Kevin Smock is an award-winning industrial designer who is turning heads with his visionary handcrafted custom knives. Based on his SK23 custom folder, the Spyderco Smock translates his innovative style into a premium-quality production folder.
The hollow-ground blade of this knife is precision machined from CPM® CruWear steel and includes both a Trademark Round Hole™ and an elegantly understated flipper opener. The flipper action is supported by a pair of special ball-bearing pivot washers and a dedicated secondary detent mechanism separate from the knife's lock.
The Smock’s most unique feature, however, is the button release on its high-strength Compression Lock® mechanism, which allows the knife to be safely and easily closed without placing your fingers near the blade’s edge. Slim, innovative and distinctly different, the Smock truly reflects Kevin Smock's unique approach to knifemaking.
This knife is as "advertised". It well build and likely easy to maintain as there's less to scratch with the clear-coat finish . A lot more "upscale" than the carbon fiber pattern/G-10 laminate. Service from National Knives is also great. Fair price. Fast shipping, well packaged and an added bonus of a microfiber towel that's not a tiny eyeglass towel.
