ArfinGreebly
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Over the weekend, I wandered into the local Black Sheep store and found myself simultaneously disappointed (the classic Kershaw 3140 is now made in China rather than Japan) and intrigued: a Kershaw design I'd not seen before, the 1090 Northside.
I think I'll go back and buy a couple more.
Black Sheep occasionally does a clearance pricing on stuff that unaccountably didn't sell well when it hit the shelves, and I consequently get to pick up the occasional bargain.
This is an excellent knife for tossing in a tackle box, tool box, glove box, or just having along.
I have a "portable kitchen" box that has a variety of knives in it (shocker, I know). I'm thinking I'll have to do a review to see if the 1090 can't replace something else that's already in there.
For quality comparison, I do not see this as stacking up well against, for example, a Case (large) Sod Buster, and if I had to compare it with another purpose-made hunter, like the Buck Omni folder, I'd have to give the "quality points" nod to the Buck. (I do wish they'd release an upgraded version of this one in a better steel and with their classic fit-n-finish. I would go for that.)
That said, it's every bit as comfortable as the Omni, and the flat grind gives it a broader range of uses.
Verdict: good, general purpose full-sized (well, okay, large) folder with good ergos and decent quality.
I'm gonna a) carry this one for a week or two and get a better feel for it, and 2) pick up a couple more while they're still on clearance.
| Retailing at $30, they had a bunch of these priced at $12. So I grabbed a couple. It's a seriously ample knife, having a 3.75-inch blade, and a nicely ergonomic grip. I don't think this one wins any prizes for innovation particularly, but it has a nicely shaped drop-point blade made of a reasonable steel, tempered to a usable hardness, flat ground, and quite sharp as delivered. Last night I got to cut up some large cardboard boxes with it, slice up some steak, and a couple of other random knife tasks. It kept its edge. I was pleased. Today I used it to make salad for lunch. Very "slicey" for tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, stuff like that. No real effort to hack veggies, and the curved blade turns out to be a very good general purpose shape in the kitchen. |
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Black Sheep occasionally does a clearance pricing on stuff that unaccountably didn't sell well when it hit the shelves, and I consequently get to pick up the occasional bargain.
This is an excellent knife for tossing in a tackle box, tool box, glove box, or just having along.
I have a "portable kitchen" box that has a variety of knives in it (shocker, I know). I'm thinking I'll have to do a review to see if the 1090 can't replace something else that's already in there.
For quality comparison, I do not see this as stacking up well against, for example, a Case (large) Sod Buster, and if I had to compare it with another purpose-made hunter, like the Buck Omni folder, I'd have to give the "quality points" nod to the Buck. (I do wish they'd release an upgraded version of this one in a better steel and with their classic fit-n-finish. I would go for that.)
That said, it's every bit as comfortable as the Omni, and the flat grind gives it a broader range of uses.
Verdict: good, general purpose full-sized (well, okay, large) folder with good ergos and decent quality.
I'm gonna a) carry this one for a week or two and get a better feel for it, and 2) pick up a couple more while they're still on clearance.
