There was a recent deal of the day where the Kerhsaw Leek was on sale for $31.24. Now, it’s currently on sale as part of Amazon’s 20% off select Kershaw Leek knife promo, for $32.50. If you missed last month’s deal, this is your second chance to pick one up at a good price.
For a closer look at the Kershaw Leek pocket knife, check out our review here.
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Here’s a summary of why you should buy one:
- Useful blade shape, sharp out of the box
- Very compact and pocketable
- Fast opening (assisted opening)
- Great quality
- Inexpensive
- Modest aesthetics
The Leek is a great USA-made folding knife that’s compact and easy to use. It’s a solid choice for one’s first EDC knife, or anyone looking for a slim folder.
It features an assisted opening mechanism, which you might or might not like. I liked such features at first, but currently prefer full-manual flipper mechanisms. Flipper-opening knives usually command higher price tags, although there is a recommended Ruike that you can buy for around the same as the Leek.
Back when I bought mine 10-1/2 years ago (wow has it been that long?!), I paid a little over $38 on Amazon. It’s amazing that Kershaw has been able to keep the pricing relatively affordable without compromising the quality.
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Update: As a reminder, you are responsible for knowing your local knife laws before buying or carrying any pocket knife. Here’s a good resource to start with. Assisted opening knives are sometimes mis-categorized and misinterpreted. When in doubt, full-manual knives are the safer choice.
Patrick
Thanks for the knife law resource. Turns out I can’t carry my Leek at work (without a security clearance), but I can carry something smaller than 3 inches. I would have never known….or guessed
Stuart
Spec-wise, it officially has a 3″ blade, although that’s borderline and could be greater depending on how you measure.
The Dividend is also spec’ed at 3″. https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/kershaw-dividend-edc-knife-review-usa-made/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
The mini-Griptilian is just under 3″. https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/benchmade-mini-griptilian-knife-with-cpm-20cv-g10-handles-review/%3C/a%3E It’s also full-manual in case assisted openers are misinterpreted.
Patrick
Good info. I wasn’t complaining either. I’m just an administrative goon in medical education. I have never needed a knife on campus. I just didn’t think about a semi little Leek being against our rules.
Mark Lee Shelton
Gotta love Texas. No limit on blade length or opening style. Only locations.
Koko The Talking Ape
I played with a Leek again the other day. Here are my reactions:
– I wish it weren’t hollow ground. For small folders like these, I like flat or saber ground blades, because the blade has more meat given the same edge. Hollow ground knives are great for shallow slicing cuts, especially in soft materials like meat. But they can bind when cutting more rigid things like cardboard. Spyderco seems to have switched more or less to flat grinds.
– The knife is flat and slim, and all edges and corners are nicely radiused, so it slips nicely into your pocket. But the smooth satin-finished handle is just a little too slippery for such a small knife.
– The edge is nearly straight, making this something like a Wharncliffe blade. That profile is useful for some things, but it tends to concentrate wear at the tip. A blade with a little upturn or sweep is probably more useful overall, and might stay sharper longer.
– The blade steel is nothing special, though it will certainly work well enough.
But otherwise its a fine knife, and attractive to boot. As Stuart has said before, the action is smooth and fluid. It would make a good present to the right person (i.e., a handy person who isn’t a knife enthusaist.)
My two bits.,YMMV.
Rev. Daniel J. Lemke
Am I not seeing something about the dates in some of these headlines, Stuart? Just asking. Wondered if there was a story there. Peace.
Stuart
I add them in for deals of the day, and sometimes the habit helps with sorting out posts in the archive.
For instance: https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/?s=kershaw+leek . Our back-end tries to show results in order of relevance, and so it’s not always chronological.
This post isn’t time-dependent: https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/new-craftsman-holiday-2019-homeowner-tool-set-lowes/%3C/a%3E and so there’s no date.
This title might need timing for added context: https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/dewalt-flexvolt-cordless-power-tool-updates-112119/%3C/a%3E . What if Dewalt updates the same or different FlexVolt tools in two years?
There aren’t any rules behind it, just a question of whether adding timing context to the title will help anyone. It’s determined on a case by case basis, but you’ll see it more with tool deal posts.
Pastor Dan
https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/kershaw-leek-pocket-knife-deal-120619/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
So….. This deal was really recycled from ten years ago today, like it says?
Stuart
OH. Whoops – no, the title was a typo.
I don’t know how I have it correct in the URL and wrong in the title.
Sorry!
Amazon’s product page keeps reminding me that I purchased my Leek on June 1, 2009. I guess my wires got crossed and I 12/6/09 looked right to me instead of 12/6/19.
There’s no benefit in updating and republishing deal posts from so far back. My writing was different and there were far fewer comments, and image sizing was much smaller.
Sometimes a deal will be republished, but it’s rare. Conditions change, requiring too many edits. I have been updating some recent deals that are still valid, rather than writing new post updates so soon after.
Pastor Dan
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Michael
The Leek is a good knife for the mundane tasks that most people really use a knife for.