Gerber Fatty

[edgiecate]

Made my "fatty" more pocketable by removing the clip which I found superfluous for such a short knife. I like it very much, though blade almost gets in the way for some tasks better suited to a pointed blade.

 

[digdeep]

Although I own a lot more expensive knives, I found the fatty to be a serviceable knife (especially for the price.) I bought one off ebay for less than $15 including shipping and think it is a worthwhile purchase. Thanks for the info UnknownVT.

 

[UnknownVT]

I almost got one of these but read another thread stating the blade peeks out the bottom when closed.....Is this true?

Sorry for the late reply - Iam on very limited access at the moment -

My sample of one had no obvious defects -
I show several photos in the review of the knife closed there is no edged part of the blade that protrudes.

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Vinent

 

[UnknownVT]

My Fatty is pretty hard to open either with the thumb stud or with two hands. Any suggestions on how to loosen it up? I tried loosening the screw that the blade pivots on (with the star shaped hole in the pics above) but it was still tight.

Again my apologies for the late response - I'm on very limited access at the moment.

My sample is very easy to open using the thumb studs - and I can manged even with my left hand (and I am very right-handed)
The blade will fall undergravity if the lock is unlatched - that's why I specifically mentioned in this review I had to modify my one-handed closing to prevent the edge from hitting my finger that's across the opening - this is even more important since I convexed the edge.......

If by lossening the pivot screw the blade did not free up - then there may be an obstruction that preventing the blade from moving freely - if it's not obvious - you may need to contact Gerber for a replacement?

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Vincent

 

[UnknownVT]

while away I also saw this thread -

Gerber Fatty, or Carl's Crummy Knife Report #2

that sample was terrible and deserve the bad comments.

However my sample of one seems to be fine as the other posts in this thread seem to indicate -

I'd be very grateful if anyone else who has had problems with the Gerber Fatty post about it - as I don't really want to be glowing about a knife that may have trashy problems.

FWIW - I am liking mine more and more since I've put the convexed edge on - it is really solid - compact - although conversely it also feels "bulky" clipped to the pocket.....

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Vincent
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