Kershaw JunkYard Dog Review

UnknownVT, Could I get a pic of the tips (thickness of each) of the JYD,JYD II, Groove side by side? Many thanks!!

Andy
 
catmath 1911 said:
Could I get a pic of the tips (thickness of each) of the JYD,JYD II, Groove side by side?
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JYDs_GrooveSpnY.jpg

have to be careful about looking at this pic -
both the JYD and JYD2 have bevels/grinds that taper the spines whereas the Groove is unbeveled at the spine.

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Just took my Junkyard Dog out to the shed for a little work on the blade, felt like something
different, like the point a little better, the old way worked too of course, but every now and
then, I get the urge to change things a little bit

New blade shape;
IMG_1617.jpg


and the kershaw shot of the knife
JYDknife.jpg


G2
 
Thanks jaislandboy, the point seems more useful, at least to me and the leather has
still stayed in place, which is nice too ! ;)
G2
 
I have the following models with the flipper:

Groove
Lahar
JYD II
JYD
Cyclone (when the AO is turned off)
Ener-G (both sizes)
ZT 0200

All of them flip open with ease for me, but they all require varying levels of effort. What I like to do is not flip them open "with authority", but I try to balance full engagement of the lock while opening as softly as possible. It was definitely fun to "SNAP" them open the first little while, I stopped doing so after reading a thread about what could happen if you hammer it against the stop repeatedly. I'm not criticizing anyone for doing it the way they want, just saying the way I prefer to do it now. But back to your original statement, mine all open smoothly and easily. Just takes practice.
Hope this helps

Rik
 
Is is just me, or does it look like that clip is marketed to people who want to say "hey, check out this knife in my pocket?".

Not a slam, at all. I love my Kershaw Chive, I really, really do.

UnknownVT.... Great photos!
 
Thanks for reviving this thread.

I've said this in another thread - but it's much more relevant here.

I've EDC'd at home this JYD since I reviewed it - so it get lots of use.

I think I now can open it more easily than either the bigger JYD2 or the Groove. I guess it was a simple matter of getting used to it, and (obviously) practice (repeat 2 more times).

I even just tried it with my wrist held to the edge of a table to ensure no wrist movement and I still can open it.......

Surprisingly the first try back on the JYD2 just now, failed to open it fully - now that's a surprise - as I described opening the JYD2 as astounding - of course once I had failed I became conscious of it and can open the JYD2 readily.

So all 3 of my Gaylean flippers - JYD, JYD2, Groove - are now "astounding".

So my conclusion is that being conscious of opening the knife (ie: paying attention) is necessary -
but that now has become second nature, since the JYD is my EDC,
(and frequent failure is not a very acceptable option for me.)

So take that input FWIW.....

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Right VT, you do have to think when opening the JYD, about 1/4 of the time it doesn't
come right open, but, I know it was what I did and not the knife, just got to do it proper like.

One word of warning though, I carried the knife in my left front pocket, which put the
flipper in 'hands' way as I dug down in my pocket for my fisher space pen, as I drew my
hand out, I was sliced by the very tip of the blade. Didn't even feel it of course, just noticed
blood and wondered where I caught myself, and then figured it out, pulled the knife out
of my pocket and saw the blade partially opened. I had another knife in my right front pocket
so I had moved this one to the left, won't do that again!!
G2
 
I had a JYD I, but got rid of it, because it wasn't easy to open. W/O a thumb stud, I felt it was just too difficult to consistently flip it open.

I've recently gottne a JYD II & must admit, I'm impressed. The liner-lock is nearly a frame-lock & it flips open quickly, consistently. I also like the G-10 scales as I believe it helps with the grip & isn't as easy to look beat-up.

Don't get me wrong, I like the looks of the JYD I, but just prefer the way the JYD II works.
 
must be I jinxed myself, the leather started moving slightly, so I pulled it off
without it, the knife is a bit too thin, and it is harder to open now, not much
to grab a purchase with my thumb to snap the blade open with...oh well.
If I were cleverer (if that's a word ;) ) I'd take it apart, make an overlay of
sumptin' to add some thickness to it...
G2
 
I rec. a JYDII ltd ed. yesterday. Ti frame lock, SG2 blade. Sharpest out of the box knife I have ever owned bar none. Fit and finish is impeccable. This is the top dog in the JYD series of knives. Mono lock engages perfectly and 100% across its face with the mono engaging half way across the tang with lots of room for wear.

Initially I had a problem using the flicker mechanism to flick it open. I would think on a knife of this caliber that they would polish the area of the knife that rides around the pivot and the channel the stop rides in. All that being said cleaned the knife totally and relubed with tetra and just worked it pretty good throughout the day flipping it and now I can flip it open pretty easily and with 100% success.

I bought this knife because of the all titanium construction and because it was a frame lock and the SG2 steel didn't hurt either. But when all is said and done the knife is just not me and a lesson learned here. I didn't realize when I ordered it that it didn't have a thumb stud on it. SO my bad for that. A couple of quick improvements I can think of is using a thicker blade and polishing out the area around the ricasso that the pivot area makes contact with. keepem sharp

PS brand new JYDII for trade!
 
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