Zing - Without Grooves?????

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DWRW

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Is there any chance the Zing might be made without grooves?

Anybody else interested?
 
donny bee said:
Isnt that the new od-1?
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No, the OD-1 is a completely different knife designed by a completely different designer. All of RJ Martin's knives made by Kershaw have the grooved blade. It's his signature look, so to speak, and I don't see it changing any time soon.
 
SPXTrader said:
I don't see that happening.
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Sorry to hear..... :( I don't see that I could possibly like the grooves or find any benifit. :thumbdn: ..... otherwise, I really like the look of the Zing blade shape and handle. The handle looks both versatile and comfortable while allowing an "in-close" grip to the blade. And the Blade shape is about as close to ideal for task and chore use IMO with a shallow edge belly.

I would vote for a FLAT grind as well. :thumbup:




riffraff said:
It wouldn't be a Zing then, would it? :eek:
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Fine..... call it something else..... ;) :thumbup:



spiralarchitect said:
That's what I was thinking. I suspect RJ would have a bit of a problem with making it w/o the striations.
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Hmmmmm..... maybe with Kershaw, but most of the RJ Martin knives I have seen (by a large margin) do NOT have grooves/striations. So, I don't really see why there should be any problem with offering a Zing (or called something else :rolleyes: ) without grooves/striations.... It would LIKELY sell better. I would think Kershaw and Martin would BOTH want improved sales. :thumbup:

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DWRW said:
Hmmmmm..... maybe with Kershaw, but most of the RJ Martin knives I have seen (by a large margin) do NOT have grooves/striations. So, I don't really see why there should be any problem with offering a Zing (or called something else :rolleyes: ) without grooves/striations.... It would LIKELY sell better. I would think Kershaw and Martin would BOTH want improved sales. :thumbup:

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True, but, the Zing and Groove both had them, and those are the ones Kershaw picked up. Maybe the next design they pick up won't have them.:thumbup:
 
spiralarchitect said:
True, but, the Zing and Groove both had them, and those are the ones Kershaw picked up. Maybe the next design they pick up won't have them.:thumbup:
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Spot on, SA.

I'd say it would be a good bet we'll be seeing a lot
more RJ/Kershaw collaborations. :thumbup:
 
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