Pros: Blade Material, Ease of Opening, Handle Material, Lock Ease of Use, Lock Type, Overall Quality, Weight
Cons: Blade Sharpness, Handle Feel, Pocket Clip
Very nice looking design, poor quality control
This is my first CRKT knife. I really like the look and design, and having a pocket carry knife that is very discrete was my primary reason for purchase. That being said, the knife was not very sharp out of the box. It would have opened envelopes but that was about it. I put a good 20 degree edge on it and it now shaves hair. I had two other issues with the knife out of the box: 1. The pocket clip was not adjusted correctly to close on shirt pocket. There was a 2mm gap from the clip to the knife side, so it would fall out on pocket when I bent down to tie a shoelace. I used a torx wrench and removed the clip, held in smooth face needle nose pliers and bent it (soft metal) to touch the knife side. It now hangs on the pocket well. 2. The GRN sides have a very sharp edge. I literally sliced my skin gripping it to polish the edge on a strop. I used some 220 emery paper and knocked the sharp edges off all around. It is now comfortable to hold. I realize this is only a $50 knife, but I would not expect to have to fix several issues on a new knife, that QC/QA should have caught.
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