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I know there's been some grumbling among the frequenters to the Kershaw subforum that it seems to be mostly a place for complaint, so here's a story to help counter that.
This last Easter, I wore a suit to church. Not wanting to leave without a knife, I slipped my Skyline into my inside jacket pocket. Everything was fine until I got back home and realized that it was no longer in my inside jacket pocket, or any pocket at all. I must have lost it while I slung my jacket over my arm. I guess the pocket hung over my arm upside down and spilled its contents. (At least my cell phone wasn't in there, too.) Since then I've been using my Chill as my EDC, but it's not the same. So, I scraped together the money (hey, I'm a college student) and bought not one, but two Skylines. In case this sort of thing ever happens again.
When I held it in my hand, I remembered how great the knife is. The flipper, with a large amount of area for my finger to grab, is easy and pleasant to use. The G10 is grippy without being pants- and hand-rippingly so. I even welcomed the way-too-tight-from-the-factory clip, and bent it out to relieve some of the tension. Sure, there were some issues: the tip on one of mine had been sharpened in such a way that it rolled ever so slightly--there is no longer a defined point; the zytel backspacer sits lower than the G10 and steel liner. But there were some slight improvements, too: the "1760 / KAI Patented / MADE IN USA" laser etching is remarkably crisp and defined, not blotchy like it was on my previous Skyline. The blades on both knives were very well centered. The action was good--a bit tight at first, but the one I picked to use has smoothed out noticeably after the multiple deployments I've given it today.
Yes, sometimes there are issues with individual knives. My previous Skyline and my Chill had a few, but either Kershaw took care of the issue or I did. I didn't buy those knives to complain about them. I look at the Skyline I have now and I'm grateful to Kershaw for designing and producing such a quality, inexpensive knife. The design is classy; the lines are superb. The flipper works wonderfully for one hand deployments. I bought this knife to use and appreciate it, not to complain about it, and use and appreciate it I will. (Perhaps the only way I could appreciate it more is if it was free, but try as I might, I can't seem to catch a giveaway from Thomas.
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Kershaw folks, I know this isn't anything much, but please take my purchase and my post as a sign of my appreciation for what you guys do. You guys and your knives rock. Much thanks for what you do.
This last Easter, I wore a suit to church. Not wanting to leave without a knife, I slipped my Skyline into my inside jacket pocket. Everything was fine until I got back home and realized that it was no longer in my inside jacket pocket, or any pocket at all. I must have lost it while I slung my jacket over my arm. I guess the pocket hung over my arm upside down and spilled its contents. (At least my cell phone wasn't in there, too.) Since then I've been using my Chill as my EDC, but it's not the same. So, I scraped together the money (hey, I'm a college student) and bought not one, but two Skylines. In case this sort of thing ever happens again.
When I held it in my hand, I remembered how great the knife is. The flipper, with a large amount of area for my finger to grab, is easy and pleasant to use. The G10 is grippy without being pants- and hand-rippingly so. I even welcomed the way-too-tight-from-the-factory clip, and bent it out to relieve some of the tension. Sure, there were some issues: the tip on one of mine had been sharpened in such a way that it rolled ever so slightly--there is no longer a defined point; the zytel backspacer sits lower than the G10 and steel liner. But there were some slight improvements, too: the "1760 / KAI Patented / MADE IN USA" laser etching is remarkably crisp and defined, not blotchy like it was on my previous Skyline. The blades on both knives were very well centered. The action was good--a bit tight at first, but the one I picked to use has smoothed out noticeably after the multiple deployments I've given it today.
Yes, sometimes there are issues with individual knives. My previous Skyline and my Chill had a few, but either Kershaw took care of the issue or I did. I didn't buy those knives to complain about them. I look at the Skyline I have now and I'm grateful to Kershaw for designing and producing such a quality, inexpensive knife. The design is classy; the lines are superb. The flipper works wonderfully for one hand deployments. I bought this knife to use and appreciate it, not to complain about it, and use and appreciate it I will. (Perhaps the only way I could appreciate it more is if it was free, but try as I might, I can't seem to catch a giveaway from Thomas.
)Kershaw folks, I know this isn't anything much, but please take my purchase and my post as a sign of my appreciation for what you guys do. You guys and your knives rock. Much thanks for what you do.
