My EDC knife for the next 5 months --Ongoing Review--

An update...

Hey folks,

Been still using only my Orange UK Pen Knife. Loving it. I did decide to put a short lanyard on it and that is now how I pull it off of my pocket. Since the lanyard is black nobody at work even says anything about it. Funny because when it was orange paracord people made comments. Go figure.

So all is well with the knife. I've had no problems with it at all. Just a little rust which I'll get to in a minute. The knife has been touched up (freehand) on the 701 Profile stones about 4 times. So far I've only had to use the white ceramic one. If I can get the edge back with the fine one only I prefer to do that.....less steel removal.

So after about a week of carrying it without cleaning it or wiping it down or anything it did develop a couple little tiny surface spots. Understand that this is after me mowing the lawn on two different occasions, generally working outside here and there when I get home from work, and also today replacing my soil stack in the basement and also soldering in some new copper pipe and fittings with my dad.

Now also keep in mind that while I've been mowing and doing yard work that this knife has been clipped to my pocket while it's 85 degrees out and I'm sweating like crazy and when I take the knife out of my pocket there is some dampness on the blade (sweat). It's also been 84% humidity most every day.

The orange handles were pretty dirty after today working with cast iron pipe and having dirty hands when I would handle the knife. I actually liked that the handle is orange because I can see that it's dirty. A black G10 handle wouldn't show me how dirty it is. A plus in my book.

I didn't disassemble the knife I simply cleaned it with dishwashing soap and a tooth brush and hot water. Then I dried the knife off and blew it out with compressed air, and put a few small drops in the pivot area. After that I took some NevrDull and cleaned the blade with it. The small surface rust came right off. Now she's back in my pocket like new and working like a champ.

The more I use this knife......the more I realize that it could be "the knife".

Thanks for reading! :)

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An update...

Hey folks,

Been using it now for 6 weeks and I love it. There was only one weekend where I carried the Stretch FRN SE and I really wanted to do that after a friend gifted it to me. Other than that weekend it's been 100% total UKPK. Here are my thoughts on it in random order after 6 weeks of carry and use.

1. The backspring is still solid as heck and nice and tight. I thought maybe it had become weaker but I find that it's me getting used to the mechanics of it. If I give it to a friend to open they still have a tough time with the tight backspring. Awesome.

2. The more I don't need a lock. A lock would be useful if I were carrying for self defense, but I'm not. A 3" blade with no lock is fine. If I need something larger I will go with a fixed blade. Period.

3. I finally needed to sharpen it up pretty good so I got out my Coarse DMT stone and put about a 15 degree edge on each side. After that I put about a 20 degree micro bevel on each side and finished up by stropping it on some coarse denim. Shaves like a champ. I love CPM-S30V.

4. The orange G10 doesn't get as dirty as I thought it would. Plus, it's easy to clean with some dish soap and a toothbrush.

5. I'm realizing from being spoiled by Krein Regrinds that this blade could be 2.5mm or 2mm and still be fine instead of the factory 3mm that it is.

6. I wish the finger choil had jimping. :(

7. After getting out my other UKPK's I do realize that the G10 that I removed for thumb hole access REEAAAALLY helps. It's hard to go back to one without it. I will be doing that to my other UKPK's soon.

8. After 6 weeks it's no big deal to retrieve the knife from the pocket without a lanyard. Easy. You just gotta get used to it.

Thanks for reading!
 
David Lowry said:
An update...

Hey folks,

Been using it now for 6 weeks and I love it. There was only one weekend where I carried the Stretch FRN SE and I really wanted to do that after a friend gifted it to me. Other than that weekend it's been 100% total UKPK. Here are my thoughts on it in random order after 6 weeks of carry and use.

1. The backspring is still solid as heck and nice and tight. I thought maybe it had become weaker but I find that it's me getting used to the mechanics of it. If I give it to a friend to open they still have a tough time with the tight backspring. Awesome.

2. The more I don't need a lock. A lock would be useful if I were carrying for self defense, but I'm not. A 3" blade with no lock is fine. If I need something larger I will go with a fixed blade. Period.

3. I finally needed to sharpen it up pretty good so I got out my Coarse DMT stone and put about a 15 degree edge on each side. After that I put about a 20 degree micro bevel on each side and finished up by stropping it on some coarse denim. Shaves like a champ. I love CPM-S30V.

4. The orange G10 doesn't get as dirty as I thought it would. Plus, it's easy to clean with some dish soap and a toothbrush.

5. I'm realizing from being spoiled by Krein Regrinds that this blade could be 2.5mm or 2mm and still be fine instead of the factory 3mm that it is.

6. I wish the finger choil had jimping. :(

7. After getting out my other UKPK's I do realize that the G10 that I removed for thumb hole access REEAAAALLY helps. It's hard to go back to one without it. I will be doing that to my other UKPK's soon.

8. After 6 weeks it's no big deal to retrieve the knife from the pocket without a lanyard. Easy. You just gotta get used to it.

Thanks for reading!
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I've found the same thing. I really enjoy a slip joint blade!!!
 
Yeah one other point to add, I just broke down a box made out of thick cardboard that is just shy of being 1/4" thick. The box was about 3 feet wide, 2 feet deep, and 5 feet high.

I had to grip the knife hard and push it through. It never snagged and performed perfectly.

A few more of those kind of cuts and I'm gonna have to sharpen her again. :)
 
LOVE the UKPK. It is one of my favorites for sure. Keep up the review. Maybe it will spark peoples interest in this outstanding Spydie
 
David Lowry said:
So today I decided that I wanted to file down some of the G10 handle so it would allow better right handed thumb access to the Spyderhole.

Here are a few shots. It works MUCH better like this. You can see the difference between the left and right side. The left side is factory. The right side is not. :)

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And yes I made sure to cover my face with an N95 mask I had so I wouldn't breathe in the G10 dust / fibers /etc.
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Great job. I saw the pics before reading the post and I thought
that's how it came stock! :thumbup:
 
Really nice post on the UKPK. I feel the same way about the Slipits. They are great knives. I have an Orange and Black UKPK and an Orange and FG Urban.

RKH
 
neat review, I am looking to do something similar in the near future as I have to get rid of knives to pay for school:P (got layed off on my weekend job :P)
 
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