Kershaw Offset - just arrived

It's such a cool looking knife, but why did they go with the cheesy 80s paint splatter pattern on the handle?

Handle pattern aside, it's a badass knife, let us know how it uses.
 
For some reason I think that crazy paint splatter pattern works on this knife better than it would on most.

Another really nice one from Kershaw!
 
That blade style is a coming trend, I see.

Like DDR Gunhammer and others, it should prove useful.

I wonder how long the trend lasts, though.

Nice knife. The handle gives it a bit of pazzaz, IMO.

After you use it abit, how 'bout a report on how the MIM 440C blade performs?
 
Impatiently waiting for a review! you're great photographer too.
И вообще замечательный у вас сайт, Василий!
 
It does not look any different then other blades. Of course in has all this proofs of MIM technology on the blade - grooved labels, decorative grooves, but most interesting - part of the blade near handle, kind of sharpened choil looks like slightly concave grind and other part looks like slightly convex or flat.

About this labels - what "Mit-e" means?

Thanks, Vassili.
 
I believe the MIM process is similar to the casting process. It greatly reduces the amount of grinding and blade finishing but I seriously question it's performance ability. We will see.
 
but I seriously question it's performance ability
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brianml, I'm curious if you could expand on this comment??

J85909266, it's nice to know you can be cheesy and badass at the same time ;)

Vassili, congrats on your pick up, and great photo's.

Thomas
Kershaw Knives
 
Vassili, it stands for Metal, Injected, Technology, with an Edge.


Thomas
Kershaw Knives
 
I think the handle paint splatter and the blade shape look really cool. But for the price, considering it has a 440C blade and alumunium handle (I prefer G-10 and/or titanium), I have the Blue Bump and Spec Bump higher on my to-buy list.
 
I've been dying to see one of these in real life, but on the internet, the paint splatter handles are too much for me. Often, however, knives that don't look great in photos do look good in real life. As it stands, this one is out of my price range...especially since the new satin blade spec bump is coming out. I'll order that day 1 to match my blue bump.

Say, how's that double pumper thing working?
 
OK all, post #100 here, and I'm stepping out a little.

Come on Hair, too expensive! Were talking about ground breaking stuff here! MIM/HIP technology, 3-D machined aluminum scales, a wicked Onion pattern, the first Double Pumper AO, all with a street price around $200. I thought there was a crazy crowd of knife freaks on this board?? So we take steps in creating this incredible technology, and it costs too much??? Where is all the excitement!!

With that said, I'm glad to hear a couple Kershaw's are on your short list.

Art, the Double Pumper works very well, but it's not too over the top where it "kicks" the knife out of your hand.

I think our MIM/HIP blades in the future will get more radical in their looks and design, we will become more efficient with our production and knowledge, and with that, the prices with this technology will be substantially lower. Also I think you will find a variety of different steel types being used.

Look for a few new MIM/HIP blades at this years Blade Show.

So now, I'm out to conquer 1000 posts!!

Thomas
Kershaw Knives
 
It isn't that it is too expensive. I've spent more than $200 on knives before, and I plan on doing it several more times before June.

But I feel there are many knives (some of them Kershaws) that offer more for less, or *WAY* knife more for only slighly more money. I have a thing for G-10, and a thing for titanium. So at a cheaper price, the Spec and Blue Bumps appeal to me more, as do many non-Kershaw knives. Technology will never draw me as well as lust does. I've never been a gizmo collector. The hybrid Prius was a technological breakthrough. That doesn't mean I'd rather have spent my 20K on it instead of my old-tech but exciting SRT-4.

The Offset is on my wanted list, but my wanted list is very long. There is a lot of competition out there, even with other Kershaw knives.

I know the Offset is ground-breaking in the knife industry, but I feel (and I think you admitted) that the technology is commanding a premium right now because it is unique. Personally, I do not feel it is worth it at the moment. Well, not as worth it as some of the other knives I want. But I would pay 200, or even 250 for an Offset. Just not before I buy a couple Bumps, a 710, an SMF, a Titan, a Mnandi, a Lone Wolf Harsey, a Commander etc... etc...

So I do want an Offset, and I will pay $200 for it. But there are a lot of knives out there, and with the technology commanding a premium, a decent amount of them look more attractive to me right now than the Offset does.
 
Honestly, it is not quite easy to find one - you may think is it too expensive or not but fact is - I search for it for several monthes until I was lucky enogh to buy one. Many stores told me - I have to wait 7 monthes!

So market speaks for itself and this is defenetly a new little step forward for knife industry.

Also I noticed that in general Kershaw price policy is quite democratic. They give you more for same buck in terms of materials and processing then other companies.

Now days it seems that they agressevly advancing in top model market sending assault team of Offste, SpecBumps, ZeroTolerances special forces and pumped up Leek to expand their presense in this area holded for a while by Boa and Avalanche only. Kershaw is more recognizable now then year ago and soon Kershaw will be much more recognizable then now...

Thanks, Vassili.
 
"Often, however, knives that don't look great in photos do look good in real life."

Yes take me for instance. In a photo I look old and ugly. In real life I look older and rather homely.
 
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