New Kershaws? What is this?

gazz98 said:
I never understood the cleaver blade style craze. Not for me. ...
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Hashishiin said:
I have no idea what the craze is with the cleavers. ...
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Paratrooper06 said:
I think cleavers were birthed out of the Instagram pic craze. ...
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Okay. I used to be in this camp. I thought they were totally dumb. Then Kizer did a special edition of the Sheepdog for Halloween and I tried it just to have a silly Halloween knife. I actually really like it and have considered getting a regular Sheepdog. It still wouldn't be something that I'd carry everyday. There's just something strangely alluring in using a flipper tab to throw out that big rectangle of steel...

Now that I've got that out of my system, I'd better go look at these new Kershaws. I spent several years carrying Kershaw knives but they've largely fallen off my radar since both assisted actions and 8Cr13Mov have become obsolete for me. Hopefully, this will be less of a fail than CRKT's 2022 line-up...
 
Sigh...

Well, another slew of new Kershaws and nothing for me. Based on the MSRP, I'm guessing the street prices on these won't be as offensive as the CRKT line-up for 2022. Still, more assisted openers in 8Cr13Mov, slip joints in 7Cr17Mov, Chinese D2 at too high a premium... There is a weird folder that takes detachable scalpel blades. There are only two USA-made releases. One is a slip joint that I don't care about and the other is the Launch 14...

Are those plastic fixed blades?!? I get the appeal of high-speed low-drag tactical stuff for the mall ninjas out there but I hope nobody gets in trouble trying to sneak one of those past the TSA. At least I got a good laugh from the description, copied below with emphasis added.

"Stealthy like a spy in the night, the Electron harkens back to sleeve daggers used in espionage during World War II. This modern take on the classic design is made with a strong PA-66 nylon and glass fiber combo material. While the edges are blunt, the sharp tip excels at piercing tasks. Keep the Electron in a car, hidden in a potted plant, or attached to a lanyard. No matter how its carried or stored, this Kershaw supercharges the Project ATOM lineup as a lightweight, undercover fixed blade."
 
Chronovore said:
Sigh...

Well, another slew of new Kershaws and nothing for me. Based on the MSRP, I'm guessing the street prices on these won't be as offensive as the CRKT line-up for 2022. Still, more assisted openers in 8Cr13Mov, slip joints in 7Cr17Mov, Chinese D2 at too high a premium... There is a weird folder that takes detachable scalpel blades. There are only two USA-made releases. One is a slip joint that I don't care about and the other is the Launch 14...

Are those plastic fixed blades?!? I get the appeal of high-speed low-drag tactical stuff for the mall ninjas out there but I hope nobody gets in trouble trying to sneak one of those past the TSA. At least I got a good laugh from the description, copied below with emphasis added.

"Stealthy like a spy in the night, the Electron harkens back to sleeve daggers used in espionage during World War II. This modern take on the classic design is made with a strong PA-66 nylon and glass fiber combo material. While the edges are blunt, the sharp tip excels at piercing tasks. Keep the Electron in a car, hidden in a potted plant, or attached to a lanyard. No matter how its carried or stored, this Kershaw supercharges the Project ATOM lineup as a lightweight, undercover fixed blade."
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Cold Steel has had a whole line of similar plastic knives for years , in more interesting forms .

I only have the one butterfly/ balisong model .

You could hurt someone by stabbing, and the serrated models can rip/tear , but they don't really take an edge enough to slice cleanly .
 
We are going to be seeing less and less collabs between custom makers/designers and the big brand knife manufacturers.
Basically because the designers can get their stuff manufactured in China by companies like Reate & WE, and have it with their brand on it.

Tim Britton was doing it on the sly for awhile with his Tango model through Kizer and claiming they were customs. He caught hell for it when he was busted, but it planted a seed. Now designers that are open about the process are doing well.
Guys like Brian Nadeau, Liong Mah, and Mark Varga are showing how successful that business model can be.
They get a prototype done, present it on their social media, and then do a preorder. Then take a deposit so they have an idea on how many they'll need. This way they take 100% of the profit by selling it direct themselves. As opposed to the basic pittance that companies like ZT, BM and Spyderco out there are offering.
 
NorthernSouthpaw said:
We are going to be seeing less and less collabs between custom makers/designers and the big brand knife manufacturers.
Basically because the designers can get their stuff manufactured in China by companies like Reate & WE, and have it with their brand on it.

Tim Britton was doing it on the sly for awhile with his Tango model through Kizer and claiming they were customs. He caught hell for it when he was busted, but it planted a seed. Now designers that are open about the process are doing well.
Guys like Brian Nadeau, Liong Mah, and Mark Varga are showing how successful that business model can be.
They get a prototype done, present it on their social media, and then do a preorder. Then take a deposit so they have an idea on how many they'll need. This way they take 100% of the profit by selling it direct themselves. As opposed to the basic pittance that companies like ZT, BM and Spyderco out there are offering.
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lol i remember the tim britton kizer thing, for people who are interested they can probobly still find the threads about it, tim britton lied and accused of kizer of stealing his design
 
I guess they'll have to try to make it without the 10 sales they lost here. Bummer.
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I liked some of the stuff they were doing for a while there, but if busy, uncomfortable grips with places for dirt to pack into is going to be the norm moving forward I feel like I could put up with the general wonkiness and riveted assembly that Buck puts out over this..

I know they are going for the sci fi look, but they look like Mtech or S&W knives now.

I do like the slipjoints. I'm glad they are releasing something other than a frame/linerlock flipper/assisted. They were a one trick pony, that's all they would make.
 
MarkN86 said:
... I know they are going for the sci fi look, but they look like Mtech or S&W knives now. ...
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I've been knocking Kershaw and CRKT for failing to keep up on materials or keep their prices competitive versus all the Chinese brands selling outside of Walmart. Well, it looks like even MTech is stepping up. Now they have CH making some nicer knives for them. Case in point, check out this $50 titanium frame lock in D2... 😲

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Chronovore said:
I've been knocking Kershaw and CRKT for failing to keep up on materials or keep their prices competitive versus all the Chinese brands selling outside of Walmart. Well, it looks like even MTech is stepping up. Now they have CH making some nicer knives for them. Case in point, check out this $50 titanium frame lock in D2... 😲

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Well, I’ll call that *D2, the asterisk means you’re rolling the dice.

If it doesn’t come from Civivi, you just don’t know if it’s actual D2, or if someone melted down some pots and pans, or parts from a Volkswagen.
 
Paratrooper06 said:
Well, I’ll call that *D2, the asterisk means you’re rolling the dice.

If it doesn’t come from Civivi, you just don’t know if it’s actual D2, or if someone melted down some pots and pans, or parts from a Volkswagen.
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the Chinese equivalent for d2 is very common in China.....and readily available. it falls more on proper heat treat than pot metal possibilities.
 
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