Why does the Blur have to not suck?

dkb45

dkb45

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The Blur hits a lot of my red flags for a knife I won't like. No lefty drilling, mediocre lefty use of studs, stud shape (I call them thumb slicers because they are frequently sharp), assisted, rubber handle inserts... Lots to hate (to me). I traded for a BDZ-1 tanto (PE) the other day and I despise every word of it, but I like the knife. It holds wonderfully, no sharp edges, and the stud shape gives the poor access for a lefty enough purchase to open it. The stonewash is also beautiful, but I'm a sucker for stonewashing.

Curse you, Kershaw! How could you make a knife I like nothing about be good?
 
I had a Speedform 2 that I took the studs out of after the damned things actually cut my thumb. I returned a Skyline after it cut my thumb. I call them thumb slicers for a reason, but the ones on my Blur seem to be just about perfect. Excellent purchase without any real sharp edges.
 
I must be in the minority. I hate the blur... Ergos are just terrible with hot spots and slippery grip also. I've purchased 3 as every time I sell one I read how great they are and think I'll give it another shot.
 
The best thumb stud that I have ever found is on the US made Kershaw Zing. Why can't they put that on the Blur?
 
I think the Blurs studs are the best I have ever owned. You do know you can take a piece of sandpaper and gently file the rough points off right? My thumb never slips off the Blur stud. I agree on the rubber inserts, nice and grippy but hell on jeans.
 
Lol thats one of the reasons I like the blur! The studs are awesome to me!
 
Big fan of the Blur. Never had a sharp thumb stud on any of mine. If I did, I'm sure it's a quickly resolved issue. Otherwise, it fits my hand great. No hot spots.
 
I really like the thumb studs on the Blur. I actually usually carry mine tip-down. The rubber TracTec can be a bit rough on the pockets and knuckles (until they've had a chance to wear down some), but that's where the CF variants come to the rescue. :)
 
I love the blur too..and that black washed blade is so sexy.
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I tried sandpaper on the Speedform (and the same for the sharp studs on my HK Enigma) and it did nothing to help. Tried a cushioned file, even just simply rubbing it on some wood. I effectively made the points sharper.

Agreed on the slippy handles, though. I like smooth handles, though. My knives never get used in a manner where the grip really matters, so the smooth handles just mean they aren't abrasive on pants and hands.
 
IMO the only thing special about the Blur is that it's made in the USA, it has a recurve so that sucks. The only recurve kershaw knife I love is the Tremor, too bad it's discontinued.
 
The Blur has reached flagship status, and with good reason. It's a hell of a knife and the studs are the best I've ever used. I don't find them to be sharp or uncomfortable at all.

An awesome buddy sent me his and I love it. I'm actually carrying it right now. Congrats on the BDZ-1 variant. Plain edge tanto Blurs look great!
 
A Blur was the first knife I had that got me into collecting and it was special for that reason. I was pretty upset when I lost it at work early this year. I will say that a sharpmaker makes sharpening that blade even with the recurve a piece of cake, I was always able to get that knife sharper than any of my others for some reason. I learned I don't love assisted knives though, and the thumbstuds + griptape inserts made it uncomfortable to reach into the pocket the knife was clipped to.
 
bro5.0 said:
A Blur was the first knife I had that got me into collecting and it was special for that reason. I was pretty upset when I lost it at work early this year. I will say that a sharpmaker makes sharpening that blade even with the recurve a piece of cake, I was always able to get that knife sharper than any of my others for some reason. I learned I don't love assisted knives though, and the thumbstuds + griptape inserts made it uncomfortable to reach into the pocket the knife was clipped to.
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Grip tape or trac-tek they quit using grip tape in 06.

And for those of you In regards to the recurve, have you ever owned one? Have you ever tried to sharpen one or are you just going by what others have said? I ask this because when I first got Into Blurs quite a few years ago I heard the same ol "recurves suck to sharpen" stories.

I got my first a zdp cb blur and I sharpened it just fine with a lansky. I have since moved onto an edge pro with zero problems and my good friend sticktodrum has a wicked edge and has had zero problems. I honestly think its mostly hogwash from those who have never done it or are still using pocket stones. The recurve is so slight that it barely qualifies. I mean we aren't talking about a spec bump or even worse an offset! I have to say you guys should give it a try, you might just be surprised.
 
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I have 2 zt0600s in b75p, which took about 4 hours each to reprofile down to a refined 15 and 17 degrees each, both are much more substantial recurves, and both were tough sharpeners but i wouldnt turn back ever. I have sharpened countless blur and would rate them at easy at best, even with just a lansky(before my wicked edge).... I love the blur platform, and plan on getting an elmax blur.
 
Agree with bad_juju on the recurve topic. If you can't handle sharpening the recurve on a standard Blur, your sharpening-fu sucks. If this is true for you (Blur recurve haters), you might consider the Tanto Blurs.
 
Damn greeenie, I think you were selling a silver handle tanto Blur once upon a time. Wish I woulda picked it up haha.
 
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