Kershaw E.T. video (from Kershaw CD)

Thomas W said:
MacTech, sorry to hear about your bite.

As far as functionality, the E.T. takes time and practice. It is one of the few knives that requires an "applied technique" to get really skilled with the piece. I have yet to see anyone get smooth with a bali by playing with it in a store for 5 minutes. It takes a few hours of playing with the E.T. prior to getting down just the basic moves. Hopefully most will have the patience to put in that needed time and not draw a immediate judgment based on an initial unpracticed encounter with this knife.

I have also never seen a "bad" cut on the E.T., more of just a love nibble (seemingly always on the thumb). Heck it took me a couple of days of playing with the E.T. (and a few nibbles) to get it going one handed, and I'm pretty skilled with my hands. After about 10 hours with the knife I felt truly comfortable and have moved on to many more advanced ways (next video?) to open and close this unique piece. I agree the E.T. is not for everybody, but believe it is a must have for any knife fanatics toy box. I also feel it works well with, and appeals toward the next generation of young knife up and comers.

I also must say the knife has real function that goes along with it's challenging toggle, and fun factor. The E.T. comes with competent Sandvik 13C26 steel, can be carried multiple ways, is a real ambidextrous knife (do we have any lefty's in the house?), and the toggles also makes for one of the strongest locks around. It's U.S.A. made and has a street value in the $60ish range. Seems like a lot of knife to me.

The E.T. makes you think outside of the knife box we are all so used to being in, and it will take a real knife guy/gal to want to work his/her hands and inner imagination to master the magic of the E.T. I believe in this knife, and feel it has a long lasting place in this industry. The Hawks really went all out with the E.T., and I really appreciate what they do. Hopefully there will be more sweet projects in the future for us (Hawks and Kershaw), I think there will be.

On a side note, if I ever see a chick that gets down the E.T. perfectly....it will put a twinkle in my eye.

It has a great look for T.V. or the movies as well.

Thanks Joe for the thread.
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Heh, dammit Thomas, now you've got me reconsidering the knife again, *stop it* ;)

you have a point about this one needing practice to get used to, it's clearly not as simple as my beloved Spydies, where once you know how to open one, you know how to open them all....

good point about the strength of the lock when open, the more i analyze the video, the more it seems to bridge the gap between folder and fixed blade when open....
 
puukkoman,

I agree. As long as you're holding the handle the knife cannot close on you. It's like a fixed blade. ;)
 
Ha! I've got it!
I've been trying to figure out a way to quickly deploy this knife, and I accidentally stumbled upon an opening technique...
It can be "waved" open, right out of the pocket! Grab it by the toggle, and pull it out of the pocket, applying a little bit of pressure toward the back of the pocket. The toggle begins to release, due to the angle of the draw, and the funny little carabiner clip catches on the pocket's edge.
I'll have to wait until I get home to see if it works on jeans, but in slacks/dress pants it works nicely -- and doesn't seem to tear up the pocket like a real Wave-opener does.
Very cool.
 
Lucky Bob said:
so it's two bars, in parallel?
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I'm limited today, but as I understand it the knife has one bar on either side. I guess that could be parallel? I'm not at my best today.
 
Thomas,

Any thoughts on the legality of this knife? Is it an AO or an auto? Does the classification depend on local knife laws? What does Kershaw consider it?
 
SpyderJon said:
I'm limited today, but as I understand it the knife has one bar on either side. I guess that could be parallel? I'm not at my best today.
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OHHHH... ok. I was thinking both would be on one side of the knife, so you'd only need one (overlapping? :confused: ) scale to be grinded (ground?) to make the path. On the other hand, both sides makes MUCH more sense.
 
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