I just unpacked my new Lancet from Knifeart.com. First, the service from Larry Connelley was great. I'll definately be doing business there again. My only complaint is with the post office, who won't deliver express mail to our offices. Had to go pick it up.
The quality of the knife is first rate. The carbon fiber has a 'jewelled' appearance, and is slightly rough to the touch. It gives a decent grip. The knife has a single titanium liner, and the left scale is thicker than the right which gives balanced appearance. The titanium pocket clip and the liner are both anodized blue and looks very even. The inside of the liner picks up the reflection of the carbon fiber giving it a jewelled apperance. The blade lines up perfectly straight between the scales.
The dimensions are pretty much right as advertised. When I opened the box it was a bit larger than I expected (not complaining). It's just under an ounce on my postal scale, which has a pretty large margin for error.
The blade opens pretty smoothly. A little jerky at the start, but still smoother than anything else I own. The lockup is 100%, with no play in any direction. Very solid. It passed the spine whack test against my knee, and I performed the twist test in the cardboard box it came in. It passed that also. I wasn't overly vigorous on either test.
The finish of the blade is very nice. The edge 'appears' to be slightly uneven. My quick and dirty measurement shows 3/128" on one side, and 4/128" on the other. Still, it is shaving sharp out of the box with a little room for improvement (the hair on my arm wasn't scared of the blade, yet).
Other than a fingerprint around the thumbstud, which will come off with a Q-tip, I can find no cosmetic flaws.
The bottom line is: I am very pleased with this knife, and I think this will be my primary daily carry for awhile. I'll still keep something like my SOG pocket pliers around for abuse, but this knife is robust enough for most of my purposes.
I think another knife in this line is in my future, perhaps a burl oak spearpoint?
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E. Larson
Edmonds, WA
The quality of the knife is first rate. The carbon fiber has a 'jewelled' appearance, and is slightly rough to the touch. It gives a decent grip. The knife has a single titanium liner, and the left scale is thicker than the right which gives balanced appearance. The titanium pocket clip and the liner are both anodized blue and looks very even. The inside of the liner picks up the reflection of the carbon fiber giving it a jewelled apperance. The blade lines up perfectly straight between the scales.
The dimensions are pretty much right as advertised. When I opened the box it was a bit larger than I expected (not complaining). It's just under an ounce on my postal scale, which has a pretty large margin for error.
The blade opens pretty smoothly. A little jerky at the start, but still smoother than anything else I own. The lockup is 100%, with no play in any direction. Very solid. It passed the spine whack test against my knee, and I performed the twist test in the cardboard box it came in. It passed that also. I wasn't overly vigorous on either test.
The finish of the blade is very nice. The edge 'appears' to be slightly uneven. My quick and dirty measurement shows 3/128" on one side, and 4/128" on the other. Still, it is shaving sharp out of the box with a little room for improvement (the hair on my arm wasn't scared of the blade, yet).
Other than a fingerprint around the thumbstud, which will come off with a Q-tip, I can find no cosmetic flaws.
The bottom line is: I am very pleased with this knife, and I think this will be my primary daily carry for awhile. I'll still keep something like my SOG pocket pliers around for abuse, but this knife is robust enough for most of my purposes.
I think another knife in this line is in my future, perhaps a burl oak spearpoint?
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E. Larson
Edmonds, WA
