New ZT0550 Thread !!!

You are correct,SpookyDriver!

There is a downside :grumpy: to having a beautiful intelligent 38D sweetheart who makes more $ than I do and who grew up along a river with a fine father & brothers who fished & hunted obsessively....

First and foremost: she is a better shot with handguns- either mine or hers- than I am, and in her former life,she taught self-defense to LEO's a couple states away. :eek:

And despite the fact that my vocation is the workings of the human mind,she has had two years more Psych grad classes than I.....daym good thing she doesn't like to argue. :o

So,yes; once again, Life has dealt me a blushing crow...More accurate to say: I have painted myself into the proverbial corner....'A sticky wicket',I believe the Brits would say.

Please keep me in your prayers,

~Gnarly

( However,had anyone else tried to slither alongside our bed and unhand objects from the nightstand, I would have been pre-alerted to their presence by Sajiko the guardPug growling in my ear,from the opposite pillow.

We practice this drill often,just in case.

<<<Because a little paranoia is a healthy thing>>>

Sajiko understands she is to growl into my ear,until the other little snubnose pet,which is Stainless,comes out of the velcro mattress holster and raises the bedcovers slightly.

Then she is allowed to have a rapid comeapart.

And get a treat. ) :D
 
Gnarly - You're totally outgunned and outclassed on all fronts my man. You did the right thing with a woman like that. Marry Her! She can talk down, shoot, or kick the sh*t out of anyone who gives you any static!...I Love it! :D
 
We've been best friends w/incredible benefits for 13 years,bought our home together 6 years ago,but she has declined to marry me.

She says: "Marriage is an institution,but we both work in Institutions...why would we want to come home to one?"

Besides that,we both tried it once before,and developed an allergy.

~Gnarly

P.S. I just noticed something else about my fine ZT/H 0551: The serial # is 0104,which is SajikoPug's birthdate!

:confused: Cosmic? :confused: Karma?

No; Elmax! :D
 
I have a question for you guys that sent yours back to be fixed. Did they give you any notice or tracking number before sending it back to you? I sent mine back to have the thumb stud fixed. When I called to check on it, the lady on the phone said it would be 4 to 6 weeks and there would be no notice, it would just show up. :confused: Just wondered if anyone else had this experience or did I talk to the wrong person.
 
I just received mine from Dave and I can't say enough good things about this knife and Dave's service.

About the knife:

* The action is SMOOTH and easy!
* The lockup is about 40% and ROCK solid :D
* The blade is centered perfectly
* The F&F is outstanding

I simply couldn't be happier with a knife! Kudos to ZT and Rick Hinderer for producing an amazing knife. She's a major hunk of titanium framelock and I'm delighted.

And Dave's service is outstanding too. I just found a new primary dealer for all KAI products moving forward. Thanks, Dave.

Pictures will be posted once I can get home during the daylight hours to take some pictures of this beast.

WOW is the word of the day for me :)

Now my only dilema is that this one from Dave with the extra spa treatment from ZT is so good, and having a second one coming in a few weeks, I'm hemming and hawing about waiting on the second one to see how it looks and works before I decide to carry one. I usually carry the lesser of two knives first when I have two of the same but damn, I'm not sure I can wait for the next one! I want this thing in my pocket now!
 
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Reeek said:
I just received mine from Dave and I can't say enough good things about this knife and Dave's service.

About the knife:

* The action is SMOOTH and easy!
* The lockup is about 40% and ROCK solid :D
* The blade is centered perfectly
* The F&F is outstanding

I simply couldn't be happier with a knife! Kudos to ZT and Rick Hinderer for producing an amazing knife. She's a major hunk of titanium framelock and I'm delighted.

And Dave's service is outstanding too. I just found a new primary dealer for all KAI products moving forward. Thanks, Dave.

Pictures will be posted once I can get home during the daylight hours to take some pictures of this beast.

WOW is the word of the day for me :)
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That's why Dave (kershawguy) is in the forum's Hall of Fame! :D
 
I also received mine today! As with previous posters, this thing is solid!

I have only one complaint about it so far..Disengaging the blade...I have big hands so getting in there to do that is a little more difficult on this than some of the higher dollar knives I have...But, It's definitely not a big deal.

Thanks Dave!! Quick shipping and class A service!


Bill
 
I was reading some of the posts about the potential of squeezing the lockbar against the blade on deployement and causing the difficult deployment problem. Mine was hard to disengage the blade too but it dawned on me that I can open the knife left handed to see if I can elimnate the lockbar issue and as it turns out, it was the lockbar issue because opening the knife left handed was amazingly easy no matter how I gripped the knife.

So I started trying not to squeeze the knife too hard when opening it right handed and it pops right out.

I also expect that it will smooth out with use anyway once the detent breaks in a little.

bhyde said:
I also received mine today! As with previous posters, this thing is solid!

I have only one complaint about it so far..Disengaging the blade...I have big hands so getting in there to do that is a little more difficult on this than some of the higher dollar knives I have...But, It's definitely not a big deal.

Thanks Dave!! Quick shipping and class A service!


Bill
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Reeek said:
I just received mine from Dave and I can't say enough good things about this knife and Dave's service.

About the knife:

* The action is SMOOTH and easy!
* The lockup is about 40% and ROCK solid :D
* The blade is centered perfectly
* The F&F is outstanding

I simply couldn't be happier with a knife! Kudos to ZT and Rick Hinderer for producing an amazing knife. She's a major hunk of titanium framelock and I'm delighted.

And Dave's service is outstanding too. I just found a new primary dealer for all KAI products moving forward. Thanks, Dave.

Pictures will be posted once I can get home during the daylight hours to take some pictures of this beast.

WOW is the word of the day for me :)
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Pics or it didn't happen:D
 
OH MAN!!! I just received mine from kershawguy! :D I was on his standby list and just now opened the mailbox and what a pleasant surprise! :D Serial# 0400 is in my hands right now. :cool: This is a most awesome and utterly impressive folder! Mine is perfectly centered when closed, opens fast & smooth w/o even any wrist action, has absolutely zero blade-play, lockup is ~40-45% and feels so good in my hand. This thing could very well be the sharpest blade out-of-the-box that I've ever had, at least with just the initial paper cut test. I love this thing already and I haven't even used it. I'll take pics when I can but it's busy around here so I'm not sure when I can do that.

Anyways, just wanted to make a quick post.:thumbup:
 
Question for you guys that bought your knives from Kershaw Guy: Did you receive a notice from him that your knives had shipped or did you just get it in the mail one day?

I ask because I received the email stating that he had come to my name on the list and asking if I was still interested. I replied that I was and that I would pay him immediately through paypal - which I did- then sent him another email stating that I had paid him along with my shipping info ~ which he had requested in the original email.

But I haven't heard anything back since that first message asking if I still wanted a knife.

I don't want to bug the guy unnecessariy. I'm assuming he is busy and will just send the knife without notification?
 
BP Green said:
Question for you guys that bought your knives from Kershaw Guy: Did you receive a notice from him that your knives had shipped or did you just get it in the mail one day?

I ask because I received the email stating that he had come to my name on the list and asking if I was still interested. I replied that I was and that I would pay him immediately through paypal - which I did- then sent him another email stating that I had paid him along with my shipping info ~ which he had requested in the original email.

But I haven't heard anything back since that first message asking if I still wanted a knife.

I don't want to bug the guy unnecessariy. I'm assuming he is busy and will just send the knife without notification?
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I got a Paypal notification when he shipped, I think.
 
I don't know if it makes a difference but I did the gift thing and paid the fees myself.
 
BP Green said:
Question for you guys that bought your knives from Kershaw Guy: Did you receive a notice from him that your knives had shipped or did you just get it in the mail one day?

I ask because I received the email stating that he had come to my name on the list and asking if I was still interested. I replied that I was and that I would pay him immediately through paypal - which I did- then sent him another email stating that I had paid him along with my shipping info ~ which he had requested in the original email.

But I haven't heard anything back since that first message asking if I still wanted a knife.

I don't want to bug the guy unnecessariy. I'm assuming he is busy and will just send the knife without notification?
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I did not get a shipping notification but I'm fine with that. It just arrived in the mail today. He emailed me Monday that he had one for me and I sent PayPal that same day. I figured he would be busy so I did not bother to email him about it. I just trust Dave from past transactions that he would send it at his earliest convenience. And he did. :cool: So it was a pleasant surprise that i got it today.

But like I said, in the past he usually sends a notification. But I figured that he just wanted to fulfill as many orders as possible so I can totally excuse not getting a shipping notice. I'd rather he get out as many as he can to satisfy his customers. I admire him for that and this is one of the reasons why I would not hesitate to do business with him in the future. Dave is the best!!! :thumbup:

Thanks so much again, Dave.
 
UpChUcK said:
But I figured that he just wanted to fulfill as many orders as possible so I can totally excuse not getting a shipping notice. I'd rather he get out as many as he can to satisfy his customers.
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Yup, that's about what I thought too. Thanks for your response. . .

BP Green
 
BP Green said:
I don't know if it makes a difference but I did the gift thing and paid the fees myself.
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It does make a difference, when you pay by the gift method paypal takes as a gift ( nothing to ship) so there is no notification. I ship same day I receive funds, been doing nearly 50 knives per day, it will be there. If it isn't there in four days after you paid me , drop me an email and I will dig out the tracking info. Been really busy guys, but it has been smooth.
 
Obviously,you've had practice,Dave!

Have I mentioned how much I love the ZT/H 0551?

~Gnarly
 
kershawguy said:
It does make a difference, when you pay by the gift method paypal takes as a gift ( nothing to ship) so there is no notification. I ship same day I receive funds, been doing nearly 50 knives per day, it will be there. If it isn't there in four days after you paid me , drop me an email and I will dig out the tracking info. Been really busy guys, but it has been smooth.
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10~4, Thank you Dave. Just to be clear the fact that it would be here was never in doubt. I was just trying to formulate a timeline because of some weird issues when it comes to receiving packages on my end on occasion. Nothing to do with you at all.

I did the gift pay thinking it would transfer the cost of the transaction to me thereby saving you a little $. I thought it a nice gesture is all.

This is all new to me so if it was actually an inconvenience to you I apologize. Like I said I actually thought I was doing you a favor by taking on the expense (albeit a small one).
Again, sorry for the inconvenience.

Happy holidays,

BP Green
 
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