Kansept Tuckamore Titanium Knife Review
The Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife offers a thumb hole, an interesting blade shape, and multiple clip and inlay options. It’s a real beauty of a knife; read on!
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife.
Versions of the Kansept Tuckamore Titanium Knife
At least four versions of the Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife exist and are available. These vary in scale material and blade finish as well as pocket clip finish. Some have glow or Micarta or DLC-coated blades, and the like. They all look fantastic!
Price
The Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife as seen in this post sells for $224, with a MSRP of $320. The other three versions that are currently available range in price from around $180 to $207.
Short Review
If you’ve ever read a knife review here, you’ll know I say I like small knives. Usually, I mean 3″ or under blades. The Tuckamore titanium knife by Kansept has changed my stance on that. This knife is around 3.5″ in blade length and I love it. I love the look. The action is great. When flinging it open, the sound is fantastic. It’s just a wholly great package.
Long Review of the Kansept Tuckamore Titanium Knife
Package and Manual
What’s Included
- Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife
- Kansept cleaning cloth
- Kansept carry pouch
- Manual
Look
First of all, this is a titanium knife with carbon fiber. But the most prominent (and colorful) part is this pocket clip, which has what appears to be an entropic finish.
Kansept says the Tuckamore titanium knife is designed by Jonathan Styles. Jonathan Styles is the owner and maker at Newfoundland Knife Co. and appears to have many designs, some of which are made and sold by Kizer. However this collaboration with Kansept happened, and I can say that the product is great.
The inlay of this Tuckamore titanium knife is “shred” carbon fiber.
You can see the blue pivot screw, which nicely matches the entropic pocket clip.
The blade shape, which you can see best below, is a Wharncliffe. I would have said “That’s not my favorite” but as with other aspects of knives that the Tuckamore has converted me to, I love the Wharncliffe on this knife.
Note that this blade has a flat edge, with no curves that will interfere with sharpening.
Here’s a better view of the shred carbon fiber inlay. This is very smooth to the touch, but not at all glossy. It feels matte.
Open / Close / Lock
The name of this knife includes the words “Thumb Hole” which might just be SEO or might be so imperative to the knife… Regardless of the reasoning, this huge thumb hole is actually the only way to open the Tuckamore.
If I had to pick out one thing to complain about on the Tuckamore, it’d be this thumbhole. I wish the shape was contoured to the body – as it is, the hole seems to be an afterthought (which would be weird since that’s the only way to open the knife). I know Kansept can do this – the Model 6 for example, offers this. It would be a small change, but a good one.
This is a frame lock knife. So once opened, part of the handle leans into place to prevent the blade from rotating closed. Below you can see the frame lock in action – a locked state. There’s also a tiny Torx screw there in the frame lock. I think that is a detent adjustment. In fact (and you can see this below), I think there’s a little inset piece (probably stainless, and not titanium) that can be adjusted via this screw, to affect the lockout. (There’s really no manual to cover this information, and there are a number of things that screw could actually do, so if you have different information, let me know!)
Once locked, the Tuckamore has a nice presence in hand.
Closing the knife involves pushing against the frame lock to free the blade, then swinging the blade closed. It’s a very straightforward one-handed operation, probably best for right-handers.
Build and Feel
I’ve covered this already, but the build quality on this knife is fantastic. It really should be; at $224, it’s not a cheap knife.
Regardless of the price or what it should or shouldn’t be, the knife is impeccably built.
Titanium handles add to the feeling of great build quality. These go the full length of the handles and add great rigidity.
Size
Overall Length 8.12”/206.15mm
Blade Length 3.54‘’/89.82mm
Blade Thickness 0.118″ / 3.0mm
Again, this doesn’t really fit into the “small knife” category that I love so much. But right up there with the Spyderco Rubicon (which I’ve still never owned!), the Tuckamore size is “perfectly acceptable.” So maybe I don’t only like small knives, I’m just very picky about bigger knives.
Here’s the Tuckamore among a couple of flashlights you should own. 🙂 The version you see below is an orange Convoy S2+ host that’s been laser engraved by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full post on this light right here!
Also below is the light beside a new standard 18350 light! It’s not one I’ve reviewed yet but this is the CWF Arcadian Peanut in aluminum. This one is stonewashed and has the new Quantum Dragon driver – a whole new product! Stay tuned for a full review of this tiny powerhouse!
Here’s the Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife with a Civivi Elementum.
I have one other Kansept knife, too. Seen below, it’s the “Baku.” I’ve already posted about it, and you can see that Kansept Baku post here.
Steel / Cut / Oats
The Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife uses CPM 20CV steel. You can make up your mind if CPM 20CV is a good steel. Here’s some more information.
That CPM 20CV blade has a flat grind and Wharncliffe shape.
Retention
A pocket clip is included and installed on the Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife. The clip itself looks to be titanium and on my review copy, has been finished with a very well-executed entropic heat treatment.
The clip can not be moved to the other side or other end; it only goes in the spot it’s already installed. This position provides (only) tip-up carry.
The mouth of this pocket clip is fairly “closed” and you might need to pay special attention (or use two hands?) to use the clip over jeans.
One other option for retaining the Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife is included. It’s this leather and cloth pouch, which provides a good bit of protection for the Tuckamore.
Conclusion on the Kansept Tuckamore titanium knife
I absolutely love the Tuckamore. To be honest, I didn’t expect to, and I’m very pleasantly surprised. That suspicion isn’t because I thought the knife was bad, but just because it’s so far outside of my normal preferences. So if you’re on the fence about the knife, I’d say it’s safe to give it a chance. Even with just one opening mechanism (the thumb hole!) it’s possible to open in various ways and is a joy to manipulate.
Notes
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