Kershaw Junk Yard Dawg Pictures...

flipe8 said:
Before I posted, I googled the knife, designer and the original. While I appreciate the workmanship, both from the custom and collab., it's still not my thing. No harm , no foul.
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Well, I think you are in the minority on that. I think FAR more people, at least two here on this thread based on their own comments, were more like Normark in their initial reactions. When someone complains that they don't know why a company would do a "silly @$$ thing like this..." or complain "Why would they name it THAT?!?" (from another thread) that it shows they have no clue where it came from. You CAN honestly tell from what people say whether or not they've done their homework before deciding on whether they like something or not. Besides, I SAID that I understand people not liking the same things, I just wish they'd do a little work before knee-jerking a reaction. You don't like it, did your homework on it, decided you still didn't like it. So? I don't have a problem with that. Others, however, are different, and you CAN tell by what they said that they hadn't done any of the searching you did.
 
Well, arguements aside, I love the JYD, and am happy to see that there is a production version being made! Another knife for me.....:D
 
Hair said:
I love the shape of the handle and blade, and I love the fact that the blade has no studs or writting on it.

I am not sure about the "decals", but I think I could live with them. Will there be a version without them?

If Kershaw made a high-end JYD with no decals, I'd be all over it.
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Roger that. The blade grind and handle lines are awesome, like the best features of the Skirmish and Bump blended together; but the, er, "artwork" completely ruins it for me. :(
 
Esav Benyamin said:
If professional courtesy means something other than honesty, it turns into shilling, which the JYD doesn't need. It stands on its own, even if some people don't like the style.
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I don't think anyone here expects Eric to say he likes it if he doesn't, but I gotta gree with Thomas, Eric's initial reaction was pretty harsh. It would've been easy for him to express his disagreement with Kershaw's design choices, without having to resort to phrases like "friggin' gay". :rolleyes:

I'll give Kershaw a lot of credit for coming out with such a bold design; it's bold enough to elicit some strong reactions both for and against. :thumbup:

I also give Eric a lot of credit for his apology. :thumbup: I doubt there's anyone here who hasn't jumped the gun a bit and typed before thinking things through!

OK, no that THAT's sorted... group hug!! ;)
 
Originally posted by Normark
Again,, sorry for saying it how I did, not that I did.
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Eric, no worries, I appreciate your coming forward and clarifying your position.
Make sure you you post a pic of that pimped version you're going to do. ;)
 
Boldly going where no-one. . . .I like the chutzpah(sp?) represented here! After hundreds of black "serious" knives, something different in terms of decor; a little humor, a lot of art. And a functionally shaped blade and knife to boot! Having handled a proto at Oregon last April, I can't wait to get my hands on a couple of these babies!
 
GarageBoy said:
What IS the story behind the markings? I really like the total package
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Yes, please! I'm dumb and ima foreigner after all... I like this riveted old arcraft hull aesthetics... resembles that "Sky Captain" movie. Just not good with a airforce slang/
 
GarageBoy said:
What IS the story behind the markings? I really like the total package
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There is no real story behind the Bomber pattern I put on my knives. I just thought it would be cool to do a theme knife (kind of like Orange County Choppers does there bikes). I got really good response in the custom world, so I have been evolving it since.

I love the style and history behind all of the old war planes. Do a Google image search on "Nose Art" some of those old planes where quite the pieces of art. Soldiers painted pictures in various themes to raise moral during rough times.

As far as the name of the knife "Junk Yard Dawg" I just wanted to give it a name that was different, and had a little style also.

I am just finishing up a custom JYD to take to Blade Show I will take some pics of the Custom and Production verisons side by side. Hopefully that will give a better representation of where the knife is coming from.
 
Pete1977 said:
I agree with the design being a little...out of place..I guess you could call it. The knife is nice looking, but I think it would be a little better if its handle was free of the rivet and seam look, and the logos, etc on the front and the back.

I love that blade shape.

The clip looks like it may be a little "in your face" due to it's width.

did I already say that I love that blade shape?
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I too really like that blade shape. It just looks really really strong.

My first thought about the handle designs was, "That's just goofy." The "fuel" and "no step" thing just seems kinda juvenile, like something a kid would want, but not a grown adult.

I agree that the clip is a bit too aggressive and would really call attention to itself. For people who want to costume themselves up with their knives, that's fine. For people who want to make this an EDC user in normal company, perhaps not.

How is opening the knife accomplished? It has no blade hole, no thumb studs (thankfully) and someone said it is not a Speedsafe (so it's not an assisted opener?). How do you get the blade open?

-Jeffrey
 
Normark said:
Personally I think you'll lose more customers than you will make because of it...
Just my opinion though...
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Kershaw lost me as a customer when I spent about $70 for their "Amphibian" "dive knife" which ended up rusting pretty bad, UNDER the crappy rubber insert in the handle. There was just no way to remove the corrosion under that insert. I ended up skeletonizing the thing by cutting out the insert, but then the sheath wouldn't hold the knife. What kind of crappy design relies on a rubber insert being what the sheath holds onto?

That and the weird non-sharpenable serrations on some of their little onion-named knives... just can't get with the design philosophy of that company. Sorry.

-Jeffrey
 
Question: Is this an assisted opener?

Overall I love the looks of this knife and judging by the reactions here the knife is going to sell.

My reservations are that I really don't like assisted openers, and I do not like the idea of not having a thumb stud or hole, or opening widget other than the flipper.
 
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