Well, my WE Elementum just showed up…

[Bob Denman]

My Vapor and Kitefin have recessed screws: my Civivi Odium doesn't...

 

[King of the Cheese]

I noticed WE/Civivi started doing that with the clip screws. My Synegy3 has recessed screws.

I was thinking of picking that up in Damascus tanto. The scales seem rough in texture. Is that just how they appear or are they that rough?

 

[King of the Cheese]

I’m considering picking this up and doing a comparison to the Elementum. They seem very similar, one being half an inch longer.

 

[Chronovore]

My Vapor and Kitefin have recessed screws: my Civivi Odium doesn't...

Civivi was an early adopter of recessed clip screws. I don't know when they started but now most of their models do it. They've also upgraded some of their older models to include this feature, such as more recent versions of the Baklash. The most recent Civivis I have that don't use recessed clip screws are the Chronic and Exarch.

Now it irks me when a knife has a deep-carry loop-over and does not recess the screws.

Coincidentally, Civivi also uses T8 body screws. That has been wonderful for those of us who like to take knives apart.

Day 1 of 7:
The knife reminds me of the benchmade bugout so I’ll do a size comparison.

Overall…

Thanks for the thoughtful review and pictures.

BTW, y'all inspired me to order a bunch of Skiff bearings to try out. Word on the street is that the 5mm, 1/16th, 11-ball size is compatible with lots and lots of Chinese-made knives. I also found the following spreadsheet tracking compatibility.

Skiff Bearing Compatibility - Google Drive

docs.google.com

 

[POCEH KOCEB]

That link is very good info, thank you !