Besides CPK knives, whaddaya like?

Three from Malanika - all walnut on 80crv2 (the bottom two have red liners). The puukko has only been here for about a week, and I've already put it to work while doing some yard cleanup. It also saved me from some rather aggressive vines that were trying to take me down while I was positioning myself (with a running chainsaw in one hand) on a hill.
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She usually sits besides me by my table, but today I decided to take her up to the local waterfall to see some elephants and giraffes...

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Salem Straub made a khuk to my pattern from 80crv2- it's a great performer from what I've experienced so far
 
Hard Knocks said:
How are you liking the 80CRV2? Are you able to compare it against Cruforge V, and if not that then some Swamp 52100?
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I'm actually liking it a lot, so far.
I can't compare it to CruForge V - I've never used the S!K 4.7 that I got in trade.
Any comparison to Swamp Rat products would be apples to oranges...it's hard to compare steel performance on totally different knives. The "Hunter" is just a shade over 4", reasonably thin at the spine, and built to cut. It is also one of the sharpest knives I've ever received. The RMD is a totally different knife, built more to withstand abuse than to excel at cutting (but I love it anyway)
 
Lorien said:
Salem Straub made a khuk to my pattern from 80crv2- it's a great performer from what I've experienced so far
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I'll bet that is a cool blade!

hhmoore said:
I'm actually liking it a lot, so far.
I can't compare it to CruForge V - I've never used the S!K 4.7 that I got in trade.
Any comparison to Swamp Rat products would be apples to oranges...it's hard to compare steel performance on totally different knives. The "Hunter" is just a shade over 4", reasonably thin at the spine, and built to cut. It is also one of the sharpest knives I've ever received. The RMD is a totally different knife, built more to withstand abuse than to excel at cutting (but I love it anyway)
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That is a good point about the geometry difference. Your Hunter is way more slicey than a factory RMD for sure. My FFG version of the RMD, that son of a gun is slicey as heck, and that's what was bouncing around in my head when I asked. But of course, it's a custom shop version, so no good for a comparison. So much of the knife world is pay to play, and I'm sure I'll grab something in 80CRV2 at some point.
 
Found it I believe. Man I'm liking the new search features!

Lorien said:
my buddy, Salem, just finished making this khukuri prototype to my design. Very faithful rendition, which I will likely send to Nate for evaluation should he ever express an interest in producing a khuk

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I am definitely down with 80CrV2, though my only experience with it has been with a WK II Field Knife.
 
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...trespassing into a dicey region in here known as the man-card purgatory...
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Here is a more traditional, indoors shot of something I like. I forgot where I picked up the cobra D-guard. Trying to retain my man-card o_O ...

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adamlau said:
I am definitely down with 80CrV2, though my only experience with it has been with a WK II Field Knife.
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Thanks for that. I was familiar with the shorter version, but not the II. Nice lines on that larger model to my eye.
 
adamlau said:
Here is a more traditional, indoors shot of something I like. I forgot where I picked up the cobra D-guard. Trying to retain my man-card o_O ...

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Lorien will certainly appreciate that D-Guard. You're back in the safe zone :)
 
Aerodynamic stabilizer cuts to keep the knife from yawing during flight when thrown.
The blade was made for slaying Sasquatch, I know I would be throwing it, no way I'm getting close enough to stab.


All kidding aside, it is an impressive knife albeit with an impressive price tag.
 
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