whirlwind users? Question

OregonEdge

OregonEdge

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someone showed me their whirlwind today... cool little knife. But, could someone explain the hardware at the butt end where a lanyard hole might be? I just haven't seen that type of "fastener?" before. Is it because there are no other screws other than the pivot that requires this different kind of thing? Just wondering. I'm going to pick one up, but I'm kind of a gadget guy(curious) and I just hadn't seen that one ;) :confused:
 
Honestly, I don't see a reason to get a whirlwind at all. (Sorry Thomas) Especially when the Blackout is only $5-10 more. It has the identical handle, and higher quality steel. Unless you're absolutely smitten with the blade style, or are very budget conscious, the blackout is the superior knife.

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some of you know where I'm coming from (lottsa baggage)... I just know how these things go and I just want to keep this thread simple. Nothing personal Bookworm.... you have every right to compare models. I just want to know about the screw. Maybe you could start another thread. thank you and sorry for being snappy
 
im not sure, it appears to be a rivet or something of that sort. I assume it helps hold the frame together. I'll take a good look on my friend's blackout tomorrow and get back to you.
 
Bookworm said:
Honestly, I don't see a reason to get a whirlwind at all. (Sorry Thomas) Especially when the Blackout is only $5-10 more. It has the identical handle, and higher quality steel. Unless you're absolutely smitten with the blade style, or are very budget conscious, the blackout is the superior knife.
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Book, both knives have the same steel.

Tim/OE quit shouting already! Now why I can't stop laughing is a mystery.
 
Thomas W said:
Book, both knives have the same steel.
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sorry, the serrated version has lower-grade steel. the blackout uses 13c26 for both standard and serrated versions, while the whirlwind uses 13c26 for standard and 440a for the serrated. I'd previously only looked at serrated knives and assumed the standard blades used the same steel.
 
Book, all variations for both models are done up in 13C26 now...really it's true.:)
 
yay! i may consider a whirlwind now, since i like the shiny blades, as opposed to the coatings. My next knife is a serrated blade for sure, though still probably a boa.
 
Only the finest CPS442ZD30MP54VG, of course!

Sorry OE, didn't mean to derail your thread...I just couldn't resist!
 
Bookworm said:
Honestly, I don't see a reason to get a whirlwind at all. (Sorry Thomas) Especially when the Blackout is only $5-10 more. It has the identical handle, and higher quality steel. Unless you're absolutely smitten with the blade style, or are very budget conscious, the blackout is the superior knife.
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you know what's funny, as addicted to customs as I have had a tendancy to be, I ask myself a similar question: whether it's worth it to buy the custom version of a production knife for 5-20 times the money (even direct from maker) when the custom is often made with the same CNC equipment (cut by computer, not really "hand made"), and could have inferior materials. I think that some time in the future there will need to be a stronger line (and clarity) between the definitions of "custom" and "hand made".

I still love customs, and there's all that hand finishing work CNC'd customs have, but Kershaw is making the choice harder and harder... their stuff is that good.

sorry to go off topic there ;)
 
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