I've had the new incarnation of the S2K (black blade and black clip) for about a week and my impressions are very positive so far.
I had heard of liner lock problems, but mine is locked up as tight as a drum. I'm not a believer of "spine whacking", but I did hold the knife (carefully) in my right hand and took numerous "hits" up against my left palm with no problems.
The handle is built like a tank. A stop pin plus 3 other spacer pins plus a very beefy SS spacer at the butt. There is no way this handle is going to surrender to lateral stress or torque.
The thumb studs (another frequent complaint) were well finished and smooth and have been quite comfortable.
My local B&M dealer had indicated that early production runs had some liner lock issues, but recent copies have had no problems at all.
The VG10 blade came razor sharp and the grind lines were perfectly symetrical so resharpening should be a snap.
It looks like any initial probs. have been worked out and this knife appears to be a real winner. A little "beefy", but rugged, solid and
similar in feel and weight to the LCC.
I'll give more detailed comments in a couple of weeks after I've had the chance to put it to some serious use in the "country" at my brother's Connecticut country house.
I had heard of liner lock problems, but mine is locked up as tight as a drum. I'm not a believer of "spine whacking", but I did hold the knife (carefully) in my right hand and took numerous "hits" up against my left palm with no problems.
The handle is built like a tank. A stop pin plus 3 other spacer pins plus a very beefy SS spacer at the butt. There is no way this handle is going to surrender to lateral stress or torque.
The thumb studs (another frequent complaint) were well finished and smooth and have been quite comfortable.
My local B&M dealer had indicated that early production runs had some liner lock issues, but recent copies have had no problems at all.
The VG10 blade came razor sharp and the grind lines were perfectly symetrical so resharpening should be a snap.
It looks like any initial probs. have been worked out and this knife appears to be a real winner. A little "beefy", but rugged, solid and
similar in feel and weight to the LCC.
I'll give more detailed comments in a couple of weeks after I've had the chance to put it to some serious use in the "country" at my brother's Connecticut country house.
