Kershaw Cryo????

Monofletch

Monofletch

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Is the Kershaw Cryo too small? I would like to try one, but it just seems so little. If you have one please post your thoughts.

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It is a bit on the small side but with the weight I think it feels good in the hand and for some reason doesn't seem all that tiny. Granted I just use mine for general dad purposes like cutting food smaller for my youngest boy and fruit detail. YMMV.
 
Sometime soon the cryo2 should drop, one large outdoor retailer has em, its 20% larger then the original. I plan on getting both :)
 
the cryo is small, at least for my hands, I only carry mine every once in a while, I wouldn't mind getting a cryo 2 to try. I will say I like larger folders, in my pocket today is a ZT0200.
 
I guess I should ask how big your hands are. I wear medium in gloves and the Cryo is just fine in my hands. I can get a 4 finger grip just fine. As for fit and finish, this knife is awesome. You get a sturdy framelock with some nice Hinderer touches for a paltry $30. How can you go wrong?

I should add that I've used mine for tasks ranging from food prep to tearing down boxes and other shipping supplies. Like Tex mentioned, the Cryo 2 gives you a bit more grip and blade and is available if you're willing to look for it. The same outdoor retailer has another Hinderer-designed knife: the Kershaw Thermite. You may want to check that out too. It's larger and has many of Rick's custom touches, including his spanto blade.
 
I think it is way too small. It is also too heavy for its size. I prefer bigger folders though, around 3.5 inch blades. Will be getting a thermite as soon as other retailers have them in stock. The first batch released seems to have an overabundance of loctite.
 
I actually got my cryo when they first rolled out, and ran it through the a barrage for months at work. I tore down LOTS of boxes, heavy duty plastic pallet staps, and many limes for my tequila shots on the weekends. The 8cr13mov performed well imo, and the TiNI coating is always a bonus. Great little knife :)
 
I wear a small glove and I can get an easy four finger grip on it. For about $30, you can't go wrong. The 8Cr13MoV steel performs well and the TiNi coating holds up against almost anything. It carries fairly well in the pocket with the deep-carry clip. It's a stout little knife for sure.
 
I love my Cryo, and it carries extremely well: outstanding clip and the smooth metal grips don't grab when you're pulling it out.
 
The Cryo is a great little knife. Also check out the Freefall. Great assisted flipper as well and mine came razor sharp and perfectly centered. The handles are cheap but it's light and perfectly capable. same steel.
 
I have both the Cryo and the Cryo II. For most day-to-day tasks, the Cryo is very robust and handles pretty much everything I can throw at it. That said, the Cryo II is a steal given its size. I don't have both with me so I can't post a picture, but I would harbor the size difference is closer to a 30% increase. My only complaint with these knives is that the handle is fairly slick stainless steel with a titanium nitride coating (I think) which can make the knife a little hard to hold onto. I've been thinking of replacing my top scales with G10 or CF. In any event, both are great values.
 
skullsoldier said:
I have both the Cryo and the Cryo II. For most day-to-day tasks, the Cryo is very robust and handles pretty much everything I can throw at it. That said, the Cryo II is a steal given its size. I don't have both with me so I can't post a picture, but I would harbor the size difference is closer to a 30% increase. My only complaint with these knives is that the handle is fairly slick stainless steel with a titanium nitride coating (I think) which can make the knife a little hard to hold onto. I've been thinking of replacing my top scales with G10 or CF. In any event, both are great values.
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I replaced my non-locking side scale with a carbon fiber one and it cut the weight down by about an ounce.
 
I love mine, it is relitively heavy compared to my other [larger] knives even but its not excessive or anything. Overall it doesn't get much use anymore as I don't often rotate my EDC, I carry the knife I like most, bu it sits out and I use it more than any other knives that arnt my primary EDC. I did carry it about 2 months when I got it and it held its edge quite well with its factory grind, I have a few other FFG 8Cr13MoV knives that don't hold up as well as I require.
 
I love the size of the knife overall and the handle but the design of the flipper and how I hold the knife cuts out a decent chunk of the handle length so I can't get a comfy grip and I end up digging my finger into the flipper to fight for handle space. Had the flipper been design a bit differently it be perfect for me. Though the Cryo 2 I imagine would solve this problem for me. And for reference I wear Large size gloves.
 
Not that there aren't a lot more qualified opinions out there on this one, but my wife gave me a Cryo I in March and until I snapped the clip off of it about three weeks ago, it was almost always in my pocket. For its size, I'm really impressed with how well it's performed. Factory edge was hair popping sharp when I got it and it still is. I'm a big fan.

(Kershaw has a new clip in the mail to me as we speak.)

*For the record, I've got big hands. XXL gloves.
 
The Cryo is a great EDC knife, but it's not a big knife. I don't think it's "too small", but that's all subjective. What are some knives that are a comfortable size for you?

For reference, I wear large size gloves (on the lower end of the "large" measurements on this sizing chart), and I can get a good 3 1/2 finger grip on the Cryo. It is comfortable in hand for my typical EDC uses. One advantage of it not being as large is that it is that much easier / less obtrusive to carry.
 
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