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First, I would like to say thank you to DJ for taking the time to let us check out this sweet knife, and congratulations on landing a collaboration deal.
I will start off with a pic of the knife.
[/url] Boker American Kami Colubris by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
Boker put the Colubris in a nice big Boker Plus box.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubris by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
Upon opening the box I felt that the knife and the accessories were packaged well. Nothing was loose or rattling around.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
The first thing that I noticed when I got the knife in my hand was that the handle was well designed and felt great.The texturing on the scales is well done and....well,it looks cool . How could you not like a bunch of little American Kami logos? The texture could be a little more aggressive but over all I think it is a good balance.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
While putting the sheath together my first impression of the belt clip was it was a little flimsy and that it would not work well. It turns out it did just fine. I think upgrading to a large Tek-Lok would make the attachment more secure.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url] Picture 2 021 by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
The fit of the sheath was very good. It was nice and secure with no rattle and I did not notice any scratching on the blade. The Colubris popped out it to the hand with ease while still keeping a good amount of retention. Esthetically, the sheath had great definition and shape.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
The Colubris has a very nice stonewash finish and the logos are cleanly done.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
Sharpness out of the box was good. I was able to push cut phone book paper without snags or ripping. I did not use the Colubris hard because it was a pass-around and not a test-to-destruction. I did EDC the knife and used it for everything I would use any of my EDC knives for. The Colubris did well with food prep. It is no sushi knife but it cut apples and other every day kitchen foods just fine.
[/url] Boker American Kami Colubris by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
So , like I said, I did not want to beat the knife to death and send the guy next in line a butter knife. However I did do a little cutting to see how Bokers 440c would hold up. I cut a few feet of nylon rope. The Colubris was able to make nice clean push and draw cuts through the nylon rope. I think it was 1/2" nylon rope. If not it is close to 1/2".
[/url] Picture 2 004 by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
After the rope I carved on some pine door jam stock. The Colubris carved some nice curls while also being able to take some nice deep bites.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
I did a bit of light chopping to test edge strength. The Colubris performed this task with zero edge deformation.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
After doing these cutting tasks the Colubris still retained a cutting edge that was able to cut phonebook paper pretty cleanly. I would say that Bokers 440c did pretty well.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
The jimping on the Colubris is pretty aggressive. I think it might be a bit rough on bare hands during prolonged hard use, but with thin gloves I think it provides trouble-free excellent traction.
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url] Boker/ American Kami Colubr by pokeyoureyeout, on Flickr[/IMG]
After spending a week with the Colubris it left me wanting the real deal, real bad. I will be saving my pennies and hitting you up as soon as I can manage it, DJ. Thanks again for giving me a chance to give this knife a test drive.
I will start off with a pic of the knife.
Boker put the Colubris in a nice big Boker Plus box.
Upon opening the box I felt that the knife and the accessories were packaged well. Nothing was loose or rattling around.
The first thing that I noticed when I got the knife in my hand was that the handle was well designed and felt great.The texturing on the scales is well done and....well,it looks cool . How could you not like a bunch of little American Kami logos? The texture could be a little more aggressive but over all I think it is a good balance.
While putting the sheath together my first impression of the belt clip was it was a little flimsy and that it would not work well. It turns out it did just fine. I think upgrading to a large Tek-Lok would make the attachment more secure.
The fit of the sheath was very good. It was nice and secure with no rattle and I did not notice any scratching on the blade. The Colubris popped out it to the hand with ease while still keeping a good amount of retention. Esthetically, the sheath had great definition and shape.
The Colubris has a very nice stonewash finish and the logos are cleanly done.
Sharpness out of the box was good. I was able to push cut phone book paper without snags or ripping. I did not use the Colubris hard because it was a pass-around and not a test-to-destruction. I did EDC the knife and used it for everything I would use any of my EDC knives for. The Colubris did well with food prep. It is no sushi knife but it cut apples and other every day kitchen foods just fine.
So , like I said, I did not want to beat the knife to death and send the guy next in line a butter knife. However I did do a little cutting to see how Bokers 440c would hold up. I cut a few feet of nylon rope. The Colubris was able to make nice clean push and draw cuts through the nylon rope. I think it was 1/2" nylon rope. If not it is close to 1/2".
After the rope I carved on some pine door jam stock. The Colubris carved some nice curls while also being able to take some nice deep bites.
I did a bit of light chopping to test edge strength. The Colubris performed this task with zero edge deformation.
After doing these cutting tasks the Colubris still retained a cutting edge that was able to cut phonebook paper pretty cleanly. I would say that Bokers 440c did pretty well.
The jimping on the Colubris is pretty aggressive. I think it might be a bit rough on bare hands during prolonged hard use, but with thin gloves I think it provides trouble-free excellent traction.
After spending a week with the Colubris it left me wanting the real deal, real bad. I will be saving my pennies and hitting you up as soon as I can manage it, DJ. Thanks again for giving me a chance to give this knife a test drive.