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Has anyone seen a pic of a finished 3.5? I've been eagerly awaiting mine but haven't come across a completed piece.
Thanks,
Adam
Thanks,
Adam
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Has anyone seen a pic of a finished 3.5? I've been eagerly awaiting mine but haven't come across a completed piece.
Thanks,
Adam
My first gen GSO-10 wasn't numbered and I never heard of any of them being so... Yesterday Guy was supposed to do some cold weather testing on the cpm-20cv steel. He never posted the results, I wonder if all did not go as planned?![]()
You probably did
Yeah it fishy. Makes me wish I didn't buy two of them.
To those who have received their blade after a long wait and no communication from the company, was it worth it? Not trolling, I am honestly curious. The knives look great, but I personally don't see anything revolutionary about them to justify such a long wait and lousy customer service. Does the blade performance justify this? How does it compare to other blades you have bought from the big companies?
The only other available CPM3V knives in this price point that I can think of are Koster and Bark River. Maybe Fehrman, but they are a bit more expensive.
If you think the wait time is a problem with Survive!, you would slit your wrists waiting for a Koster.
And as far as Bark River goes... the fit and finish of Survive! is significantly better than any Bark River I've owned. No uneven grinds, no uneven handle scales, and no edges ground too thin.
So yes, to me, the product is worth it. The knives I have received from Survive! are some of the highest quality knives I've owned. I don't know if I would say revolutionary, but when it comes to fixed blade knives... what could be?
Edit: And I refuse to acknowledge their customer service as "lousy". Their communication has been poor, but has improved since this thread was started (probably as a result? Guy has an account here). But my only experience with their customer service to this point was when I ordered three of the leather drop loops and they accidentally only sent me two. My email was replied to within a day, and the very next morning the third drop loop was in the mail. Now, you could argue that screwing up in the first place was bad customer service, but I am okay with mistakes, as long as they are corrected. And they corrected it, quickly, never once questioning whether or not I really received all of the items I was supposed to have received.
To those who have received their blade after a long wait and no communication from the company, was it worth it? Not trolling, I am honestly curious. The knives look great, but I personally don't see anything revolutionary about them to justify such a long wait and lousy customer service. Does the blade performance justify this? How does it compare to other blades you have bought from the big companies?
how does the 3V sharpen?
I recommend that you try to buy an example of his knife either through stock at Survive or through one of his retail outlets that he supplies, then answer for yourself if the product would be worth the wait. For me, the 5.1s definitely were. I fully anticipate that the 10 will be as well. But I do qualify this with my bias that I really want to see Guy and Survive succeed for the reasons that I have stated. If you do not have the same bias, then you might have a different perspective.
Thank you very much for your thorough response. I was very interested in the 4.1, but have not been able to find a retailer that has any in stock. I've read a few comments that said they ordered directly from the survive site which said they were in stock, but over a month later still no knife so I can only assume they are not in stock. I'll keep my eyes open to see when a reliable dealer gets them in.
how does the 3V sharpen?