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Zings availability?
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Thomas W
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It's just the lighting that is making some blades look darker/lighter than others.
Doubtful that there will be any First Production Zings.
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Well let's find out...RJ what do you think?
RJ?!?
I know you're working dialing these in RJ, but carrot has a question!!!
Are they gonna be set up like your customs????
Any questions?
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Awesome! I gotta pick one of these up now!
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Cool pictures Thomas. Nothing like having RJ himself there to make sure they're zingy enough.
I'm starting to get irrationally excited about this knife now.
I'm starting to get irrationally excited about this knife now.
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Yea well he'd never make it full time...always looking at the clock, quite a bit slower than the rest of the assemblers, wants constant breaks, then there is that attitude.
To add, Tommie's not in any of the images, said something about how he was too pretty for the camera or some such thing.
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To clarify what I meant, I saw Tommie watching this thread and mentioned the above.
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I see RJ down there too!
But man, I didn't know he'd actually be assembling these!?!? That itself makes me want to buy one now, knowing that he's made sure of his design.
But man, I didn't know he'd actually be assembling these!?!? That itself makes me want to buy one now, knowing that he's made sure of his design.
Sorry guys-I typed in a response last night and it got lost in cyberspace.
My trip to KERSHAW was fantastic!! Spending a couple of days at their factory was very educational. It was great to be able to work directly with a factory full of people who were genuinely interested in making the ZING the best knife it could be.
As Thomas mentioned, I pretty much got schooled by their assemblers. I was no match for their flying fingers! In my defense, Thomas' comments about my bald spot did slow me down somewhat-It is hard to turn small screws when you are laughing!
And, you can see by the smile on my face that I had a "bad" atitude.
I was especially impressed with the measures KERSHAW takes during assembly to ensure that the lock cannot be "defeated". They do this by spine whacking EVERY knife on a plastic strip at the edge of the assembly table. And, they don't just tap on the back of the blade-They WHACK it! I dropped my wrench the first time the guy working next to me spine whacked the knife he was building! Thomas was right there, checking his watch and shaking his head
How is the action on the ZING? Better than I ever hoped it could be!!!
Not only does the knife open well with the flipper, it also can be flipped using the thumbstud! A BIG thanks to Mr. Craig Green and his team who went the extra mile to incorporate a special thumbstud that made that "dual action" a reality!!!
And, if you have "Crazy flipper finger", the blade will come out as fast as an A/O or an auto. You will have crazy flipper finger within 5 minutes of opening the knife....
It would have been easy (and cheaper) for KERSHAW to simply put the knife into production without having me there to help "dial it in". The fact that they invited me there to participate tells me everything I need to know:
KERSHAW ROCKS!:thumbup:
My trip to KERSHAW was fantastic!! Spending a couple of days at their factory was very educational. It was great to be able to work directly with a factory full of people who were genuinely interested in making the ZING the best knife it could be.
As Thomas mentioned, I pretty much got schooled by their assemblers. I was no match for their flying fingers! In my defense, Thomas' comments about my bald spot did slow me down somewhat-It is hard to turn small screws when you are laughing!
And, you can see by the smile on my face that I had a "bad" atitude.
I was especially impressed with the measures KERSHAW takes during assembly to ensure that the lock cannot be "defeated". They do this by spine whacking EVERY knife on a plastic strip at the edge of the assembly table. And, they don't just tap on the back of the blade-They WHACK it! I dropped my wrench the first time the guy working next to me spine whacked the knife he was building! Thomas was right there, checking his watch and shaking his head
How is the action on the ZING? Better than I ever hoped it could be!!!
Not only does the knife open well with the flipper, it also can be flipped using the thumbstud! A BIG thanks to Mr. Craig Green and his team who went the extra mile to incorporate a special thumbstud that made that "dual action" a reality!!!
And, if you have "Crazy flipper finger", the blade will come out as fast as an A/O or an auto. You will have crazy flipper finger within 5 minutes of opening the knife....
It would have been easy (and cheaper) for KERSHAW to simply put the knife into production without having me there to help "dial it in". The fact that they invited me there to participate tells me everything I need to know:
KERSHAW ROCKS!:thumbup:
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Thanks for sharing your experience with us RJ!
I guess many of us already knew that about Kershaw, but it is always great to see proof of how much the designer cares about the finished product.
I'm looking forward to the Zing and hopefully many more of your designs in the future!
I guess many of us already knew that about Kershaw, but it is always great to see proof of how much the designer cares about the finished product.
I'm looking forward to the Zing and hopefully many more of your designs in the future!