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Massdrop x Dew Hara Kabuto Button Lock Folder
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Massdrop x Dew Hara Kabuto Button Lock Folder
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Based on knifemaker Dew Hara’s custom design (which regularly fetches upwards of $1,000), this production version is steeped in Japanese tradition and built with modern materials. It gets its name from helmets worn by ancient Japanese soldiers Read More
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Xabi-Euskadi
20
Apr 18, 2020
Yes the clip can be easily take off...it's take 2 minutes...You will just need a screwdriver with the right size (vt6) but also a pair of small pliers ... the design is very good and they had thought about it before ... It will stay the 2 extensions and the clip ... the screws will return to the handle. Be careful with the pliers so as not to remove the black coating when work with it... a piece of textile with the pliers will be necessary...
BlueTom
384
Mar 5, 2020
Take a close look at Picture #3. There is obviously a way to take off the pocket clip, but the problem is that there's no way to relocate it so that the complaints about it are addressed. If you take off the clip as a permanent solution to those (valid) complaints, you still have to replace the screws since they serve to maintain the gap between the two sides. Screw heads will still be a potential (or probable) source of hot-spotting. Plus you'll have to find just the right length screws since the clip and stand-offs are gone.
Personally, I don't need to totally eliminate all possible sources of hot-spotting on a pocket knife. All folders with pocket clips come with that potential, and I don't use my folders hard enough to cause blisters or severe irritation anyway. The best way to eliminate the possibility is to go from folders with pocket clips to fixed blades with sheaths, which is what I've done to a large degree. Now, I am retired, so wearing a sheath on my belt is not a problem for me, but wearing this particular folder in my pocket would still be just as much a problem if I wanted to carry something that work rules would be intended to prevent. This knife sticks out above the pocket at least an inch, also because of the pocket clip, its placement and its design.
Seems like a simple question, but there's a lot to consider if you're thinking seriously about buying this knife. I bought it when it was on sale for $100 bucks even. I thought that was worth it if for no other reason than the materials, especially the blade. I did not buy it for a long time before then when it was priced the same as it is now ($140), mostly because of the valid complaints posted here about it. Hope that helps.
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phatmitz
7
Dec 14, 2019
I'm sure you could but you would have to get shorter fasteners to replace the longer ones.
A community member
Dec 16, 2019
phatmitzI made a fairly brief try to remove it since it is the single most disappointing element of the ergonomics of this Knife. It definitely will require some care and time to remove and will need something to replace it - a new clip which avoids the creation of a serious hot spot would be the most rational candidate. However, the overall shape of the handle may make the resolution of the hot spot issue with another pocket clip difficult.
A community member
Jan 20, 2020
phatmitzThanks for your intelligent reply.
have you attempted anything in the way of a replacement since your last note?
Gimleteye
Event_Horizon
0
Jun 3, 2020
It looks like the clip can be taken off, but can it be attached to the other side? In addition, similarly is the release button either reversible or easily actuated for left-hand SINGLE hand deployment? I carry a similar release-type EDC Benchmade Osborn 940 which I LOVE, but it readily supports left or right handed use.
phatmitz
7
Dec 14, 2019
Its depends on how you use it. I personally don't carry it much so I would just strop it myself. I have a KME sharpening system if I ever did have to sharpen it.
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