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Kershaw Natrix Knife Review
Welcome. Welcome to another pocket knife review. A ball bearing flipper tactical style knife to boot by Kershaw, KAI USA LTD.
The knife in question is the Kershaw Natrix 7007BLK. Single finger smooooooth ball bearing flipper to open. Which means it’s not actually “assisted open” because that normally implies a spring is assisting in the responsibility of opening the knife. Not on this rascal!
. Sub Frame Lock is slick. I’ve never quite been stalled by a contraption such as the little snap the blade utters when just about to fully close…..it’s almost like there’s a magnet pulling it into the landing dock. Intrigued was I.
Now, I like the knife. I do. I exhale a long breathe….when I type this, but the knife feels whimpy. It just does. I like light, especially when one of my mottos is: travel light, travel smart, but I felt it could crumble with just the wrong drop or use…It never did, and I was religious about cutting with it. I was. I carried it for SEVERAL MONTHS!!! No, this ain’t no instant “just arrived in the mail” review, this review took over 3 months to complete.
On the down side….I experienced 2 hiccups:
1). Felt whimpy. Weighs just a smidge under 3 ounces.
2). The flipper hung up a couple times, probably like 5 or 6 total times. Yeah, it was like the Sub-Frame Lock on the Kershaw had a firm grasp and wasn’t interested in releasing. Obviously it did, and no one was injured but that glitch was a concern for me. Once I become mentally prepared for a potential “stop” in opening the knife, I was ready to move forward and did. Thousands of opens and closes and numerous cuts.
On the up side:
1). When not hung up, (which was like a half dozen) times, the open motion was smooth and firm. The frame lock (when blade is open) is true and solid.
2). The sharpness was very consistent. I was very tenacious in using the knife and did mostly “stropping” for honing/sharpening, but I did indeed use the Lansky Sharpening System to restore the edge at one point. Edge retention was solid. Very satisfied with the black oxide coating on the knife blade as well!
3). Pocket clip worked with minimal trouble. Went on and off the pocket as a clip should. Clip can be repositioned for tip-up right, or tip-up left pocket carry. EDC.
4). Suhmooooooth open. Love the ball bearing glide.
5). Love the Sub-Frame Lock. I still sit and flip it opened and closed for minutes on end!
6). Sleek, stylish look.
I thank the folks at Kershaw KAI for allowing me to perform reviews on their knives. I don’t beat around the bush or side step my feelings even though I’ve not paid for the knife. I review it as if I had paid for it.
I think you’ll be satisfied in owning one or more. I recommend this knife, and will probably give it to a nephew or friend.
CONDOR BUSHLORE Knife Review & Sharpening
on January 9th, 2019 at 12:32 pmPosted In: Pocket Knife Reviews, Uncategorized
Really, really, really love the way this knife sharpens!!
The 1075 carbon steel takes a super keen edge, sharp enough to shave the hairs off your arm!!
After owning this knife for a year (it was a Christmas gift in 2017) I decided to post my thoughts here on my pocket knives blog.
Highlights:
1). Takes keen edge
2). Leather sheath is superb
3). Fits hand snuggly.
4). Blade is stout
If you are into bushcraft, as I am, I highly recommend this knife.
I've used it frequently over the past 12 months, resharpened, and used again and again. (Mostly what I did to sharpen was strop it back and forth on a piece of old belt leather…worked like magic).
For the money it'd be hard to find a better knife. Try one, you'll see!!
Steel Sahlute!
Scott
Greeting knife enthusiasts!
Another Kershaw knife in for review. I was soooooooooooooooo excited to test this knife out, especially because of the belly in the blade (the portion of the edge that swoops down, kinda like a belly). I was dissappointed to find it wasn’t assisted open. I am a firm believer that if there’s no spring when you’re pulling the clip back with your pointer finger there could be trouble.
Trouble because you only applied minimal pressure to the clip and thus the blade only opens part way. I know it takes practice, I know it takes continued pull-backs to apply enough pressure to make that blade thrust out into locked position! I know, just not a fan is all.
And, that dad-gum pocket clip was sooooooooo tight I couldn’t remove the knife from my pocket and eventually got so frustrated trying to, I broke the clip.
Now……..with that being said….I like the look, feel and construction of the knife. I like the color combination, the grip…yup – fan of those features!
I used my pocket knife rarely because I couldn’t clip it to my pocket, but I did cut fruit and plenty of cardboard boxes and wasn’t disappointed. I tried to slightly bend and “open” the clip, but I knew that wouldn’t work.
The edge, was simple to restore using the Lansky sharpening system (not traditional stones with varying grits). And it sharpened very nicely, and I do liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike a sharp knife.
I couldn't and didn’t carry it often, but it did find use while stationed at my desk. And because of the flipper not being assisted open with a spring, I just left it in the open “locked” position!
Huge fan of Kershaw and their creativity in tools, but this had flaws for me.
Take a kid outside, teach them about knives and axes!!!
Scott
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