Features you'd like to see in future Kershaws

Less AO knives, and more frame locks, especially with a 3" blade length, for us who live in areas with stricter knife laws. I'd also like to see a Mini Cyclone with a Damascus blade and a satin finished or stone finished S30V blade.

Dave
 
DaveReb said:
Less AO knives, and more frame locks, especially with a 3" blade length, for us who live in areas with stricter knife laws. I'd also like to see a Mini Cyclone with a Damascus blade and a satin finished or stone finished S30V blade.

Dave
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Wow, yes... that!
 
Balisong. Nothing fancy, just a good high quality Bali for a reasonable price. Make it available in three sizes 9 inches overall, 7 inches overall, and a 4.5 inch high quality keychain sized bali.
 
A Blur with a flipper and G10 scales.A mini ZT300.Smaller less noticable pocket clips. ATTN: these are not complaints,I LOVE all my Kershaws,even the ones to come that aren't home yet(ZT301,ZT USN,Tyrade,S30V Blur).
 
Put a glass breaker, like on the Rescue Blur, on some of the stronger/bigger knives ie Cyclone JYD ect. That it would be a cool feature. You never know when you might need it.
 
As long as this thread is asking for it,.....so to speak,....

.........i'll take a shortened down to 3" or so Zero Tolerance 0200 , but must retain same build quality,.... preferably with same thickness SS liners, blade thickness, lock,... and G10 scales. (i still want a "tank"!)

I already started a tread requesting it,......and more details contained within here:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=512537
 
Keep the recurves...and a bali that undercuts the BM42 in price would be awesome. Seems like you have to spend at least $150 to get any quality in that area...untapped market?
 
I'd love to see the Mini Mojito's flipper safety on some other knives. (I know it must be a pain to make, its just so much easier to use than other safeties.)
 
I'd love to see the Mojito with a 3.5 inch blade! The Mini Mojo/Mojito is a fantastic knife, and we all know bigger is better! And since we're at it, if Thomas W's still looking in, do a sprint run on this knife (the larger version)! Go all out with the blade steel and handle!

MM heads...Speak Out!
 
Position the lock slider for the AO's midway up the handle for Leeks etc. identical to the Centofante - quicker opening and less clumsy to reach the lock slide.

Also, custom leather sleeves for all Leeks, Chives, Scallions and similar sized folders for front pocket carry protection - for those of us that choose to carry inside the pocket sans clip.
 
Black clips for the mini-cyclones would be nice.If we're gonna go for a full fledged fantasy knife - it would be be a b@%*!(d child - a speed safe with a axis lock. I've even adapted to the flipper finally and nothing beats a Onion speed safe for consistent open/lock - but the Benchmade Axis is way better when closing the knife than frame or liner locks - especially when wearing gloves ( something in my climate that I have another 3 or 4 months to look forward to).
 
I'd like to see a med/heavy duty folder in coated ( for the rustophiles) Cru wear ( one of the closest steels to Vascowear currently on the market. It is/was/has always been considered an upgrade to D2 toughness and wear resistance wise.Likewise I have loved it just as I like M2, and the other classics.

"CRU-WEAR is an air-hardening tool steel, heat treatable
to HRC 60-65. Designed as an upgrade to D2, it offers
better wear resistance, greater toughness and higher
attainable hardness. Compared to the chemistry of D2,
(D2 = 1.55% carbon, 11.5% chromium, 0.8% vanadium,
and 0.9% molybdenum), CRU-WEAR has less carbon
and less chromium, but more vanadium and tungsten.
Both D2 and CRU-WEAR contain carbides for wear
resistance, but CRU-WEAR has more vanadium carbides
than D2. Vanadium carbides are harder than chromium
carbides and are much more effective in providing wear
resistance. Because CRU-WEAR contains less carbon
than D2, its overall carbide volume is lower, making it
tougher than D2. (Note: Although CRU-WEAR contains
fewer total carbides, it has more of the type of carbides
that are most effective for wear resistance.) CRU-WEAR’s
higher attainable hardness results from the fact that it
contains sufficient tungsten and molybdenum to cause a
secondary hardening response, (up to HRC 65), which
does not occur in D2. Finally, CRU-WEAR tempers at a
higher range (900-1050°F) than D2 (400-600°F), so it is
more compatible with a wide variety of surface treatments."
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http://www.crucibleservice.com/datash/dscruwearv5b.pdf?CFID=1635108&CFTOKEN=22125565
Carbon 1.1%
Chromium 7.5%
Vanadium 2.4%
Tungsten 1.15%
Molybdenum 1.6%


It's complaint, harder to work & sharpen.Probably heat treat too, though maybe not compared to S30V. 10V etc. This is a new century though. Grinding belts are much better, and DMT hones make people unafraid to sharpen supersteels like 10V, and S90V, both of which are much harder to finish and sharpen than cruwear or vascowear.

I'd love to see real vascowear back on the market.Won't happen though. I still have a skinner in that steel. It was the 1970's super steel. Recall: tougher than D2, better edge holding, etc.

If not, S90V sprint, or CPM 4V, or RC 64-65 M2. Steel junkies?

Please recall I'm talking about a folder, not a fixed blade. Mastiff has good taste spending Kershaws money, doesn't he? Joe
 
Wouldn't mind seeing some models converted to non-A/O. Down here, they're illegal to import, and are only legal to possess by a technicality. It's the only thing stopping me from buying a Mini Mojito.
 
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