Something about the Blur?

Yea kershawguy will probably never admit it but we all think he's cloned himself and has several distribution centers throughout the US. :D
 
My first Blur was the black/black model, but it took me a while to warm up to it, like it does with a fair amount of new knives I buy. Once I did, though, I was hooked. Light, flat, easy to carry and very functional. What's not to like. I now have 4. :D Oh, and count me as a person who loves Kershaw's Speed Safe. No de-assisting for me.
 
solidorange said:
Do yourself an even bigger favor and take out the torsion bar. I gained a whole new appreciation for the quality of the Blur the first time I opened it manually. I will never go back to assisted! :eek:
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I don't get this. To me, the great thing about the Blur is the exceptionally quick assisted opening. That's the feature that makes it stand out for me, for its price. If you don't want assisted opening, why not get a different knife ? A Skyline or Buck Vantage or Junkyard Dog ?

My guess is that the more experienced knife owners here are appreciating other aspects of the Blur that I, as a relative newcomer to knives, can't yet appreciate.
 
HotSteel said:
I don't get this. To me, the great thing about the Blur is the exceptionally quick assisted opening. That's the feature that makes it stand out for me, for its price. If you don't want assisted opening, why not get a different knife ? A Skyline or Buck Vantage or Junkyard Dog ?

My guess is that the more experienced knife owners here are appreciating other aspects of the Blur that I, as a relative newcomer to knives, can't yet appreciate.
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Well... I already have a Skyline, and a JYD. When I first started buying, I loved speedsafe, now I just find it to be gimmicky. I have discovered that I can open most knives as fast manually as they did with speedsafe while having much more control over the blade, as well as having one less part to break in the field. To each their own, but manual is the way to go for me. If every Kershaw/ZT blade had a stand-alone detent, I would pull the torsion bar out of all of them. The only reason it is still in any of my knives is because some of them need it to hold the blade closed.
 
Well, the combination of features in specific Blurs make them something to look for over a Skyline or a JYD. Looks is the first thing, along with the blade shape and available steels. CPM-154 with an aluminum and carbon fiber handle? That's a very nice choice.

Also, the Blur is one of the smoothest operating manual knives I own, which is really saying something considering it uses standard phosphor bronze washers. The rigidity of the handle likely lends to that, but it feels better as a manual. There's something to be said about flicking it open and feeling the fluid movement as opposed to the instant kick open of the Speed Safe.

Also, closing is easier and sometimes safer.
 
There's something to be said about flicking it open and feeling the fluid movement as opposed to the instant kick open of the Speed Safe.
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I get that, that's what I like about my Junkyard Dog. Super smooth opening of a heavy blade ending in a satisfying hard *thwack* .
 
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And here I am, stuck on either a 550 or 561 as my next purchase when I stumble on this thread...you guys are not helping. The CF154 is a sweet one!
 
HotSteel said:
I get that, that's what I like about my Junkyard Dog. Super smooth opening of a heavy blade ending in a satisfying hard *thwack* .
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I think it's just purely personal preference. You start with a great knife and if you don't care for the assisted opening it only takes a slight mod to make aforementioned great knife even greater.

I tried it with my 350 but like ended up liking it better with the assist..
 
Ive been a long time kershaw enthusiast, and never even held a blur. With all this talk about being better without the assist I decided its time to pull the trigger. I scored one with CPM-154 and an aluminum and carbon fiber handle on the exchange. And now the wait begins...
 
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