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So I ordered a Twitch II with the rosewood scale option recently and it arrived yesterday afternoon. First impressions were that it was tiny! Absolutely dwarfed by my Kershaw Talon II - which it was supposed to be replacing as the go-to edc (With the Talon discontinued I wanted to preserve the one I have - but that is another story).
The Twitch II is a real mini. This in itself I could have grown accustomed to, however the small, thin flipper and lock back really cut into my fingers.
The assisted open felt gritty and didn't successfully throw the blade into the locked position most of the time - especially without a flick of the wrist. Thumb studs were also small and sharp, and successful opening seemed almost impossible using these. My hands are not big either. Without a serious flick of the wrist, the blade would not jump out into lock.
Interestingly, the pivot seemed fine - not the problem. It was the spring system and blade moving over the lock arm that was causing the gritty feel and impeding lockup.
I will be honest and say there have been a dozen, nay a hundred products I have taken out of boxes and immediately set about customising - polishing etc to get the performance I like, so I can say I am fussy. But I can also say after holding this knife in hand for five minutes and looking over it - feeling how it worked, I couldn't be bothered even beginning to sort the issues with the Twitch, regardless of how readily I may have done so.
Love the shape, look and concept. Needs to be executed with more sturdy profiles (perhaps the Xl version is better in this respect?) and problems like raspy, mrmetallic gritty feeling in the action should be picked up by QC surely?
Anyhow, back it went, into it's crappy and damaged blister pack, and then to back to the supplier. On a happy note though, I opted to take a store credit, which I used as down payment on the Al Mar SERE 2k I have been drooling over....
My opinion of the Twitch II? Where does it fit? Too small to be able to successfully execute its interesting design, too dangerous for a kid, unfriendly to soft hands (and hard hands). Anyways, back to the Talon - stick with what you know!
The Twitch II is a real mini. This in itself I could have grown accustomed to, however the small, thin flipper and lock back really cut into my fingers.
The assisted open felt gritty and didn't successfully throw the blade into the locked position most of the time - especially without a flick of the wrist. Thumb studs were also small and sharp, and successful opening seemed almost impossible using these. My hands are not big either. Without a serious flick of the wrist, the blade would not jump out into lock.
Interestingly, the pivot seemed fine - not the problem. It was the spring system and blade moving over the lock arm that was causing the gritty feel and impeding lockup.
I will be honest and say there have been a dozen, nay a hundred products I have taken out of boxes and immediately set about customising - polishing etc to get the performance I like, so I can say I am fussy. But I can also say after holding this knife in hand for five minutes and looking over it - feeling how it worked, I couldn't be bothered even beginning to sort the issues with the Twitch, regardless of how readily I may have done so.
Love the shape, look and concept. Needs to be executed with more sturdy profiles (perhaps the Xl version is better in this respect?) and problems like raspy, mrmetallic gritty feeling in the action should be picked up by QC surely?
Anyhow, back it went, into it's crappy and damaged blister pack, and then to back to the supplier. On a happy note though, I opted to take a store credit, which I used as down payment on the Al Mar SERE 2k I have been drooling over....
My opinion of the Twitch II? Where does it fit? Too small to be able to successfully execute its interesting design, too dangerous for a kid, unfriendly to soft hands (and hard hands). Anyways, back to the Talon - stick with what you know!
