Kersaw Chive

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Just bought a Kersaw Chive from Walmart for $30 (tax included) and it is a real sweet little tool. The blade is extreamly sharp and the lock up and opening is very solid with no blade play at all! The handle is kind of small and slippery due to the stainless steel but after I put a leather lanyard attached to it, the grip feel very comfortable and secure when cutting.

Any one has any experience with this knife and how do they like it for a EDC pocket/key chain carry?
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I have one, and suggest keeping the safety on if you're going to be carrying it in your pocket. On two occassions, mine has come open while in my pocket, probably as a result of hitting the flipper while fishing for change or something. Anyway, the first time, I ended up jamming the tip of the blade into the end of my finger. The second time, the blade was pointing down, so it went through the pocket and into my leg a little bit. Ended up with a nice 1" diameter spot of blood on the front of my khakis. My co-workers had a good laugh over that one.

Great little knife, though. And Walmart does have about the best deal on them. I've been thinking about picking up a couple of the Scallions when the anodized aluminum-handled models are released.

Doug
 
There's been lots of discussion on the Chive, you might use the search function to check it out. Overall, most people seem to like it, accepting it for what it is -- a low-end steel, <2" bladed little folder.

I have a black Chive, and love it. I carry it in my watch pocket of my jeans. I don't use the safety, and it's never accidently fired; however, when I pull the Chive out of my watch pocket, the safety has usually engaged by itself! In any case, there have been enough incidents of accidental firing of speed-safe mechanisms that I'd agree you should use the safety. Seems to be a bit safer in a watch pocket though.

Joe
 
I permanenty disabled the safety on my chive, because it seemed to engage whenever i didn't need it. I carry it with the blade spine against the side of my watch pocket, though. Haven't had any problems with that, but if you carry it loose in your pocket, you want to use that safety. Using it with a key chain sounds like a bad idea to me, unless your safety switch is very secure (the one on my chive was very loose and engaged/disengaged by itself often. But i got rid of it anyway, see above).
 
The watch pocket carry is excellent idea and I tried it out today. The safety switch on mine is very tight and if I tighten up the screw it will not even move at all! I have removed the clip because with the knife is so small the clip is useless anyway. After the clip is gone the knife appears to be a lot slimmer and much easier to slide in the watch pocket.

I added a leather lanyard and a couple of Indian beards to give it some colors and added some security on the grip. The little knife just sat in the pocket quietly until being call for!;)
 
Adding a lanyard is a very good idea, did the same with my Chive. A nice coil knot works wonders as a handle extension, that way the knife fills the whole hand..
 
I disabled the lock on mine and haven't had unintentional triggering problems. I often keep it loose in my pocket too, sometimes with change or other items. No problem to loosen the screw a bit and reactivate the lock if I ever change my mind. You can tune the flicking speed and sensitivity by playing with the pivot screw's tightness.

My only quibble: I don't like sharpening recurve blades. Mine came ground but not what I would call sharp. I resharpen it every few weeks, which I consider to be a long enough interval.

It's a great knife - there in an instant whenever needed, even if one hand is busy. Being a right handed frame lock knife, it folds and stows with one hand almost as easily as it comes out. I've used it in every manner of social situation, and its small size keeps people from noticing that it is automatic. I haven't had any negative comments, but then I don't make a show of flicking it.

A session in the dryer ruined the pivot screw locktite. After a little while to verify that the locktite is really needed (it is), I reapplied. Problem solved.

Enjoy!
 
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