Zt 0350

CL01 said:
Unfortunately, ZT/Kershaw did the same thing on the 0500 Mudd. IIRC, they listed it in the 5 oz. range, but reviewers said it weighed around what an 0200 weighs (In the 7 oz. range).

That is too bad because I tend to stay away from "heavier" folders. I can't say I have a "limit", but typically I've found that under 5 oz. seems to be good for me (4 oz. or less is preferable, though).

Otherwise, it does look like a VERY nice knife & size reduction is definitely a step in the right direction. Question, are the liners SS or Ti? If they're SS, that might be why the knife's heavier (Perhaps the prototype had Ti liners?).
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Stainless liners. Ti would have only added to the cost.
 
This is sorta ironic. I had dismissed the 350 due to the light weight and was waiting for the G-10 Tyrade. Now that I have found out that it weighs in at 6+ ounces, it goes back to the top! I waited on buying a 0500 because of the 4.8 ounce weight shown in all the specs, to finally taking a chance, only to discover that its weight is actually 6.8 ounces.
 
4.8 oz is fine, but 6.0 oz is just too heavy?

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Excellent. More for the rest of us. :D
 
Mine should be here today or Monday. To those who have them in hand already, PLEASE POST PICTURES!!!
 
My Harsey T2 pissed me off so I just bought one from an Ebay store. Brand NIB, $129 shipped! Hopefully get here by Thurs.!!
 
Pics?

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mike
 
I'd sure like to see a comparison pic, of the 350 with the 200 then I could make a decision whether I needs one or not
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Holy cow that knife looks awesome. And at that price I seriously think its gonna be one of the best buys this year (or for that matter for any year)
 
CL01 said:
Question, are the liners SS or Ti? If they're SS, that might be why the knife's heavier (Perhaps the prototype had Ti liners?).
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Seems like steel is a better choice of material for a liner - at least on the locking side. In my mind, the biggest potential problem with Ti frame locks is the relative difficulty of hardening the end of the lock bar to approach the hardness of the tang.

With a frame lock, you have a lot more mass in the slabs than in the liners of a liner lock, so Ti's lesser weight becomes a bigger advantage. Ti's surface characteristics also lend themselves more to an outer slab than steel's do.

Guess what I'm saying is that the advantages of Ti as frame components seem very diminished when you start considering them as liner components, but you still have basically all of the problems (cost, workability, durability).

As a liner, steel is cheaper, much more durable at the tang interface and really not going to add that much to the overall weight of the knife.

I would personally have preferred to see the 0350 as a frame lock, but can definitely understand why they chose to develop it as a liner lock. Rather than just being a mini-0300, the 0350 starts to compete very effectively on price - which is certainly a valid design challenge.

If the pivot in this thing is as robust as expected, and the F&F is consistent with the other ZT's I've seen, it seems like a really good value, and an overall fantastic product.

I guess if a guy wanted to go wild on the pimping side, he could build a frame lock for one.
 
My! My! My! Lookie what the UPS Fairy brought me today. :D A new ZT 0350 and a lanyard from Ken at Knivesandlanyards.com. What a knife!!!

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Hangin' with the Harsey T2.

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I must like heavy because today I carried my 0350st and 0200st together.... to be honest i didnt really notice them but I know that some of us are just like that.
 
Got mine today. Looks like this gives me a chance to try out the new laptop's built in webcam later. This thing is cool. Worth the wait. The AO mechanism opens with a solid THWACK! The blade is sharp and those liners are definitely thick.
 
Just ordered on from "knifeworks" and I am pumped about it getting here. I had a 0200 and thought it was way too bulky. This should be just about right.:thumbup:



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