ZT 0360 SKD Interest

Would you Purchase a 0360.skd if another run came out?

  • YES!

    Votes: 2 100.0%

  • MAYBE?

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • NO

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    2
thanks for the support guys! we have potential good news, but i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we had a lot of encouraging conversations over the past couple years, but they ended up falling short of an actual run, so i try not to deal in speculation when possible. i'll post updates here once we have confirmations on anything- till then, if yer on the fence, join the tide and vote yes! we're very interested to see what sort of support this blade gets here :thumbup:
 
piggly_wiggly said:
thanks for the support guys! we have potential good news, but i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we had a lot of encouraging conversations over the past couple years, but they ended up falling short of an actual run, so i try not to deal in speculation when possible. i'll post updates here once we have confirmations on anything- till then, if yer on the fence, join the tide and vote yes! we're very interested to see what sort of support this blade gets here :thumbup:
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Any time! You guys are good people, and have an excellent product with the 0360.SKD, so it's an easy cause to get behind. I also posted a thread in the Blade section of ARFCOM, but I don't think that subforum gets a ton of traffic. Still a large majority of support from those who've voted. :)
 
Happy to support you in any way we can!
piggly_wiggly said:
thanks for the support guys! we have potential good news, but i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we had a lot of encouraging conversations over the past couple years, but they ended up falling short of an actual run, so i try not to deal in speculation when possible. i'll post updates here once we have confirmations on anything- till then, if yer on the fence, join the tide and vote yes! we're very interested to see what sort of support this blade gets here :thumbup:
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Thanks for checking out the thread Piggly! I know I speak for all here when i say we are excited at the though of a new run of the most awesome 360! Can't wait to here some good news on this! We are happy to have you here!
I feel good things are comming this way! Here's hoping for the best!

Remember to tell your friends to come vote!
 
I like it... but does it warrant a $40 increase from the current 0350 models that can be found online? I just bought a brand new 0350 for $112... this design has less steel and nothing else...
 
GreyMethod said:
I like it... but does it warrant a $40 increase from the current 0350 models that can be found online? I just bought a brand new 0350 for $112... this design has less steel and nothing else...
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GreyMethod,

you ask a good question to which i hope my answer is adequate. on the merits of cost vs. cutting ability, the 0350 is a great knife. but i’m sure you can find a knife for $82 that will do the function of what your 0350 does, maybe even better, but you were still willing to pay the $112 for the 0350- because 1) it's a different knife and 2) it’s what you wanted.

the 0360.skd is also a different knife, and you have to judge it on its own for whether or not it’s worth it to you- and the knife simply costs more from kai than the 0350 does, so the increase in price starts at the factory.

so, first of all- it isn’t merely "less steel". size, shape and weight were considerations for removing the material where we removed it- and size, shape and weight are always considerations for edc knives. with a blade that weighs 30% lighter than the 0350, the opening is noticeably faster. secondly, we had a police officer in hawaii use the carbide glass breaker on his 0360.skd to extricate a car accident victim- we thought that was pretty effin’ cool :thumbup: so it’s not accurate to describe the changes as “nothing else”.

aside from the design, the lighter/more compact specs and the carbide tip (oh, and the additional add-on accessories we’re hoping to include with a 2nd run that we can't mention yet), from the collectors perspective it also has intrinsic value. it’s not everyday that you have access to a limited edition model from a top-tier knife manufacturer at a price point that is accessible to most folks. custom blade shape, custom features, custom model number and custom serial number sequence counts for something to a lot of folks, even if we demand that this be used hard and put away wet, as a true edc knife should. even with a 2nd run, any given 0360.skd will still be one of hundreds, and not one of tens of thousands like the 0350.

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at the end of the day, the knife has to speak to you. the 0360.skd definitely doesn’t speak to everybody, but to those that hear it’s angry soul, it demands a spot on your edc list. if yer interested in a pretty informative review from someone who uses a 0360.skd daily to this day, check out military morons review here.

he recently lost his first 0360.skd in a motorcycle accident (i was able to replace it with one of mine) where it bore the brunt of a pretty long slide across the pavement, preventing some serious road rash. (voice in your head: wait, is this guy implying that the 0360.skd will keep you safe in high-speed vehicular accidents?) YES, I AM.
:jerkit: :p
 
piggly_wiggly said:
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aside from the design, the lighter/more compact specs and the carbide tip (oh, and the additional add-on accessories we’re hoping to include with a 2nd run that we can't mention yet), from the collectors perspective it also has intrinsic value. it’s not everyday that you have access to a limited edition model from a top-tier knife manufacturer at a price point that is accessible to most folks. custom blade shape, custom features, custom model number and custom serial number sequence counts for something to a lot of folks, even if we demand that this be used hard and put away wet, as a true edc knife should. even with a 2nd run, any given 0360.skd will still be one of hundreds, and not one of tens of thousands like the 0350.
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this would move me from a maybe to a definite yes! i don't really dig the blade shape, but lets see what other features you guys can cram into this thing. :p
 
The shape of the blade is what does it for me. Much pointier! I have a hard time using the tip of my 350 for intricate work. Plus carbide tip is something I would like to see on more blades, especially the the way they do this one.
 
I searched for that blade very hard at the time, but unfortunately it's difficult to get "sprint run" if you're not in the USA. Please, make an other run and make it HUGE! :thumbup:
 
piggly_wiggly said:
secondly, we had a police officer in hawaii use the carbide glass breaker on his 0360.skd to extricate a car accident victim- we thought that was pretty effin’ cool :thumbup: so it’s not accurate to describe the changes as “nothing else”.

aside from the design, the lighter/more compact specs and the carbide tip (oh, and the additional add-on accessories we’re hoping to include with a 2nd run that we can't mention yet), from the collectors perspective it also has intrinsic value.
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I haven't been able to see a glass breaker in any of the pics yet, didnt know it had one. Anyone got a pic of it? I like the additional add on accessories you speak of and I like the unmentionable 2nd run even better.

And good "sales pitch" I dont mean to demean to that, but I would like to buy one or two way more now. All the info you had was very helpful and a lot of the points you made never crossed my mind. Thanks for sharing the storys and the info.



Olive Tree said:
I searched for that blade very hard at the time, but unfortunately it's difficult to get "sprint run" if you're not in the USA. Please, make an other run and make it HUGE! :thumbup:
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There are a lot of good members here that I imagine would help you out.
 
I would be in for a 360 (or 2 or 3) 100%. I own a number of 350s and use them pretty regularly. that said I do like the blade shape on the 360 and agree it would probably make a better EDC for me (in and of itself - not saying the 350 is not a great EDC).

God I hope a new run comes out!!!

JD
 
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