Adventure Sworn Knife review

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As promised this is the review on the Official BCUSA Knife made by Adventure Sworn Knives. I have owned this knife since early June. I used it all summer and taught 2 classes with it. As with any knife I use, I did not go easy on it. Even though I opted for the 1/8" blade it with withstood the punishment I dealt out. The thing that really impressed me the most was the edge retention. It remained shaving sharp even after repeated hard use tasks.
The only issue I had was the initial edge. It was ground to a true scandi bevel. This makes the edge very thin and a little weak for what I do. It is not a big deal. I just put a little bit of a secondary on it and it was good to go. I do not fault Cody for this. Many knife Nazis would freak out if their scandi's had a secondary on them. To them I say keep you knife in a drawer and there will never be a problem. That is really the only negative thing I have to say about the knife. And like I said it is no big deal.
Cody did a fine job on this knife, and should be proud of the work he does. I don't think you could go wrong with this knife.
Here is a vid and pics.

[video=youtube;uiKJJCn3uy8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiKJJCn3uy8[/video]

This buck saw was made using only this knife.

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Still shaving sharp after a sheltercraft and firecraft lesson.

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It got a little dirty and stained, but that is the way we like em. Even when the handle was wet, I had no trouble keeping a good grip.

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Even with a scandi grind the tip did not break off. This surprised me.

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Battoning through American Elm was no problem.

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The spine of the knife is ground so you can make scrapings or strike a fire steel with ease.

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Even after all of this prep, the edge stayed shaving sharp.

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Bottom line; fit and finish is great, feels good in the hand, and I did not have any hot spot. I had to add that in.
 
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Many knife Nazis would freak out if their scandi's had a secondary on them. To them I say keep you knife in a drawer and there will never be a problem.

That is pretty rude, IMO. I have zero grinds on all my scandi's. Just because you don't know the way I use my knives, and it is different from what you are doing does not mean that it is a drawer queen. And no, I don't have a problem with them because I live in a different region and do different things with them. Everyone has their own needs and what works best for them, and you don't necessarily have to put an entire group of people down because they don't agree with you.

AS makes an impressive knife.

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I don't think he meant to insult anyone...I take it with a pinch of salt(ouch) listening to his voice on the video. Overall...nice review and I appreciate the video post and review. No soup for you....oh take your soup ...lol
 
That is pretty rude, IMO. I have zero grinds on all my scandi's. Just because you don't know the way I use my knives, and it is different from what you are doing does not mean that it is a drawer queen. And no, I don't have a problem with them because I live in a different region and do different things with them. Everyone has their own needs and what works best for them, and you don't necessarily have to put an entire group of people down because they don't agree with you.

AS makes an impressive knife.

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Sorry if it offended you. I have my opinions just like you do.
 
Thanks for the review - Cody makes some great knives :thumbup:

How long does it take to make that Bucksaw ?
 
IA woodsman, great review bro, I like that knife, very nice, Im glad it works for you.

just a point on scandis based on my experience which by the way is limited. Ive found on thicker blade stock like 5/32 or 3/16 a secondary bevel is not needed, a true zero degree edge holds up fine for hard work, but when the stock is thin a secondary bevel is awesome. What are your thoughts on this? am I on to something?
 
I have one of Cody's knives as well (not in 1/8th) and I find the edge retention is superb. I don't have any problems with what I do with it - I live in the south (Texas) where the wood is often MUCH more dense on average than the woods of the north (boreal) forest. With that said, I prefer a true scandi in the north woods (when I travel back to Michigan) and a Convex for here in Texas. With THAT said - I have never had an issue with Cody's knife in the south on the hard woods I have used them on. I HAVE had a problem with other Scandi's on harder wood. I think Cody's heat treat is superior in this fashion.

The other two makers that I have found have as good of a heat treat on their zero ground scandi's are Fiddleback and Koster - but my experience is not super extensive.

IA - I found myself yelling 'LIGHT THE FIRE!' at the end of the video! ;)

TF
 
I have just about given up on buyin any new knives I have so many.

However Adventure Sworn is one person I plan to get one from.

Oh and I don't have any problem with zero grind either. But it really depends on the steel, the heat treat, the angle of the grind and what you use it for.
 
Nice review, thanks! I really need to get out with my bush crafting knife (Spyderco) and see if I need to put a secondary or micro bevel on it. Never enough time....
 
I've almost picked up one of his knives a few times, but they are finished so well that I knew I wouldn't be able to bring myself to actually use it.
 
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