Kershaw Shuffle Thoughts

The Kershaw Shuffle is one of the worst knives I've ever tried. They seem to be very popular in the EDC community, but I can't figure out exactly why. Mine is terrible quality, and the design isn't all that great. The only two positives I can say about this knife are the price and color options. Everything else really sucks. This post will be pretty short, as I don't have much to say about it.

Quality wise, my Shuffle is terrible. The action is extremely tight and gritty. No amount of Benchmade Blue Lube or loosening of the pivot could fix that. It pretty much made the knife unusable for me.

The blade is perfectly fine. I've got no issues with it. The steel isn't anything fancy, 8Cr13MoV, but that's what most of these budget blades have. For less than $20, it's suitable for me. The blade shape is nice and simple. It does well with all your basic cutting tasks. The choil is nice to have on a knife this size. I especially love the black finish. It looks very nice when paired with all the different color options Kershaw offers.

Speaking of the color, this purple is awesome. I always talk about how companies need to put out more colorful knives. Props to Kershaw, because they're one of the few companies that consistently launches their knives in various colors. If purple isn't your thing, they have tons of other colors.

The handle is pretty lacking in my opinion. The K texture in the scales is fine. I don't have any issue with that at all. My biggest issue with the handle would have to be the ergonomics. They are very bad. The bottle opener digs into my hand a lot, and the ergos simply don't feel good at all. I could very well be picky, but there's something about the way this knife feels in the hand that I can't get behind.

The idea of the bottle opener on a knife is cool, but is pretty unnecessary for my lifestyle. I typically have a multi-tool with me at all times, so I've already got a bottle opener covered.

The Shuffle carries okay. It's a pretty heavy knife considering how small it is. I don't dig the deep carry clip.

Overall, I don't think this a good knife at all. I've seen much better budget knives out there. I usually try to avoid Kershaws if I can. I find there knives are very hit or miss when it comes to quality. If you're looking for small EDC knife, look elsewhere. I recommend something like the Cold Steel Mini Tuff Lite over this crappy Shuffle. There's so many other great budget and small knives out there are in the market. Avoid this knife at all costs. I do not recommend it at all. Thanks for looking!