Kershaw Knives / Kershaw 'Filter'

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Just yesterday, I picked up a Kershaw 'Instant' for JUST under 15 dollars. In my own honest opinion, I feel this is a fantastic knife for the price paid. Being my first Kershaw, I got to say I am happy with the quality for being such a low priced knife. It seems to me I picked up a great beater knife. I plan to carry this as my EDC for awhile to see how it holds up but until then:

pros:
-quick opening via flipper OR thumbstuds
-stainless blade and handle
-comfortable grip (even if gripped tightly)
-blackwash finish is hiding new scratches pretty darn well
-CHEAP PRICE
-when locked open, the flipper stops hand from sliding up onto the blade
-deep carry (if you prefer it)


cons:
-HEAVY
-cannot change clip position (it's right hand, tip down) :/
-a couple scale (handle) screws stripped on me :/
-slight side to side blade play (unless tightened up a bit, which in my case, causes the blade centering to be completely off center)
-pivot screw loosens up significantly after a day of constant deployment


I think I covered pretty much everything. I hope I'm not leaving anything out here...
I paid (pretty much) $15 for this knife... I have no complaints really. Even with the cons listed, I find this to be a decent EDC knife.
I plan to use it for cutting boxes at work, opening mail, and other basic tasks. I wouldn't use this in the woods for anything more than
carving bark off my firewood because I'm ocd (and I honestly feel its a cleaner fire with less smoke)
Again.... $15... I feel I ripped off Kershaw!
 
Kershaw makes very nice knives at all their price points.

For the loosening pivot, adding a little bit of blue loctite will keep it nice and snug until you actually want to loosen it up.
 
I had the pivot screw loosen on me to answer was wondering if blue loctite was OK to use..... Always search before you post..... Thanks guys.

BTW this is the filter I'm referring to. This has been the only issue. Great beater knife. Blade centering on point after everything was tightened never any blade play and locks up tight.
 
4cr14 blade steel will likely require touch ups on a regular basis if cutting cardboard but will work fine for opening letters...
 
Oh yea it definitely does but I run it thru this crappie Smith handheld jobbby I have once in a while and it's sharp as can be.
 
FYI, Loctite comes in three grades. Blue is middle of the road and considered semi-permanent. Red is for when you don't want something to come loose, EVER. There is a good chance that you will never get a screw out if you use the red grade. The last, and weakest, is purple(I think that's the color). I have never used it and can't comment on it's strength.

Harbor Freight offers very inexpensive versions of the semi-permanent and permanent varieties. Theirs are color coded red and blue, just like Loctite's. I have used both brands with good results. Harbor Freight's blue seems to be a little thicker consistency and easier to use.
 
Gotta love Harbor Freight right? :)

Kershaw makes a nice budget blade but I personally would stick with their 8cr13mov or better offerings. I've used a 5cr blade and it got dull after not much light use so it needs constant attention.
 
sabre cat said:
FYI, Loctite comes in three grades. Blue is middle of the road and considered semi-permanent. Red is for when you don't want something to come loose, EVER. There is a good chance that you will never get a screw out if you use the red grade. The last, and weakest, is purple(I think that's the color). I have never used it and can't comment on it's strength.

Harbor Freight offers very inexpensive versions of the semi-permanent and permanent varieties. Theirs are color coded red and blue, just like Loctite's. I have used both brands with good results. Harbor Freight's blue seems to be a little thicker consistency and easier to use.
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Yea i got boat loads of that kinda stuff around. Im a mechanic so i use it all the time thats where i got the idea. But yes purple is almost useless, blue is good, red will come loose with a little heat but i also have GREEN which is made for bolts and such that are already tight. it will seep along the threads, so if u habe a bolt or screw u dont want to take loose you can use the green so it wont back out
 
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