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Dajo Ascent Knife

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The thin, compact Dajo Ascent knife is light enough to forget you have it in your pocket yet offers a substantial blade that is up to the cutting tasks at hand.

Straight-edge, stainless-steel blade can be opened easily with 1 hand
Fiberglass/resin handle offers a reliable grip; precision tweezers are contained in the handle
The Dajo Ascent knife features a wire pocket clip

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Dajo Ascent Knife Customer Reviews

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Dajo Ascent Knife

4.8

(based on 6 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Comfortable grip (6)
Smooth locking mechanism (5)
Durable (4)
Sharp blade (4)

Cons

Best Uses

Camping (6)
Home (5)

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Reviewed by 6 customers

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Oct

2012

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

extremely pleased with this knife

By erizo1

from Reston, VA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Comfortable In My Pocket
Sharp Blade
Smooth Locking Mechanism

Cons

Best Uses

Camping
Daily carry
Home

Comments about Dajo Ascent Knife:

I like to carry a pocket knife all the time, and I prefer one that opens with one hand. For ordinary daily tasks, I don't need anything fancy, so I aimed for this less expensive knife. I'm very impressed at the quality of this knife and can't believe it cost so little. I have a $60 Columbia River knife, and this one feels every bit as well made.

It opens smoothly, has no play in the blade, and locks in place tightly, again with no play. The liner lock works smoothly. The thumb stud is comfortable to use, and MUCH more comfortable in my pocket than the thumb studs on many other knives I've owned that stick out past the handle and poke into my leg. The blade feel robust for such a small knife, and I was able to get it extremely sharp (shaves hair on my arm, will shave off a thin layer of a piece of paper while not cutting all the way through).

The best feature of this knife is its width. I have tried a number of small one-hand openers, and all of them are very hard to handle because there's so little handle for your fingers to grip while your thumb opens the blade. This knife has the width of a larger knife, so there's plenty to grab hold of, and it opens very comfortably. I sometimes find that a knife much longer than this one feels uncomfortable in my pocket, but the extra width does not make this one any less comfortable.

My only complaint is that the textured scales on the handle that provide such good grip make it harder to clip on the hem of a pocket than a smooth knife would be. As it is, I usually prefer to just carry it inside my pocket, so this doesn't matter much to me, but someone wanting to clip it to their pocket might be less happy with that.

Though I don't need a lot of frills, when it comes to basic quality and functionality, I'm picky and easily disappointed with the quality of knives in particular. If I had paid $50 for this knife, I would have been pleased with the quality I got for my money, so at a third of the price, I would highly recommend this knife to anyone. My primary motivation for writing this review is that I want people to buy this knife so something like it is still around the next time I buy a knife.

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Aug

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great ultralight knife

By Cooper

from Washington

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Durable
Sharp Blade
Smooth Locking Mechanism

Cons

Best Uses

Camping
Home
Hunting

Comments about Dajo Ascent Knife:

Great little knife, it completes my ultralight kit. Sharp enough to gut fish, cut rope, sharpen stick, etc.

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Jun

2012

5.0

A backpackers dream knife

By jeff the mountainierer

from Atlanta, GA

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Durable
Light Weight
Sharp Blade
Smooth Locking Mechanism

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Camping

Comments about Dajo Ascent Knife:

I got this knife for backpacking and it has been perfect. it is very lightweight, strong, and the tweezers on it are very useful. this is one of the best backpacking knifes you can get for a price like this.

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May

2012

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Good deal

By mikef

from Northern California

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Durable
Smooth Locking Mechanism

Cons

Best Uses

Camping
Home

Comments about Dajo Ascent Knife:

Great little knife. Would be a nice backup to your main knife when camping or hiking, or a sturdy everyday piece. What's not to like at this price? To borrow a phrase from another hobby, "Everything works as it should." I bought mine direct from [@] before REI carried them more than 2 years ago and I've had zero issues.

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Jun

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good all around knife

By C Money

from Seattle, Wa

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Compact
Lightweight

Cons

Dulls Quickly

Best Uses

Camping
Home

Comments about Dajo Ascent Knife:

This is a great overall knife. It's something I use as an everyday tool that's great for cutting cardboard, rope, and anything else you might encounter. It fits nicely in the hand and is very easy to carry.

My only complaint is the quality of the steel. The knife did not come with a very sharp edge at all. After some work on a wet stone I was able to shave hairs off my arm, however the edge did not last very long.

At the end of the day when comparing price and portability this is a tough knife to beat.

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May

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent back-up or light edc

By MikesMustang

from Spartanburg, SC

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Pros

Comfortable Grip
Durable
Sharp Blade
Smooth Locking Mechanism

Cons

Best Uses

Camping
Home

Comments about Dajo Ascent Knife:

This knife is very simple, with the only frill(s) being the hidden tweezers in the handle. However, that does not stop this knife from being excellent! When trying to keep pack weight low or my pockets light this has become one of my "go to" knives. Very sturdy build quality with smooth lock-up and perfect blade centering when closed. Mine came razor sharp and the edge is easy to touch up when needed. Overall this knife would be a great addition to any collection, and one I recommend every hiker check out.