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Real Steel 3001 Precision Knife–Massdrop Exclusive

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Rak500

Jun 4, 2019

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It's a good looking knife, I'll give you that. But at this price, and looking at the competition from Bestech or Massdrop collabs for example, I must admit I was a bit underwhelmed by the bronze bushings/bearings setup. The blade finish is good, but there is a very slight difference between the top of the blades and the cutting edge side: it's as if the satin finish was done in two different stages with different abrasives grain sizes. The Ti handle side is absolutely perfect, but does have a fairly stiff blade spring, which makes using the knife with one hand impossible. The Carbon side is oh-so pretty, but the finish could be improved I believe: it's raw carbon, has been shaped on a cnc, but I think it's been put on the knife without post-processing whatsoever; A bit of sanding or fine sand-blasting would have been beneficial. This leaves the carbon side a bit odd to the touch and a somewhat unpleasant and loking rough. Last complain: the fasteners are indeed part of the look, and they look very nice, but having a centered blade means keeping the front fasteners really loose. There's a bit of Blue Loctite compound to fix it in place, but it wore off on the first time I dismantled it and had to be replaced by a stronger compound to make sure it wouldn't budge. TL:DR: very very pretty and pocketable knife, very nice design let down by fairly sub-standard finish and fabrication. At this price-point, I was getting used to Massdrop collaboration quality and I am a bit disappointed. £30/$25 less would makes this a fair deal.

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