Need an assisted opener with index finger operation

[Upriver]

Although it's not technically a "flipper," any of benchmade's "axis" lock knives can be deployed quickly with the index finger on the off-side. Worth fondling, anyhow, to see how it fits your hand. The bonus is that the same function locks the knife, instead of having a separate safety. I don't do liner-locks, and the "lawyer lock" on the kershaws has always been awkward to me. Just my $.02.

Regards,

U

 

[conw]

My buddy got a Kershaw Skyline from walmart for $35 and it is great. Low-profile but sturdy and perfectly suited for EDC. G10 handles and some kind of decent Sandvik steel, very sharp out of the box.

It is not true AO, but it is so smooth you'd think so watching it - it only takes a tap of the index finger and it goes through the full range of motion to snap open. Best part, you bypass the need for a lawyer lock because there is no chance of it springing open as it just relies on an extraordinarily smooth joint and a cool leverage design.

 

[conw]

This one is $60. You should handle one, they feel great. Tip up/tip down choice too, if you clip in the pocket or waistband.

 

[Smith]

This one is $60. You should handle one, they feel great. Tip up/tip down choice too, if you clip in the pocket or waistband.

Which one is that?

 

[TimboKhan]

Which one is that?

I am going to assume you didn't see the picture?

 

[Smith]

I am going to assume you didn't see the picture?

I did see it.

So. . . Which one is it?

 

[conw]

That's just the Damascus version of the Kershaw Skyline I mentioned earlier (on page one).

Price difference: $35 vs $60. You won't regret the $35 if you go that route, but if you have the $60 to spend you definitely won't regret it. I haven't had a damascus steel knife, but being higher-carbon lower-chromium, if it's anything like my chrome vanadium and other carbon steel knives it's bound to be awesome. The $35 one comes with and holds a great push cutting edge too, which is what most people find impressively sharp. I'm sure if you resharpened it with a coarser stone when the time came it would be an impressive slicer (rope tasks, boxes, etc) as well.

Just go handle one in Wally World and if you like the look and sound of the damascus version, order it on the web.

 

[conw]

http://www.articlesbase.com/equipment-articles/modern-damascus-steel-555084.html

^ modern damascus steel article

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=KS1760DAM

^ damascus skyline (remember, regular is available at walmart)

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=KS1725CB

^ just for fun, a much larger and heftier but similar blade. I found it a bit big for my tasks (mostly food and packaging oriented to be honest) but if you need more of a chopper and something with some heft and toughness, this could be your knife. The one I linked to has CPM-D2 for the edge and Sandvik 13c26. The CPM-D2 should be awesome.

I am steering you toward carbon steel blades because I prefer them...if you haven't tried one, give it a go. They sharpen easier (think 4-10 strokes per side vs 50-100!) and hold an edge as well or better...and tend to be less brittle, too, in my experience.