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Hi *@*,
a few days ago I got my Kershaw Cyclone and I really like the knife so far. Good ergonomics, solid lock-up and the sharpest out-of-the-box production knife I ever got (sharper than my Spydercos or my Benchmade Skirmish!). In fact on my first try to open it with the thumbstuds I promptly cut myself.
The assisted opening feature is working very well when the flipper is used - but when you use the thumbstuds in the usual way you have to be really *extra* careful to not to flick your thumb right into the edge (which is just what I did).
Anyway, the only thing I really did not like was the satin finish of the blade .. so I took the knife apart to repolish it! Sooo .. here are some photos I took for your viewing pleasure:
Cyclone taken apart:
Blade polished with 600 grit paper:
And the other side:
The scratches don't look as bad in real .. it's just very difficult to photograph the blade.
It's getting late here so I have to finish this tomorrow with the 800 and 1000 grit paper I bought for this little project.
Prepare for more pictures!
[UPDATE]
Ok, this took me a little longer than I expected I polished the blade with 800 and 1000 grit .. it was still quite dull after this, so I decided to polish it with some Flitz which really made it shine alot more. After I was done with the blade itself I also polished the liners and the copper (?) washers with Flitz .. this stuff really makes a difference to metal, wow. A few drops of Militec-1 in all the right places and now the Cyclone is better than ever, the action is ALOT smoother than before and I really do like how the blade looks now.
It's not perfect but hey, it was my first try at this. Took me about 7 hours altogether (much more than I expected).
So here are some pictures of the finished knife for you:
-Connor
a few days ago I got my Kershaw Cyclone and I really like the knife so far. Good ergonomics, solid lock-up and the sharpest out-of-the-box production knife I ever got (sharper than my Spydercos or my Benchmade Skirmish!). In fact on my first try to open it with the thumbstuds I promptly cut myself.
The assisted opening feature is working very well when the flipper is used - but when you use the thumbstuds in the usual way you have to be really *extra* careful to not to flick your thumb right into the edge (which is just what I did).
Anyway, the only thing I really did not like was the satin finish of the blade .. so I took the knife apart to repolish it! Sooo .. here are some photos I took for your viewing pleasure:
Cyclone taken apart:
Blade polished with 600 grit paper:
And the other side:
The scratches don't look as bad in real .. it's just very difficult to photograph the blade.
It's getting late here so I have to finish this tomorrow with the 800 and 1000 grit paper I bought for this little project.
Prepare for more pictures!
[UPDATE]
Ok, this took me a little longer than I expected
I polished the blade with 800 and 1000 grit .. it was still quite dull after this, so I decided to polish it with some Flitz which really made it shine alot more. After I was done with the blade itself I also polished the liners and the copper (?) washers with Flitz .. this stuff really makes a difference to metal, wow. A few drops of Militec-1 in all the right places and now the Cyclone is better than ever, the action is ALOT smoother than before and I really do like how the blade looks now.It's not perfect but hey, it was my first try at this. Took me about 7 hours altogether (much more than I expected).
So here are some pictures of the finished knife for you:
-Connor
