Even with this change though, the knife is not very fast to deploy given the clip design and tip down carry. I fixed this for the most part by slightly bending the clip outwards away from the handle, so that it wasn’t as tight against my pants pocket. Tip down didn’t used to bother me much, but does more and more these days, to the point where I don’t really want to carry tip down anymore.Īlso, while the clip is small and unobtrusive, out of the box the clip was way too stiff, which made it hard to get the knife in and out of my pocket. However, it cannot be moved, which means you are forced to carry tip down. First off, the clip is small and unobtrusive, which is great with the knife in hand. As mentioned, there is jimping on the locking leaf which makes disengagement of the locking leaf easy with one hand. The Foresight is a liner lock design, and has a very solid lockup with no wiggle. The aluminum handle does feel a bit slick at first, but the ergonomics do a good job of locking this knife into your hand. Onion felt the thumb ramp was sufficient and jimping wasn’t needed. There isn’t any jimping on the spine of the blade or back of the handle, but oddly enough there is jimping on the locking leaf. It has nice finger grooves that feel great, with a subtle thumb ramp that makes the knife feel mostly secure in hand. The handle is made from matte black anodized aluminum, and is very ergonomic. Pick up the Foresight, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll love the way it feels in your hand. Overall I think the blade is very well done. ![]() Mine came pretty sharp out of the box and has been a great slicer due to the high hollow grind and. It comes with either a plain or partially serrated blade, and given this choice I always choose plain edge. It’s made out of AUS8 steel and has a black Ti-Nitride finish. The spine has a bit of a swedge (false edge) at the tip that improves penetrating cuts, and also adds to the blade’s attractiveness for me. It’s a broad, recurved blade with lots of belly, fairly large for a folder at 3.5 inches, and has a nice hollow grind. The flipper is a bit stiff (or at least mine is), but once it gets moving, the blade comes out with authority. The Foresight is a flipper design and uses the IKBS ( Ikoma Korth Bearing System) that makes it feel more like an assisted opening knife. ![]() If you’re looking for something relatively small and lightweight for EDC, this is not the blade for you. It’s definitely in the class of “large folder” for me with an overall length of ~8.7 inches and a weight of 6.3 ounces. The CRKT Foresight was designed by renowned knife maker and designer Ken Onion, and by my estimation, it’s a beautiful knife. All of the hype made the Foresight hard to resist, so how does it live up? My buddy Ebbs loved his, as did the guy to whom he gave it to. I had read almost universally favorable reviews on the Foresight, and it won the “Imported Knife Of The Year Award†at Blade Show 2012. I had my eye on the CRKT Foresight for a while before I finally gave in and bought one.
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