returned kershaw od-1

I'm thinking about an opinel and mora, those a noteworthy brands I haven't tried yet
 
I guess I got lucky with my OD-1. I've carried it in my pocket in all day rain and while boating all day. Nary a speck of rust.
 
3Guardsmen said:
I've been saying this (bead blast+13C/14C=rust problem) for a while. Here you go.

Regards,
3G
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It is a combination of the steel, the finish that Kershaw uses with this steel, and the properties of what you are cutting. My JYDII rusted from a few hours of working in the rain and my Needs Work rusted almost immediately when using it at a lake on vacation.
 
Oddly enough, this thread made me go out and by an OD-1, something that I've been wanting for a while. I had some free time and some sandpaper and I've been wanting to mod a knife, so I went straight to my local WalMart and bought an OD-1 and some various grits of sandpaper.

I took it apart and started sanding the steel liner and the blade from 220, 400, 1000 and 2000 grit. I would have done the lock side and the clip as well, but I stripped the heads of the clip screws when I went to take it off. Thankfully, it came set up for tip-down carry so I could still get to the pivot screw to take the knife apart.

The polished blade looks great! I love the flipper on this knife. It's a fascinating use of mechanical advantage and it really opens the knife simply and in a hurry. And, since selling my Kershaw Zing, I've forgotten how sharp that 14C28N steel could easily get. Even after hacking at the finish, the edge just needed a quick run through the grits on the Sharpmaker to get back to hair-popping sharp along the whole blade.

My camera's on vacation, but I'll get pics when it comes back. What can I do to get those clips screws out? I know Kershaw will send me new ones, but how can I get the old ones out now that the heads are stripped out?
 
I didn't actually bother to take mine out. But I might end up buying another one just to have it. I do actually like the od-1 allottttt, but it was being used as a work knife and not an edc. I ended up sticking with a case slim-line trapper in SS
 
nmb said:
Oddly enough, this thread made me go out and by an OD-1, something that I've been wanting for a while. I had some free time and some sandpaper and I've been wanting to mod a knife, so I went straight to my local WalMart and bought an OD-1 and some various grits of sandpaper.

I took it apart and started sanding the steel liner and the blade from 220, 400, 1000 and 2000 grit. I would have done the lock side and the clip as well, but I stripped the heads of the clip screws when I went to take it off. Thankfully, it came set up for tip-down carry so I could still get to the pivot screw to take the knife apart.

The polished blade looks great! I love the flipper on this knife. It's a fascinating use of mechanical advantage and it really opens the knife simply and in a hurry. And, since selling my Kershaw Zing, I've forgotten how sharp that 14C28N steel could easily get. Even after hacking at the finish, the edge just needed a quick run through the grits on the Sharpmaker to get back to hair-popping sharp along the whole blade.

My camera's on vacation, but I'll get pics when it comes back. What can I do to get those clips screws out? I know Kershaw will send me new ones, but how can I get the old ones out now that the heads are stripped out?
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If you have a dremel, you could cut a slot into the head of the screws and use a flat head. Other than that, you could send it in to Kershaw and they would help you out.
 
knivesandguns said:
If you have a dremel, you could cut a slot into the head of the screws and use a flat head. Other than that, you could send it in to Kershaw and they would help you out.
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I've had to do this on probably 5 or 6 knives now. Assuming that you have a dremel, it's really quite easy. :thumbup:
 
NMB, assuming you only stripped one, you can remove the unstripped screw and then rotate the clip around the screw that is stripped to remove it.

As far as rust goes I edc a RAM quite often and it is the knife I carry to work, landscaping and remodeling part time, and I haven't had too much trouble with it developing rust. It has developed little specs of what could have been rust, but it has never pitted. If you wipe your knife off after you use it (I usually wipe it on my pants if it gets liquid on it), it should help to prevent the knife from rusting.
 
my kershaw rusted real easy too. I kept the thing dry at all times and just the moisture from my pocket caused specking. I have never had that with any other folders. I got rid of the knife and don't bother with kershaw personally.
 
My OD-1 also rusted at any hint of moisture. Another reason I got rid of it along with the horrible pocket clip location.
 
I could care less if a knife rusts, if you notice it likes to rust, force a patina on it so it won't pit. I don't like very "stainless" stainless steels that are full of chromium, carbides, ect., its harder to get a good edge on them and they don't seem to hold it as well as carbon steels when hardened to the same degree. I prefer stainless steels that are close to being non-stainless, like D2. Kershaw's Sandvik does tend to rust, but also takes a wicked edge that is amazing, about as good as my 1095 knives. I love the stuff, a couple swipes on the 20 degree Lansky ceramic rods and my Skyline or Storm is like a scalpel!
 
what do you think of the omni hunter, its overall design is very nice looking and it seems like it would fit nicely in an average sized hand. I was tempted to get it instead of my 110 but i really wanted a classic folder and that was what i was going to get!
 
quick easy rust inhibitor is chapstick,small enough to have in your pocket,and works well,just rub a coating onto the blade and viola no specs,rust is oxidation,even after using a blade in a wet/moist condition the cheap chapstick will remove any moisture any stop any oxygen from getting to the surface.
 
Not sure about the rust resistance of both steels but I don't believe that the buck 420HC steel will out perform the steel of the Kershaw. The Kershaw will sharpen quicker and stay sharper longer in my experience.

As long as your happy, that is all that matters. The pleasure from looks, feel, and the interpretation of that tool that you have, is as important as any feature.

Bill
 
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