Kershaw Skyline Knife with Textured Black G-10 Handle and stone-washed finish Blade
August 31, 2010 | Posted by admin 
- Excellent corrosion resistance
- Made of stainless-steel with stone-washed finish
- Made in the USA
Product Description
Another Kershaw hottie is the sleek Skyline. It’s a super slim Flipper knife that’s ideal for pocket carrying. It features a blade of 14C28N stainless steel chosen for its hardness, excellent corrosion resistance, and its ability to be sharpened to that perfect Kershaw “shaving sharp” edge. For good looks, the blade has an attractive “stonewashed” finish. Textured G-10 handles in basic black provide a secure grip and a sturdy locking liner keeps the blade safely in … More >>
Kershaw Skyline Knife with Textured Black G-10 Handle and stone-washed finish Blade
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Kershaw makes knives of great quality. This model I looked over at the store, but did not purchase. Blade is listed as 3 1/8 long 13c26.
What I like is it’s lightweight, flipper works as good as an assisted opener, thin handle, very reasonably priced.
What I didn’t like is the subpar clip design, locking liner is very thin and seems weak.
Look at some of what SOG, Benchmade, Buck vantage line are offering for deep carry pocket clips, you’ll understand why I dislike this models pocket clip. As for lock designs, the Kershaw 1660 leek frame lock works great. SOG offers an arc lock, which looks promising.
Rating: 3 / 5
The Skyline is a plain knife with good qualities at a good price. The blade is a drop-point shape that is close to a spear-point, which offers good tip strength. The edge bevel on the blade is apparently set by a belt grinder, which leaves obvious striations on the edge. The bevel is not completely even, wider in some places than in others. The edge is quite sharp right out of the box and in far better condition than some knives costing a multiple of this one. Using a 10x loupe to examine the edge, I could find barely a few small burrs.
The cutting edge is about 3-1/4 inches by my measurement. The blade is not centered between the inner sides of the handle when closed, and on my knife, the side of the blade actually touches the inside of the handle. In fact, the blade is not centered when locked open.
The blade is locked into the open position using a liner lock, which is not the strongest type of lock for a folding knife but is, of course, better than a plain slipjoint. The lock appears fairly secure, with a tiny bit of side-to-side play in the blade, but no up-and-down play.
Right out of the box, my knife was too stiff to open using the flipper, or the thumb stud for that matter, but all it took was a small twist of the pivot screw to loosen it so that the flipper would easily open the blade into a locked position. Use a Torx T-10 screwdriver (but a smaller head would work since there isn’t much friction). The thumb studs must be there for decoration since they certainly aren’t useful for opening the knife one-handed.
The G-10 scales and the shape of the handle offer an excellent grip. The flipper is a rounded part of the blade’s tang that protudes from the back of the handle when the blade is closed. It looks like a shark’s fin. You give a smart push to the flipper with your fingertip, and the blade flips open into a locked position. It may take a few tries to get the knack. When the knife is locked open, the flipper is then in front of the index finger, providing a guard against the hand slipping forward onto the blade.
The knife is about 3/8 inch wide without the clip and about 4-3/8 inches long. Mine weighed 2.4 oz. without the clip. I found the clip a little tight, and if I were to use it, I would have to bend it a little to get the right tension. Since I don’t like clips anyway, I immediately removed the clip, which left a shinier area on the scale where the clip was attached.
I rate this knife as good for light- and medium-duty cutting chores. If the blade were better centered, I would give this five stars.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a cool knife. The best part of it, the quality of the product and the value for the money. This knife is made in America and is extremely sharp. I’ve cut box after box and broke pieces of dry ice and this knife is just as sharp as day one. I highly recommend this product.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve owned this knife for 2 yrs. now,carry it everyday.(sometimes sleep with it clipped onto the boxers)I have read all the reviews and pretty much agree with most of them.There is no such thing as “THE” perfect knife,if there was everyone would own it.As far as EDC it’s about as perfect as your gonna find.As far as in an emergency self defense tool,I can say from personal experience,it works.No it’s not the ultimate fighting folder,but in the situation I was in,it worked and left the other guy with a memory he will never forget.That being said,you can trust this knife to do your daily chores,and in a pinch depend on it when the cards aren’t in your favor.
Rating: 5 / 5
If you love knives, you got to have this one.. Or, if you can’t decide on a daily carrier – check this one out.
This is my first Kershaw and I must say that for a $35 knife, I’m pleasantly surprised.
I own Spyderco, Boker, Gerber, etc. This is one of the sharpest out of box knives I own. The packages says “hair popping sharp”, and they aren’t lying.. It shaves hair right out of box, and the hairs pop up off your arm too.. Crazy good sharp!! This makes me wonder the factory bevels whereby this blade is honed. My guess is 15 degrees max per side, maybe even 12.5 per side. However, I’m not sure. If I’m correct; for every day use, such low bevel angles will be fine for most food slicing and letter opening tasks.. (but you’ll have to sharpen more regularly if you use for boxes and heavier-duty things). I’ve not used this much, so I cannot confirm this.
The G10 handle has an excellent grippy feel and the flipper assists opening the blade with ease. The thumb studs suck (forget about them, but the flipper works better anyway). When open, the blade is rock-solid (no movement in any direction) and the liner lock is adequate. I love that the knife has a honest price, life-time warranty, and quality blade markings (made in USA by the way). The steel is made my Sandvick (Swedish, and they are known for medical instruments steel); and I’m not sure how it will hold up, but the packaging states a Rockwell hardness of 58-60, which if held true, this is better edge retention than AUS 8, and 8CrMov13 and 440. The knife is very comfortable in your hand and has excellent choil protection via the flipper when opened (folks with very large hands may find this handle to be small fo their mits, but still a good carrier). Lastly, this is a perfect mid-size every day carry knife. It’s very,very light too (perfect for business folks, or ladies too). Complaints (if I have to) – this knife is a little plain-Jane and not real modern looking, but you won’t look creepy opening this one in front of people; thumbstuds suck (again), and no jimping on top of the blade. 5 stars none the less – Great job on this knife. I will re-evaluate after some use. NOTE: in front of the finger jimping, you should oil your liner lock a bit, mine isn’t seating completely at the base (I doubt the knife would come unlocked, but just in case).
Rating: 5 / 5