Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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- Mar 2, 1999
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Recently picked this up from Kershawguy aka Dave, thanks again Dave :thumbup:
It's a modest size folder, looking more traditional than modern but
there are some modern touches used in the design of this knife;
both blades sport a thumbstud
both blades use the center divider as a liner lock mechanism
so you have kinda the best of both worlds all in one knife :0
here's a shot of the new offering with Damascus blades;
and here is what the original looked like, I've since passed this one along
to a friend that is great at wood carving, and I've missed that knife
so when I saw this new one, had to grab one while I could, 250 made
is what I can remember on that so not a lot out there.
same type of construction, thumbstuds and liner lock on both models
while you can see the layers of damascus, the blades are very polished with
a center core of steel so it's really a san mai damascus blade on these rascals!
here you can see in the reflection some of the layers of the damascus.
The blades are ground fairly thin, could be just a hair thinner but still all in all
they both cut very well and seem to keep a decent edge too.
Also there are slight notches before the edge starts but they are very slight, tolerable for me
and another plus is, when the blades are closed, neither tang end extends up from the handle
so it's a smooth transition from bolster onto the spine of the blades, nice touch Kershaw!
I've thought about adding a groove in one of the bolsters so I could tell by feel
which end was which, but hasn't become much of a problem so I've not done it...yet
G2
It's a modest size folder, looking more traditional than modern but
there are some modern touches used in the design of this knife;
both blades sport a thumbstud
both blades use the center divider as a liner lock mechanism
so you have kinda the best of both worlds all in one knife :0
here's a shot of the new offering with Damascus blades;
and here is what the original looked like, I've since passed this one along
to a friend that is great at wood carving, and I've missed that knife
so when I saw this new one, had to grab one while I could, 250 made
is what I can remember on that so not a lot out there.
same type of construction, thumbstuds and liner lock on both models
while you can see the layers of damascus, the blades are very polished with
a center core of steel so it's really a san mai damascus blade on these rascals!
here you can see in the reflection some of the layers of the damascus.
The blades are ground fairly thin, could be just a hair thinner but still all in all
they both cut very well and seem to keep a decent edge too.
Also there are slight notches before the edge starts but they are very slight, tolerable for me
and another plus is, when the blades are closed, neither tang end extends up from the handle
so it's a smooth transition from bolster onto the spine of the blades, nice touch Kershaw!
I've thought about adding a groove in one of the bolsters so I could tell by feel
which end was which, but hasn't become much of a problem so I've not done it...yet
G2
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