Recommendation? Kershaw Dividend M390 or Composite

I got a Leek...I like it. I don’t have a preference between the Dividend or the Leek, I just use both whenever I feel like rocking one or the other. Both work well, the Leek has a better tip for exact cuts but the tip on the Divie works well too
 
metsfan said:
I got a Leek...I like it. I don’t have a preference between the Dividend or the Leek, I just use both whenever I feel like rocking one or the other. Both work well, the Leek has a better tip for exact cuts but the tip on the Divie works well too
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Yeah . Close call. My next might be CF composite leek. I find I prefer Kershaw liner lock over the framelock in my past few models.

Hard to be the composite dividend though..

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JonesE said:
I would say that would be most likely its sibling the link. I believe they still have the M390, S35VN, and 20CV version still available. I think it is a great knife for the price.

JonesE
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Good recommendation. I thought that might be the case. The link just doesnt cut it for me. I might pick up a spare divadend D2. Its the best $80 ive spent in years.
 
Ebenvoila said:
Do some of you also own the leek?
If yes, which one do you prefer?
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I've got a few of each. Love both models. If anything, I'm going to give the nod to the Dividend. Overall, it just fits the hand better and feels slightly more substantial. It's a solid performer sized just right for me.

Not trying to take anything away from the Leek. I carried one at a warehouse job for a few weeks straight and man, that thing did great. The tip is slightly more refined, as well. Here's a pic cuz I have nothing better to do during this quarantine lol!

 
Can someone post a pick of the lock side please of the d2 one. Need to see something before I consider
 
Mrgauth said:
Can someone post a pick of the lock side please of the d2 one. Need to see something before I consider
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I’ll try to snap a better pic later on in the day...
 
How many Dividends and Leeks do you own?
I'm waiting for my already ordered GFN version, and thinking about ordering a Grey version, and why not maybe the basic version of the Leek. :D
 
depends on what you mean...if you mean strongest like which one can I pry with I'd say "don't do it" with either. The blade of both standard models is hollow ground so it won't take much horsing around but the tip of the Leek is really acute so its something you have to account for.
 
tyyreaun said:
Check the Cedric and Ada channel on YouTube.

Few specific call-outs, though:
  • Pete has found that the CPM version of D2 doesn't perform drastically better than regular D2, or PSF27 (the spray-formed version of D2). It sounds like the chemistry of the steel just doesn't get much of an advantage from being formed in a PM process
  • The best M390 performs about 50% better than CPM-D2, in terms of cut tests. M390 will of course also be much more stain resistant
  • Kershaw is not going to have the best M390 or the best CPM-D2, as far as their heat treat process goes, so the max numbers Pete posted don't apply in this case

For the Dividend, I'd expect M390 to perform better, but not drastically better. As long as you don't let it rust, the D2 version should be fine.
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Kershaw said the M390 Used was The M390 sheets they had remaining From ZT knives. ""LIMITED-EDITION SPRING RUN: A few years ago Zero Tolerance produced a few knives with M390 STEEL however stopped the usage of M390 when it changed into hard to get. So Kershaw had a couple of sheets of this M390 steel left-over on the factory, so they are the usage of this steel to make a LIMITED-EDITION SPRINT RUN of both the Kershaw DIVIDEND and the fairly Larger-Version Kershaw LINK."
 
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