Hello,
My little bro loves knives as much as most of us do and for every gift buying occasion I buy him a new knife. Christmas is a long ways out but I got him something a little early. I was at wally world today looking for a new lunch box and took a look at the knife display. They had a few Bucks, a bunch of Gerber's, some Winchester knives, and some Kershaws. The only knife that made me want to wait 20 mins for someone to come unlock the display was the Needs work. The first thing I noticed when I picked it up was the weight. I didn't expect it to feel as heavy as it is. Not heavy in a bad way but in a way that you know your holding a decent chuck of steel. The second thing I noticed was the power in the spring assist! It had some kick to it! The blade comes out with authority and tons of speed. Third thing I noticed was how large the blade is compared to the handle. Its as close to 1to1 as Ive ever seen. The cutting edge is almost as long as my Para2 but the handle is about an inch shorter. I can get a 3 1/2 finger grip on it and its very comfortable. Fit and finish is very very good for a $35 knife. Blade centering was perfect on the 3 I looked at.The lock up is perfect and has zero blade play. I love the over all look of the knife and especially the blade shape. The tip is very thin and precise.
I didn't like everything about it though. The clip is bad! Its too short and because of the handle design I couldn't slip it on my pocket very easy even after I bent the clip out a little. Its only right handed tip down capable and it sits to high in the pocket. I wish the handle scales were G10 and not this funky crop circle looking thing. The jimping on the thumb ramp is to rounded and doesn't lock your thumb in. It was kinda sharp out of the box but couldn't shave hair so I stropped it and now its shaving sharp.
I would change a few things if I was the designer: First add a choil right above the flipping bar. Second use g10 for the scales. Third stamp the steel type on the blade and that its made in the USA!!!!! Forth I would make the finger ramp smaller and add jimping down the first half of the spine.
This is not a review, just a first impression and thats why I didn't put this in knife reviews section. If it needs to be moved please do. The only cutting I did was on arm hair.
Hows the edge retention and long term durability of the Needs work? How hard is it to sharpen? Ive never used a warn cliff blade before, is this shape good for edc?
Thanks,
Chris
My little bro loves knives as much as most of us do and for every gift buying occasion I buy him a new knife. Christmas is a long ways out but I got him something a little early. I was at wally world today looking for a new lunch box and took a look at the knife display. They had a few Bucks, a bunch of Gerber's, some Winchester knives, and some Kershaws. The only knife that made me want to wait 20 mins for someone to come unlock the display was the Needs work. The first thing I noticed when I picked it up was the weight. I didn't expect it to feel as heavy as it is. Not heavy in a bad way but in a way that you know your holding a decent chuck of steel. The second thing I noticed was the power in the spring assist! It had some kick to it! The blade comes out with authority and tons of speed. Third thing I noticed was how large the blade is compared to the handle. Its as close to 1to1 as Ive ever seen. The cutting edge is almost as long as my Para2 but the handle is about an inch shorter. I can get a 3 1/2 finger grip on it and its very comfortable. Fit and finish is very very good for a $35 knife. Blade centering was perfect on the 3 I looked at.The lock up is perfect and has zero blade play. I love the over all look of the knife and especially the blade shape. The tip is very thin and precise.
I didn't like everything about it though. The clip is bad! Its too short and because of the handle design I couldn't slip it on my pocket very easy even after I bent the clip out a little. Its only right handed tip down capable and it sits to high in the pocket. I wish the handle scales were G10 and not this funky crop circle looking thing. The jimping on the thumb ramp is to rounded and doesn't lock your thumb in. It was kinda sharp out of the box but couldn't shave hair so I stropped it and now its shaving sharp.
I would change a few things if I was the designer: First add a choil right above the flipping bar. Second use g10 for the scales. Third stamp the steel type on the blade and that its made in the USA!!!!! Forth I would make the finger ramp smaller and add jimping down the first half of the spine.
This is not a review, just a first impression and thats why I didn't put this in knife reviews section. If it needs to be moved please do. The only cutting I did was on arm hair.
Hows the edge retention and long term durability of the Needs work? How hard is it to sharpen? Ive never used a warn cliff blade before, is this shape good for edc?
Thanks,
Chris
