Post by Lobster on Feb 11, 2016 13:53:33 GMT 3
I have my Enlan Bee L04 since 2013 and bought it on AE for under 11$. I liked the design, size and handles that vary from the usual black G10 and despite a few shortcomings, it became one of my most used knives.
The pakka handles are fitting perfectly and there are no hot spots. When the knife was new, the handles were totally smooth, but over the years the surface has become like a relief with some of the pakka “grain” elevated. I have no clue how or why but it is actually beautiful and practical because it improved the grip. The lanyard hole is too small for 550 paracord. The pocket clip is right side tip up only and lets about 24mm of the knife protrude from the pocket seam.
The drop point blade is made of 8Cr13MoV and full flat ground. The ambidextrous studs work well, no sharp edges. The knife only flips with some wrist action. The blade opens not as smooth as I wished but once the solid liner lock engages there is no play in any direction. When closed the blade is slightly off center. The detent, although keeping the blade from opening, is not very strong and I assume the reason the flipper doesn’t work properly.
With the slim, skinny blade the L04 is a very good slicer and a joy to work with. Easy to sharpen and with good edge retention, I use it every day for food preparation and despite a few things this knife has issues with, I like it for what it does really well and that is cutting! I would buy it again.
The pakka handles are fitting perfectly and there are no hot spots. When the knife was new, the handles were totally smooth, but over the years the surface has become like a relief with some of the pakka “grain” elevated. I have no clue how or why but it is actually beautiful and practical because it improved the grip. The lanyard hole is too small for 550 paracord. The pocket clip is right side tip up only and lets about 24mm of the knife protrude from the pocket seam.
The drop point blade is made of 8Cr13MoV and full flat ground. The ambidextrous studs work well, no sharp edges. The knife only flips with some wrist action. The blade opens not as smooth as I wished but once the solid liner lock engages there is no play in any direction. When closed the blade is slightly off center. The detent, although keeping the blade from opening, is not very strong and I assume the reason the flipper doesn’t work properly.
With the slim, skinny blade the L04 is a very good slicer and a joy to work with. Easy to sharpen and with good edge retention, I use it every day for food preparation and despite a few things this knife has issues with, I like it for what it does really well and that is cutting! I would buy it again.