Kershaw Skyline

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Munkey69

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Hello everyone. I was looking at purchasing a Kershaw Skyline. I just bought a Tenacious and love it for EDC and the quality for the price. I am looking at the Skyline as another value EDC folder for $30 and under. Can anyone give me their recommendation, opinions, or thoughts on the Skyline or other comparible folders at the same price? Thanks a lot.
 
The Skyline is absolutely worth it. Great blade shape, good steel, and very light. Only complaint is the G10 scale on mine is too high to comfortably operate the liner lock. So I took a U-shaped file and shaved the G10 down. Now it's perfect.
 
ans7812 said:
The Skyline is absolutely worth it. Great blade shape, good steel, and very light. Only complaint is the G10 scale on mine is too high to comfortably operate the liner lock. So I took a U-shaped file and shaved the G10 down. Now it's perfect.
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yeah, What he said :thumbup::thumbup:

Great knife for the price..
 
I'll say that I don't exactly like the Skyline. It might be too light for me, and I like a little larger knife that that. It's very sharp however, and it'd be good for small cutting tasks.
 
The Skyline is one of my favorite "budget" knives. The flipper works well, the blade holds an edge OK (not great, but serviceable), the scales are grippy, the clip works well, and the fit and finish was above par for a knife in this price range. I say buy it. You won't be sorry.

- Mark
 
Forgot to mention, the thumbstud is absolutely useless. If you don't like flippers, don't bother.

P.S. For what it's worth, I had never used a flipper before the Skyline and thought that I wouldn't like it. Turns out I was wrong :thumbup:
 
The Skyline is a best value buy in an American made folder from an excellent company. Kershaw's flippers have changed my mind about them. I think the flipper is more natural movement than a thumb stud. And I like the lite weight and thinness of the Skyline.

RKH
 
I was going to buy the skyline but they has an OD-1 at the store too. I liked the OD-1 a lot better. It was around the same price and it has been my EDC for the last few years.
 
The skyline is great! Just make sure that the blade is centered, and if it isnt send it back to kershaw for a fix up... One of my skyline blades was rubbing the handle scale, I sent it to kershaw, and they fixed it. This has happened twice to me but it may just be bad luck.
 
The Skyline is an incredible little knife, I bought one as soon as I could find them about two years ago. I’ve since given away 6 as gifts.
 
Mark J said:
The Skyline is one of my favorite "budget" knives. The flipper works well, the blade holds an edge OK (not great, but serviceable), the scales are grippy, the clip works well, and the fit and finish was above par for a knife in this price range. I say buy it. You won't be sorry.

- Mark
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I agree with this 100%. The blade takes a super scary sharp edge, I just wish it held it a little better. Mine has 13c26 steel. I think read somewhere the hardness is rated at 55-56RC. If they'd bump it up to 58RC I think it'd be perfect.
 
ans7812 said:
Forgot to mention, the thumbstud is absolutely useless. If you don't like flippers, don't bother.
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Thanks for that making that clear. I've been interested in the Skyline, but have no use for flippers.

Unfortunately, as I've recently found out, that seems to be the case with a number of Kershaw models.

Puzzling why a designer would intentionally make thumb studs that are ineffective or hard to use for opening.
 
flash900 said:
Thanks for that making that clear. I've been interested in the Skyline, but have no use for flippers.

Unfortunately, as I've recently found out, that seems to be the case with a number of Kershaw models.

Puzzling why a designer would intentionally make thumb studs that are ineffective or hard to use for opening.
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Yeah, that's so weird, right? :confused: I wonder...if they put thumbstuds on a knife that aren't useful for opening the blade, why are they there in the first place?

Thomas W said:
Those thumb studs are really, really useful as a blade stop.
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^ Wow, look at that! Mystery solved! Turns out those thumbstuds were designed as a blade stop all along. How wacky is that? ;)

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The flippers work better than almost any thumb stud I've tried. They allow a better grip on the knife while you're opening it too, since you don't need to use your thumb. Can't really grip something without the thumb.
 
I got a Skyline last month and am very happy with it. The blade shape is just what I was looking for and it's also light weight. Scarcely noticeable when clipped in the pocket.
 
It's a great knife for the money. My only gripe is how much handle is exposed when cipped in the pocket tip up.
 
Dorito Monk said:
Yeah, that's so weird, right? :confused: I wonder...if they put thumbstuds on a knife that aren't useful for opening the blade, why are they there in the first place?



^ Wow, look at that! Mystery solved! Turns out those thumbstuds were designed as a blade stop all along. How wacky is that? ;)

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Mystery solved?
Only if you think making a thumb stud that can both open and stop a blade is impossible.

Gee, I wonder if anyone's ever done that?
 
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