This should cause some discussion: Carrillo Design SKOR-PIN

bluejaunte

bluejaunte

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For whatever reason Dwaine Carrillo's work is very polarizing. A year or so ago I fell on the "love it" side and have been keeping an eye out for a SKOR-PIN folder from his TORK-NVTR 2 series (specifically, non-flipper).

Last week I managed to pick up a model 5 directly from Dwaine within a few minutes of him posting it for sale. :D Dwaine is excellent to deal with and ships very quickly. :thumbup: The knife comes packed in the pictured Pelican case which incites a few chuckles upon opening.

Here are some specs, lifted from Dwaine's site:

Model: SKOR-PIN model 5
Blade material: 154 CM
Blade thickness: 0.27"
Blade length: 3.25"
Frame material: Titanium
Frame thickness: 0.19"
Grip material: G-10
Spacer material: T6061
Thumbstuds: Socket head caps
Clip material: Titanium
Closed length: 5.00"
Open length: 8.00"

After some struggle with the tight clip I managed to put this one in my pocket. It doesn't "disappear" but neither is it horribly obtrusive. I'd definitely say my Severtech is more annoying in the pocket--it's longer and more like a 2x4 with a clip.

Pulling the SKOR-PIN from the pocket must be done carefully. That tight clip and the various protrusions will lead to pocket damage over time. Of course most of my jeans' pockets are ripped up already from the aforementioned Severtech...

The general shaping of the knife is somewhat reminiscent of the Lum Chinese folder or the Whale Shark format (sadly I do not remember who to credit with that design). This makes it reasonably comfortable in the hand. Naturally with all of those angles there are a few areas that may become hotspots with extended usage.

The blade is surprisingly (shaving) sharp despite its thickness. The hollow grinds are quite deep and the secondary bevels are slightly hollow ground as well. Obviously you wouldn't want to slice tomatoes with it but it is a serviceable cutter. Lockup is of course solid. The detent is very positive and the opening action while not smooth isn't gritty. It's just very tight. I used to have a Trident (Crusader Forge) VIS-01T which was much tougher to open and close.

While this will probably rarely be an EDC, I suspect if I had to bring one folding knife with me into Armageddon, this would be it.

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CONGRATS!! That is a massive knife!! I have always kinda like his knives too.
 
Seems to be a nice carry for someone who needs a sturdy and durable knife for use in their job. Would like to see how comfortable it is in hand. Looks heavy?

Box is pretty cheesy. Looks like something fishing tackle would come in.
 
Hey Aaron...

You won't find me badmouthing this. I love BIG folders too, and Dwaine doesn't do compact well.

The finish and components are 'industrial' quality, and he uses his space-age styling cues to give it a crazy look.

Nice 'Clack-Factor' ™ :thumbup:

The Pelican box is quality. It beats a Ziplock bag, I'd guess.... ;)

Coop
 
Actually it's lighter than it looks at first. The Ti/G10 handle really goes a long way towards weight reduction.

It's fairly comfortable in the hand. Even though there are a lot of edges and corners, Dwaine chamfers nearly everything to prevent sharp edges or corners.

Clack-Factor(TM) all the way! :D The overtravel stop built into the blade tang is a work of genius, IMHO.
 
That Pelican case rocks!!

That is a way cool looking knife. I bet that knife makes an awesome THWACK sound.
 
bluejaunte said:
Actually it's lighter than it looks at first. The Ti/G10 handle really goes a long way towards weight reduction.

It's fairly comfortable in the hand. Even though there are a lot of edges and corners, Dwaine chamfers nearly everything to prevent sharp edges or corners.

Clack-Factor(TM) all the way! :D The overtravel stop built into the blade tang is a work of genius, IMHO.
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I'm speechless.:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

You purchased this knife.....and had the stones to rag on that bowie blade we were discussing some time ago?

Sir, I will humbly submit that your taste in knives, is uhhhh, umm, mmmmm QUESTIONABLE!!!!

(the case would be nicer if it at least had a Carillo sticker on it, like Pirela does)

Fondly,

STeven Garsson
 
I really tried to find something I liked about it so I could say something nice.




I couldn't, but I am pleased that you like it.

Paul
 
The detent hole showing on the backside of the blade?

I got run out of a show years ago, when I had one showing. Is this now acceptable?
 
Wow guy's easy :D.. Pelican makes a great case I use one of there rifle case's and have found it to be very durable.
 
Hey Aaron, just remember the single most important thing about user or collectible knives, is that the Owner likes the knife. all the rest is 'academic', a fodder which BF members enjoy(myself included).
roland
 
Oh, I knew this would generate some "interesting" responses and you guys didn't let me down. :p

Some of us like Mozart, others prefer Beethoven, and still others KMFDM. ;) Some of us like all three, and I dare say can even explain why. :D

Regarding the different screws on the clip--the rearmost one does protrude a bit, and seems to give a little bit more "grip" when drawing the knife from the pocket.
 
This one just doesn't do it for me. The blade is too stubby for my taste.

I agree that what is important is that the owner like it, unless it is being put up for sale, then it has to be liked by others. There are enough people that really like Duane's designs that that certainly would never be a problem with this knife.
 
JParanee said:
Wow guy's easy :D.. Pelican makes a great case I use one of there rifle case's and have found it to be very durable.
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I agree Joe that Pelican makes outstanding cases.
I just think they could have made a much more appropriate one for this application. Not sure who specified this particular case; Carillo or Pelican.
 
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