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Why does the Blur have to not suck?
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Or maybe Kershaw needs to make a wharncliffe blur.
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The Zing uses the same stepped studs as the blur...
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Yeah...they do take that long. Holy christ is that blade a can of wasps...
Awww!
Hah! Pwned.
I'm in agreement. Recurves aren't difficult. The Blur barely has one. It seems that it's residual pseudoknowledge left over from the TNP'ers who then didn't bother to try. Once you sharpen a recurve with a standard width stone on current sharpening systems, you'll see how it travels over the bevel just fine, and maintains consistent contact without much (if any) adjustment in technique.
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I think that would actually be pretty awesome but to answer your question why do they? The current setup is easy peasy as some of us have explained and if one cant handle that there is always the tanto available as well.
Again I will say if people would actually try to sharpen one instead of assuming or parroting whats been said by people who don't know and have never tried themselves where does that get you? I do know because I have tried and now have that experience on multiple sharpening instruments.
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Really ? Cool! It looks like there may be a Blur in my collection sometime soon.
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I'm just used to sharpening other knives with recurves, granted the recurves were much deeper, and they were always a pain on flat stones, like only the corners of the stones contacting the edge at the recurve.
I never had problems with it myself. I just like wharnclife blades. I think a lot of people learned how to sharpen with a case knife and a big flat Arkansas stone so sharpening a recurve is something alien to them.
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The Blur is in my work knife rotation. It is slender enough to fit under my tool bags without being uncomfortable. The blade is long enough to be useful, slightly hollow ground to make it a great slicer that is easy to sharpen. I like the thumbstuds as they are kinda of a push up, not across the blade to open so it makes it easy to open with gloves on.
The recurve is very slight, and since I learned to free hand sharpen about 50 years ago, I use my 1200gr 12" diamond rod to touch up the edge in a few swipes. NO recurve will stand up to a diamond rod in the right hands, but this one is so slight you can easily sharpen the Blur on narrow stones.
Robert
The recurve is very slight, and since I learned to free hand sharpen about 50 years ago, I use my 1200gr 12" diamond rod to touch up the edge in a few swipes. NO recurve will stand up to a diamond rod in the right hands, but this one is so slight you can easily sharpen the Blur on narrow stones.
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I used to collect the Blur until money got really scarce. I found it was made nicely, had some good models that catered to my steel junky side, and wasn't expensive for the product I was getting. Then I got behind and quit collecting not only the knife but almost everything. I only buy users now and have more than I can wear out in several centuries. Now though they seem to go further to twist my arm with steels like M390, Elmax, S90V, S110V, Cruwear, PD#1, Z wear, 4V, and even 10V.
It's gotten to the point that not only can I not buy my Blurs but I'm considering selling my treasured old ones like SG2, S60V ( second from Thomas. Not one of the "7" or whatever amount there were of ones that passed QC. They were using up all their S60V As best I can recall..) Still, I consider it a treasure and don't really want to sell it. I have some nice ones that were made over the years. A lot of value in the Blur. I never did try the BDZ-1 variant. I looked at it's composition once and saw it's the same as one I'm used to but I forget what it is.
Joe
It's gotten to the point that not only can I not buy my Blurs but I'm considering selling my treasured old ones like SG2, S60V ( second from Thomas. Not one of the "7" or whatever amount there were of ones that passed QC. They were using up all their S60V As best I can recall..) Still, I consider it a treasure and don't really want to sell it. I have some nice ones that were made over the years. A lot of value in the Blur. I never did try the BDZ-1 variant. I looked at it's composition once and saw it's the same as one I'm used to but I forget what it is.
Joe
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Rub it in, why don't you? Haha!
Here's the Blur in my pocket now:
Here's my carry for the day
I love the Blur.
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I consider the Blur one of the best value knives that are produced domestically for less than $100.I consider the Blur a good entry level knife for those that want a domestically produced sub $100 knife and like the cool factor of AO.I feel you get good bang for the buck for a knife that is affordable and will last for many years.The knife may not be the end all for everyone, but is a great entry level knife in my eyes.
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I love the blur. The damn thing just feels like it oozes quality in your hand. I know it's not the best of the best but it's just so solid. Literally too, the thing is solid... No blade play AT all damn thing almost feels like a fixed blade when open, perfect weight (my opinion) and I sware I've never gotten a knife that's been as sharp as my blur. Maybe I got lucky and it came sharper then average but I kid you not I have never held a sharper knife in my life. Obviously it isn't as sharp now after use but it's still damn good. Still sharper then any of my spydercos came from the factory, even after use. I got the red handle one as it was the cheapest, but id like to get another variation soon.
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The Blur recurve is disliked not because of parroted info but because a lot of people don't care for a recurve in a pocket knife. The benefits are negligible in a small blade, but the drawbacks are apparent. Even a gentle recurve can have poor stone contact area, and if your stones are narrow enough to work your strop may not be. I had no issues with the 350 on my belt sander, but the stropping was a major annoyance and slow going because my 4" wide strop only contacted on the corners. Recurves are fine in a fixed blade, but something with a blade under around 5" is more of a burden.
I would also like to see a Blur with a Wharncliffe blade, though. Also change it a little to add a lefty clip position and mill the handle a little for better lefty stud access and I will love the knife instead of like it a decent amount.
I would also like to see a Blur with a Wharncliffe blade, though. Also change it a little to add a lefty clip position and mill the handle a little for better lefty stud access and I will love the knife instead of like it a decent amount.
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Don't mind the slight recurve. I use the edges of triangle stones on the sharpmaker. Really like the angled thumb studs. Ergos are fine. The big negative is the rubber (or whatever they are made of) inserts. I've tried the carbon fiber Blur but it was too slick. I really want to like the Blur but the inserts just plain suck.
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I used to feel that way too, that is, until I got my Wicked edge. Now, even my SpeedBump is no problem to sharpen.
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Saw this one posted just the other day - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kershaw-Silver-Silver-Sebenza-Blur-Knife-/301388723492?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item462c2af524
A wharncliffe would be awesome!
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The Blur is one of those knives that surprised me. A friend recommended to try one and jumped on the standard S30V version. The whole package blew me away for the price. This is coming from a guy who is used to carrying Sebenzas and Hinderers. What I found so interesting about the Blur is that it excels in areas where other popular EDC knives have come up short. For me the all time budget ergo folder is the Griptilian but its bulkiness and choice of handle scales never left with a feeling of being impressed. The Blur captures those ergos even better than the Sebenza while adding AL handles instead of cheap composite or funky patterned G10 ones. Admittingly, I wasn't all that keen on the thumb studs in the beginning but then after time and usage, the appreciation grew and now I really enjoy the design as much as any. Sometimes my thumb would slip on the Sebenza's but never on the Blur. Doesn't Scott use similar design on his Loscha knives? One thing Kershaw did right was offer many variations of steels, blade shapes, and handles making the Blur all the more fun. Lastly, a hidden gem I recently discovered is how de-assisting the Blur with non-coated blades makes the knife feel like a $200 plus knife. The bronze washers are perfectly fitted it seems. Without adding super steels and Titanium handles, it is hard to imagine any knife outdoing the Blur in the sub $400 range IMHO. Long live the Blur. :thumbup: