ROUGH RYDER DENIM MICARTA WORK KNIFE

[Beavertail]

Got this one yesterday and I'm fairly happy with it.
Fit and finish is nice but it has a big flaw in the design.
They put a swedge right where the nail nick is making it extremely difficult to open.
I think they are over thinking some of their knife designs.
I may put a thumbstud on it.

[cody6268]

I just checked my Coal Miner version--no swedge. Why not use the same blank?


My sole complaint with the Denim Micarta/Classic Carbon versions is that while carbon steel, I think they are overly embellished.

[Beavertail]

I just checked my Coal Miner version--no swedge. Why not use the same blank?


My sole complaint with the Denim Micarta/Classic Carbon versions is that while carbon steel, I think they are overly embellished.

Yep, I have the Coal Miner and the Red pickbone they're very easy to open.
I just ordered a Kwik thumb stud, maybe that will help.

[joeradza]

Did they make this in a small version?

[Rough Ryder]

I know what you mean about the swedge affecting ease of opening. While my example of the denim work knife doesn’t bother me and seems fine to open, my black and blue grand dad Barlow has that issue pretty bad. Makes it very difficult to open. It would have been more usable without the swedge it with the nail nick moved away from the swedge.

I actually wrote a letter to SMKW about this issue and how it negatively impacts some of their designs. They never responded unfortunately. Swedge are cool looking but when it makes the knife hard to open, I don’t like them.

[Rough Ryder]

Did they make this in a small version?

Not in blue denim micarta but they make one in blown burlap micarta that looks really nice. I might pick one up. You might be able to dye it blue but I don’t think it will look like denim.