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I don't think I have much to add to what people have already said about this knife, but anyway, this is what I think of it.
Pros:
It has a nice high flat grind that cuts quite well. It is also quite easy to open and close: not quite as easy as an axis locked folder, but close. By holding down the compression lock, it is easy to flick the knife open and closed, gently, in the same way one might do by holding back an axis lock.
I am not sure about the way it feels in the hand. I'm not used to the steep thumb ramp that's on this knife. While it didn't present any problem during the little use I put the knife through, it did feel a bit strange. I'd probably get used to it with time. I did like the large handle size, though. I am tired of midgy little handles that I can't even fit all my fingers on.
Cons:
The knife rides too high in the pocket. There is a good inch exposed, which, admittedly, makes drawing the knife easy, but seems unnecessary. Other knives I have leave much less knife exposed, and are still easy enough to draw. I guess the clip already makes it pretty obvious that one is carrying a knife, but I still don't like the large exposed area.
Also, the thumb ramp is very steep, as previously mentioned, and quite agressive, so much so that my hand got quite scratched up if I attempted to use the pocket the knife was in for anything else. (When reaching into my pocket, my hand got scratched on the way in, and on the way out.)
Overall, with a few tweaks to the design, I might consider this knife as a possible EDC.
Pros:
It has a nice high flat grind that cuts quite well. It is also quite easy to open and close: not quite as easy as an axis locked folder, but close. By holding down the compression lock, it is easy to flick the knife open and closed, gently, in the same way one might do by holding back an axis lock.
I am not sure about the way it feels in the hand. I'm not used to the steep thumb ramp that's on this knife. While it didn't present any problem during the little use I put the knife through, it did feel a bit strange. I'd probably get used to it with time. I did like the large handle size, though. I am tired of midgy little handles that I can't even fit all my fingers on.
Cons:
The knife rides too high in the pocket. There is a good inch exposed, which, admittedly, makes drawing the knife easy, but seems unnecessary. Other knives I have leave much less knife exposed, and are still easy enough to draw. I guess the clip already makes it pretty obvious that one is carrying a knife, but I still don't like the large exposed area.
Also, the thumb ramp is very steep, as previously mentioned, and quite agressive, so much so that my hand got quite scratched up if I attempted to use the pocket the knife was in for anything else. (When reaching into my pocket, my hand got scratched on the way in, and on the way out.)
Overall, with a few tweaks to the design, I might consider this knife as a possible EDC.