Kershaw Skyline

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Stopped at my locale WW to see if they had any of the Buck Christmas Tins left. They did'nt :( . Now Im a traditional kind of knife nut with only a couple of what I call modern knives. I spot the Kershaw Skyline and took a peek. lightweight, g- 10 scales that fit the hand nice,good blade length and sharp out of the box. So I pulled the trigger and bought it. I think I have a new EDC for awhile. Ive not had a chance to really use it, dissected two oranges and a apple tonight at work. It seems to be a great little lightweight edc.:D
 
Yep, great EDC choice. I picked up some blem Skylines from Kershawguy and they are now in rotation :D
 
Awesome little knife! Wouldn't recommend using the thumb stud though, it's very difficult. The Skyline is primarily a flipper. Enjoy your awesome new knife!
 
Probably one of the best, if not the best value oriented EDC avaliable, IMO. Great choice, the Skyline will serve you well I am sure. :thumbup:
 
MrPres said:
Awesome little knife! Wouldn't recommend using the thumb stud though, it's very difficult. The Skyline is primarily a flipper. Enjoy your awesome new knife!
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Thanks for that observation about the thumb studs -- it will save me the cost of a Skyline.

I really don't understand why anyone would make a knife with thumb studs that aren't easy to use.
 
The only thing I don't like about my skyline is that the pivot screw loosens quickly, but that's nothing some locktight won't fix.
 
I love my Skyline. It is my favorite EDC knife in my rotation of a half-dozen similarly sized folders. The light weight is it's greatest feature but everything else seems spot-on also.

I don't really have a problem using the thumb studs. They seem to be more for a blade stop than actual thumb use.I primarily flip it.

One strange note: I had this knife for over a year and a few months ago I left it clipped to my pants pocket and it went through a wash and dry cycle. Now it flips even smoother. Like it was an IKBS or something. I thought it was silky smooth before but it is noticeably smoother. It's been that way for the past few months. And it is still solid with no blade play. I'm afraid to take it apart and mess it up.
 
flash900 said:
Thanks for that observation about the thumb studs -- it will save me the cost of a Skyline.

I really don't understand why anyone would make a knife with thumb studs that aren't easy to use.
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The thumb studs are suppose to be used as a blade stop, but it just so happens that if your fingers are small enough they can be used to deploy the blade. If you just don't like flippers then don't get the Skyline, but you'll be missing out on a great little knife.
 
flash900 said:
Thanks for that observation about the thumb studs -- it will save me the cost of a Skyline.

I really don't understand why anyone would make a knife with thumb studs that aren't easy to use.
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Because it's a flipper?

I think the only reason the studs are there is because they are the blade stop pins. I can't open the knife with the thumb stud at all.

Still a great knife, though.
 
Nice score dispatch.
The Skyline is definately a great light weight edc.
Not a hard user,just a general cutter & one of the most unobtrusive
clip carried knives out there.
I had a damasteel version & loved it & so did my good friend,so it's his now.
After giving it away I had gifters remorse & started looking for another
& got a SS version in a trade.
There's just something about the nice clean,simple lines of the Skyline thats very appealing.
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Do you guys carry yours clipped tip up or tip down? I recently got hooked on carrying tip up (due to my new Spyderco Manix 2) and I changed the clip on my Skyline. It seems that it carrys a bit too high now in the tip up position, and the flipper is somewhat in the way in my pocket.
 
Flashpoint said:
The thumb studs are suppose to be used as a blade stop, but it just so happens that if your fingers are small enough they can be used to deploy the blade. If you just don't like flippers then don't get the Skyline, but you'll be missing out on a great little knife.
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My fingers are small enough to use the hole opener on the small Buck Vantage Pro, but apparently not small enough to use the flipper on that model.

But that's ok with me -- I don't care for flippers!

Thanks for the helpful info about the thumb studs, folks.
 
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