Ok...
I'm basically late to the bandwagon on everything- but I'm finally getting to reviewing some
y start knives.
You're like Y start now.
And I'm like yes right now.
Ok now that that's cleared up Y not start on going over the dimensions of the fancy
Y start LK-5010 which has a look similar to the Boker Plus Kwaiken.
Like the overall length and weight... under 4 oz nice...
The blade length and cutting edge... looking good right...
the handle size and grip area... not too small...
the spine thickness and weight... and tallness closed.
Ok you may have been lulled to sleep during that part- but what you're looking at here
is an under 4 ounce, over three inch frame lock Chinese knife.
Now the catch is, it's about $50.
Let's look at the blade.
the LK-5010 has a decent sized blade made from 440C steel the part stonewashed and part
satin finish.
440C is the stuff used in the very easy to sharpen Ganzo knives.
The blade style is an upswept type not only because I said but mostly because it raises
up from the handle slightly and has a hollow grind.
Although its a slight hollow or maybe Im wrong and its a flat grind Its actually hard to
tell if it curves inward.
Would you unsubscribe if I told you I cant say for sure.
And although the blade is pointy and might make a good knife for cleaning tree rats...
it does maintain a good spine thickness up until close to the tip.
That really isn't an endorsement for prying or batoning through tree rats.
We all know that we never ever baton with folding knives.
Since it's a flipper the blade is deployed by a flipper stud, which doesn't stick out
too far.
The blade pivots on a ball bearing system, so deployment is easy and consistent...
There's is a slight creakiness in my deployment even after oiling and performing just a standard
satanic ritual.... but it doesn't affect the ease of deployment...
it's just not as smooth as my Lion Steel SR11 or my poison.
It is locked into place with a frame lock... made from titanium with a steel insert where
the lock meets the blade tang... for strenf.
And that means the handle is made from two pieces of titanium held together by the standoff
spacers.
The combination of the open backed design and the titanium keeps the handle light.
There is some texture to the handle through the scalloped ridges... is that the right
way to describe the texture?
It keeps the handle from being too slick.
The handle is also a good size for my hand with a bit extra room near the back... so
it should be fine for average sized to slightly above average sized hands.
Detent is decently strong, and only with hard repetitive flinging can I get the blade to
deploy this way.
And blade centering is pretty good too... the tolerances are tight
so it has to be.
The clip... it is not really a deep carry... you get about an inch sticking out of your
pocket- which should really help out law enforcement if you live in an area with strict knife laws.
The clip attaches to a recessed area on the handle is is not reposition-able at all...
blade backward tip up in my right pocket... which is actually my preferred way.
Good news for me right, left handed guys!
I want to say the clip is a stainless steel and
not titanium Ok... so this is probably the most expensive
Chinese knife I've reviewed... but also the lightest for it's blade size.
It's actually a fairly good every day carry knife... reasonably good deployment...
nice handle and blade size for what I prefer... about the only negative is that the pocket
clip ain't a deep carry one.
I don't care that it's 440c steel... that just means it's reasonably easy to sharpen.
Let's look at another... how about my tank of an upswept flipper the Enlan EW054...
its a much heavier knife with a slower deployment- but a bigger handle.
It has a larger blade but only slightly longer cutting edge...
I don't carry it much because it's too heavy.
I reviewed it a while back, and I'll leave a link at the end of the video if you've got
nothing better to do.
Then there's my poison- which has a slightly longer flipper.
It's more fun to flip and has a much strong detent This is a $280 knife though.
The handle and blade or smaller- but I have an unnatural love for it.
This has a titanium frame lock too and have a similar weight in the hand.
Then there's another higher end flipper the steel will mini cutjack- a smaller blade,
and faster deployment but a high end steel and this one costs about $150.
So back to the Y start.
You're getting a lower end blade steel- but in all honesty some people prefer not to sit
at a sharpener for 45 minutes working on a super steel.
I know weird right?
The Y start is reasonably priced for a titanium flipper.
It's ball bearing system isn't quite as slick as my higher end flippers, but it's not like
night and day of a difference.
I'd also prefer a more elongated flipper like on my poison, because it's easier to hit.
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