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Artisan Waistline Folding Knife
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With a bowed curve from the tip of the blade to the pommel of the handle, the Artisan Cutlery waistline mimics the curves of the human body. It’s not bad in the human hand, either Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downKavik
5531
Aug 29, 2018
Have we seen a drop for Artisan knives here yet that DOESN'T have a 10-20% better price elsewhere?
I feel like we're stuck in the middle of a poorly negotiated contract that we have to ride out until it's over and MD has run as many drops as they committed to at these mediocre to bad prices 😣
Dear MD, I'd actually like to try this brand, but for my first I'd like to get one below average retail (...you know, like what your whole business model is supposed to be about...), so that I can decide if I like the brand first
I feel like we're stuck in the middle of a poorly negotiated contract that we have to ride out until it's over and MD has run as many drops as they committed to at these mediocre to bad prices 😣
Dear MD, I'd actually like to try this brand, but for my first I'd like to get one below average retail (...you know, like what your whole business model is supposed to be about...), so that I can decide if I like the brand first
Notsurewhyibother
1200
Jan 6, 2019
If you like Jeff Park's crossbones design but don't want him to get any of the money, here's your knife!
ponagathos
512
Mar 15, 2019
JaytalI too think they are different enough. Whether one was "inspired" by the other, I can not say. I will say I own the Crossbones and the Waistline in D2 and the Artisan Cutlery design is the better knife(cheaper too). The Crossbones pluses are it looks a bit nicer closed and it is lighter. The Waistline feels better in my hand and the action is way, way smoother.
Not sure if I received a dud but the action on my Crossbones is terrible.
928er
26
Jan 6, 2019
COO?
I'm getting real tired of descriptions that do not say where the product is made. Purposeful deception.
Massdrop is about to get dropped.
Jean-da-bear
30
Jan 9, 2019
928erChinese manufacturer (http://www.artisancutlery.net/ ), been around in this market a couple of years. I’d put them not that far behind WE Knives for quality. Maybe MD assumed (wrongly?) that this was common knowledge.
Jean-da-bear
30
Jan 9, 2019
928erChinese manufacturer (http://www.artisancutlery.net/ ), been around in this market a couple of years. I’d put them not that far behind WE Knives for quality. Maybe MD assumed (wrongly?) that this was common knowledge.
Adamantinepiggy
82
Nov 9, 2018
I've got one of these I bought elsewhere a while back. Decent quality-wise knife and looks really unique with the upswept blade, but unlike a real "samarai sword" as put in the description the tip is so thin, I'm scared to use it for fear of breaking the tip off. I named it Stabby McStabface. Basically just a show off knife because of the thin tip.
Adamantinepiggy
82
Mar 16, 2019
AdamantinepiggyUpdated comment. I gave this to a friend for his birthday recently since I had no use for this "stabby" knife and never carried it. The friend loves it, but found out an issue. The tip of the blade in the closed position is VERY VERY close to the edge of the handle and the hold-in detent is not that strong. That means that he has cut himself several times on the tip because even if the blade shifts even a half a milimeter out, that stabby ass outward curving tip will prick and dig into the offending finger pulling the knife out of the pocket. Beyond that he still loves the knife as it does look cool.
48thRonin2
116
Mar 21, 2019
AdamantinepiggyThe pivot screw on the knife is too loose.
Remove the pivot screw (Torx # 5 or 7, can't remember), clean the threads with alcohol, put a drop of blue Loctite on the threads, carefully screw the pivot screw back in.
Here's the tricky part - with the blade in the open position, depress / disengage the liner lock and reach UNDER the blade (from the spine side), pinch the blade, and wiggle in left and right. If there is any play at all, tighten the pivot screw about 10 degrees; repeat until there is NO side-to-side play with the liner lock disengaged at all.
Let the knife sit overnight for the Loctite to set.
That should take care of the problem. The down side is that when opening the blade, a very definitive flip of the wrist may be necessary.
Hope this helps!
RRFluffy
106
Aug 29, 2018
https://www.smkw.com/artisan-knife-waistline-black-g10-flat-atz1805pbkf
Cheaper if available. I believe the orange G10 & CF are OoS ATM.
Youre not saving a very significant amount of money, but every penny counts and I'd imagine the shipping is more agreeable.
Blankman
17
Mar 15, 2019
I'd love the fancy steel in this too, but for their "upcharge", I could get TWO MORE of the D2's and be happy with breaking a blade and not worrying about it. Given that however, I have many of the stabby type think bladed knives (i.e. Kershaw Leek, it's CRKT clone, etc.) None of broken and I've applied pressure, but not too much to break it. The prior knives have been strong enough to stab INTO a can and withdraw the blade back out and zero damage to the blade (other than instantly dulling it slightly).
Jean-da-bear
30
Mar 17, 2019
BlankmanYeah, I'm kinda partial to "stabby-type" blades myself, having accumulated about a half-dozen daggers in my SCA days, before switching to folders so I could actually carry them around in the real world. Besides the Waistline, my favorites are the Cold Steel Ti-Lite IV and VI, and Benchmade Fact 417.
Cdoyle
400
Nov 9, 2018
And better knives Imo. I have a cf artisan shark and while its nice its a bit thick in the handle and blade stock. I think im gonna mill doen the scales and screws to thinnit out 1/8"-1/4" or so. Smkw had the best price at $89 shipped vs $105 everywhere else. The besttechs are a better bargain thou and more ergonomic
Helchior
16
Mar 16, 2019
I AM REALLY DESESPERATE that all good knives are always too long or too big to be an EDC
Spokes30
180
Mar 15, 2019
My idiot state does not allow knives with a blade 4" or longer. Does anyone know if this knife has a blade that is dead on 4" or more?
Jean-da-bear
30
Mar 17, 2019
Spokes30The manufacturer's website (http://www.artisancutlery.net/) confirms that the G-10 or carbon fiber-handled versions, in D2 tool steel, have 3.94" blades (100 mm), while the titanium handled ones -- either in S35VN or M390 -- are 4.03" (103 mm).
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