Problem? I just got my first Kershaw knife; a Chive

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inncubus

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The issue I'm having is that it doesn't seem to open properly; the AO only opens it part way most of the time (it's opened fully a few times). Having read through some threads here I tried oiling it near the pivot point and that seems to have made it worse if anything.

Any suggestions? Is it technique, a problem with the knife etc?
 
I haven't. I don't have any torx drivers at the moment, if that's what I should be trying then I'll get some (probably about time I did anyway).
 
Also if you bought it brand new they sometimes require a small bit of play time to polish up all the internals and get the speed up. I work in a knife store and we often see from everything from chives up to the full size cyclones that don't always either open all the way and or open slowly. We just set them aside and repeatedly open and close them when our store isn't busy. And yes depending on the oil you used the viscosity of the oil can at first anyway make it a little worse. My suggestion just open and close it a lot and if that doesn't clear it up talk the kershaw's CS department and they will get you fixed up.
 
It does seem to be improving with repeated attempts, thanks. It's my first AO knife too so I had no basis for comparison at all.
Other than that one problem it seems like a really nice little knife, and rather attractive too-it's the black/white/grey mottled effect scales version. Nicely sharp out of the box too.
 
I had that happen with my chive (also my first A.O.) It turned out not to be a problem with the pivot, but with the way I was positioning my finger. If you press your finger to hard into the curve formed by the "button" and the handle you will retard the blade opening. Try using just the edge of your finger nail to release the blade and see what happens.

Bill
 
brightb said:
I had that happen with my chive (also my first A.O.) It turned out not to be a problem with the pivot, but with the way I was positioning my finger. If you press your finger to hard into the curve formed by the "button" and the handle you will retard the blade opening. Try using just the edge of your finger nail to release the blade and see what happens.

Bill
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Exactly right! The same thing happens with my Boron Chive. You have to use a lot less index finger than you do with the Leek and others.
 
Thanks for the advice folks. It's now working like a dream:) I can definitely see me buying one of the larger ones too at some point.
 
I used a dremel with a very thin cutting blade to put in multipe grooves in both the finger button and the frame lock and the knife is much more user friendly. It is my EDC work knife and used every day. It is perfect for daily use as it really is a one hand knife from open to close.
 
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