Question about flipper on Kershaw Skyline / Fun at Wally World

If you put that sandpaper on glass and sharpen like you would on a benchstone, your edges will be a mirror, and scary sharp too! It's the same process, except start with something around 320 grit for sharpening and work your way up, but take my word, it's time consuming.
 
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ak585479 said:
Ahh okay very glad to hear it's functioning as it should :) It's really a beautiful little piece for $30. I almost enjoy this more than the assisted flippers. I like how it's a flipper but I can control the speed and it's pretty smooth, as I did oil it up. My Blur Tanto I try not to use around people at work too much just because I flick the thumb stud and the blade is out like a shot. Doesn't bother me any, but would scare certain people at work. I'm an Electronics/Laser/Optics Tech, most techs at my work carry a blade and most are assisted openers as one hand cutting tasks are common but we have engineers and scientists coming through all the time and some of them look at you funny when you whip a blade out but they give us X-Acto Knives and Shears and expect us to use them for all cutting tasks? Nope. Company policy doesn't allow weapons per se but knives are tools and none of the bosses blink since they know we can't do our jobs with our issued Xacto and scissors so it's actually pretty cool everyone gets to carry their blade of choice. Hell, the bosses all carry Spydies, ZT's, and Benchmades. I think they'd take issue if I walked in with a BK-9 but anyway, I think I love Kershaw more and more with every knife I buy. Now for tip up or tip down, just got a new set of torx precision screwdrivers, gonna go play...
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Tuf Glide works well to keep it smooth while not accumulating a bunch of dirt. You can de-assist knives like the blur pretty easily. I did it to my S30V blur, and I can now open the knife with a thumb flick that doesnt feel like its going to fly out of my hand.
 
ak585479 said:
Ahh okay very glad to hear it's functioning as it should :) It's really a beautiful little piece for $30. I almost enjoy this more than the assisted flippers. I like how it's a flipper but I can control the speed and it's pretty smooth, as I did oil it up. My Blur Tanto I try not to use around people at work too much just because I flick the thumb stud and the blade is out like a shot. Doesn't bother me any, but would scare certain people at work. I'm an Electronics/Laser/Optics Tech, most techs at my work carry a blade and most are assisted openers as one hand cutting tasks are common but we have engineers and scientists coming through all the time and some of them look at you funny when you whip a blade out but they give us X-Acto Knives and Shears and expect us to use them for all cutting tasks? Nope. Company policy doesn't allow weapons per se but knives are tools and none of the bosses blink since they know we can't do our jobs with our issued Xacto and scissors so it's actually pretty cool everyone gets to carry their blade of choice. Hell, the bosses all carry Spydies, ZT's, and Benchmades. I think they'd take issue if I walked in with a BK-9 but anyway, I think I love Kershaw more and more with every knife I buy. Now for tip up or tip down, just got a new set of torx precision screwdrivers, gonna go play...
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I just want to point out that the directions that come with the Kershaw Skyline specifically show you how to carry it in every pocket. In the front right pants pocket, the knife should always be tip up with the blade side butted up against the seam of your pocket.

 
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