Some designs, are just that, designs.
And while i approve having a little edge over the monochrome mess we all are engulfed in, then some times the urge to be different bother me a little too, feel like people are trying too hard.
And those thumb studs, i am not too crazy about those.
I also find myself getting annoyed with designs that strain to just be “different” as eye candy, not as a matter of function. I have been seduced and then disappointed. I tend to go more conservative now, although occasionally something catches my eye. This narrows down the pool and thus minimizes excess knife buying!
I didn’t actually carry this today, but I do strap it to my belt when I’m at the cabin.
My brother-in-law is trying to start a business as a knife maker, and this is one of his earlier attempts. He also made the sheath. It’s a great knife, but the stuff he makes now is way beyond this.
It took a lot less time to get to my favorite knife brand and technology than with flashlights. CRKT flippers with LAWKS are my EDCs. I need to take a family picture!
I’m an ooold Gerber man a Benchmade mini barrage carrier and when I got medicalled out I had carried a Gerber bolt action for over twenty years. Got a Gerber Paul that has never even cut my thumb. Looks like I’ll be widening out in ways other than my waist as well as shrinking my wallet lol
Very nice! Looks like the ergonomics are suited for larger hands and blade shape is a handsome design. From the photos, it looks like there is a lock bar over-travel stop and deep carry pocket clip; small but important features. Kershaw D2 steel is also consistent in quality and heat treat.
By screwdriver set, do you mean using Torx bits or other shape? Because it sounds like you own many knives but recently started to adjust the screws, it definitely is worth having a high quality Torx set like Wiha. I’ve nearly stripped screws and snapped Torx bits when I used what I thought were high quality bits sold by Benchmade in the blue box. Having higher quality bits ensure a good snug fit in the grooves and strength to overcome excessive factory thread locker.
Ah, gotcha. When I bought my Wiha set, I ended up getting a second because some of my knives have non-captive pivots and standoffs. Because they spin in place, they required using one bit to hold one side while I torqued the other side with a second bit. I’m a stickler for blade centering, so I did use both sets quite often.