Rec. this knife today and basically I am underwhelmed. Knife seemed to be a bit slow on blade deployment and sometimes would hit perfect to lock up and sometimes not. So took it all apart and cleaned it out real well, used tetra to lube it and fires better now. Once I figured out how to best get it back together it was good to go.
Still though the 110v just doesn't seem to be the sharpest knife in the tool box if ya know what I mean. Blade cantle is perfect on both sides so sharpening it shouldn't be a problem either. Thought it was a bit bigger than it is too. More hand filling I was hoping. I have the full size Cyclone coming too so I can compare the two. But comparing it to the Lahar I own, truthfully to me there is no comparison frame lock or not. Lahar is to me a way way better knife. Has nothing to do with how or where they are made either. Lahar just fits me and my hand like a glove now that I have been carrying it for the better part of the week. Is starting to flip open much easier too, not uber smooth but smoother than it was for sure.
I think a big improvement with the Shallot would be a 4" blade or maybe a wider blade with the optional thum stud opening, and a grip similar in size to the JYD. If I remember correctly that was rather hand filling. Maybe it is the size thing with the Shallot. Anyways it is very well made that goes without saying and the knife is super popular it seems and Kershaw uses great steels so no bitch there. Well these are just quick observations over the course of 3 hrs. or so with it. keepem sharp
Addendum: the sharpness thing I talked about above. Well no worries. I'll be truthful most of my knives that I own feel sharper than the 110v, but I just cut up a packing slip which I know you're thinking big deal. Well this blade took about the tiniest of slivers off the sheet I have ever seen and that is without any support for the paper. Kind of hard to explain but this piece of paper was sitting under the monitor and well wrinkled so it was "soft" or pliable a better word maybe. Holding a corner of the sheet I proceeded to cut the tiniest bits of paper in very long strips off the sheet. Tried that with my 7 and Lahar and both of those knives would tend to wrinkle the sheet before cutting it, and to cut the sheet I had to hold close to the where the cutting action would start, the 110v just cut it like a nothing. A good sign I think.
Still though the 110v just doesn't seem to be the sharpest knife in the tool box if ya know what I mean. Blade cantle is perfect on both sides so sharpening it shouldn't be a problem either. Thought it was a bit bigger than it is too. More hand filling I was hoping. I have the full size Cyclone coming too so I can compare the two. But comparing it to the Lahar I own, truthfully to me there is no comparison frame lock or not. Lahar is to me a way way better knife. Has nothing to do with how or where they are made either. Lahar just fits me and my hand like a glove now that I have been carrying it for the better part of the week. Is starting to flip open much easier too, not uber smooth but smoother than it was for sure.
I think a big improvement with the Shallot would be a 4" blade or maybe a wider blade with the optional thum stud opening, and a grip similar in size to the JYD. If I remember correctly that was rather hand filling. Maybe it is the size thing with the Shallot. Anyways it is very well made that goes without saying and the knife is super popular it seems and Kershaw uses great steels so no bitch there. Well these are just quick observations over the course of 3 hrs. or so with it. keepem sharp
Addendum: the sharpness thing I talked about above. Well no worries. I'll be truthful most of my knives that I own feel sharper than the 110v, but I just cut up a packing slip which I know you're thinking big deal. Well this blade took about the tiniest of slivers off the sheet I have ever seen and that is without any support for the paper. Kind of hard to explain but this piece of paper was sitting under the monitor and well wrinkled so it was "soft" or pliable a better word maybe. Holding a corner of the sheet I proceeded to cut the tiniest bits of paper in very long strips off the sheet. Tried that with my 7 and Lahar and both of those knives would tend to wrinkle the sheet before cutting it, and to cut the sheet I had to hold close to the where the cutting action would start, the 110v just cut it like a nothing. A good sign I think.
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