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- Mar 30, 2012
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Hey Guys, so i finally went out and got the Zero Tolerance ZT350TS, i've been wanting one for ages and i came across a few extra bucks so i had to get it. I was really looking for something heavy duty that would be part of my EDC, i currently carry a CRKT Folts Minimalist around my neck and was carrying the Spyderco Tenacious as my do everything knife, the tenacious is a great knife but i wanted a little better steel as well, i didn't currently have any knives with S30V so this was also a chance to try it out. so about the ZT, my initial thougts are that this is a really well built solid knife, it locks up with a confident "thwack" sound, it really hits hard and locks up tight, no blade play, it does come really tight actually so tight it wont open but i'm sure thats for shipping reasons, i just loosened it up and its perfect, i cant say its smooth cause it fires out but it does feel very fluid if that makes any sense and its fast, really fast. the knife was shaving sharp and the grind was pretty even all along the blade on both sides, i did have to ask for a second one in the store because the first one had a kind of wonky uneven grind closer towards the tip so i took this one instead. i havent had much time to do a lot of cutting as of yet but i did do some whittling, cutting paper, boxes and some fruit, its actually perfect for cutting fruit and peeling things like potatoes, the recurve blade just contours perfectly and makes a great peeling knife, much better than the tenacious, but the tenacious is a better slicer, both knives seem to have the same blade thickness but the blade shape of the tenacious is meant for slicing. the G10 is grippy but not overly, just how i like it and the pocket clip is good, nice and springy not too tight like cold steel clips but this rides pretty high, i changed it to tip up right side cause thats what i like but it seems like a lot of knife is sticking out so i may switch it back to the original tip down config. the lanyard hole is really small, it is placed well but its tricky to get 550 through it. thats about it for now, i'll probably do a real review after i've actually used the knife for a few months, as i said i'm going to use it as my daily EDC worker so its going to get worked hard and i'm not trying to baby it or anything, it seems like its going to hold up fine, overall i love the knife so far, it looks great, is the right size for me and fits the bill for what i was looking for, i'm happy with my decision to get it, here in canada it cost me $160 in store, so not cheap, but everything is inflated up here, regardless of the money i think this is a great knife for the price so if yer in the market for one get one you won't be dissapointed! :thumbup:
