Up until that point, despite the dull blade, the Skar had been performing adequately. This was as surprising as it was disappointing. Unless of course, the screws undo themselves after about a week of use, and the switch, spring mechanism, and blade pop out and fly all over your kitchen as mine did. These screws keep the operating switch, springs, and blade safely in place while using the Skar. The handle of the Skar is held together by six T7 Torx screws. I also found a lot of imperfections and striations along the blade edges which are the result of poor manufacturing. Unfortunately, my Tekto Skar arrived fairly dull, barely able to cut paper. The Skar’s blade has serrations on one end and a straight edge on the other, Down the center of the blade there’s a deep channel with seven small holes. Knives at this hardness hold their edge longer but are also harder to sharpen. The Skar is rated at a hardness of 58 HRC. This type of steel is quite strong and is often used in tools and knives. The blade of the Tekto Skar is made from D2 steel which is a high-carbon, high-chromium steel. With a single-action knife, the blade also deploys and locks in place with a button push but is retracted manually.īy pulling back on the top of the switch with the same amount of effort the blade will retract back into the handle. A double-action knife can be deployed by pushing a button on the handle and automatically retracts its blade when the button is pushed again. The Tekto Skar is a double-action OTF automatic knife with a 3.75″ Tanto tipped blade that has both straight and serrated edges. For $199 the Tekto Skar may look like a knife worthy of John Wick, but poor construction, a dull blade, and a tendency to fall apart makes it a poor substitute for the real thing. The Tekto Skar is an OTF knife that closely resembles the Microtech Combat Troodon used in John Wick 2, albeit at less than half the price. The John Wick movies have made OTF knives more popular recently after showcasing a few different Microtech OTF knives in the series. There’s something about flicking a switch and having a razor-sharp blade spring forward that makes me feel like a secret agent, or a notorious hitman named John Wick for that matter. For me, it doesn’t get much cooler than an automatic OTF (out-the-front) knife. REVIEW – Some knives are just inherently cooler than others. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.
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