Massdrop/Laconico Keen

Spikediesel said:
To those who haven’t taken theirs apart yet, mine were really gritty inside.
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How are they now? I've had no reason to take mine down yet. Super smooth. Only a matter of time before it meets Mr. Wicked Edge, though... :D
 
I know it has a free spinning pivot but how was the locktight situation? I see a tiny bit of Blue on the hardware
 
halden.doerge said:
How are they now? I've had no reason to take mine down yet. Super smooth. Only a matter of time before it meets Mr. Wicked Edge, though... :D
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Mine were smooth but inconsistent. They are both butter smooth now. I know what you mean about wanting to put an edge on these! They slice sweet now, imagine what they’ll be like with a proper edge!
 
i cant decide between this one in this thread, or the Buc, or the Terzuola from massdrop, but I want one of the three!!
My guess is you all say get the keen. hah
 
morvlorv said:
i cant decide between this one in this thread, or the Buc, or the Terzuola from massdrop, but I want one of the three!!
My guess is you all say get the keen. hah
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I actually think the Buc is as good as the Keen, it's just more stylized and not as slick to go in and out of pocket. It's lighter and has a beautiful action, and the blade is great too.
 
Daniel said:
I really like the simple clean lines of the Keen. It is really all that a folder should be to me. Plain, simple cutting tool.
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Agreed. It’s everything it needs to be, without unnecessary frills.

If this knife had milled out internals, CF inlays, a compound grind with hollow ground working edge + flat ground tip, a swedge, milled finger grooves, a hole in the blade for extra deployment options, and a hand rubbed finish, with no change in the level of execution, we’d be looking at a $400+ knife that lost some people along the way by catering to specialized tastes, hand sizes or shapes, etc. Instead, we get a handle that fits every hand, one reliable deployment method (two if you count two hand pinch), a clean user blade, a good user finish, etc. It’s a knife designed to work.
 
i feel like I would only take the keen when wearing slacks or the like, its a classy looking knife.
The buc looks like what I would want to pull out when someone asks to borrow a knife and I want to see the look on their face when I hand then that pocket knife. hah.

I can count the times i wear slacks per year on one hand.....
I do like the keen with the holes though.
 
morvlorv said:
i feel like I would only take the keen when wearing slacks or the like, its a classy looking knife.
The buc looks like what I would want to pull out when someone asks to borrow a knife and I want to see the look on their face when I hand then that pocket knife. hah.

I can count the times i wear slacks per year on one hand.....
I do like the keen with the holes though.
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That's what I meant by effete. It's not a putdown. It's a comment on its appearance compared to bigger and larger folders. As in an Audi TT is effete by comparison to a Porsche 911. Both are capable in just about every measure.
 
morvlorv said:
i cant decide between this one in this thread, or the Buc, or the Terzuola from massdrop, but I want one of the three!!
My guess is you all say get the keen. hah
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I have had all three the Keen is the best IMHO the Buc is a close second and sent the Terzuola back as they messed with the hardware on the finished product.
 
fed ex left and my laconico dropped off, and i must say nice cleaning cloth and zipper pouch , i ordered the bronze
and it looks great , closed up blade right down the middle , lock up tight and smooth flipping , hell of a knife for the price
now im waiting on 2 more for xmas gifts for my 2 son in law's , you just can beat this knife for price as soon as able i post pics


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