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Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:19 pm
by ugaarguy
It got my Insistent (along with a few other knives) today from the SFO, by way of UPS. Here's what I've learned in the few hours I've had it:
- It's a chunky boy - it's thick and heavy.
- There are no standoffs hidden in the back spacer, so that weight loss trick is a no-go.
- The blade grind is hideous.
- In contrast, the jimping is very nice.
- The lanyard tube isn't peened.
- It disassembles pretty easily.
- Mine shipped bone dry and a little dirty.
- Q-tips and alcohol, followed by a few drops of oil, worked wonders to smooth it out.
- The detent is pretty strong.
- Mine shipped with a polished stainless clip, not black as pictured on the website, but I think the polished SS looks better anyway.
- Other than the blade spine, all the edges are nicely chamfered.
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:01 pm
by Enactive
Thanks, appreciate the initial thoughts. It's smaller than I'm interested in, as the Efficient is borderline small for me. I quite like my Efficient tho and especially curious about the Emphasis.
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:30 pm
by knivesandbooks
By hideous blade grind, do you mean thick behind the edge?
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:45 am
by ugaarguy
knivesandbooks wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:30 pm
By hideous blade grind, do you mean thick behind the edge?
I mean uneven, wavy, and inconsistent edges. There's also discoloration behind one edge that makes me think the blade got overheated during grinding.
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:38 pm
by ugaarguy
Pics of janky edge grind:
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:14 pm
by Sonorum
Holy crap that edge is bad....
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:16 pm
by araneae
Ouch, that should probably be a 2nd. The lack of stand-offs means its probably off my want list. Gonna be too heavy for me.
Any chance you could do some side by side shots with a few more common models?
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:55 pm
by ugaarguy
araneae wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:16 pm
Ouch, that should probably be a 2nd. The lack of stand-offs means its probably off my want list. Gonna be too heavy for me.
Any chance you could do some side by side shots with a few more common models?
I can do that. Sage 2, Native 5 LW, and Urban LW are probably the most common Spydies I have. I also have a CRKT Pilar and a Cold Steel Tuff Lite if you want pics of competitors in a similar size range.
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:09 pm
by BornIn1500
They're just giving you edge angle options. 30 degrees at the tip or 90 degrees at the heel. :D
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:32 pm
by ugaarguy
BornIn1500 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:09 pm
They're just giving you edge angle options. 30 degrees at the tip or 90 degrees at the heel. :D
Lol, okay, it all makes sense now.
Re: Insistent First Impressions
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:16 pm
by ugaarguy
Comparo Shots: Full album here -
https://imgur.com/gallery/ct3iTnJ
