Experience with the Kershaw Zing?

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eventer289

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Does anybody have any input on the Kershaw Zing? I'm torn between this knife and the Ener-G. I'm just wondering how the striations affect cutting performance and ease of sharpening.
 
I've got the larger brothers of both of them--Groove, and NRG-II. It takes the same effort to sharpen them, but they have slightly different cutting behaviors. I was told this when I asked about the NRG-II prior to ordering one, and that input was correct. The NRG is more of a conventional slicer. However, I recently used my Groove to cut some stubborn nylon tubing, and was glad I had it and not the NRG-II. As has been said by RJ Martin himself, the striations do aid in cutting certain materials.

Both are great knives.
 
Good choice. I love the orange handled one I have. I find that the striations are no hindrance to sharpening, as in my view, they actually comprise less metal in the region where you are removing metal than on a blade without grooves (where you can imagine the grooves of the zing being filled with more metal). The "ends" of the ridges between the grooves are sharpened with the same bevel as the solid portion of the edge so they slide right over the stone, not gripping it any more than the flat of the edge.
 
donny bee said:
Good knife for the money, but my sod buster still cuts better for the money.
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Well.. that's all relative to the edge angle. Your sod buster couldn't take a good workout safely like a zing could... it can't be depolyed as fast... etc.


To the OP:
Glad you ordered one, I've been having tons of fun with my orange one ever since I bought mine.
 
I just thinned out the edge on my Zing just a wee bit (it was fine with the factory edge - it's just my thing even with a Zing) and the striations probably meant a little less steel to remove (couldn't tell either way).

What impresses most about the Zing is its overall feel. The textured FRN barely feels like FRN; the nubs on the backspacer feel comfortable; and the flipper/integral guard and slight palm-swell in the handle make the knife "lock" into one's hand.

I've heard the custom version might have a smoother opening (no "break-in" period), but it costs many times more and doesn't even have 14C28N as a blade steel.
 
I've been wanting a Zing in orange for a loooong while now.
I think I'm gonna pull the trigger in the next few days.

Between the two, I'd go with the Zing.
 
My Orange Zing is one of my favorite EDC knives currently, even though the blade is a bit too thick for my taste, and I have not noticed any notable difference when cutting between this blade(with the striations) and any other one without them.
Otherwise it' s a fantastic knife and it actually comes out quicker than my Leek, which is assisted, whereas the Zing is manual:eek:
 
Vivi said:
Reprofile a Zing and it could easily outcut a Sodbuster.
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I really dont like to reprofile anymore im just too lazy for that kind of thing, so i guess ill have to take your word for it. I probably should have said my sod buster slices better.
 
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