The OD-1 may be my first Kershaw purchase

mongomondo said:
I've always respected Kershaw for making quality USA knives at good prices, but I never liked most of their designs because they seemed to have a liner lock, speed assist, recurve, or some combination of them all. Well, I saw someone post these pictures in the Kershaw subforum and I think I'm going to purchase this. Best of all, it's only $50.

It has everything I like, no stupid recurve, completely manual opening, it's a frame lock, and I love the small touch where the flipper recesses into the handle when the blade is open. I always thought the visible flipper looked tacky on other knives.

It's sleek, thin, and the blade is a tad under 3", looks to be the perfect EDC.
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I have thought much the same about Kershaw designs. Don't care for assisted open and don't like recurves. This design looks to be up my alley. Gonna have to put it on the want list.
 
Designed by Rick Henderer, a lock stabilizer is attached to the fixed part of the frame, lock side. A small tab extends over the movable frame lock piece, and is there to prevent you from pushing the lock too far (lock overtravel) while you are releasing it.

EDIT: I'm slow...mongomondo already beat me to it.
 
Oh ok cool, so that way you dont stretch the metal lock so far that it doesnt lock properly. Awesome looks like a cool little knife. Especially for the price.
 
That looks pretty slick, though I wish the non-locking side was either G10 only or steel only. Is Kershaw starting to put the stabilizer on many of their framelocks now? I like that idea.
 
ehhh said:
That looks pretty slick, though I wish the non-locking side was either G10 only or steel only.
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I think that the non-locking side has to be sandwiched to allow a place for the flipper mechanism to go. I suppose it could be steel/steel or G10/G10 but I'd think that using one of each is the best combination of strength and light-weight.
 
firebert said:
I think that the non-locking side has to be sandwiched to allow a place for the flipper mechanism to go. I suppose it could be steel/steel or G10/G10 but I'd think that using one of each is the best combination of strength and light-weight.
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That was my guess too. I just prefer even-thickness handle scales. A thicker lock side or a G10 scale on the lock side would be perfect, but that would also raise cost.
 
G-10/liner side: .159
Lock side: .105
Total thickness: .4125

The liner is thinner than the lock.

It's not unbalanced at all, in looks or feel. This piece is very well thought out and put together.
 
its a superbly nice knife for 50 but terrible pocket clip position. i dont know what you have against liner locks, but i guarantee a kershaw frame lock will be no more reliable/solid than a kershaw liner lock. in fact, id trust a kershaw liner lock over a kershaw frame lock, unless the frame lock was on a very high end model.
 
walleyeguy7 said:
... i guarantee a kershaw frame lock will be no more reliable/solid than a kershaw liner lock. in fact, id trust a kershaw liner lock over a kershaw frame lock, unless the frame lock was on a very high end model.
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And you say this because of what personal experience?
 
walleyeguy7 said:
its a superbly nice knife for 50 but terrible pocket clip position. i dont know what you have against liner locks, but i guarantee a kershaw frame lock will be no more reliable/solid than a kershaw liner lock. in fact, id trust a kershaw liner lock over a kershaw frame lock, unless the frame lock was on a very high end model.
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Something tells me that perhaps you are confusing a frame lock with something else. I don't see how anybody could possible find them inferior to liner locks.
 
nate3993 said:
but personally, I like 13C26 better
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Really? You are the first person I've heard say this. What knife have you used with 14c28? I'm under the impression that their specs are virtually the same except 14c28 has better corrosion resistance.
 
I literally have been waiting for this knife since September 2008 (when I preordered it), soon... soon it will be mine.
 
can i get an explaination of what a lock stabilizer is?

and i still don't get how the overdrive works...

i think i should just buy one...
 
mongomondo said:
It's a little doodad that prevents you from overextending the framelock.
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AHEM! Um, mongomondo, how bout a little credit for the pics, eh!!?:p Don't make me drive over the bay bridge to come and have a word with ya:D:D

You will not be disappointed with the OD. It's been in my pocket since friday, and I've really enjoyed it. very smooth operation, very solid lockup, the new Sandvik rocks:thumbup:
 
The all black Ener-g II (i don't like the regular ener-g II due to the trac tec inserts, although that is supposed to be changed to plain black g10 once the current stock is used up) is also a very nice knife worth checking out, it's designed by Lee Williams. It is a liner lock but it's very thick and very solid, ordinarily I'm not a fan of linerlocks either but this one is good. Its a very solid knife with a flipper that also disappears, although the mechanism by which it does so it is a little different.
 
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