Both of the active Kizer threads seem to have posters jumping in with one or two post that really seem to denigrate a brand of knife they have had absolutely no experience with. Like Longbow said, how can you make a valid judgement of the knives when you have never even held one!
There have always been brands of knives that some have not liked from the beginning. There are brands I do not like but I don't jump into a thread about the brand and start talking about how bad, or how CHEAP they are. That is just ignorant and childish, and shows a lack of understanding about knives in general. But the best thing to do is ignore such comments. This is what is recommended by the moderators of this forum to do whenever trolls are spotted, so the same should be done when established members do this. All I have to say on that.
Seems that most owners have really liked the knives they have received, I know I like both of mine. In fact the Gingrich GTi is a new favorite. Sechip, I am really sorry to hear that you had such bad luck with the one you ordered, and you went the extra mile to try and rectify, so good for you. And I would have done the exact same thing you did and get a refund!:thumbup:
I always have to take my knives apart. Just seems like there is something driving me to do so when I see a screw/bolt that can be unscrewed
. One thing I noticed about both Kizer's I have is that when you reassemble them they just snap together because every part is lined up so well, and I have taken apart knives that were a pain to reassemble because you had to fight to get everything lined up perfectly to get it back together.
I like the Klecker design. It is flat and wide, which appeals to me. The blade is of thick stock, with a design that also appeals to me. The Gingrich design is another one that I find very pleasing to my eye and my hand. As I said before, the Al Mar SERE must have been the impetus for this knife. The wide drop point blade, with the deep hollow grind makes for an impressive looking blade. I haven't had a chance to slice anything but newspaper, but it slices the thinnest strips I have had a knife to do in quite a while.
I took the Gingrich apart, and like the Klecker it has a light grease for lubricant. I cleaned it, polished the washers using polishing compound and a polishing wheel on my Dremel tool to the point of being able to see my reflection, and then reassembled it using Miltec as my lubricant. I keep the pivots on my knives fairly tight because this is the way I like them to be. This usually means that a hard push with my thumb, on a thumbstud opener or with my index finger on a flipper opener, will bring the blade out to a point where I can finish the opening arc to lockup with my thumb on the stud, or on the backside of the flipper. On the GTi I have to be careful because the same pressure used on my other folder's will cause it to go all the way to lockup, and you can really hear "SNAP" when it does!
Anyway, just some thoughts on the Kizer threads, and some more thoughts on the two Kizer's I have. The third Kizer I intend to purchase will be my first all ti framelock from them, the Phantom KI5401A2. This is the big boy that Longbow has spoken of. One day I will buy a camera, even an inexpensive one has to take better pics than my phone. But until that comes to pass.......
If it doesn't, at least you tried.:thumbup:
.. other than that still solid lock up and still really sharp.