- Joined
- Nov 28, 2000
- Messages
- 524
I used the Lum today at work to cut packing tape when opening some boxes- I generally ended up cutting into the box as well. For a late night diversion, I sliced up some Abruzzese sausage [a hard, dried sausage similar to pepperoni] and Asiago cheese. The knife went through the sausage like it was butter, and didn't require more than one cut per slice of meat. Obviously, the cheese sliced well; it didn't taste too good to me, but my mother enjoyed it.
I moved the clip for tip up carry, since I'm used to that now from my Sebenza's. There seems to be a very slight bit of horiz. blade play, less than 1/16". I would've tried to tighten the pivot screw, but couldn't find my hex key set. Anyway, I think that the blade is just that way, there is no vert. play whatsoever, and the blade does lock up tightly. It was like that when I received the knife, so I flicked the blade open only a couple or three times, not wanting to risk creating a worse problem. But, man, that blade just flies out of the handle when you flick it, about as fast as any auto knife, and it's legal. If I owned one of these, and it opened as smoothly, the flicking business could become very addictive.
The handle feels very natural in my hand, and the knife seems pretty easy to control. However, the handle seems a bit too small for my taste, and is fairly narrow. A slightly larger handle would be a nice touch, and perhaps wider. Of course, I've been carrying a large Sebenza for edc the past few months, which is slightly larger than the Lum, so this affects my opinion of the Lums feel.
Later...
I moved the clip for tip up carry, since I'm used to that now from my Sebenza's. There seems to be a very slight bit of horiz. blade play, less than 1/16". I would've tried to tighten the pivot screw, but couldn't find my hex key set. Anyway, I think that the blade is just that way, there is no vert. play whatsoever, and the blade does lock up tightly. It was like that when I received the knife, so I flicked the blade open only a couple or three times, not wanting to risk creating a worse problem. But, man, that blade just flies out of the handle when you flick it, about as fast as any auto knife, and it's legal. If I owned one of these, and it opened as smoothly, the flicking business could become very addictive.
The handle feels very natural in my hand, and the knife seems pretty easy to control. However, the handle seems a bit too small for my taste, and is fairly narrow. A slightly larger handle would be a nice touch, and perhaps wider. Of course, I've been carrying a large Sebenza for edc the past few months, which is slightly larger than the Lum, so this affects my opinion of the Lums feel.
Later...