had the same problem.
Normally, I spidey-flic with the ball of my middle finger, but for the AD20.5, I use the top of my finger nail.
I can't get it to flic with just the ball (tip) of my finger, but if I put the top of my finger, including the nail in the slot, it flicks pretty good.
 
Okay, I just scored an AD20.5 for a pretty decent price, an AUS-10a model, a Sheepsfoot. I want to see how tough a knife this is - I will be kind of comparing it to the Shaman, because of the similar size and thickness. I hope it proves to be a worthy and ergonomic work knife.
 
jackalope1899 said:
complaining

On mine, I weakened the internal spring enough, that the blade snaps out, with just a flick of the wrist.
It's almost like having a gravity knife. And yes, the spring is still strong enough to retain the blade in a closed position, acting as a detent.

You can order a bag of three (3) replacement springs from KnifeCenter for $5
With the extra springs, you can experiment to figure out what the best resistance is for you.
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I actually pulled it a bit to strengthen it a little. Pivot tension is the key to swift opening, the spring I found was a bit loose feeling and now is a bit firmer.
Tension is set to just stop turning the pivot screw and then one small turn to pressure fit and thats it, Super smooth and flicks better than axis locks,
Dont over tighten the pivot as I noticed that the lock can get sticky. If that happens back off the tension a hair and should be good.
 
Hashishiin said:
Okay, I just scored an AD20.5 for a pretty decent price, an AUS-10a model, a Sheepsfoot. I want to see how tough a knife this is - I will be kind of comparing it to the Shaman, because of the similar size and thickness. I hope it proves to be a worthy and ergonomic work knife.
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ad20.5 looks comparable to para 3, definitely smaller than PM2 and Shaman
 
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