Just got my orange ukpk and i love it! the color, the blade, its razor sharp, and the slip joints pretty cool and alot stronger than i thought it would be.
You guys that have one, is the slip joint as strong and sterty after using it and after 100s of opens and closes? just wondering how it holds up.
thanks!
UKPK joint question.
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spyderHS08
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UKPK joint question.
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araneae
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Congrats on your UK. I love mine. I have slip joints older than I am (30) they still work fine. I suspect the UKPK is built to a much higher standard and will outlast all of them.
So many knives, so few pockets... :)
-Nick
Last in: N5 Magnacut
The "Spirit" of the design does not come through unless used. -Sal
-Nick
Last in: N5 Magnacut
The "Spirit" of the design does not come through unless used. -Sal
I carry my UKPK all the time. Loosened up a smidge, but really just broken in, smoother open and close.
Brad Southard
Southard Knives
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men," Colossians 3:23
Southard Knives
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men," Colossians 3:23
The "spring" (in fact the whole backspacer) is so rigid and thick, especially when you compare it to, say, the spring in a ball-lock or even the spring of a normal backlock, that I would take a guess and say: it is next to impossible to weaken or wear out the knife considerably. The only thing that may happen is to "polish" the metal surfaces of the knife where the blade tang ("cam"?) and the backspacer "rub" against each other. This may lead to a smoother action, just like Tricod stated. But that's basically all you sould expect.
Here's a pic of an opened DPK to show the strength of the backspacer:
Dennis
Here's a pic of an opened DPK to show the strength of the backspacer:
Dennis
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spyderHS08
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Exactly what i hoped to hear :)
Thanks guys!
Thanks guys!
39 & counting...
:spyder: E3, Para mili, Salt 1 PE, Native, D3 OD, Ladybug, UKPK, Dodo, D4, Tasman, Ladybug Salt, Smallfly, Khukuri, Para Military, USN E4, Persistence, Civilian, Yojimbo, Smallfly, Manix 2 CE, Dodo, Military, D4 , Blackhawk, Pac Salt, Military, Manix 2, Captain, Assist, D'fly PE, Spyderhawk SE, Persian, Lum tanto, Warrior, Lil Temp, Tuff, spyderfly, szabofly, :spyder:
Dodo!
:spyder: E3, Para mili, Salt 1 PE, Native, D3 OD, Ladybug, UKPK, Dodo, D4, Tasman, Ladybug Salt, Smallfly, Khukuri, Para Military, USN E4, Persistence, Civilian, Yojimbo, Smallfly, Manix 2 CE, Dodo, Military, D4 , Blackhawk, Pac Salt, Military, Manix 2, Captain, Assist, D'fly PE, Spyderhawk SE, Persian, Lum tanto, Warrior, Lil Temp, Tuff, spyderfly, szabofly, :spyder:
Dodo!
