Kershaw Camshaft Pocket Knife; 3" 4Cr14 Steel Blade; Assisted Folder Opening Knife; Outdoor, EDC,black

This is your standard kershaw. Its well designed, well built, and not fancy. The blade grind and geometry is standard kershaw, which is to say its fine but wont be impressing anyone who is used to $150 knives. For $22 if you need an assisted open flicker that you wont have to hesitate to be hard on (because it’s inexpensive) this absolutely fits the bill. The factory edge will shave hair off your arm and mine was completely free from nicks or defects on the edge. Its far from earning a top ten spot in my collection, but unlike my nicer knives this one is cheap enough that you can beat the heck out of it without feeling any guilt.

I LOVE Kershaw knives. I think they strike the perfect balance of value. Outstanding quality and exceptional design at an affordable, reasonable price. I don’t recall ever getting one that didn’t come, basically, shaving sharp. I really appreciate the variety of features and designs as well. They’re not a one trick pony. A knife is a tool and Kershaw makes the right tools for MANY different jobs. You can get a higher quality knife but you will be overpaying considerably. You can get a cheaper knife but it will be a piece of garbage. This knife, the Camshaft 1370, is one of my absolute favorites. That’s hard to say. After all, how do you pick your favorite child? You love them all for different, varied reasons. But this one is a standout. The blade design is a “fighting knife” style/shape. It gives you a good, fully useful edge excellent for cutting whether it be rope or steak. The rest of the blade shape also makes it one of the best for piercing. Another side effect of the shape is that it has a decent meaty backbone but is light with no excess material. The fighting knife style blade doesn’t have the structure to make it great for prying or batoning. Not that you’re “supposed” to be doing either with a folder anyway but, that aside, the blade style isn’t good for those. As stated, though, it excels at most cutting and piercing tasks in a light and highly useable design. I appreciate that they mirrored the strengths of the blade design in the handle design. The handle scales give good grip purchase while being extremely light. It is decently rigid but allows for some give (under strong force) while returning to its original position. They also mirrored the slim, functional, no excess material principle which guides the blade design. The action is very smooth but rigid with no extra play. The flipper is low profile with rounded edges to make it comfortable. Not too big, not too small, just the right size and beefy, tough, thick and sturdy. It also has 3 little ridges where the index finger makes contact on the flipper to increase purchase. They work well without being sharp or uncomfortable. Kershaw has good, better than average, pocket clips and this one is better than most. Good and springy, thicker than most, no sharp edges to cut or catch, the flared edge to make threading the edge of the pocket in easy and its secured with TWO impeccably fitting torques screws. It also has a slot on the back, near the butt of the handle to thread a cord through. It’s unobtrusively built right into the footprint of the handle through the metal of the handle so it’s structurally sound. What’s the big picture? What does all this mean? This is the lightest, slimmest Kershaw I own without sacrificing on blade length or useable cutting edge. It’s the most comfortable knife to carry with such an excellent useful blade (of any brand out of the dozens I own). The butt mounted pocket clip (reversible BTW for left or right handed use) means that the knife is indexed properly in your hand as it comes out of your pocket. This IS my favorite folder equally well suited for for any cutting job including cutting my steak and also self defense in hand-to-hand. This is an outstanding knife at an unbelievable value.

The assisted opening works great! It's my new EDC, largely because of it. It's so quick and easy. And it's very sharp straight from the factory. It has no issue slicing paper cleanly, after a month of use. I don't know how well the 4Cr14 will hold up over time (probably not well), so I assume I'll need to sharpen regularly. But, for the price, it exceeded my expectations.

Its hard to believe Kershaw can make this good of a knife for under $20. Snappy assisted opening! Great beater knife!

The Kershaw Camshaft has become my favorite everyday carry. I’m terrible at sharpening knives, so I keep a few extras still in the box—just open one up and it’s ready to go. It fits comfortably in my pocket and is easy to grab when I need it. The handle feels solid in the hand, and the blade comes sharp right out of the package.

Great knife and sharp edge for everyday carry.

I received a Kershaw Camshaft as a gift from my daughter and lost it. I bought this one as a replacement. The original shipped shaving sharp, this one was a touch less consistently sharp, but shipping sharpness isn’t that important to me. Pros: - Well-made and priced very well for the quality - No wobble or play, open or closed - Comfortable, if a bit vague in the hand - Large, strong blade - Takes and holds an edge fine. No real cons. Opening is a little stiff, but part of that is due to high assist force, which makes for very fast opening. I prefer thumb studs and plunger locks to flippers and liner locks, which I find awkward, but I knew what I was buying, so it would be unfair to mark this knife down for that. Would buy again.

It's a good knife that works really well for general use.

Hasn't failed me yet and it's still sharp And the opening mechanism is still tight so no loose bolts or screws 👌