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Boy, the more I use this CRKT Crawford/Kasper, the more I love it! Its really very comfortable, even with my extra-long fingers. I have this skinny hand, with extra-terrestrial looking fingers (The day I die, a bunch of doctors are gonna have a field day doing an alien autopsy on me). I only wish that the smaller size Crawford/Kasper didnt have that little notch where your pinky rests. Its probably just right on the larger model, but kind of gets in the way on the smaller sized one. This isnt a big deal, but just a minor quibble from a knife neophyte with less than human hands.
I also tried tying on a lanyard attachment to the Crawford/Kasper this weekend, and had a small problem. The lanyard hole in the handle is in kind of a funky spot, running closer to the non-blade side of the handle than the end. I ended up having to make the initial loop (before the hangmans knot) a bit larger than usual to make the lanyard attachment hang over the back of the handle. With a smaller loop, the lanyard would get in the way of my hands grip. Just an extra-tiny neophytes quibble though.
So anyways, I have a quick question on the Crawford/Kasper. When the knife is closed, the blade as a tad crooked in relationship to the liners. Its not quite touching one side, but still bugs me. Can I cure this just by taking off the pocket clip and fiddling with the pivot screw tensions? Or do I have to do a major disassembly and bending of parts? I think I have some torx screwdrivers around work here somewhere.
Overall though, Im really impressed by the Crawford/Kasper. The knife is just built like a tank for the price. The wife had me doing all sorts of chores yesterday, so I managed to find a whole mess of reasons for playing with it. I was cutting up boxes, vegetables, bread, blister pack packaging, you name it. The blade ate through everything it came in contact with, and still stayed quite sharp. I know that AUS6 is looked down on by many, but works pretty well for average duty use.
If Im even half as impressed by my Carbon Fibre M-16 when it arrives tomorrow, Ill be a very happy camper. Okay, that brings me to another question. The Carbon Fibre M-16 shows as using AUS118 steel. Does anybody know anything about AUS118? I hear a lot of mention about various steels on this forum, but the AUS118 is never mentioned. Is CRKT the only one using it, or does AUS118 go by a more common name?
Im really getting into this knife thing now, and even have something new to talk to the guys at work about. One buddy at work had a giant Shrade lockback, which was used extensively for cutting cable along with a hammer. It had a monster nick in the blade. I brought in the new Lansky sharperner this morning, and my buddy is very happy. His Shrades blade is completely reprofiled and has a new lease on life.
I also tried tying on a lanyard attachment to the Crawford/Kasper this weekend, and had a small problem. The lanyard hole in the handle is in kind of a funky spot, running closer to the non-blade side of the handle than the end. I ended up having to make the initial loop (before the hangmans knot) a bit larger than usual to make the lanyard attachment hang over the back of the handle. With a smaller loop, the lanyard would get in the way of my hands grip. Just an extra-tiny neophytes quibble though.
So anyways, I have a quick question on the Crawford/Kasper. When the knife is closed, the blade as a tad crooked in relationship to the liners. Its not quite touching one side, but still bugs me. Can I cure this just by taking off the pocket clip and fiddling with the pivot screw tensions? Or do I have to do a major disassembly and bending of parts? I think I have some torx screwdrivers around work here somewhere.
Overall though, Im really impressed by the Crawford/Kasper. The knife is just built like a tank for the price. The wife had me doing all sorts of chores yesterday, so I managed to find a whole mess of reasons for playing with it. I was cutting up boxes, vegetables, bread, blister pack packaging, you name it. The blade ate through everything it came in contact with, and still stayed quite sharp. I know that AUS6 is looked down on by many, but works pretty well for average duty use.
If Im even half as impressed by my Carbon Fibre M-16 when it arrives tomorrow, Ill be a very happy camper. Okay, that brings me to another question. The Carbon Fibre M-16 shows as using AUS118 steel. Does anybody know anything about AUS118? I hear a lot of mention about various steels on this forum, but the AUS118 is never mentioned. Is CRKT the only one using it, or does AUS118 go by a more common name?
Im really getting into this knife thing now, and even have something new to talk to the guys at work about. One buddy at work had a giant Shrade lockback, which was used extensively for cutting cable along with a hammer. It had a monster nick in the blade. I brought in the new Lansky sharperner this morning, and my buddy is very happy. His Shrades blade is completely reprofiled and has a new lease on life.
