1st Look, 1st Prod. new BR EXT-2....

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Put in a pre-order on a CAD drawn knife, arrived at DLT (exclusive) Fri, and in my hands today...
Firstly, TRUE fine linen white micarta, so greatly appreciated, that nearly appears ivory grain, and the epoxy resin will GENTLY age with time, rather than the orange of the old phenol resins.

Details, 0.157"/4mm thickness, 4.5" blade length, 4.8" edge length, 9.4" LOA, and 7oz weight. Steel is a listed 60 Rc target CPM 3V.

Last shots the color is off, to show the blade and handle shaping better.

The supplied Cub sheath with easily bent 1"+ excess toe is a disaster waiting to happen and ruins a 4.5" handy knife, but, I never liked their sheaths and a better fitting, more compact version on the way.

HOPING the wünderstäl allows me that elusive finely edged skinner/razor/slicer which I can treat as a kabar as for field utility.

Note the belly drops a LOT from handle line. The point well centered with handle, and a lot pointer knife than any side view would suggest.

I like it. GREAT handle shaping, and slick AND secure...













 
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I am not gonna do a "review" review, which belongs in another sub-forum.

My wants, as stated above, were essentially to have a razor which I could also use hard, and edge hold up.

Have been out back stripping hardwood limbs with smaller twigs/branches with black hard hearts, slamming them with everything I had, with some so tough and hard that THEY won and I had to quit, and while stripping have allowed blade to run wild and deep, and twisting, slamming to finish the cut, also hacking into hardwood which dinks most large blades..

still shaves with zero visible damage in direct sunlight....so...it seems I might have found "that" knife...very pleased, out of the starting gate, for sure. A very good plain old classic "knife"...
 
This is pretty rich....a near perfect fit with a felt lined Winkler tanto sheath....
Not much help though, except to the other 49 or so folk who bothered to get one, and who then bother to buy one of THESE.
But, dis baby be steppin' out, NOW, an' in styyyle...



 
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Figured I would throw out their own press blurb on the knife, which I did not read until just now, they have another on the BR Faceplant page, but, my own findings are supportive of much of claims. With this fine an edge, I do not see the point in clubbing, except to prove it survived clubbing that time. It already has handled the hard manhandling of my idea of field/utility without even a sign of use, much less, damage, so, no argument from me, on this knife, anyhow.....

"The Fox River EXT-2 is the second iteration in the continuing Fox River EXT family. As the brainchild of Jason Thoune, owner of DLT Trading, the Fox River EXT-2 combines the supreme handle comfort of the Bravo 1- with the superior cutting ability of the Fox River. Combining these two created one of the best all around field knives you have ever seen! With a deep forward belly for skinning and a broad blade for making deep cuts.- Stout enough for heavy use at .156" thick and weighing in at a little over 7 ounces, the EXT-2 is also easy to carry. It can cross over from hunting tasks to camping, hiking or bushcraft chores -- the EXT-2 is equally suited for all of those applications."
 
A less rushed day 2 with the new knife minus trying to open, test, photo, and write, equals a few better detail photos of the new knife debut.....













 
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I don’t have use for fixed blades in my life at the moment, but had to stop to say that thing is BEAUTIFUL. I love the handle contours and palm swell. It looks like it would be extremely comfortable in a strong hammer grip. Simple, effective blade shape.

Great pick up, sir.
 
Truthfully, when BR has their heat treater get things right, and proper steel as advertised used, what they make is really good fine edged cutters, and too fine for advertised purposes, in my book.

When I give a couple of boys "combat" knives and they chip edges playing in the woods, well..

However, this 3V, if done right, really intrigued....a steel seemingly INVENTED for BR grinds...

Their designs are all kitchen knives, in my book, and blades have no more subtlety than same...BUT, a real deal cutter as any really good kitchen knife, but never any lovely facets, angles, and lines to ponder....or, screw up...

The handles can be fantastic, but one MUST think, such as, "is that straight slippery shot to razor edge REALLY what I want in a knife?", prior to picking a model.

I have bought many many many handmades, and can tell you if you buy enough from a major maker, you are gonna find some that never should have gone out the door, even if they have constant turnover and former employees immediately starting own knife shops.

THIS one, they seem to have gotten VERY right (not perfect) and, as usual, I received a lot of bang for the buck compared to many handmades...my main criteria today being does it all line up, and does it do as advertised, and hold up...

This knife certainly seems to pass with flying colors, the best part about it is a handle which slickly melts into hand, while being secure when working any direction and in any hold.

I DO like it, and am just now headed to accountant with the knife in the blade cover kydex (leather on the way), and slipped IWB with ivory and red handle poking proudly under left arm of tucked in shirt....looks quite high zoot, if I do say so, myself.

Thanks for the compliments, and we shall continue to see how der wünderstähl continues to perform as time goes by...
 
(ha...not so much the knife, but the handle).....

Boys and their toys...stepped out to visit the accountant office late, the ladies of all age ranges hanging in the front and waiting for time to go.

Cheerfully had stuffed the new knife in kydex, while awaiting leather, IWB against a tucked-in western azure and white plaid long sleeved shirt.

We chatted a bit as papers signed, talk shifted to Christmas and me saying as a loner that I had pretty much already owned anything ever wanted, and pulled out the knife as a fer zample of boys and their toys, to which all the ladies nodded or asserted, "and don't I know", as they admired the knife as I talked up its kitchen capabilities. They all very much liked it. Until I pulled it out, still sheathed, they had never noticed it at all.

When I was given the chance to pre-order the new design with choice of any manner of pin (brass/steel/tube/etc), handle material (exotic woods/horn/acrylic/micarta/all in colorful multitudes), and any color liner (or even a stack of 3 liners same colorful multitude).....

All I did was blank out, knowing I wanted total weatherproof and guaranteed to not break even if dropped on concrete or whacked with a hammer....and went back to the idea of ivory and red liners thought of for years on various knives....and could not even tell you when or why that ever had been thought of....

What I did NOT consider, and which showed in spades today, was that this largish knife in a room full of office ladies, was the non-threatening anti-tactical knife, the white hats guys knife, the good knife, with cheerful red accent reminding of peppermint candy....

I accidentally chose a great combo to wear openly in public....
 
Only a detail info post...Chatted with the folks at BR , and target hardness on the 3V is within my personal preferred and Crucible recommended best toughness range of 58-60 Rc with the BR target of 59-60 Rc....
https://www.crucible.com/eselector/prodbyapp/tooldie/cpm3vt.html
As an FYI, the current heat treater is Sun, near Detroit, I think.

Their own advise is that it is tough, but bad juju to twist with these thin edges....something I knew, but did anyhow,.on those abusive quick testings the day before yesterday.

After several days, the impression remains that I now own an outstandingly comfy handled, short, stiff, heavy duty chef knife/skinner which can take a real beating.

A good place to be, in the world of knives.
 
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A lot of plain attacks just for retribution on deflating some faves of yours on other threads, I see. This is called harassment. I call it birdogging. And when I see pals doing this in concert, some sort of internet brave gang, I call it conspiring. And it shows a very empty life.

Actually, the posts are to show a new introduced knife, which I took a chance on, buying blind, posted for prospective shoppers to make an informed decision, of a brand which has left me cold compared to others, and hardly "showing off" as for constantly exhibiting expensive toys as to show conspicuous consumption. If I wanted to do that, you would see this knife as I do, and not especially bragging material.

You know, trying to HELP other people rather than hide anonymously behind blue screen attacks? You know, detailed photos so they see what they might receive for their hard earned money?........well, maybe you don't.

Keep it up, and a mod WILL be notified..... Kids....what are ya gonna do with them, these days? If a mod will not set you straight for trying to vandalize informative threads, I will just go away until you get bored and move back to faceplant or wherever you came from, thinking anybody gives a rat's patoot on whether you "like" them or not. Glad to hear I am even being hounded on other sites...it shows.....something......distasteful.
 
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Oh lighten up man, we're just pullin' your leg. Hardly even what you're calling an "attack". :rolleyes: It's just that you're kinda contradicting yourself, that's all. Plus, there's a widely-known stigma that comes with brkt, so carry on.
 
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And given you recalling from other hounded threads of 30yr old knives, you would think I knew of Mike Stewart from way back, and I do. So, now you are "pulling my leg" for having a brand you don't like?
 
To get the thread back on track, as I even told BR today, normally I consider their edges just plain ground too thin for advertised purpose, many times...and listed personal exeriences of broken out edged gift "combat" knife disappointments to young boys, the children of close friends.

But, that this steel seemed to be a very good match for the way they insisted on grinding knives.

So far, so good, anyhow.....the wood available here which has been worked the last few days is some tough stuff....mostly hickory and scrub oak which survives the severe weather and large hail. The edge is holding and staying sticky sharp. For such a thin edge, it IS impressive.
 
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