I had grave disappointment yesterday when an order of 2 Kershaw Black Wash Knives, starter & lifter, arrived to me. I have never seen such a bad sharpening job on two knives that were new in the box. Neither one of the knives had a decent edge on it, which surprised me since I own quite a few Kershaw knives. I really think they had a monkey do the sharpening job of these two.
The Starter, Lifter, and Manifold are their lowest quality knives, using the worst steel in their lineup. That said, I knew the steel in advance, and my Starter and Manifold were just as sharp as every other Kershaw/ZT I own, so I can't complain.