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Yeah, I Get It Now - New ZT 0551
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Guyon,
Nice to see you finally snagged one. Enjoy it buddy!
Nice to see you finally snagged one. Enjoy it buddy!
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Is everyones a little tough to open? My thumb hurts from opening and closing it, I just can't put it down.
The detent is a little stiff but frankly I prefer that as gravity knifes are illegal here (If LE can wrist flick it open, your heading for jail). I found that part of it is in the way that you hold it when opening. A lot of people hold it with their fingers resting on the frame lock which adds pressure to the detent. Try choking up a little bit and using the knuckle bone at the base of your thumb pad to press the stud instead of the tip. That may help your sore thumb blues. 
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Hi Guyon -
Congrats - now that you have had it for a couple of weeks, what are your thoughts?
I can't find any flaws in mine either in execution or in design.
The only thing I would change is that I would have not beveled the blade-facing edge of the lock-bar where your thumb makes contact with the lock-bar to dis-engage lockup when you want to close the open and locked knife.
I find that my thumb can easily slide off of the lockbar, so I have to use more pressure and be more careful to get traction with my thumb on the lockbar.
The area I am talking about is on the right side of the lock-bar at the topmost visible point in the following picture:
Other than that little tweak, this knife is really sweet - I don't see how you could break this fatty, it feels great in your hands, and the blade sharpens up easily (I use a DMT Dia-fold) and stays sharp through the general kinds of cutting I for which I use my knife.
Congrats on finally picking your knife up - I have had mine since last fall when they first came out, and I have been very impressed with the quality and durability.
best regards -
mqqn
Congrats - now that you have had it for a couple of weeks, what are your thoughts?
I can't find any flaws in mine either in execution or in design.
The only thing I would change is that I would have not beveled the blade-facing edge of the lock-bar where your thumb makes contact with the lock-bar to dis-engage lockup when you want to close the open and locked knife.
I find that my thumb can easily slide off of the lockbar, so I have to use more pressure and be more careful to get traction with my thumb on the lockbar.
The area I am talking about is on the right side of the lock-bar at the topmost visible point in the following picture:
Other than that little tweak, this knife is really sweet - I don't see how you could break this fatty, it feels great in your hands, and the blade sharpens up easily (I use a DMT Dia-fold) and stays sharp through the general kinds of cutting I for which I use my knife.
Congrats on finally picking your knife up - I have had mine since last fall when they first came out, and I have been very impressed with the quality and durability.
best regards -
mqqn
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The detent is a little stiff but frankly I prefer that as gravity knifes are illegal here (If LE can wrist flick it open, your heading for jail). I found that part of it is in the way that you hold it when opening. A lot of people hold it with their fingers resting on the frame lock which adds pressure to the detent. Try choking up a little bit and using the knuckle bone at the base of your thumb pad to press the stud instead of the tip. That may help your sore thumb blues.
ouch that would be rough.
the only folders that I can't wrist flick are ones with really light blades like leeks/chives etc.
anything 3 inches and not paper thin? no problem.