Kershaw Boa Problem

rebelmachine2000 · Oct 11, 2004

I've been EDCing a Kershaw Boa for a little while and am, for the most part, quite satisfied. My only complaint is the flimsy nature of the safety switch. It moves freely up and down; no stiffness at all. Merely putting the knife in my pocket disengages the safety. Are all Boas like this or is mine defective? Furthermore, is there some means by which I could glue the safety in the off position?

Knifeclerk · Oct 11, 2004

The Boa in my store has no such problems.
Contact Kershaw and see what they say.
-KC

Grover_Cephas · Oct 11, 2004

If it's anything like the safety on the Chive and Leek, it can be tightened with a Torx driver.

I've found that a coupl'a Kershaws have needed their safeties "tuned".

Roadrunner · Oct 11, 2004

No, the Boa safety is different. The safety on mine is quite stiff, sounds like yours has a defect. Kershaw should take care of you, they fixed my Boa when the torsion spring broke and had it back to me inside of two weeks with a freshly sharpened blade. Excellent service.

Hawaiian · Oct 11, 2004

Kershaw has great customer service. Send it in if you want it fixed.

Grover_Cephas · Oct 11, 2004

Out of curiosity, how does the Boa safety work? Anybody have any pictures?

MTF3 · Oct 11, 2004

I have been carrying one clipped in my back pocket for months now and the safety is still fine. Call Kershaw.

chrisbrogden · Oct 12, 2004

The safety on my Boa is fine, so they're not all like that. The liner lock, however, has a tendency to slip when you least want it to and almost slice off a finger or two. I don't EDC it anymore.

Chris

rebelmachine2000 · Oct 12, 2004

Great input, thanks everyone.

akyara · Oct 21, 2004

I do not have any problem with the security of my boa, it is a good knife, I like it much