All About Pocket Knives

Just picked up this little Onion/Centofante model 1610 and it's now my new EDC. I was a bit surprised at the size...thought it would be slightly bigger. Compared to a 1660 (Leek) and a 1500, the 1610 is the runt of the litter. I love my Leek, but it's bigger & heavier and usually more knife than I need for most cutting tasks. The Micarta 1500 is sleek & smooth but slightly heavier and also just thick enough to be a noticeable presence in my pocket. But, the smaller 1610 is the perfect size for 99% of my cutting needs and comfortable, unobtrusive pocket(clip) carry...I totally forget it's there until I need it. (This sounds like an episode of Goldilocks and the Three Bears: "...Papa Bear's Leek was too heavy. Mama Bear's 1500 was too thick. But, when she put Baby Bear's Kershaw into her (apron) pocket, it was juuuuust right!") ~Q~

If that's the "Baby", what does that make the Chive??

Nice selection of Kershaws Q!

I really like the blade shape on the Centofante; it’s like a really pointed Wharncliffe I just wish it were in a bigger frame like the Leek. I like your composite Leek too; I have been looking for one of those.
I really like D2 steel in an EDC and I can only imagine CPM D2 is better than regular D2.

Today I was carrying the 1410, the Titanium ATS 34. I got this one used and someone had really abused it but it’s actually a very nice knife.
I’m going to see if I can find one that is in better shape, but this one makes a dandy user.
A while back I bought 1510ST, (Random Task) that someone had removed all the screws from the handle and removed the standoffs as well. They also drilled more holes for mounting a clip for tip up & tip down, and then left the clip off entirely!
I thought I might be able to find enough parts to put the knife back together but I don’t have the right size screws and standoffs. I was able to find one screw that will at least hold everything together, but I need to take it to Kershaw next week when I go to Portland and see if they can repair it, or at least give me the proper screws so that I can fix it. I am really anxious to try CPM 440V steel, and I’m not seen it in any other knife beside this one.

I bought this 1515, (Random Task II), in hopes that the screws and spacer from it would fit the 1510, but I don’t think that they will work, the spacing is wrong.
I was thinking about keeping it but I prefer and assisted opening with a flipper not just a thumb stud, especially when the action is as stiff as this one is. But of course it’s a brand-new knife and isn’t broken in yet.

I have no idea if these would work, but I remembered seeing them:
https://mxggear.com/collections/for-kershaw-1

Cryo II

My carry today was my Cryo 2.

Kershaw PackRat.. Had this one in the "Sell" pile for a while as it wasn't getting carried.. Decided to give it another chance and have been carrying it off/on for the past few weeks.. It will stay for now I guess!!
John

These two today, a1436 with ATS-34 steel and G10 handle. One of the best and hardest-working Kershaw's I have owned!
Also my favorite Kershaw pattern the Wild Turkey 4150 which I customized with Amber Impala jigged bone. This one has become my favorite of all of my Wild Turkeys.

TwoFlowersLuggage wrote:If that's the "Baby", what does that make the Chive??

Leek = 4" closed
Scallion = 3½" closed
Chive = 2.9" closed
Centofante 1610 & 1615 = 3-1/8" closed

orvet wrote:...my favorite Kershaw pattern the Wild Turkey 4150 which I customized with Amber Impala jigged bone. This one has become my favorite of all of my Wild Turkeys.

Dale, that custom Wild Turkey is sweeeeet! Beautiful work.

The WT 4150 is my favorite Kershaw pattern also. Seeing your Amber Impala is giving me wild and crazy ideas on what I might have to get you to do with my little Whiskey Gap. I definitely see something amber in its future...just have to find the right material.

~Q~

I'm glad you like it Q. I probably have enough pieces left to do a Whiskey Gap.
I have one piece long enough for a handle on a Wild Turkey and one or two other pieces that are probably long enough for a Whiskey Gap.
Maybe that will give you an idea or two.

It's tempting, Dale...definitely gives me some ideas to chew on.

Meanwhile...

I finally landed the elusive orange Skyline that I've been hunting for quite some time. Had to settle for a lightly used model--which is fine because it's easier for me to EDC a knife that's already been broken in a bit (I hate putting the first scratch on a new blade).
~Q~

Nice one Q! I actually EDCed a Skyline for a while. The Damascus Kershaw's are very nice and really seem to cut well and hold an edge. I think I still have a Damascus Skyline in one of my EDC knife rolls, but it's not Orange! That is a nice looking orange color, I must admit! Nice find!

Kool score Q..

PackRat in the rrp.. See above pic...
John

jmh58 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:16 pm Kool score Q..

PackRat in the rrp.. See above pic...
John

All day today!! Glad I kept it!!!
John

Due to the slotted screw, and how easy this sharpened last time I touched it up, I'm almost certain this is a late Japan production AUS-6 example of a Delly Wade Officer. Compact, comfy, and grips well.

Gonna have to find one with the spanner pivot and AUS-8 steel.

Yup.

This Kershaw Ken Onion Chive showed up on friday. Been cliped in my pocket since then. Never had a knife like this before. Man is it fun to play with!!! I have had the Lanyard for some time now and tried putting it on several knives but the feeling just wasn't right to me. I find it fits well on this Kershaw though, so they are a team now. More pictures in the "Mail Call" & "Show us your Clips" threads.

Thanks for looking!

I'm really enjoying playing around with my first little spring assisted flipper knife. If you guys know of some other high quality but still affordable "smaller" ( under 4 inches closed, better 3 1/2 ) spring assisted or automatic knives that aren't too hard to find, I'd love to know about them so I could look for 1 or 2 more knives similar to this one. I appreciate your input! Thanks!

( Edit: I like this kind of "elegant" / "classy" look more than the "dangerous" / "tactical" look. If that makes any sense. )

Take care & have a relaxed Sunday everybody!
YF,
Tom

cody6268 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:44 am Due to the slotted screw, and how easy this sharpened last time I touched it up, I'm almost certain this is a late Japan production AUS-6 example of a Delly Wade Officer. Compact, comfy, and grips well.

Gonna have to find one with the spanner pivot and AUS-8 steel.

IMG_2020-02-26_12-02-09.jpeg

What's the closed length? They made more than one edition of the DWO knives and in several colors.

TPK wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:49 am I'm really enjoying playing around with my first little spring assisted flipper knife. If you guys know of some other high quality but still affordable "smaller" ( under 4 inches closed, better 3 1/2 ) spring assisted or automatic knives that aren't too hard to find, I'd love to know about them so I could look for 1 or 2 more knives similar to this one. I appreciate your input! Thanks!

( Edit: I like this kind of "elegant" / "classy" look more than the "dangerous" / "tactical" look. If that makes any sense. )

Take care & have a relaxed Sunday everybody!
YF,
Tom

See this post in Mail Call ---► viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18774&p=810821#p810821

Nice score there Tom!!!
John

Thanks Jerryd & John!

I carried this scallion for years as my back up work knife. Thought it was time to get her back out.

Kershaw A-100. A bit heavy, but they have locking pliers. The Schrade/Vise Grip multitools (actually based on real Petersen Vise Grips!) have recently really gone up in price (from $50-60, to $75 plus), and I dislike the pretty mediocre Phillips screwdriver on my Tough Tool, which the Tough Grips also had. Leatherman has the Crunch, but I didn't want to have to assemble it every time I needed the pliers (which is actually more than the blade). I'd settled on this Kershaw, becuase not only does it have a proper Phillips screwdriver (as well as a big slotted screwdriver, abrasive file, can/bottle opener, and hacksaw blade) and a lock release like proper Vise Grips, but also an outside opening blade. They stopped making them close to 20 years ago, so they are often quite hard to find, and bring more than $100 in good shape. I bought a lot of 4 for $90 sold as "For Parts". Took me all of ten minutes; and a pair of small Channellocks, 6LN Vise Grips, and of course Loctite; to replace a pivot and screw (completely missing--I don't think they even bothered to Loctite them when new) this afternoon to repair one of those four. Another is repairable, with parts from the same really bad one I robbed parts from to fix this one. There were two other issues. One, the slider was a little lethargic when using the adjusting screw to open up the pliers. That was fixed by fine-tuning and Loctiting the hex screw. Secondly, the pliers are a little lethargic when opening them up. That's due to a stretched spring. Common extension spring, found everywhere hardware is sold. I'm checking Fastenal pretty soon.