New Kershaw Flippers

Jedi_Knife said:
There's simply no need to have a knife no larger than the JYD to weigh a quarter of a pound, or to carry such a heavy thing around, unless you have some sort of utility belt or other baggage-type thing and even then why so heavy when other knives are available at half the weight. Lovely signature BTW.
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Thanks :D
I used to always carry a Buck110, and the weight never bothered me, so 4oz seems pretty light. (To me)
 
Thomas W said:
Vincent, good to meet you at Blade, and thanks for starting up another Kershaw thread. TheKnifeCollector, good to meet you as well.
I was a little surprised at the lack of post "production knife" Blade Show threads thus far.

Vincent is correct in his assessment on these 3 flippers, as they are a little different in how they open compared to similar flipper type knives. With the way we are manufacturing these knives, we are making them so that "wrist action" is unnecessary to complete the opening process. Vincent explains it very well in his first post, and one needs to really feel the knife and the action to truly appreciate what they bring to the table. They are very quick, and many people at Blade were surprised they were not in fact SpeedSafe. All 3 are made here in our facility in Oregon, and they should have street values in the $40-$60 range.:thumbup:

Both RJ and Tim were very happy with the way their patterns were executed, and we all felt they will be nice additions to the knife community, that will fill a barren production category.

To answer you all on delivery, I think you may see them is as early as the end of July, but the next 10 days will determine when they will hit the streets. I will keep you all up to date. No delivery promises at this time.
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Thomas,
I really like the direction Kershaw has taken with its knife designs. It's good to see a company put out some nice innovative knives with good materials and still keep them affordable. Kershaw knives are starting to make up a good chunk of my collection along with my Spydies and Benchmades.

Jim
 
ThomasW: It was great to meet you too. I can not wait to get my hot little hands on the JYD!!
 
4 oz seems plenty light to me for a knife this size. And, I would gladly trade an oz or so for a stainless handle - especially one with graphics such as this JYD has. G10 is fine too but, I like stainless handles just as well. Without a doubt I will have to have one. It looks like these knives are competitively priced too. I may end up with two.
 
Jim70 said:
Thomas,
I really like the direction Kershaw has taken with its knife designs. It's good to see a company put out some nice innovative knives with good materials and still keep them affordable. Kershaw knives are starting to make up a good chunk of my collection along with my Spydies and Benchmades.

Jim
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Agreed, I'm now on the Kershaw road to bankruptsy. See y'all there!:D ;)
 
Thomas W said:
Vincent, good to meet you at Blade.
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Likewise -
(some of you may have seen this pic of ThomasW in
Blade Show 2006 Photos - pt.1)
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what's one of the knives ThomasW is holding?
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Vincent
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Now that i see it in hand.... I can't get my credit card out of my pocket fast enough!!!!:)
 
Rat, the Leek & JYD (SS version) are basically the same length, but the JYD has more muscles.
 
Hey Thomas, two questions:

1. Can we get a pic of the Groove in-hand?

and

2. On the JYD, what is the purpose of the little circle-thingy just to the left of the pivot screw head? Is it a pin of some kind or something machined into the scales? I've been curious about it since I saw the first pics. Thanks!
 
I can get a pic of the Groove in hand, I'll see about getting it posted tomorrow.

On the JYD, what is the purpose of the little circle-thingy just to the left of the pivot screw head? Is it a pin of some kind or something machined into the scales?
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As I'm sure you suspected, it is the stop pin.
 
Thanks, Thomas! Seems like an odd place for a stop pin, but then again I don't make knives. I'm sure it'll make perfect sense when I get it in hand. Thanks for posting the Groove pic as well. I'm looking forward to both of these very much!
 
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth at Blade!!

The stop pin is in an unconventional location, and it is hidden. When you look down the gap in the spine of the knife you can not see it at all. The stop pin being in this configuration makes it so the flipper does not have to clear the stop pin.

The only thing we are changing is on the G-10 version we are going to .070" thick liners instead of .055" like the proto's were. The knife will only gain .5 oz. and it will feel almost frame lock like.
 
that sounds great, thicker is better.

Thomas- The leek was a little small for me. I will have to check out the G10 Version sometime.
 
The Groove
"Featuring a 3D machine blade with striation type pattern..."

Is the striation on the blade an anodize or physically cut on there?
Does the Groove use thrust bearings?
Can you please divulge the Rc levels of the 13C27?


Thanks
Desmond
 
The stiation pattern on the groove is 3D machined on a CNC mill.

No thrust bearings.

We are heat treating our 13C26 at 59-60 HRC.
 
On Kershaw’s steel comparison chart (http://www.kershawknives.com/steelChart.htm) it says the Rc for sandvik 13C26 is 54-56. I assumed that the number on the chart was the hardness Kershaw was getting on their knives. This really degraded my opinion of Kershaw. I’m glad the issue has been clarified, but maybe you should change the chart.
 
WOW! . .I love my leek for EDC . .now I actually have another option with the JYD!

Great size . .but did you have to make two sizes.. now I will have to buy both!:D

Now if only I could get my finances in order.:rolleyes:
 
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