DPx HEST/F URBAN

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Very cool pictures! Mine Hest/f Urban is third in line. So I have wait a few more weeks. A review would be cool!
 
What do they mean about the notch allowing the knife to "open faster than an automatic"?

Is it a wave like the Emersons have?

Are they seriously patenting a bottle opener?
 
DPC said:
What do they mean about the notch allowing the knife to "open faster than an automatic"?

Is it a wave like the Emersons have?

Are they seriously patenting a bottle opener?
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Indeed, it works similar as the Emerson knives. It works great, and as a bottle opener too :D
 
I don't feel the price is justified over the Lion Steel HEST's I see the Urban as the HEST's weaker thinner smoother opening much more expensive American cousin.
 
Murindo said:
I don't feel the price is justified over the Lion Steel HEST's I see the Urban as the HEST's weaker thinner smoother opening much more expensive American cousin.
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The current HEST/F with G-10 on the presentation side is about $200 so I'd wait for the street pricing of the Urban G-10. Right now the DPx website has it on pre-order and it's priced too high for G-10 and a drop in steel from S30V to 154CM! I think these need to have a street price of under $200.
 
The sterile knife is the first knife I ever spent this much money on. And I've decided it was worth it. Titanium scales, S30 blade, steel frame lock insert, ball bearing pivot. The first 100 sterile are serialized. There is no logo anywhere on the knife, just a discrete model and serial number on the frame spacer. Mine was not shaving sharp out of the box, but it took very little work to make it so.
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I just received my “bronze” edition and I’m pretty disappointed. Upon first glance I thought that I’d received a sterile edition because the color of the scales looked nothing like the yellow-ish/gold picture from the kickstarter page. I emailed customer service and received a response that I had indeed received the bronze edition. Other people have popped up on the campaign comment section sharing similar experiences.

To be clear, the knife itself seems to be pretty solid and I wouldn't complain about the price if it hadn't been for this issue with the finish. It feels solid and substantial, and looks clean. It wasn't scary sharp out of the box but I just wrote that off to being a "working edge" on a "working knife".

Below is a photo (or link to a photo) a comparison of my ti spyderco sage, the "bronze" edition hest I received, and a screen shot of the bronze edition from the kickstarter page.

https://postimg.org/image/vkg56sj8x/

Edit 7/11: There was an update on the kickstarter page showing a worn-in bronze compared to a sterile. The bronze looked pretty nice but unfortunately not really like the one I received (definitely not like the one in the original rendered photo).

Even still, after playing with the knife for a few days I've really come to like it as a whole. The finish is not what I was expecting or hoping for, but when it boils down it the knife as a total package seems great.
 
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Rofl, bronze is apparently just regular old titanium with an instagram filter applied. That sucks mate. I'd be pissed too.

I like the idea and design of this knife, I just really wish it wasn't a framelock.

I've talked myself into trying them again before, but even the mighty Sebenza couldn't overcome my distaste for frame locks. It's not the locks themselves, it's how they play with my rather oddly proportioned hands.
 
The wire stripper jimping looks like a bit of a novelty. Has anyone used them?
 
i got #89 bronze. not really bronze but its still pretty tough. i can tell a difference in the color from the frame and handle. one is slightly more bronze than the other.
 
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Wow yeah that deffenitaly is not bronze or anything close to the photo. I'm hoping to snatch up the production model with g10 as soon as they show up some where. At least the knife itself is solid. That sucks though that the knife you paid for is not the one you got.
 
NewbMit said:
I just received my “bronze” edition and I’m pretty disappointed. Upon first glance I thought that I’d received a sterile edition because the color of the scales looked nothing like the yellow-ish/gold picture from the kickstarter page. I emailed customer service and received a response that I had indeed received the bronze edition. Other people have popped up on the campaign comment section sharing similar experiences.

To be clear, the knife itself seems to be pretty solid and I wouldn't complain about the price if it hadn't been for this issue with the finish. It feels solid and substantial, and looks clean. It wasn't scary sharp out of the box but I just wrote that off to being a "working edge" on a "working knife".

Below is a photo (or link to a photo) a comparison of my ti spyderco sage, the "bronze" edition hest I received, and a screen shot of the bronze edition from the kickstarter page.

https://postimg.org/image/vkg56sj8x/

Edit 7/11: There was an update on the kickstarter page showing a worn-in bronze compared to a sterile. The bronze looked pretty nice but unfortunately not really like the one I received (definitely not like the one in the original rendered photo).

Even still, after playing with the knife for a few days I've really come to like it as a whole. The finish is not what I was expecting or hoping for, but when it boils down it the knife as a total package seems great.
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Just got my bronze finally. It don't look bronze. I do like the knife , opens great . I put away the Aculus and wear it. Question, does the spine off your blade have a nice smooth shiny finish, or does it have little pits in it ?
 
@Sweetroll, mine's pitted as well. The spine and the on the front, directly under the blade. I figured that's the way that they intended it to look.

Also, I've noticed that the thumb stud is starting to rust.
 
NewbMit said:
I just received my “bronze” edition and I’m pretty disappointed. Upon first glance I thought that I’d received a sterile edition because the color of the scales looked nothing like the yellow-ish/gold picture from the kickstarter page. I emailed customer service and received a response that I had indeed received the bronze edition. Other people have popped up on the campaign comment section sharing similar experiences.

To be clear, the knife itself seems to be pretty solid and I wouldn't complain about the price if it hadn't been for this issue with the finish. It feels solid and substantial, and looks clean. It wasn't scary sharp out of the box but I just wrote that off to being a "working edge" on a "working knife".

Below is a photo (or link to a photo) a comparison of my ti spyderco sage, the "bronze" edition hest I received, and a screen shot of the bronze edition from the kickstarter page.

https://postimg.org/image/vkg56sj8x/

Edit 7/11: There was an update on the kickstarter page showing a worn-in bronze compared to a sterile. The bronze looked pretty nice but unfortunately not really like the one I received (definitely not like the one in the original rend
Even still, after playing with the knife for a few days I've really come to like it as a whole. The finish is not what I was expecting or hoping for, but when it boils down it the knife as a total package seems great.
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that sucks I don't think that's how they wanted it to look.
 
I will wait to see if they make some production models with better steel and backwash finish ...


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Just bought a used one off the exchange here... Weighs a full ounce more than the specs on their webpage :/ Too bad about the rust, and the clip really is way too rigid to work properly. Jury is out on the grind, but I love everything else about the knife. Great size and feel, fits my hand much better than the Techno.

Anyone find a clip replacement yet?
 
DPx HEST/F Urban with 2.9" Stonewash blade of 154CM and Jade Green G-10 is on sale at BladeHQ.

Very nice EDC size with glass breaker and weighing 3.35 ounces. However, at $244.95 this seems way overpriced for 154CM and G-10!

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