Kershaw My New Blur - Sprint Run - M4 Steel

c7m2p3 said:
I assume there is not real "detent" too speak of given the lack of torsion bar? Does it stay closed in pocket?
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Not the same as you would expect from a lockback, but there is enough pressure from the 'roller ball' on the face of the liner to keep it in.
 
That’s an awesome looking knife! Didn’t know they came in M4, I’ll be trying to pick one of these up. Maybe this one will go up for sale??
 
c7m2p3 said:
M4 is great I'm sure you will enjoy it. The most interesting thing about the blur to me has always been the angled thumbstuds. I'd love to see someone try and throw something like that on a manual thumbstud knife. Would be very interesting if the angle of engagement was right.
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Wurger190 said:
I've turned my Blur into a manual, it works fine. With a bit of practice you can pop the blade out.
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Centuriator said:
I've been reading more about "de-assisting" the blades. Seems interesting.
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De-assisting the Blur is easy enough. Take it apart and put it back together without the torsion bar. The Blur has a ball detent. You can bend the lock bar a bit further to increase (or decrease) the strength of the detent to your preference. It's not as good of a detent as other knives that are designed as normal manual liner/frame locks, but it still works. The thumb studs are a bit awkward though; they're obviously designed to be pushed against rather than rotated. Push against the stud perpendicular to the angle and the torsion bar does the rest. But without the assist, the angle on the stud doesn't feel right through the rotation arc. It'd feel more natural if the stud was circular or conical. It still works fine, it just doesn't quite feel right.

Not all assisted Kershaws can be de-assisted. The Leek, for example, uses the torsion bar as a stop and doesn't use the detent in the closed position, so it won't want to stay closed without the torsion bar.

Frankly I don't see the need to de-assist one of these unless it's a legality issue.
 
Planterz said:
De-assisting the Blur is easy enough. Take it apart and put it back together without the torsion bar. The Blur has a ball detent. You can bend the lock bar a bit further to increase (or decrease) the strength of the detent to your preference. It's not as good of a detent as other knives that are designed as normal manual liner/frame locks, but it still works. The thumb studs are a bit awkward though; they're obviously designed to be pushed against rather than rotated. Push against the stud perpendicular to the angle and the torsion bar does the rest. But without the assist, the angle on the stud doesn't feel right through the rotation arc. It'd feel more natural if the stud was circular or conical. It still works fine, it just doesn't quite feel right.

Not all assisted Kershaws can be de-assisted. The Leek, for example, uses the torsion bar as a stop and doesn't use the detent in the closed position, so it won't want to stay closed without the torsion bar.

Frankly I don't see the need to de-assist one of these unless it's a legality issue.
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I'm not really of a mind to "de-assist" ... it a key feature of the KERSHAW line for me.
 
Roy Batty said:
That’s an awesome looking knife! Didn’t know they came in M4, I’ll be trying to pick one of these up. Maybe this one will go up for sale??
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I'm no KERSHAW expert, but if my understanding is correct, it was a limited run and they are no longer available from KERSHAW, but are available on various sites: this one, eBay, Facebook Kershaw group, etc.

I'm keeping this one...it's just fantastic.

Funny thing is that I've always/only bought the Blur. I've given them away to friends, bought one for my son for his 30th Birthday, had his name inscribed on it, etc.

This one is for Dad/Grandpa.

Some day my sons or daughter will get it. But for now, this is mine.

:)
 
FRNFanboy said:
By “carry handle” do you mean the pocket clip? It was switched from tip down to tip up?
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Yes, the pocket clip. I think I like it tip up, as the clip position allows. It comes out of my right back pocket and my thumb is perfectly positioned to hit the thumb stud....just spent way too much trying it out. My wife noticed me doing it and I had to explain and she just gave me one of her eye rolls. But she loves because I'm so awesome in bed.
 
Centuriator said:
Yes, the pocket clip. I think I like it tip up, as the clip position allows. It comes out of my right back pocket and my thumb is perfectly positioned to hit the thumb stud....just spent way too much trying it out. My wife noticed me doing it and I had to explain and she just gave me one of her eye rolls. But she loves because I'm so awesome in bed.
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I sure wouldn't carry a spring assisted knife tip-up in my right back pocket.

In the right front pocket, the spine of the blade is against the right seam, so even if the blade starts to open, it can't open all the way. Either that, or tip-down in the back pocket, with the spine against the outside pocket seam.
 
UPDATE:

Got home for work and carefully used the SharpMaker on it, medium to extra fine followed up with thorough stropping.

HOLY CRAP.

This thing now is stupid sharp.
 
Centuriator said:
Yes, the pocket clip. I think I like it tip up, as the clip position allows. It comes out of my right back pocket and my thumb is perfectly positioned to hit the thumb stud....just spent way too much trying it out. My wife noticed me doing it and I had to explain and she just gave me one of her eye rolls. But she loves because I'm so awesome in bed.
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Too much information, bruh. o_O
This isn’t the “Casual Encounters” section of Craigslist.
 
c7m2p3 said:
I've got big hands as well, maybe ill get creative with a belt sander and a beaten up Rat1 one of these days and see if i can replicate it
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I did it with a dremel on an older Kershaw. It's not pretty, but it worked.
 
Wurger190 said:
Not the same as you would expect from a lockback, but there is enough pressure from the 'roller ball' on the face of the liner to keep it in.
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Your Blur doesn't have a detent hole? Mine does, S30v version
 
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