Kershaw Rake

Product Description

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Specifications

• Blade: Crucible CPM-D2 steel and Sandvik 14C28N steel (composite)
• Handle: Textured black G-10
• Blade length: 3-1/2 inches
• Closed length: 4-5/8 inches
• Overall length: 8-1/8 inches
• Weight: 4.8 ounces

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This review is from: Kershaw Rake (Sports)
This is an excellent knife and I wanted it badly enough to over pay for it by about 20 dollars. I found it later on AG Russell at a lower price. There is a high demand since it was featured recently in one of the popular knife magazines. There were limited supplies and I don't believe at this time 2/24/11 that it is available on Amazon. AG Russell states that their quantities are limited, so you should call them to see if any are in stock. This being said, I am quite pleased with this knife but wanted to share some discrepancies and observations.

The description states: "Kershaw's newest composite-blade knife. The Rake features ADP 189, a high-end Japanese powdered steel, as the cutting edge and high performance Sandvik 14C28N for the spine, SpeedSafe assisted opening and a built-in Flipper make it fast and easy to open."

First, I see no evidence the cutting edge is ADP 189, rather it is CPM 02. I did a little research and could find very little on the ADP 189 steel, however, the CPM 02 seems to be a respectable quality steel and also used on the Kershaw Tyrade, which I am having difficulty finding a place to purchase.

Also, the cutting edge is not as dramatically different in shading and color as on the picture. Comparing this blade's composite interface with the Junkyard Dog II composite blade, there is a significant difference between the two. The Junkyard Dog has a very noticeable difference in shading and coloring between the spine steel and the edge steel. The Rake's interface blends much less dramatically between the spine steel and the edge steel. The Junkyard Dog II has an almost jigsaw pattern, the Rake has an an almost "zipper" like appearance.

However, I am not displeased with this knife in the least. It has the same G-10 handle and similar grip as many of the Kershaw knives I have. The assisted opening is quite smooth, pops right out, and I did not need to make any adjustments from the factory settings. The edge is sharp and the knife came without any noticeable flaws and in brand new condition. This is one of the best Kershaw knives I have seen and I own almost 20 of them. A bit heavy for Every Day Carry, but certainly you could if you wanted to show it off on a certain day or at a certain event.