Slipjoint Battle! Kershaw Federalist VS Civivi Appalachian Drifter | CPM 154 VS S35VN

[@jb7707]

Love the Federalist. You can catch it on sale once in a while. Definitely an excellent value IMO

[@homeslicesharpening]

I really enjoyed it man!

[@mikeobrien4081]

I love the blade on the Appalachian Drifter but I think detent "slipjoints" are a terrible, unsafe idea for a knife that actually gets used (less unsafe in the hand they have a finger choil, but still lacking the closing bias of a true slipjoint in the pocket). The Rustic Gent is more appealing, being a lockback version of the Drifter, but I wish they had used 14c/Nitro-V/154CM instead of D2.

[@homeslicesharpening]

Sure. That blade shape is cool. I just got done carrying a RealSteel GSlip and I have to admit, I like the feel of a real slip-joint better than the double detent!

[@mikeobrien4081]

@@homeslicesharpening Have you tried any Spyderco SlipIt knives? Kinda the best of both worlds, they have a slipjoint backspring and a sort of detent that clicks in when opened so you have a very defined break to start closing the blade.

[@michaelwaldeck7081]

So in this day and age with all the locking possibilities, why would they still be making slip joints especially in good steel?

[@homeslicesharpening]

I am not sure - it is seen as refined, classic, and non-threatening I suppose. I buy them when I like the design. A plus is that makers will often go to a very thin geometry in a slip-joint perhaps thinking "Well, without a lock, no one is gonna be dumb enough to pry with this..."

[@shiese]

It also has to do with legal restrictions, for example, you cannot carry a knife with a locking blade in the UK regardless of blade length

[@danielbottner7700]

I am also noticing high density food get's a fairly good bite on deviations in the side of the blades I am testing. - I ordered a chefs knife with Graton reliefs to run through my test set-up, curious to see if that effects cutting force requirements. - To be fair I need to test against a blade with same thickness profile, which I may need to grind out myself. - I will share updated & new charts with relative data.

[@homeslicesharpening]

Amazing - thanks. Just responded to your email!