Kansept Foosa Slip Joint Flipper Knife Review
The Kansept Foosa slip joint flipper knife offers carbon fiber scales with copper inlay as well as a coated blade and very smooth action. And it doesn’t lock!
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Kansept Foosa slip joint flipper knife.
Versions
At least 15 different versions are currently or have been available. That includes a whole host of scale materials and colors, as well as different blade options and finishes. If you like the design, you can almost certainly find a look that suits you! There’s even a liner lock version!
Price
There is a whole range of prices to go along with all the options. A sale-priced version is around $55, and this carbon fiber/copper version is around $126.
Package and Manual
What’s Included
- Kansept Foosa slip joint flipper knife
- Cleaning cloth
- Carry pouch
- Manual
Look
Well, just check out the look. I call it “carbon fiber and copper” but technically Kansept seems to call it “copper carbon fiber.” Either way, there’s carbon fiber and copper, and it’s very neat.
If you’re like me and the smell of copper can sort of get on your nerves, don’t worry about that with this Kansept Foosa slip joint flipper knife. I can only pick up the faintest hint of copper smell from this knife!
The look is very fetching and dramatic. Other materials like this would be the same, but the copper accentuates the “topo-like” lines of the Foosa.
Kansept used minimal and subtle branding on the Foosa. Below you can see their logo on the blade.
The other side is nearly blank, having only the model name and designer’s name.
There are no detents along the blade swing. The positions below are just for effect.
The blade doesn’t drop shut in the position below, though. You could likely adjust the blade to make that happen, but it flicks so smoothly open and closed as it is, that that doesn’t seem necessary.
Open / Close / Lock
As stated in the very name of the product, the Kansept Foosa is a slip joint flipper knife. When closed, the blade is fully covered with the scales – you couldn’t pinch it open if you wanted to!
There’s no nail nick on the blade, and no access to one anyway. Because there’s no “closed blade reveal” a thumbstud also isn’t present. The only option, and a great option, is this flipper tab on the back. It has adequate jimping and is remarkably easy to use.
I am a fan of flippers, though. I’m not even good at using flippers, except in the most basic way. But the Foosa opens that way (the most basic way) and it’s very easy to open.
Build and Feel
Build quality is great. Everything feels snug and high-quality. The backspacer you can see below (on the clip end) is perfectly fitted. It’s nice that the designer Rolf Helbig decided to use this backspacer and not just screws. I believe this adds to the “snugness” of the feel.
Above and below you can see the fully metal liners on both scales. These are full metal. They don’t offer any holes, a feature often used for weight reduction.
The blade is unsurprisingly perfectly centered.
Both sides of the pivot have screw access. It’s a TORX screw.
Below you can see the back of the blade. Regardless of whether the edge there is sharp enough for use on flint for starting fires – you wouldn’t want to. This is a slip joint! The blade would close and you’d cut your arm off.
Size
Overall Length 7.16”/181.9mm
Blade Length 3.06”/77.7mm
Blade Thickness 0.118”/3mm
Weight 3.2oz/90.7g
Here’s the knife in hand:
Below you can see the Kansept Foosa slip joint flipper knife with the venerable Convoy S2+. The version below is a custom laser-engraved Convoy S2+ host by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full post on an engraved orange host right here! Or go straight to GadgetConnections.com to buy your Convoy S2+ now!
Also above is the knife beside a TorchLAB BOSS 35, an 18350 light. I reviewed the aluminum version of that light in both 35 and 70 formats. I also reviewed that specific edition, the “Oveready BOSS FT Collector Vintage Brass” 35. I love it!
Below is the Kansept Foosa slip joint flipper knife with the Civivi Elementum. I still use that knife so much!
Steel / Cut / Oats
Kansept used S35VN steel on the Foosa.
everydaycommentary says about S35VN “its actually pretty good.”
The blade has an overall Tanto shape but lacks the traditional wedge or bump in the middle of the blade that Tantos often have (and that I hate). So as far as Tantos go, this one is not just acceptable – it’s very good.
Retention of the Kansept Foosa slip joint flipper knife
A pocket clip is included. Unlike the full-metal liners, the pocket clip has a few holes. I suppose these are just design holes, but you could throw a lanyard in there if you wanted. In fact, that’s the only place on this knife you could attach a lanyard!
For usage, the clip is fine. Carry using the clip is sufficiently deep in the pocket.
The clip ships installed in the only place it can go on the knife. Below you can see the reverse – there are no clip holes.
Kansept includes their traditional slip case with the Foosa.
Summary and Conclusion
I specifically asked Kansept for a slip joint knife, and the Kansept Foosa was a great choice for me. I love flippers! I also love carbon fiber, and copper is a nice touch. While it does have a Tanto (which is just a thing don’t personally like), it’s more of a modified Tanto, and completely acceptable.
Notes
- This knife was provided by Kansept for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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