Deejo Knives. Anyone have one?
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With 98 views and no replies, looks like I'm the guinea pig this time. 
The Deejo arrived this week and I just took it out of the package this evening to check it out. The Deejo is available in 3 sizes, designated by varying "g" letters (grams?). The medium size (27g) is available in different colored plastic handles or plain, and only the largest (37g) is available in decorative wood strips or plain. The smallest size (15g) is available in a plain handle only. Prices range from $19-$29. Mine is the larger 37g size with a decorative strip of granadilla wood.
The mechanism is essentially a frame lock with a skeletal frame. The Deejo has a pocket clip and comes over-packaged in a clear-covered box with a stuff sack and two pamphlets.
My initial opinion is that this, although it looks like a novelty, is a pretty well put together knife. The frame lock is very secure. The knife has no wobble, wiggle, rattle, or jiggle. The blade, although 'only' 420 steel is nicely finished with a fine edge and very pointy tip. From-factory sharpness is average; it easily slices paper but not cleanly. The pocket clip is a bear trap monster. The action of the blade opening and closing is a bit stiff, but is not gritty at all.
The Deejo arrived this week and I just took it out of the package this evening to check it out. The Deejo is available in 3 sizes, designated by varying "g" letters (grams?). The medium size (27g) is available in different colored plastic handles or plain, and only the largest (37g) is available in decorative wood strips or plain. The smallest size (15g) is available in a plain handle only. Prices range from $19-$29. Mine is the larger 37g size with a decorative strip of granadilla wood.
The mechanism is essentially a frame lock with a skeletal frame. The Deejo has a pocket clip and comes over-packaged in a clear-covered box with a stuff sack and two pamphlets.
My initial opinion is that this, although it looks like a novelty, is a pretty well put together knife. The frame lock is very secure. The knife has no wobble, wiggle, rattle, or jiggle. The blade, although 'only' 420 steel is nicely finished with a fine edge and very pointy tip. From-factory sharpness is average; it easily slices paper but not cleanly. The pocket clip is a bear trap monster. The action of the blade opening and closing is a bit stiff, but is not gritty at all.
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I just went back and bought one I saw before Christmas, the large, 37 gram with juniper highlight. Talk about blade-to -handle ratio! I like the tight clip for attaching to a sleeve cuff or such.
I paid more than OP and still like the knife.
I paid more than OP and still like the knife.
