Just got my penguin button lock and canary in the mail today. Blown away by both knives. Love the flipper tab on the penguin! The canary impressed me with how perfect it feels in the hand, can’t put my finger on it, just something about it feels premium. QSP has the best budget line in my opinion!
I've seen a number of Ultem scaled knives, but none have piqued my interest until the black (& Ultem) Canary you showed. THAT one is going on my wish list.
Hi David, I received my QSP Penguin button lock, and I love it!! I am A Civivi button lock fan, and I hoped that they would marry their button lock Elementum and their Wharnecliff Elementum, but they have not. Both my Altus and Cogent had very bad lock stick. My Penguin has none. I've never had a folder with both thumbstuds and a flipper, so it took me a few minutes to learn how to hold the Penguin, when using the thumbstud, so that I didn't stop the deployment, by blocking the flipper. My only concern is that a bit of relief chamfer, in the scales, adjacent to the thumbstubs, would be nice (similar to the Altus....not the choil, simply a chamfer). Or, slightly longer thumbstuds. If you can get An Altus in your hands (while no one is looking😉), you'll see what I mean. You now have me as a QSP fan!! Bryan from Nova Scotia Edit: It seems that the access to the thumb stud is just fine. The spring for the button lock was very strong, and now that it has broken in, the function is perfect!!
Thanks for the input as that is something we were hearing that folks wanted on the penguin, always possible to have different models or dealer exclusives.
From my experience the quality control on penguins is garbage. I had to return two because the jade g10 on one was blue on one side and almost white on the other. On the other knife, the blade edge was wavy as if someone fell asleep grinding the edge on it.
Just got my penguin button lock and canary in the mail today. Blown away by both knives. Love the flipper tab on the penguin! The canary impressed me with how perfect it feels in the hand, can’t put my finger on it, just something about it feels premium. QSP has the best budget line in my opinion!
Glad you are enjoying both models.
I've seen a number of Ultem scaled knives, but none have piqued my interest until the black (& Ultem) Canary you showed. THAT one is going on my wish list.
Nice just released and available.
Qsp makes some of the best knives
Thank you, we continue to work on improvements.
Agreed!
Just ordered the ultem canary with the black coating. Looks so clean!
Nice hope you like it.
Hi David, I received my QSP Penguin button lock, and I love it!! I am A Civivi button lock fan, and I hoped that they would marry their button lock Elementum and their Wharnecliff Elementum, but they have not. Both my Altus and Cogent had very bad lock stick. My Penguin has none.
I've never had a folder with both thumbstuds and a flipper, so it took me a few minutes to learn how to hold the Penguin, when using the thumbstud, so that I didn't stop the deployment, by blocking the flipper.
My only concern is that a bit of relief chamfer, in the scales, adjacent to the thumbstubs, would be nice (similar to the Altus....not the choil, simply a chamfer). Or, slightly longer thumbstuds. If you can get An Altus in your hands (while no one is looking😉), you'll see what I mean.
You now have me as a QSP fan!!
Bryan from Nova Scotia
Edit: It seems that the access to the thumb stud is just fine. The spring for the button lock was very strong, and now that it has broken in, the function is perfect!!
Great glad to hear, and still a fan of other models so it's nice to be able to handle different designs. One of the great things about Blades Show.
Nice, nice, nice!!!😃
Thanks for checking them out.
Very nice
Thanks for checking them out.
Canary without holes and shredded carbon for the Penguin button lock would be nice
Nice maybe an option and could definitely be a dealer exclusive variant.
Are there any plans to make a cross bar or button lock mini penguin?
The cross bar called the Glyde Lock will be out for the new Vault.
Just ordered the micarta button lock penguin. Any plans for a titanium version?
I'm sure there will be at some point, and there are dealer exclusives that might choose to do that combination too.
How is the detent on the ultem canary? Can you reverse flick fairly easily? Thank you
Detent is the same as the other canary knives. I think it reverse flicks well.
Not a fan of button locks...but I love my mini Penguin!
Great the Canary is my favorite in a similar size.
Really wish you didn't include a flipper tab on a wharncliffe blade.
Thanks for the input as that is something we were hearing that folks wanted on the penguin, always possible to have different models or dealer exclusives.
From my experience the quality control on penguins is garbage. I had to return two because the jade g10 on one was blue on one side and almost white on the other. On the other knife, the blade edge was wavy as if someone fell asleep grinding the edge on it.
Have not seen that was on the models. Or for service requests. I'm in Oregon if service is needed.