Picked this up a couple of days ago and have had it my pocket continuously. When I rec. it the edge needed attention and after putting on the Lansky I have to say it was probably the esasiest knife I have had to sharpen to a razors edge. Went very quickly and takes a wicked edge.
Loosened the pocket clipt a bit to get in and out of my pocket easier. Knife opened and closed very smoothly. Took the knife apart and cleaned it all up. Interesting note here is that the nylon bushings are tiny and thin. Appeared not to have any grease on them at all or if they did it had long ago worn off. Anyways still without any lube it was darn smooth to operate. Relubed with tetra and cleaned everything with WD40 and good to go. Even easier to open and close now. Wierd as the bushings are so small but proof is in the pudding so to speak, as it like opens on well oiled ball bearings.
The build quality is rock solid. No gaps between the g10 or the bolsters or the frame liners. Lock up at first concerned me as it just didn't look robust or reliable shall we say. Concerns are so far unfounded. Snaps into the open position with a nice rock solid sound and doesn't move one iota no matter how hard I seem to hit the spine out towards the point. No blade wiggle up or down or all around.
I have cut a myriad of stuff with it and have gone out of my way to use it. Newspapers rolled up and cut in the hand like you would a piece of wood and just sails through the tubes. Rope, string, a box, etc. etc. Nothing really hard to do but the knife doesn't hang on anything. Anyways have wanted one for quite some time and so far am happy with it. keepem sharp
Loosened the pocket clipt a bit to get in and out of my pocket easier. Knife opened and closed very smoothly. Took the knife apart and cleaned it all up. Interesting note here is that the nylon bushings are tiny and thin. Appeared not to have any grease on them at all or if they did it had long ago worn off. Anyways still without any lube it was darn smooth to operate. Relubed with tetra and cleaned everything with WD40 and good to go. Even easier to open and close now. Wierd as the bushings are so small but proof is in the pudding so to speak, as it like opens on well oiled ball bearings.
The build quality is rock solid. No gaps between the g10 or the bolsters or the frame liners. Lock up at first concerned me as it just didn't look robust or reliable shall we say. Concerns are so far unfounded. Snaps into the open position with a nice rock solid sound and doesn't move one iota no matter how hard I seem to hit the spine out towards the point. No blade wiggle up or down or all around.
I have cut a myriad of stuff with it and have gone out of my way to use it. Newspapers rolled up and cut in the hand like you would a piece of wood and just sails through the tubes. Rope, string, a box, etc. etc. Nothing really hard to do but the knife doesn't hang on anything. Anyways have wanted one for quite some time and so far am happy with it. keepem sharp
