SixLeaf SL-18: Poorly Implemented Button Lock on a Decent Knife
Published: 2 years ago
Well, they've screwed up the button lock for this thing. Both the button's "plunger" and the blade tang are contoured, which causes the lock to slip if you put some pressure on the back of the blade. It's not terrible if you think of it as a double-detent, but the lock is just not reliable.
Skipping past that though, I do like the 2-tone micarta they're using. It's got an interesting texture (almost wood-like) and part of it even glows via black light (stumbled into that playing with a black light flash light).
The blade is alright, but not exemplary. Standard fare for SixLeaf. D2 bead blast finish. It's a bit thinner stock at 3.2mm which is good. Their D2 seems to perform about as well as Ganzo's. Works quite well, but don't expect to be blown away by the performance.
Specs:
3.24" (82.2mm) D2 blade with 3.6 mm stock thickness
3.86 oz / 109.5 gram weight
0.63" (16mm) handle thickness (Micarta)
Button Lock
Ceramic bearings & detent ball
Link Where Purchased:
Skipping past that though, I do like the 2-tone micarta they're using. It's got an interesting texture (almost wood-like) and part of it even glows via black light (stumbled into that playing with a black light flash light).
The blade is alright, but not exemplary. Standard fare for SixLeaf. D2 bead blast finish. It's a bit thinner stock at 3.2mm which is good. Their D2 seems to perform about as well as Ganzo's. Works quite well, but don't expect to be blown away by the performance.
Specs:
3.24" (82.2mm) D2 blade with 3.6 mm stock thickness
3.86 oz / 109.5 gram weight
0.63" (16mm) handle thickness (Micarta)
Button Lock
Ceramic bearings & detent ball
Link Where Purchased: