Kershaw OD-1

Reviewed 10/02/2010 by gundude73

-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for 6 months

Comments:

the kershaw OD-1 is a great EDC knife, the overdrive mechanism is not you average flipper, and personally i much prefer it to a standard flipper, it allows you to use said flipper no matter where the blade is, if you partially open it you can still push down on the flipper and open the knife. the only cons to this knife (in my opinion) are the weight, due to the stainless steel framelock, and the pocket clip, i would like for it to be a "lowrider" but besides that it is very affordable knife. another downside ( if you want to call it that) are the materials, i like the design so much that i would like to see an optional material upgrade. a titanium frame, lowrider clip, and say an elamx blade would make transform a good knife to an exceptional one. another nice addition on this knife is the hinderer lock stop, which prevents overextension of the framelock mechanism.

Reviewed 03/15/2010 by SteelSnob

-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Less than 1 Month

Comments:

I try to be very honest in my reviews and I'm not one to rate a knife 10 just because I like it a lot. At $50 this knife beats any knife I can think of in it's price range.

Pros Great f&f,solid lockup,flipper works every single time,tough build with a pretty thick blade,it can handle the bigger tasks and still a great slicer that can handle smaller tasks with ease and precision,blade is dead centered,fits the hand nicely,extremely fun to open and use, I really like the steel 14c28n, best customer service out there and I've dealt with them all,USA made,g10 texture is just right ,stonewashed blade that wont show scratches and overall a great design.

Cons It's heavier than I would like for a knife of its size about 90 grams, the pocket clip leaves a lot exposed so it's conspicious(more of a preference than a con), they didn't put enough locktite in the pivot and I had to add my own because it started to loosen very quickly, the first one I exchanged for the one I have now had the flipper fall off.

My final opinion is that this is a great EDC and because of it's advantages and the pure fun it is to operate it will compete with my more expensive knives (like Sebenza,Midtechs and customs as well as high end production knives) for EDC time in mt pocket. I love using this knife and I doubt it will dissapoint.