This is my first review, so I certainly more than welcome any comments and critique on what to include, what not to.
My most recent purchase is this beauty, a Kershaw Junkyard Dog II with the half-serrated edge and G10 handles. This Kershaw, as I'm sure you all know, is a Tim Galyean design. It features an extra-thick liner lock and a "flipper." Oddly enough, there is no thumb stud included. Pic:
This is what I consider to be a big folder, although some of you with those crazy CS Voyager X2's will likely beg to differ. It's long, it's thick, it's heavy. This, for me, makes it a great work knife but perhaps not the best EDC.
The blade steel, like most regular-grade Kershaws, is your basic Sandvic 13c26. I don't have any problem with this steel, it certainly is a step up over something like 440C, and I find it to be very easy to sharpen. The JYD II came arm-shaving sharp right out of the box, and the serrations make rather quick work of a piece of nylon rope I tried it on. The blade is rather wide, which means I really doubt my skinny arms would even be capable of putting enough pressure on it to break it. It's quite huge.
Some noteable characteristics: for a liner lock, the lockup on this knife is just absolutely solid. The liner is a huge thick piece of steel, and when you are really using your knife (rather than just pimping it out), this gives you some much-needed confidence in your equipment. This knife saw duty this weekend at the MS150 Bike Tour in New Bern, NC - an event of some 2300 riders who are raising money for Multiple Sclerosis research. Opening boxes, cutting cord, stabbing some milk jugs (that's a long story), and a bunch of other things. This knife just glides through whatever you put in front of it.
The action is quite impressive, considering the weight and size of the blade. You hardly even need to flick your wrist, just a simple pull of the index finger will lock it right in place. The ergonomics are great, at least for me - I am a big fan of the large index finger choil which gives a firm grip, and the textured G10 handles provide a solid grip even if they're wet or cold - another great feature.
Again, this is a big knife. Kershaw's specs list the blade length at 3.75", weight at 5.2oz (nutnfancy would NOT approve!) and closed length at almost 5".
Overall: This is a fantastic knife. I don't think they still make the JYDII with the green G10 scales (or, at least it's not listed on their website) and I got a fantastic deal on it. Rock solid lockup, smooth action with a finger flipper, razor sharp and just ridiculously overbuilt, with great ergos. You can't go wrong.
-James
My most recent purchase is this beauty, a Kershaw Junkyard Dog II with the half-serrated edge and G10 handles. This Kershaw, as I'm sure you all know, is a Tim Galyean design. It features an extra-thick liner lock and a "flipper." Oddly enough, there is no thumb stud included. Pic:
This is what I consider to be a big folder, although some of you with those crazy CS Voyager X2's will likely beg to differ. It's long, it's thick, it's heavy. This, for me, makes it a great work knife but perhaps not the best EDC.
The blade steel, like most regular-grade Kershaws, is your basic Sandvic 13c26. I don't have any problem with this steel, it certainly is a step up over something like 440C, and I find it to be very easy to sharpen. The JYD II came arm-shaving sharp right out of the box, and the serrations make rather quick work of a piece of nylon rope I tried it on. The blade is rather wide, which means I really doubt my skinny arms would even be capable of putting enough pressure on it to break it. It's quite huge.
Some noteable characteristics: for a liner lock, the lockup on this knife is just absolutely solid. The liner is a huge thick piece of steel, and when you are really using your knife (rather than just pimping it out), this gives you some much-needed confidence in your equipment. This knife saw duty this weekend at the MS150 Bike Tour in New Bern, NC - an event of some 2300 riders who are raising money for Multiple Sclerosis research. Opening boxes, cutting cord, stabbing some milk jugs (that's a long story), and a bunch of other things. This knife just glides through whatever you put in front of it.
The action is quite impressive, considering the weight and size of the blade. You hardly even need to flick your wrist, just a simple pull of the index finger will lock it right in place. The ergonomics are great, at least for me - I am a big fan of the large index finger choil which gives a firm grip, and the textured G10 handles provide a solid grip even if they're wet or cold - another great feature.
Again, this is a big knife. Kershaw's specs list the blade length at 3.75", weight at 5.2oz (nutnfancy would NOT approve!) and closed length at almost 5".
Overall: This is a fantastic knife. I don't think they still make the JYDII with the green G10 scales (or, at least it's not listed on their website) and I got a fantastic deal on it. Rock solid lockup, smooth action with a finger flipper, razor sharp and just ridiculously overbuilt, with great ergos. You can't go wrong.
-James
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