Howdy Koenigegg,koenigsegg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:35 pmI really like my Ikuchi. It came yesterday but man has it cut up my finger. I have dry hands so when my finger started to bleed I just assumed my skin cracked but looking at the cuts they're all very straight. Then the knife didn't deploy fully and that's when I felt the burr that had been cutting me. On the top of the flipper wheel at the corner where the compression lock interface is there was a burr and during deploy my finger was rubbing on the corner of the flipper and I was getting cut from it. At least there is an easy fix and I already rubbed it down with a sharpmaker stone just figured I'd warn you guys.
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Also I dunno maybe it's just me but I think my blade is warped too
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Hopefully the filing solved your skin ripping issue. Besides the smoothing of the edges, be sure to be careful where you put the very tip of your finger. If it rests on the CF/G10 and only the fingertip pad is on the wheel, then that lock surface is bound to make contact with flesh as the wheel rolls, it is exposed, and the finger tip comes off the scales. I’ve handled and flipped a dozen or so now, and I try to align the end of my fingertip with the start of the scale, that way the whole fingertip is touching the jimpped wheel surface from the start, and you can’t accidentally catch that edge as you try and force the wheel to rotate.
I haven’t had this issue on any of the pieces when I use the “from-the-side thumb flick” opening method. It also gives your pointer finger a chance to heal.
On your blade issue... tough to say, could be warp (in the blade or one liner), a slightly uneven grind, or off-centering, but it’s fairly minimal. Maybe try tightening the pivot a bit if it won’t hurt the action, and see how she looks.
Hope I helped on some front and improved your enjoyment of the knife,
- Paul
