Dergyll
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Happy friday everyone, I took a chance out of curiosity and picked up the WP501K in "green" micarta.
First impressions of the knife were not so great, centering was pretty off, micarta looked like moldy cheese, liner lock stuck out alot
In terms of design, it's not so great. The top flipper is way too long and big, so when you close the knife your fingers will be in the way of the rotating top...some finger gymnastics are required.
The picket clip could've been better, but for 30 something I guess it's okay, retention is so so.
So I had the knife for a few weeks and tried to use it as much as I can. I prepped food, cut twigs, trimmed plants, and the Sandvik 14c28n actually performed pretty well with the full flat grind. After my 3 weeks, the blade was still surprisingly sharp that I didnt even have to sharpen it before sending off to woodysone .
The handles are not bad, but the liner lock stuck out way too much that I actually disengaged it once by accident.
It's fine to deploy and run on ball bearings, but the finger gymnastics makes it not as fun as it could be for fidgeting.
Overall, I think it scores below average on everything except cutting, but it's a big front flipper so of that's your thing then there might not be too many options.
Cheers!
First impressions of the knife were not so great, centering was pretty off, micarta looked like moldy cheese, liner lock stuck out alot
In terms of design, it's not so great. The top flipper is way too long and big, so when you close the knife your fingers will be in the way of the rotating top...some finger gymnastics are required.
The picket clip could've been better, but for 30 something I guess it's okay, retention is so so.
So I had the knife for a few weeks and tried to use it as much as I can. I prepped food, cut twigs, trimmed plants, and the Sandvik 14c28n actually performed pretty well with the full flat grind. After my 3 weeks, the blade was still surprisingly sharp that I didnt even have to sharpen it before sending off to woodysone .
The handles are not bad, but the liner lock stuck out way too much that I actually disengaged it once by accident.
It's fine to deploy and run on ball bearings, but the finger gymnastics makes it not as fun as it could be for fidgeting.
Overall, I think it scores below average on everything except cutting, but it's a big front flipper so of that's your thing then there might not be too many options.
Cheers!