Chokwe!!

[quattrokid73]

clovisc,

I want an orange g10 scale with anso texture for mine ;-)

[Ed Gordon]

Just got my Chokwe when I got home from work. The first thing I noticed is how nice and light weight it is. The G-10 and titanium are really nice and there is a steel liner on the G-10 side. It is a slim knife and a good all around size. The blade shape is really cool to me. I like wharncliff blades and pointy blades. I didn't realize it had a standard type clip and can be tip up or down.
Fit and finish are great...just like the Sage II. Would consider getting a second one but have the Dragonfly and Ti Military on my list. Got another Spyderpac so have 13 open spaces to fill. :spyder:

[Iole]

I got my Chockwe yesterday and have been opening and closing it several dozen times. I am now experience the lock up getting tighter and tighter. Is there a breaking period on frame locks? It takes two hand to un-engage it now.

[clovisc]

clovisc,

I want an orange g10 scale with anso texture for mine ;-)

sounds very cool!

i'm wondering how i can combine copper and malachite (two big zambian exports)... or perhaps, somehow, something in the colors in the zambian flag? now THAT would be cool! :D

[clovisc]

i've gotten five people to order chokwes thus far... all non knife people... hopefully, many more... :D :D :D

rare is the occasion you've got a good excuse: "honey, some of the money goes to help fight HIV/AIDS..."

[Nederspyder]

I finally got a Chokwe, and wow... What a GREAT knife! It immediately replaced the Caly3 as my edc, which I believed to be the perfect knife...

[ChapmanPreferred]

Looking forward to trying the Chokwe.

[Nederspyder]

Can someone tell me how the ball bearing that locks the blade in closed position is attached to the frame?

[Pneumothorax]

I got my Chockwe yesterday and have been opening and closing it several dozen times. I am now experience the lock up getting tighter and tighter. Is there a breaking period on frame locks? It takes two hand to un-engage it now.

Dont know if you fixed this yet. I dont have a Chokwe, but experienced what sounds like the same lock issue with my Leafstorm - titanium RIL. The lock seemed to just stick or 'freeze' in place and it took a lot of pressure to push it open. When it did, the lock bar sort of snapped open. People suggested oil, which didnt work, then graphite (run a pencil tip along the lock surface) and that didnt work. What finally worked for me was putting a little silicone grease on the end of the lock. This made it open much more smoothly and now its perfect no - gritty, sticking lock. Now what I dont know is - did the silicone really work or was it just about time for the lock to get broken in. My theory is (non-confirmed by anyone) is that the end of the lock bar has the same finish as the rest of the scale - on the Leafstorm - its matte. I think this matte finish needs to 'wearoff' and get smooth to work smoothly with the end of the blade. I noticed the lock move from very far left toward the middle as it broke in. That's my story, dont know if it applies to you or not. Would like to hear from more experienced titanium RIL owners about my lock theory, though.

[Nederspyder]

Anyone?

[smikesmith3]

Chapman...the chokwe is better than I thought. I'm glad we got a few people to try this on the passaround. Smaller than i thought for sure, but I can't get enough of it...I just may have to pull the trigger and buy one.

[Sequimite]

Originally Posted by quattrokid73
clovisc,

I want an orange g10 scale with anso texture for mine ;-)

sounds very cool!

i'm wondering how i can combine copper and malachite (two big zambian exports)... or perhaps, somehow, something in the colors in the zambian flag? now THAT would be cool! :D

Here's the first trial of an Anso style Chokwe scale featuring green and black from the Zambian flag. If it had a yellow and red liner, I'd have all the flag colors covered.