Hey guys,
I finally bit the bullet and got my first CRK. Picked up a tanto Umnumzaan from True North Knives. I have to say I love this knife. The blade shape and finish is amazing. I'm almost afraid to use it lol. I do have to admit opening is taking a little getting used too, that is my only complaint but I can live with it. Its a learning process and I'm sure the knife will loosen up with time. I'm a big Emerson and Spyderco fan so this was a change of pace for me.
I have a couple of questions for you guys have have them already. I am new to CRK knives like I said so keep that in mind here. There are there things that I'm not sure about. One is the o-ring on the non lockbar side doesn't touch the scale in the closed position. The thumb stud itself does and it is 100% metal to metal contact. I thought the o-rings were supposed to be the contact points for the thumb studs, was I wrong assuming that?
The other is that the blade is off center to the non lockbar side. I can't slide a business card in that side at all, but can on the other side. I tried tightening the pivot to center it but it made the blade to tight to function properly. The blade is very close to touching the scale.
Here are some cell phone pics...not the best quality. I forgot to mention the knife was made less than three weeks ago!



I finally bit the bullet and got my first CRK. Picked up a tanto Umnumzaan from True North Knives. I have to say I love this knife. The blade shape and finish is amazing. I'm almost afraid to use it lol. I do have to admit opening is taking a little getting used too, that is my only complaint but I can live with it. Its a learning process and I'm sure the knife will loosen up with time. I'm a big Emerson and Spyderco fan so this was a change of pace for me.
I have a couple of questions for you guys have have them already. I am new to CRK knives like I said so keep that in mind here. There are there things that I'm not sure about. One is the o-ring on the non lockbar side doesn't touch the scale in the closed position. The thumb stud itself does and it is 100% metal to metal contact. I thought the o-rings were supposed to be the contact points for the thumb studs, was I wrong assuming that?
The other is that the blade is off center to the non lockbar side. I can't slide a business card in that side at all, but can on the other side. I tried tightening the pivot to center it but it made the blade to tight to function properly. The blade is very close to touching the scale.
Here are some cell phone pics...not the best quality. I forgot to mention the knife was made less than three weeks ago!



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