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April 2022 Twobirds Flying Publications
CRKT’S FACET A Ken Onion Design
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CRKT’S FACET A Ken Onion Design CRKT’S FACET A Ken Onion Design
By: Sal Palma
It’s not often you encounter a pocket folder that’s well-designed and of outstanding construction at a street price under $60, that is until CRKT launched the FACET at Shot Show 2022. What first attracted me to the FACET is it’s sleek and elegant look, this is a very classy knife that is at home in your Armani as in your jeans.
The business end of the FACET is the reverse TANTO point spearheading a D2 steel 3.37-inch blade. D2 steel is a high-carbon, high-chromium
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tool steel, and depending on its heat treatment has a Rockwell hardness of 55-62 HRC. The FACET’S elegant looks should not lull you into underestimating its capabilities. At the spine, this attractive satin finished blade is 0.13inches thick proceeding to its edge via a beautiful flat grind. Ken Onion even included a generous amount of jimping along the spine to improve grip.
One of the more interesting features of this EDC pocketknife is its blade opening mechanism, you don’t often see an assisted opening flipper, but deploying this blade is snappy and very smooth, a smoothness attributable to the IKBS™1 ball bearing pivot. The handle is a beautifully crafted stainless-steel piece of work. The handle is as functional as it is attractive, and there are no sharp corners, so it sits comfortably in the hand with any grip style saber, reverse or icepick, FACET’s handle is up to the task. The handle incorporates a massive frame lock, so no matter what you task your FACET to do, 1
Ikoma Korth Bearing System
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CRKT’S FACET A Ken Onion Design you’ll never have to worry about having the blade collapse.
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priced expensive knife you’ll come across. It truly is flawless. -SP LIFETIME WARRANTY
The deep carry clip lets the FACET sit tip up and low in the pocket. The clip is very nicely finished so you won’t damage your garments.
SPECIFICATIONS Blade Length 3.37" (85.70 mm) Blade Edge Plain Blade Steel D2 Blade Finish Satin Blade Thickness 0.12" (3.15 mm) Overall Length 7.69" (195.28 mm) Closed Length 4.32" (109.68 mm) Weight 3.90 oz. (110.56 g) Handle Stainless Steel Style Assisted Folding Knife w/Frame Lock MSRP $60
If you’re a Ken Onion fan, the FACET is characteristic of Onions knowledge, talent, and design expertise. The CRKT FACET is the lowest Copyright 2022, Twobirds Flying Publications, All Rights Reserved