Kershaw Leek 1660 First Impressions

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Like many of you I own a bunch 'o knives accross
various brands like Spyderco, Benchmade, Queen, Camillus,
Victorinox, Camillus, Pakistan (I kid, I kid), etc.

The Leek is my first Kershaw. I am pretty much a
die hard BM fan. The fit and finish on my
BMs are top notch and the materials are high quality.

I have to say this Kershaw Leek is one nice knife.
The fit and finish are dead on perfect.
Lock-up is solid. The AO is tons of fun and works really really well.

The blade shape great... a nice hollow grind, really really sharp point,
all in a nice thin but not too thin blade. The edge on the knife
is thinned out like a Spyderco's... pretty much exactly in that way.
It should be a good cutter... I'll let you know.

The size is perfect (3" blade, 4" handle) for EDC.
The handle is really comfortable for hard cutting tasks. I cut
into some really hard tempered wood with it, without any issues.

It is only around $40!!!

I'm now a Kersaw fan!
 
Yep, it's a great knife. I have the same model and found itsomewhat too heavy for EDC. I now EDC a Ka-Bar Dozier, and thought it's lighter weight, I miss the Leek AO.
 
I am also a very satisfied owner of the plain Jane 1660 Leek and I agree with all of your observations. For the money I don't think that the quality can be beat. As you mentioned the fit and finish are first rate. This has been my EDC for about a year now and I see no reason to replace it. BTW it is probably the least expensive folder that I own, it's just my favorite.

John
 
You will soon own many more Kershaws! The leeks are particularly addictive!

To wit:
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I was thinking about buying one before I got my 710, but it just seemed too small for what I wanted. Now that I have my 710 I think I'm going to go ahead and buy a Leek sometime.
 
I just posted the other day about purchasing a Leek. It is actually my second Leek, I lost the first one. In between the last one and this one I've had a Buck Tempest, and a Kershaw MiniCyclone. The Leek is by far my favorite knife, especial for EDC, other then the fact that it disappears into you pocket, which is one reason I lost the first one. Super knife, very sharp and a all round good cutter.
 
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