Kershaw Chill

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Im amazed that Kershaw has so many cool cheap folders, im ordering an Asset and want to get a Tremor too. I think the Chill looks pretty dang cool, anyone have real world experience with one?
 
I am kind of ambivalent towards mine. Very light and thin, but still large enough to get a full four fingered grip on (I have large hands BTW). I had some issues with the edge on mine; it wasn't sharpened all the way to the rear of the blade, nor was it all that sharp. I am working on adding a sharpening choil to mine. Also, one of the pocket clip screws stripped out. The body screw stick out a bit, which I don't like.

My complaints aside, it really reminds me of the CRKT M16. I've had mine for a month or two, but haven't carried it. If I want a thin, light knife, I carry my Benchmade 530.
 
I carry a chill every now and then. It is very thin and lightweight so for me it makes a great EDC knife when I pair it with a bigger blade. I recommend this knife to anyone because you can not really go wrong for the price and the quality you get in return. It also makes a great letter opener and is good at slicing some foods depending if you get the plain or combo edge. The combo edge has very cool serrations though.
 
I don't mean for this to come across as sexist, but it always felt to me like it would be an excellent woman's knife due to it's size and weight.
 
Im thinking of carrying it when im wearing basketball shorts or the like, my Enlan el-01 weighs a bit much for that. Ive been using a Buck 282 nxt because its so light but i like assisted openers
 
I have one. Got it about two weeks ago along with a Skyline[blem].
I've been away from my knife hobby and modern knives in general for quite some time and I'm really pleased with the Chill.
It is a smallish thin bladed knife but I carry it quite often considering I have the Skyline,VoltII, Rat II, Delica, Salt 1 etc to choose from.
Mine had no visable defects that I could discern and I am amazed at how nice it is for the $.

By the way I have small hands [5' 3", 140lbs] and smaller knives appeal to me, eg: the Chill, RatII Delica etc so imo the Chill is great.
 
Amazingly cheap. I use one for a letter opener, it is pointed enough for that purpose, and is not good enough to make my ten knife rotation.
 
The Chill is so light and thin that its almost toy-like. But its no joke. 8Cr13MoV steel, 3.1" blade, unobtrusive in the pocket, and not spendy. I have one in my arsenal, and another in reserve. One never knows when there will be a Chill shortage.
 
I got my brother one and he thoroughly enjoys it; it's well proportioned, feels comfortable in hand, and flips rather nicely. To be perfectly honest, at roughly $17 you can't go wrong with it. It's a pretty generic Kershaw budget folder, so you know you'll be getting a sharp, sturdy, value-packed folder that will be easy to resharpen and maintain. I don't carry it because I prefer other, more expensive designs but that's just me, and has nothing to do with the knife being "bad."
 
When I was first getting into kershaw I got a chill and skyline in one order. The chill looks cool but the skyline was just so much more knife, better blade steal, thicker liner lock. And the skyline felt really sturdy compared to the chill. I still have it, it just fell into the skyline's shadow.
 
The Chill is a great knife for those who aren't really into knives.
I like to gift them to friends and co-workers who show an interest in my knives.
Great knife for the money.
Mine have had no issues so far.
 
The Chill is a nice, thin, light knife. I like the Skyline a bit more for a thin, lightweight manual flipper, so the Chill doesn't get as much use. Don't worry about it not being assisted. The flipper opening mechanism is just as fast as any assisted opener I've handled.
 
I have two Chills. I took off the bead blast finish and put on a 600 grit satin finish on the blade and some ipe scales on one of them. I like 'em.

Ric
 
Its great for a knife that is easy to carry I gifted mine away to a friend and he says he carries it everytime he works on the lakehouse he just bought. I didn't like the ergos of the grips personally. The thinness of it was not comfortable and I personally didn't like the blade shape. Purely personal preference as it was a very solid capable knife.
 
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