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I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I think we learn and grow as we use different knives. Some of them shine like the sun (my ESEE-4 and Izula do that) and some stink like rotten potatoes. Some of the most poignant lessons come from the knives that failed us. I thought it'd be interesting to share some of those experiences here.
The knife that failed me was a Kershaw Blackout. By the way, this is an excellent knife, I don't want to bad mouth Kershaw or the Blackout. The reason the blade failed me was because of my faulty desires and expectations of a knife. First off the blackout was tacticool, and second it was assisted open. I didn't have the knife long before my constant handling broke the Assisted Open mechanism (and I used it some time like that.) Then while doing some work one day the bugger closed on my hand. I had torked the knife side to side while prying (trying to loosen a nasty knot on a sandbag) and I completely disengaged the line lock. The result, I won't carry a line-lock anymore unless perhaps it is a CRKT style LAWKS safety. I don't buy tacticool knives, I don't know what I was thinking, oh, no wait, I wasn't thinking. Flat black is not a reason to buy a knife (for most people.) Lastly, assisted open is over rated. It's an unnecessary fail point and doesn't really help a whole ton in the opening process for day to day work. If I were using it as a LEO or Soldier my view on assisted may well change. But I'm not.
Look forward to hearing from ya'll about the knives that let you down and the lessons they taught you.
God bless,
Adam
The knife that failed me was a Kershaw Blackout. By the way, this is an excellent knife, I don't want to bad mouth Kershaw or the Blackout. The reason the blade failed me was because of my faulty desires and expectations of a knife. First off the blackout was tacticool, and second it was assisted open. I didn't have the knife long before my constant handling broke the Assisted Open mechanism (and I used it some time like that.) Then while doing some work one day the bugger closed on my hand. I had torked the knife side to side while prying (trying to loosen a nasty knot on a sandbag) and I completely disengaged the line lock. The result, I won't carry a line-lock anymore unless perhaps it is a CRKT style LAWKS safety. I don't buy tacticool knives, I don't know what I was thinking, oh, no wait, I wasn't thinking. Flat black is not a reason to buy a knife (for most people.) Lastly, assisted open is over rated. It's an unnecessary fail point and doesn't really help a whole ton in the opening process for day to day work. If I were using it as a LEO or Soldier my view on assisted may well change. But I'm not.
Look forward to hearing from ya'll about the knives that let you down and the lessons they taught you.
God bless,
Adam