I really like this knife. It is really nice looking and fits my hand well. The handle has just the right width and curves to be extremely comfortable. It is very light but still strongly built. The blade is very sharp and easy to hone, just a little thin. If the blade was a little thicker and $25 cheaper I would give it 5 stars but still the best knife I own.
We Knife Company 804D Vapor Flipper Knife 2.95" S35VN Stonewashed Blade, Dark Gray Titanium Handles with Carbon Fiber Inlays
Mark
North Wales, Pa
Jun 15, 2020
Pros: Blade Sharpness
Cons: Pocket Clip
Bad WE, bad WE, no biscuit!
WE really went out of it's way to earn a rating this low. Their knives generally have their toes right on the line of overpriced and their toes on the Vapor are a giant step over that line. S35VN for this price made me feel like a chump, but I knew what I was getting going in so I figured the design, fit and finish would make up for it. Did it make up for it? No, no it didn't. It made it worse. The blade was off center by LOT. I disassembled and adjusted it to center, but I paid for a completed knife, not a project, not a kit. The carbon fiber inlays are HORRIFIC. They're inset unevenly, standing proud of the Ti in most places. They look like onlays and really, really cheap. The design flaws are subjective so you can take my thoughts for what they are. The backside pivot screw stands ridiculously high. For most of what I use a knife this size for I hold it in a pinch grip. I'm left handed and my thumb sits right on it, and it's damn uncomfortable. I think any right hander who's even mildly OCD will hate the asymmetrical look it gives the knife. The pocket clip is the same Ti clip they use on the Civivis. It has those stupid three lines milled into it and being black it collects and shows all kinds of schmutz, mostly the dead skin it scrapes off you fingers every time you pull it out of your pocket. The good? As a lefty the backside looks about as good as you can make a frame lock look. Milling the lockbar relief on the inside would have been nice, but overall the look is really good. The pocket clip is reversible, that's a make or break for me. I got this on sale and think I paid too much. I can't imagine anyone would be okay with paying full retail for it.
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