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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.
Still shaving sharp after a sheltercraft and firecraft lesson.
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.
Even with a scandi grind the tip did not break off. This surprised me.
Battoning through American Elm was no problem.
The spine of the knife is ground so you can make scrapings or strike a fire steel with ease.
Even after all of this prep, the edge stayed shaving sharp.
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.
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.

Still shaving sharp after a sheltercraft and firecraft lesson.

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.

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

Battoning through American Elm was no problem.

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

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


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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