I wanna hear from Rake owners!

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nottoosharp

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I got a Rake yesterday, I bought it off Ebay. I sent the first one back due to blems on the tip (D2 Part) on the spine. And the tip was very thin, it seemed to be very fragile.
The second one I received only showed a slight gap (line) between the D2 and spine steel. However the tip still seems to be very thin for an otherwise sturdy knife meant for heavy use.

I'd like to hear other opinions on their's. I'd like to know if they are all thin (The Tip!)
Or I got a poorly ground one? The tip is thinner than My Sog Aegis's tip. But the Rake is all around much more substancial.

Tell me what you think!!!! Are they all this way??? :confused:
 
I have one, and it just looked a lot different in pictures. I'll be getting rid of it soon enough. A blem knife is marked with XXXX rather than a number, doesn't come in a box, and has no warranty. I think you picked the wrong tool for whatever job you plan on using it for, at least it sounds that way. They all have the same dimensions and yes I would imagine that 99% of them have the same tip. If you are after something with a better fit and finish along the same lines, look at the Galyean Pro series, 4-5 times more expensive, but you pay for that kind of quality.
 
Thanks for the reply, I collect knives, so I'm not too concerned with it filling one specific task. Though I would like it to serve as a defensive tool if God forbid I ever had too use it that way. I will check out the Galyean Pro series knives. Five times the price of the Rake would be a little out of my leauge though. I had a hard time shelling it out for my 581 Barrage. Beautiful knife, but about as steep as I'd go.
 
I got a Blem Rake from Kershawguy, and I love it. I personally don't find the tip to be that thin, but then I don't know your expectations. Here's a pic I took of mine:

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Rake, along with a ZT0200, and Manix 2..

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Hi, Maybe I wasn't clear in my original post. I was talking about width of the blade as viewed from the spine. I really like this knife, an would consider getting another if I knew that it may have a thicker tip (once again, viewed from the spine). My knife looks like it could withstand anything aside from the tip.

If any one from Kershaw is listening. This knife with a solid S30v or solid D2 blade
and "Thicker Tip" (Spine View) would be awsome.

Some say the composite blade keeps cost down. However the Benchmade Nitrous Stryker has a full D2 blade at about the same price. Granted the blade on the Rake uses more material. Maybe not that much though.

Once again I love this knife. A small change would make it that much better.

N.T.S.
 
What you are refering to is called distal taper. From the spine the blade stock is at its maximum thickness, and it tapers down as it gets further from the pivot. There are many knives that share this design feature, it does serve a purpose specific to the knives it's on. Again, define "heavy use", some people think batoning though tree stumps is the true measure of a folding knife, other think that it's ability to cut through various materials while maintaining a sharp, working edge is the true measure. Not all large knvies are designed to pry the bucket off a backhoe.
 
i got a blemish last week, it cuts very well, i dont see the issue mentioned with my knife.i used a moto tool & carved a design in the handles, i hate plain black g10, thought i'd jazz it up a bit
 
Sounds like a country song to me; she could pry the buCKET.. OFF a.. BACKhooooooe, with them lips... all SHINEYyyyy and BRI...ght.

I'll be wondren WHat... SHE"S A DOOOin..... when I turn off the light...

That did make me laugh out loud REVDEVIL, It's a memorable quote! I'm sure I'll use it some time.

GOLDIE awsome work, I may do something as well to mine seeing how good yours looked!!!!:thumbup:

N.T.S.
 
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Oh, and I think the tip is probably supposed to be that thin. I'm fine with it that way. I'm sure it isn't what some people prefer, though.
 
That's a fine job, Goldie. Have me thinking of gussying up my Rake as well. And before I disremember, the new CMP D2 seems to me to take and hold an edge better than the old process. All in all a nice looking and well made production knife.
 
too bad they didnt use that multi colored g10 more often,like the benchmade rift. with all these newer & fancier materials, its a shame to have such plain dull handles.
 
People have been looking at the tip of a Spyderco Military for years and saying it looks too thin. And that thin tip has been holding up to hard work for years, too. The thinner the metal, the cleaner the cut.
 
Aside from a few knives like my XM-18, my ZT 0301 and 0551, and my Lionsteel SR-1, all my knives have pretty thin tips. Which I don't particularly have a problem with as I don't use my knives as a prybar or screwdriver, and if I ever cut into concrete, it wasn't intentional. So unless I'm heading off into a warzone and need to stab some bad guys in the skull, I find thin tips to be more useful for penetrating whatever I cut. And I feel the ability to penetrate deeply and easily is a good trait to have:thumbup:.
 
nottoosharp said:
Hi, Maybe I wasn't clear in my original post. I was talking about width of the blade as viewed from the spine. I really like this knife, an would consider getting another if I knew that it may have a thicker tip (once again, viewed from the spine). My knife looks like it could withstand anything aside from the tip.

If any one from Kershaw is listening. This knife with a solid S30v or solid D2 blade
and "Thicker Tip" (Spine View) would be awsome.

Some say the composite blade keeps cost down. However the Benchmade Nitrous Stryker has a full D2 blade at about the same price. Granted the blade on the Rake uses more material. Maybe not that much though.

Once again I love this knife. A small change would make it that much better.

N.T.S.
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I don't think I saw a reply to this so I thought I would. BM uses the standard D2 steel, while Kershaw is using CPMD2 steel. This is a more expensive steel due to the way it is made.:thumbup::)
 
Have you actually used the Rake? I guess I just don't understand the statement "seemed to be very fragile". I've used my blem'd rake like crazy and for a medium-duty inexpensive liner lock, its pretty darn tough.

I've done a little bit of poking/digging with the tip, but I'm always a little leery to do too much with the tip on a liner-lock.

I just took out my Strider SNG and my Kershaw Tyrade (Ti model) and the Rake is barely thinner than either of these knives - both of which are considered to have very thick blade spines/tips.
 
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