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Kershaw Double Cross

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brainus

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Hello all,

I tried to search for reviews of this model bit the search is not being to cooperative with me. Ha anyone here had experience with this knife? I want to use it for some EDC where I need something quite sheeple friendly as well as a whittler. I really appreciate any help you can give.
 
Well, howdy first off. I'd suggest going to the "Advanced" search and telling the search engine to limit the search to titles only. As for other things, probably the best review of this knife was done by Gary Graley who carried this knife for quite a while (though I'm not sure if he still has one). I did a search and came up with the following:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200433&highlight=Double+Cross

Have a good day!
 
I've never tried one, although I remember seeing a few threads by Gary Graley where he talked about his double cross. It looks like a cool knife.

Try this link.

Edit: Spyderjon beat me to it, and with a better link!
 
Most reviews of it have been positive. I thought about buying one but was not very impressed when I actually saw the knife. The fit and finish was less than desireable. Just another slipjoint with a gimmic of one hand opening. It ranges widely in price and where I got to handle one the price was on the top end. You can get better steel than AUS6A for the same or less money.
 
brainus said:
I want to use it for some EDC where I need something quite sheeple friendly as well as a whittler.
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Well, the Double Cross will definitely work for that. I used to have a couple, but I gave one away and sold the other. I liked the concept, and I thought that it was well-executed, but it just didn't knock me out when I actually put it in my hand. Sounds like you are in the same boat. If you don't love it - pass. There are plenty of other knives that will do what you want. But I still think the Double Cross is the perfect little EDC for plenty of people.
 
brownshoe said:
Just another slipjoint with a gimmic of one hand opening.
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The Double Cross is a liner lock knife. Both blades lock with the same liner. It's not a slipjoint.
 
I had one (sold it during one of my "time to reduce the collection" phases).

Nice concept. Dual one hand opening liner lock blades in a classic slip-joint pattern. Most that I have handled had a bit of blade play, but did lock up well. As it is a smallish knife, I never used it too hard. It did open up a couple of times when I carried it, so I stopped carrying it (the studs caught on my pockets when taking it out, as I recall). Also, it was awkward to operate with my fat fingers.

It is sheeple friendly, but unless you're enamored with the classic shape and desire locking blades, I would recommend another knife.

That said, it is a unique knife (as is the Double-Duty), and would make a nice addition to a collection (if you can keep 'em, which I can't).
 
I still have one and I am more or less satisfied. As orthogonal1 wrote, there is a vertikal blade-play which me bothered and I miss a clip . It is really very sheeple-friendly and because of the wharncliffe-blade really good for whittling. I have as well the double-cross which lies better in the hand because of the size - and I thought, it would be very good if this one would have the wharni-blade :grumpy: By the way I can live good with the AUS6 blades, sharp and very easy to resharpen.
 
I have one too, and in fact, just put it in the "EDC pile" a few weeks ago.

It's definitely an odd bird; looks like a slippie, handles like a small tactical. It's a bit thick for a two-bladed slipjoint, but fits well in the hand. I expect it'd be a decent choice for whittling, although with AUS-6 blades, you'll be resharpening a lot more often than you would with carbon steel.
 
stefanschlaegel said:
I have as well the double-cross which lies better in the hand because of the size - and I thought, it would be very good if this one would have the wharni-blade :grumpy:
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I never noticed that the Double Duty was bigger! I got the Double Cross specifically for the wharncliff blade, too; of course, with a little elbow grease, you could make a wharncliff outta that spey blade! ;)
 
Gryffin said:
I never noticed that the Double Duty was bigger! I got the Double Cross specifically for the wharncliff blade, too; of course, with a little elbow grease, you could make a wharncliff outta that spey blade! ;)
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I thought of this - but the spyblade will be really short then :o
 
Love the double cross, poor name for it as it hasn't double crossed me yet ;)
It's one knife that isn't planning on leaving my hands too soon!

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And the Double duty is a lot larger and I did tune down that spey blade a little ;)
I also ground down the liner lock a little as it stuck up so far as to be in the way when
gripping the handle, these pictures are not actual size so you can't compare one to the other
sorry but didn't think to put them together, and I no longer have the Double duty...

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Both are quite interesting and well made knives, flat ground blades that
are brought down to a nice edge, the simple steel they come with cuts
well, better than I initially thought it would.
G2
 
I got mine about 3 years ago while working at a knife store parttime for something to do(I'm retired), and never looked back. I keep it by my chair, and use it everyday while watching TV to trim nails, and small cutting where the wharencliff blade really comes in for intricate work. I like the whittler pattern being one of my favorites, and like Gary been surprised to how well it cuts, and holds an edge but don't do any heavy cutting with it as it was not built for that. I like the idea of the linerlock, thumbstud combo for a slipjoint, and have never developed any bladeplay with it. I have open/closed it many times over the last 3 years, and still operates the same as the day I brought it home with still no bladeplay either vertical or horizontal.
Good bang for the buck but YMMV.

Larry
 
stefanschlaegel said:
I thought of this - but the spyblade will be really short then :o
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Not as short as you'd think, since the belly starts waaaay out near the tip.

I guess it must be on another thread, but I announced a while back that I did exactly what I describe here: trimmed and reground the spey on my Double Duty into a wharncliff blade. I think it came out pretty good, too! The proportions are almost identical to the Double Cross' wharnie, just... bigger.

I don't think it's too short at all, since I tend to use wharncliff/sheepsfoot blades where I want a lot of force and a lot of control, such as whittling or cutting really tough materials like those @#$%^&* clam-packs, so I want it short — just long enough that my finger or thumb covers most of the spine, for maximum control.
 
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