What are your ZT wishes for the Blade Show 2014?

Sonnydaze said:
I have owned many ZT's; primarily 0350's, 0360's(collab), 055x, 056x series. They have all been excellent knives, but I don't carry them because they are too large/heavy/thick for my EDC purposes. I realize that ZT made its bones with heavy-duty knives, but I wish you would consider a model like this:

Use 0.150" titanium slabs instead of 0.200" titanium. Give me a 3" max blade length (tip to grip) of a good steel, Elmax, CPM-154. Make the handle long enough to fit my large hands...the 4.58" length of the 0550 is fine.

Basically, a 0550 with thinner slabs, blade-thickness of 0.140", but just 3" max tip to grip. The 3" max will eliminate legal hassles in many states and municipalities. I carry knives of about 3.5" blade-length, BUT only because I need the longer grip-length to fit my large hand. The blade itself could be a max of three inches and be just fine for all of my uses.

Now you have a knife, lighter but still heavy-duty, a 3" max blade of good steel, legal nearly everywhere, and only 0.450" thick grips instead of 0.570" thick. This would be a knife that I could/would carry. I really dislike fat grips, and they make me walk lopsided...

I don't need bearings and I dislike flippers. Bronze washers have historically worked just fine and last forever.

I applaud you, KAI, for listening and posting here.

SonnyDaze
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I echo your feelers, sentiments and your choice with an addition.

I'd like to see it in both flipper and non-flipper models.

I no longer carry my hefty ZTs much. Instead, it's 0777M390 and 0770 weighing in at 4.15 and 3.72 ounces respectively. Of course, substitute the 0770CF at 3 ounces for the 0770 once out and eventually 0770CFM390 (if/when). However, a lot of times it's neither of those due to 3" blade length limits!
 
From the July 2013 thread ZT feature wishlist it's interesting to see some that have come to pass since:

  • Button Lock
  • Emerson Wave
  • 3" blade folder/flipper
  • Hardened Steel Lock Bar insert for titanium frame locks
  • 4.5" blade 3V Tanto
  • ZT Kwaiken
  • Satin finish blades
  • Anodized Titanium
  • More collaborations
  • Balisong
  • Automatics (side and OTF)
  • Karambit
  • Upgraded 0200
  • ZT MUDD
  • ZT Custom Shop
  • Gentleman's folder/flipper
  • Kukri
  • Tomahawk
  • Chopper
  • Prybar
  • Pen
  • Multitool
  • Weehawk Blade
  • Nail Clipper
 
My ZT wetdream is a persian style flipper done in the excellent ZT fashion.

Infact, if you just want to do a production version of this knife I won't complain.

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Me too, blade opening or thumb studs. IKBS or washers. I have a couple of folders that have bearing systems that are not flippers and I really like them.
 
Who ever mentioned a wharn you're the man. I'd love a utility wharn G10 liner lock. Maybe even a manual flipper since wharns are (generally) lighter and cheaper to make. I'm sure it would do well assisted too, as long as it had a detent. Maybe even a (very) slight reverse tanto ground spine to reel in some fans of a certain other brand, and to help keep the tip strength up.

Big chamfered stop pins/studs like on the Blur would look freaking wicked in combination with a wharn.
 
I see an astonishing amount of requests for a Wharnnie Thomas....I think that is the natural progression for the Hinderer line ;)
 
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