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Massdrop x Gavko Thresher Titanium Frame Lock Knife
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Massdrop x Gavko Thresher Titanium Frame Lock Knife
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Like other Gavko knives, the story of the Thresher begins with a shark. Ever since one of his first designs was said to look like a Mako shark, Gavko Knives designer Michal Gavac never looked back Read More
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Feb 17, 2019
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This is an absolutely stellar knife. I'll start with the one bad thing: the black thumb studs don't fit with the rest of the design- they don't look like shark's eyes, they just look bad. For everything else, the knife is perfect. The detent is dialed in just right for a thumb opener. The blade will shake open with effort, but stays shut unless you are intentionally trying to shake it out. The blade drops shut- with the right lube it will guillotine shut, so watch your fingers (think Grimsmo Norseman, but not quite). The pivot tension is fairly forgiving, allowing you to easily find a spot that is tight enough to have zero blade play and perfect blade centering, but loose enough that it still pivots freely. This knife is a pretty good size- comparable to a Para Military 2 from Spyderco, in that you get about 3.5" of blade and about the same size when closed. It carries nicely, but the clip is not what I'd call a deep carry clip. Overall, I love the knife as-is from Massdrop, but it can be improved to go from almost perfect to actually perfect.
Here are the mods I did: I was inspired by Maxfield's review (below), and decided to remove the thumb stud and make a 1/2" thumb hole. This was the most expensive knife I've ever modified, so I was a little nervous. After drilling the hole I shortened the points on the knife that get in the way of the blade opening. I also refinished it, with the scales getting anodized a mint green color, then stonewashed, and finally anodized the scratches in the scales a bronze color. I did a light polish on the clip and backspacer and anodized them bronze. The blade also got an acid etch and stonewashed, since mine originally came with a pretty shiny finish. Now I have a one of a kind knife that looks and functions great. The thumb hole allows for thumb flicking, middle finger flicking, and slow rolling with your thumb. A bonus is that the hole took out the M in Massdrop so now one side of the blade says "assdrop," and I giggle every time I see it.
One thing to note is that the blade is hardened steel and you must have carbide bits and a drill press to drill the hole, plus a carbide tipped center punch just to mark it. HSS or cobalt bits will not make a dent- literally, they won't even start making a hole before getting torched. Only pursue this mod if you are a competent machinist, or better yet, you can find a machine shop willing to do it.
RayzorRamone
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Jan 12, 2019
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Its like a custom knife for 200$. Get it. 
olympus
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Feb 17, 2019
octy81I can't speak for how RayzorRamone did it, but it's a multi-step process:
- To get the thumb studs out you need two pairs of big strong pliers to break through the loctite and unscrew them. I used fencing pliers because those were the only thing I had with enough grip.
- Then I used a carbide center punch to mark the new center. Figuring out where to put the hole takes a bit of thought. You want it far enough in that you can drill the hole without busting out the top of the blade, and far enough away from the pivot that it won't get blocked by the corners of the knife opening. But you also want it to look sort of natural, so you need to spend a few minutes laying it out.
- To drill the hole I used my drill press at 300 rpm, full carbide twist drills (carbide tipped masonry bits will probably get pulled off center because of the thumb stud hole), two hold down clamps, and lots of cutting fluid. I started with a 3/16" pilot hole, then 5/16", 3/8", and finally 1/2". Went slow to keep everything cool, and drilling the hole took probably 20 minutes.
Maxfield
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Feb 6, 2019
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9volt
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Dec 19, 2018
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I have always wanted a knife made by Gavko, but I am not someone who can justify the proper coin to have one. So, in that absence, I bought a knife designed by him. And it is seriously awesome. I could not be happier with the purchase. For such a bigknife it feels really balanced in hand, almost making it seem lighter-weight thank it is. Thank you to all involved for bringing this to the public!
Thorn74
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Dec 14, 2018
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Big Eye Sharkskin #019 here. Wow! This is hands down the nicest blade I've seen from Massdrop in a few years! I have all the FF stuff, Perpetua, a Boker Kwaiken, SpiderCo Native 5, a few Kizers.... This beats them all hands down!
Mine was perfectly centered, sharp, and blasted out with authority from the first flick! The finish is amazing, I love that both scales are milled. The clip looks to be done very well. Almost falls shut. The blade shape is very nice with lots of belly and a fantastic tip. Did I mention the finish? Ooooooo that stonewash. The knife is brand new but looks years old.
10 out of 10.
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jagainst
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Jun 6, 2019
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Aesthetics: I’ll begin with pointing out that as soon as I placed my order, I knew I wanted to strip the anodization from most of the hardware, clip and backspacer in order to subtly break up the color a little. Just a personal preference, and I think the monochrome theme is also nice, but not for me. The overall body design with the wicked clip point blade and massive swedge are just as attractive in person as in the photos. I love it.
Cutting: Before the initial disassembly, I did make a point to carry the knife for a full work day cutting cardboard and plastic wrap from pallets, opening boxes, and just about anything else that would give me a reason to use it. The blade is one of the sharpest I’ve received from the factory. The grind and tip are unbelievably thin and sharp. This knife cuts beautifully and really handles real work.
Action: I’m mostly familiar with tab flipping and spidey flicking my knives. The Thresher is my first thumbstud-only knife so it took me a tiny bit of practice to get my deployment technique down. The detent seemed really light to me as I couldn’t get the blade to fire with a quick snap using the spidey flick or thumb flip method. I thought it could also be just me getting used to this specific knife. I did notice a crunchy action after a couple hours of work use, especially on the closure. The pivot was getting caught up on something that I couldn’t see and could not be remedied by blowing some canned air into it. Upon disassembly, I found that the knife came from the factory with way too much threadlocker on the pivot. So much so that dried pieces of it had worked themselves out of the pivot to sort of clog the bearings and it took some time to clean out the female side of the pivot. But once cleaned and lubed with KPL, I can say without exaggeration that this knife has one of the quickest/snappiest actions of all my higher end knives: ZT’s, Ferrum Forges, etc. The blade rockets out with the thumb or spidey flick with ease and the detent is dialed perfectly.
Overall: Gavko and WE did an amazing job executing this production model. It is worth every bit plus more at Drop’s price point. This knife is definitely one of my favorite EDC’s now. Do not hesitate to buy it.
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TrailBlazer
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Dec 18, 2018
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Just when I thought the Keen was the best you do this to me. Crazy action out of the box. Feels great in my hand. Instead of the long winded review I'll say this. I have never bought two of the same knife. I have over 150 knives. If they put extras up I'm buying another.
EDIT....so I bought another and kinda wish I didn't. I have the original purchase in Common Aqua and the recent purchase of Pelagic Sharkskin Gray.
Pelagic is lighter (4.69 oz) then the Common (5.08) which I do like but the Common has far less sharp edges, feels more comfortable in the hand and goes in and out of the pocket much easier due to the smooth scales.
So I'll sum it up this way. If your going to carry and use as a EDC go Common. If it's a show piece only go Pelagic
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Stitchjones
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Sep 7, 2020
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Amazing knife, more amazing to mod!
Everything on this knife it perfectly machined. I was so happy to get a left hand version! I modded the hell out of it and it's seriously becoming my most favorite knife that i own. I'm a part-time knife maker so I already had the tools to mod it. I Shortened the handle and shortened the blade to 3 inch and added a finger choil, cut a modded spydie hole, stonewash/acid etched, rock pattern on spine and handles, added speed holes on back spacer, pocket clip and show side w/polished countersinks. I also took down the sharp point thats on the front of the handle and in the finger groove. Finally, I anodized it green (90 volts) and rough sanded it, then re-anodized with high voltage gold (58 volts). Wish i could add a video to the review so y'all could see how good the flick open/close action is but 🤷♂️. Absolutely sick AF 🤘. You can find me on IG @Thresher_Knives
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Recommends this product? Yes
massdrop01
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Dec 21, 2018
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Received my green regular handle Thresher today. Overall the fit and finish is impeccable and i cannot find any flaw on the knife. I have a medium sized hand and this fits me perfect. The "hump" on the handle fit into the middle of my palm perfectly as if the knife is tailor made for my hand. Overall the ergonomic and the size is perfect.
In terms of fit and finish, the knife is flawless. All edges are rounded off and chamfered including all surface of the blade(except the cutting edge obviously). The green anodization looks very close to the picture in person. The only thing less obvious is that the handle is actually stonewashed after being anodized, similar to the bronze version.
Functionality wise, this is the smoothest deploying thumbstud knife i've ever owned. The blade is all belly however the tip is position low enough making tip cut super easy. I can see this well suited for any utility or even kitchen tasks. At first i thought the thumbstud could be a hot spot, but it's surprisingly nice! Massdrop/WE should considering using the same thumbstud design more often.
Another bonus feature i really like about this knife is the full backspacer. It happen to cover the entire edge of the blade. I often carry my knife in the same pocket as key, and this backspacer is protection the super thin edge from hitting the key. I never really cared for the hype for "open back" construction, and i wished more makers would use full length backspacer.
A few *highly subjective* negatives that could be improved:
- The clip is not really deep carry and the knife stick out quite a bit. I don't care for fancy milled titanium clip and i wished WE/Massdrop would use deep carry clip. Replace it with steel and cut down on the cost is fine. Side note: Civivi knife(subdivision of WE knife) should considering using steel deep carry clip for all their model. Milled titanium clip only add cost while reducing functionality. Subjective opinion of course.
- The blade tip is too thin for my liking. I understand the need for the blade to be thin behind the edge, but this make the tip a bit too delicate, considering it's already a narrow clip point design. To put it in perspective, the blade tip is even thinner than a Paramilitary 2(or Para 3)'s tip. The Spyderco Para 2/3 is know to have very delicate thin tip. A bit ironic considering we have a beefy 4mm blade stock.
- This may not apply to those who order a fancier handle style, but for plain handle, the knife is a bit too handle heavy. This is probably partially due to the full length spacer, but a bit of internal handle milling would help make the knife more balanced. I do understand that this means extra cost, and given how affordable this knife is, i guess it's a tradeoff we have to make.
- The detent is a bit too light for my taste. I guess the intention is to make the detent it lighter since this is not a flipper, however knife(at least in my case) can be easily shaken out of the handle. I wouldn't mind stronger detent for a bit more confident that the blade won't open in pocket or when dropped. I have too many Cold Steel Triad Lock knives so perhaps my thumbs are just a bit tougher.
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awk
1600
Dec 19, 2018
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I got two, a Common Aqua and a Sharkskin Big Eye. I've always wanted a Gavko knife! They are both very well-made and have identical action and lock-up. Ergonomics are great in my large hands. The colors are nice. The sharkskin model with the monochromatic grey and stone-like textured handle looks awesome.
Basically this is another excellent Massdrop knife.
If I have to nit-pick, the only thing I didn't love is that the Common scales are very plain chamfered slabs. I thought they might at least have a little swell or rounding. So that's an excuse to pick up a Pelagic! 🙄😁
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