Will Power
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I'll use this thread as a mini review for mine, it arrived today.
First of all it doesn't suffer from the issues that the OP's appears to have, sigh of relief.
It's very new as well 27th Feb this year is the production date, fresh batch.
OVERALL GOOD Extremely good lock-up, no blade play at all, plenty of 'snap' sound on return which is good for any lockback. Sharp tip, good grinds and very sharp out of the box. Both the engage & disengage work smoothly on this example. As with nearly all CASE knives, excellent pin-work aesthetically pleasing and a good looking shield. Radiusing of scales is excellent, no proud liners or anything uncomfortable in handling. Flush on open and closed. All good qualities.
OVERALL QUESTIONABLE I'm an unabashed fan of your American Whiskey/Bourbon-the Scots can drink theirs for themselves thank you But this colour is nothing like any Whiskey I've encountered More like Orange juice or Fanta For fans of orange it will be a treat but I'm not in that stable at all...weak dye job with white showing at the liners, yet garish! Seems to be a CASE trademark these days, the more regrettable when one thinks of CASE bone of yore
Looks like a trip to the Tea Bath is indicated, but I'm a bit hesitant when it's a cv knife, has to be done I hate the Tangerine Dream it's clad in Personal opinion mind, but who drinks bright orange Whiskey?? Blade is very much off centre with a major bias to the mark side. It does not however impede opening or closing, not too much of a gripe in my book but it's always more desirable if it is on centre. There are tooling marks or gashes on the lockbar and spring, irritating but I think paper, time & the strop will fix it. The lockbar protrudes slightly when the blade is open but I think can be smoothed down as well, no big fault.
OVERALL OVERALL A decent knife with good mechanical finish, not bad at 65 USD plus delivery. Those who like a lockback that's bigger yet slim (as it's planned to be) will get a boon, fans of Zulu Spear will appreciate it too. It has NONE of the issues I abhor in a knife e.g. blade-play, major gaps, spring not flush at open/close. The carbon blade is ground nice and thin and the patina should contrast well, this pattern is vastly better in Barehead as an end cap gives it a stumpy look. But that bone could be seen on Mars, dazzled
First of all it doesn't suffer from the issues that the OP's appears to have, sigh of relief.
It's very new as well 27th Feb this year is the production date, fresh batch.
OVERALL GOOD Extremely good lock-up, no blade play at all, plenty of 'snap' sound on return which is good for any lockback. Sharp tip, good grinds and very sharp out of the box. Both the engage & disengage work smoothly on this example. As with nearly all CASE knives, excellent pin-work aesthetically pleasing and a good looking shield. Radiusing of scales is excellent, no proud liners or anything uncomfortable in handling. Flush on open and closed. All good qualities.
OVERALL QUESTIONABLE I'm an unabashed fan of your American Whiskey/Bourbon-the Scots can drink theirs for themselves thank you But this colour is nothing like any Whiskey I've encountered More like Orange juice or Fanta For fans of orange it will be a treat but I'm not in that stable at all...weak dye job with white showing at the liners, yet garish! Seems to be a CASE trademark these days, the more regrettable when one thinks of CASE bone of yore
Looks like a trip to the Tea Bath is indicated, but I'm a bit hesitant when it's a cv knife, has to be done I hate the Tangerine Dream it's clad in Personal opinion mind, but who drinks bright orange Whiskey?? Blade is very much off centre with a major bias to the mark side. It does not however impede opening or closing, not too much of a gripe in my book but it's always more desirable if it is on centre. There are tooling marks or gashes on the lockbar and spring, irritating but I think paper, time & the strop will fix it. The lockbar protrudes slightly when the blade is open but I think can be smoothed down as well, no big fault.
OVERALL OVERALL A decent knife with good mechanical finish, not bad at 65 USD plus delivery. Those who like a lockback that's bigger yet slim (as it's planned to be) will get a boon, fans of Zulu Spear will appreciate it too. It has NONE of the issues I abhor in a knife e.g. blade-play, major gaps, spring not flush at open/close. The carbon blade is ground nice and thin and the patina should contrast well, this pattern is vastly better in Barehead as an end cap gives it a stumpy look. But that bone could be seen on Mars, dazzled