Kershaw Amplitude 2.5

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I haven't been able to find out the weight of this knife. Anybody know?

Also, just curious why many people don't like the AO knives & even try to de-assist them. I'm preordering the Amplitude and this will be my first AO. I'm wondering why many people seem to prefer manual knives. Can anybody expound on this?

Thanks.
 
The general public likes assisted knives just like they like automatic transmissions. We are enthusiasts and we like manuals, just like most car enthusiasts.

The amplitude is a budget folder aimed at the masses, hence being assisted. The further you go up the price ranges, the less likely you are to find assisted knives.
 
They don't release that info. This knife just debuted at the end of January and they have a LOT of stuff to get out. I think the Emersons were a priority which is why they are out first. G10 cryos are out already. They'll be out when they're ready.
 
Scurvy092 said:
The general public likes assisted knives just like they like automatic transmissions. We are enthusiasts and we like manuals, just like most car enthusiasts.

The amplitude is a budget folder aimed at the masses, hence being assisted. The further you go up the price ranges, the less likely you are to find assisted knives.
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Careful with that broad brush, man. I am a huge knife enthusiast, and love my A/O knives. I also drive a manual transmission muscle car.
 
Scurvy092 said:
The general public likes assisted knives just like they like automatic transmissions. We are enthusiasts and we like manuals, just like most car enthusiasts.

The amplitude is a budget folder aimed at the masses, hence being assisted. The further you go up the price ranges, the less likely you are to find assisted knives.
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I appreciate the explanation. Is there anything technically wrong with them? Is the mechanism durable and will it last?
 
Scurvy092 said:
They don't release that info. This knife just debuted at the end of January and they have a LOT of stuff to get out. I think the Emersons were a priority which is why they are out first. G10 cryos are out already. They'll be out when they're ready.
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Ok, thanks.
 
ccf said:
I appreciate the explanation. Is there anything technically wrong with them? Is the mechanism durable and will it last?
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Nothing at all wrong with Kershaw's assisted openers. Some of their top selling models are ao's.

They test their torsion bars to around 10,000 openings, IIRC. If your torsion bar breaks, all you have to do is call or email KAI and they'll ship you some new ones absolutely free. It's really easy to replace them, as well.
 
Personally, I like being able to control the deployment speed of my blades, so many of mine have been de-assisted as long as they have sufficient detent in order to stay closed. That doesn't mean, however, that I don't appreciate a well-built and well-designed assisted knife.
 
Quiet said:
Careful with that broad brush, man. I am a huge knife enthusiast, and love my A/O knives. I also drive a manual transmission muscle car.
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That was how Jim characterized it. There are a ton of drag races that prefer automatics as well. Point is they are both small but vocal minorities.
 
Daddyo16 said:
Personally, I like being able to control the deployment speed of my blades . . .
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Me too. Having said that, assisted opening is pretty far down the list of my reasons for NOT buying a knife. For example, the fact that the 0770CF is assisted didn't slow me down at all. There were too many compelling reasons for buying it to let AO get in the way.
 
grownstar said:
Nothing at all wrong with Kershaw's assisted openers. Some of their top selling models are ao's.

They test their torsion bars to around 10,000 openings, IIRC. If your torsion bar breaks, all you have to do is call or email KAI and they'll ship you some new ones absolutely free. It's really easy to replace them, as well.
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Thanks for the info.
 
Daddyo16 said:
Personally, I like being able to control the deployment speed of my blades, so many of mine have been de-assisted as long as they have sufficient detent in order to stay closed. That doesn't mean, however, that I don't appreciate a well-built and well-designed assisted knife.
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Agreed! So are you gonna de-assist that Elmax Blur or what? :D

ccf said:
Thanks for the info.
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Sure thing, man.
 
I have a buddy looking for an affordable EDC'able assisted framelock flipper. He's pretty stoked about the Amplitude.

I have a few assisted knives, but my preference is for manual openers for a number of reasons: Open at my pace, not their own; tend to be quieter; easier to close one-handed.
 
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By the blade steel it looks like a China SRM-manufactured knife. Anyone know for sure?
 
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