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Pros: Weight, Handle Material, Blade Material, Overall Quality, Blade Sharpness
Cons: Lock Ease of Use, Lock Type
As much as I love this knife, the lock release is a deal-breaker
I love the design, fit and finish is spot on. I'm sure it's not to everyone's taste, but I love everything about the knife, except the lock release. The lock itself is a liner lock, but to release the lock you push on a button that pushes on the opposite liner, which disengages the liner lock. But at that point the liner that released the other liner is in the way, so you must release the button to allow that liner to move out of the way to close the knife. The button is also fairly small, so I have to make sure I'm using the very tip of my finger, pushing at exactly a right angle to the button, to push the button in far enough so that the liner releases the liner lock. You definitely will not accidentally release the lock. If I was just going to put this away and admire it now and then I wouldn't care, but I like to carry and use my knives, and I wouldn't want to have to fidget with the button and the liners every time I used it. Also the thumb deployment pieces (thumb "studs") are small, and your thumb has to be in precisely the right spot and pushing in exactly the right direction to open the knife reliably. Maybe if I played with it a while I'd get used to it, but I'm returning it due to the lock release. Too bad, I really wanted to keep it.
