Blade Finish: Satin
Blade Thickness: 0.1" (2.54 mm)
Grind: Hollow
Closed Length: 3.76" (95.5 mm)
Open Length: 5.56" (141.22 mm)
Weight: 2.3 oz (65.2g)
Handle: Gray Titanium Nitride Coated 420J Stainless Steel
Style: Folding Knife with Locking Liner

36:T664,If I didn't own the CRKT Onion Eros, I would have given this little dude 5 stars, but this knife is only a rough country cousin of the Eros. It takes a flick of the wrist to get it to fully open if you apply ANY finger pressure to the sides and the lock takes about twice the pressure to push aside to close the blade, with some minor resistance felt as the blade rubs against the side of the lock. Also the body of the knife is titanium oxide coated stainless steel rather than solid titanium, which adds about an ounce of weight to a knife that is one inch shorter closed, but again this is in comparison to Ken's state-of-the-art Eros, at almost 30% more hard-earned dinero. My comparison is also using brand new knives. I expect that after the break-in period, the Ripple will lose some of the friction and function better. The only real negative is that it is not manufactured or assembled in the United States.I bought both the CRKT Eros and Ripple at the same time, and while the Ripple fails to compare to the more expensive Eros, its design, materials and quality build do compare very favorably to other folders in its price range. I do not regret purchasing this knife at all and will value it along with my other Onion-designed or built knives...I'll just carry the Eros. I can recommend it as having typical CRKT quality and Ken Onion design, with attractive, contemporary styling...all in all, a knife well worth the $75-$80 you are going to pay for it. I expect the Ripple design will continue to be manufactured by CRKT and will only get more expensive over time, so get one now while they are still under $100.00!41:T1f20,