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- Oct 20, 2003
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Well, got this knife about a week ago, and I've been putting it through it's paces.
First impressions: Very nice, very tight fit on everything. The action was a little bit gritty, but a couple applications of oil and everything goes smoothly. The only thing that bugged me was that the backspring on the main blade was so strong, if you closed the blade with force, the edge would hit the spring and cause a small dull spot about 1/2 the way down the blade. The wood itself is very beautiful and the polish and grind of the blades is dead on, the polish on the Schrades I've handled doesn't compare. The knife was sharp out of the box, not sharp to my liking, but on par with most benchmades I've recieved.
Now, a week down the course...I reprofiled it recently. No idea why everyone is whining about D2 steel being hard to sharpen, mine took a razor edge with maybe 1.5 times the effort of Schrade's 420HC steel. They take and hold a good edge, and I've been cutting plenty of zip-ties with it lately :-d Very nice knife, and a great value too!
Also, I got it from www.cumberlandknifeworks.com. It was my first purchase with them, and, let's just say, it will not be the last! It was around 48$, with 4$ for shipping.
PS. for all you guys having issues sharpening the steel, try using a lansky coarse stone with a good deal of pressure...it'll put the edge right on. It won't be very sharp, but that's what the higher grits are for.
First impressions: Very nice, very tight fit on everything. The action was a little bit gritty, but a couple applications of oil and everything goes smoothly. The only thing that bugged me was that the backspring on the main blade was so strong, if you closed the blade with force, the edge would hit the spring and cause a small dull spot about 1/2 the way down the blade. The wood itself is very beautiful and the polish and grind of the blades is dead on, the polish on the Schrades I've handled doesn't compare. The knife was sharp out of the box, not sharp to my liking, but on par with most benchmades I've recieved.
Now, a week down the course...I reprofiled it recently. No idea why everyone is whining about D2 steel being hard to sharpen, mine took a razor edge with maybe 1.5 times the effort of Schrade's 420HC steel. They take and hold a good edge, and I've been cutting plenty of zip-ties with it lately :-d Very nice knife, and a great value too!
Also, I got it from www.cumberlandknifeworks.com. It was my first purchase with them, and, let's just say, it will not be the last! It was around 48$, with 4$ for shipping.
PS. for all you guys having issues sharpening the steel, try using a lansky coarse stone with a good deal of pressure...it'll put the edge right on. It won't be very sharp, but that's what the higher grits are for.