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His serrations have no dip on top, so they are not serrations at all: They cannot even strip bark off wood... If you look at your knife it has the top of the teeth all in a single flat top line: This makes the sawback totally useless... Split teeth or not has nothing to do with this...
It is a fine blade design otherwise, but be advised the handle capacity is extremely small. A Lile Mission below mine makes a good reference: It is nice that the handle is knurled below the rope, but the Clifford's handle capacity makes the idea almost pointless: Even small matches have to be cut down...
I don't know why you feel the need to promote a maker that gave you the runaround for months on end (if not years), with a huge stream of fake excuses... I know hollow handle makers are getting extremely few and far between, but still...
Concerning me, the maker staged auctions on a "certain" famous site, then used numerous phony-sounding delay excuses to make the auction winner wait four weeks, after winning an auction, for a supposedly "existing" knife...
I found another auction winner on Bladesforums to whom he also served, several weeks after he won the "auction", the excuse that he sent the knife to the wrong address, and had to wait for it to be sent back...: That is also the same excuse he used on me, plus numerous others...
He also hid himself under the guise of being his "nephew" to this other auction winner, exactly as he did for me...
Your call if you want to deal with a maker like this...
I also found the knife steel to be poor, but you don't have to assume they are all like this: The leather was indeed excellent, probably among the finest leather sheath design I have seen, but for that you can go straight to Patriot Leather or others that are comparable...
Getting back to the thread's subject, this is a Voorhis 11.25" blade, 22.5 ounces, with Patriot Leather, best performing sawback I have seen. Great knife in 5160 Carbon Steel. I have found this knife will take an edge thinned by REK to 0.020", but not an edge angle inferior to 15 degrees per side (I had one chip plus a smaller minuscule chip), so I opened the edge angle to 15 degrees per side to chop wood, and the edge immediately became rock solid... The Lile in D-2 or 440C will take a slightly thinner angle than 15, but not much: It was down to 10 per side, too low, and so it also took a chip on a big log, but smaller than the Voorhis at 12 per side...: I opened the Lile up to just under 15 and it is fine now...
For the photo below it should be noted I later did more comparative tests that had them closer in chopping, so don't count out the Lile just yet...: The Voorhis has a spiraled rope under the handle rope that kind of got slightly in the way of hitting as hard as the smoother Lile handle allowed, but the Voorhis did out-perform the Lile slightly, especially the sawback, even though the Lile saw is excellent for a sawback: The Lile saw does about 1.2" notches, while the Voorhis saw did 2" on a 4" diameter...
My Voorhis sawback is perfectly even, but I have seen some Voorhis sawbacks with slightly uneven teeth, so make sure to check the photos before you commit...
Gaston
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what's up with the handles?!?!?
Big ass chunks of fossil walrus ivory.
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They do fill up your hand. The one on the bottom has a 7" circumference.
As big as it is, it's dwarfed by this Himalayan Import Magnum AK Khukuri. 1/2" thick stock. The biggest ass knife I have.
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Randall large Sasquatch
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I dont think I have ever seen a cooler Randall than that :thumbup:
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His serrations have no dip on top, so they are not serrations at all: They cannot even strip bark off wood... If you look at your knife it has the top of the teeth all in a single flat top line: This makes the sawback totally useless... Split teeth or not has nothing to do with this...
It is a fine blade design otherwise, but be advised the handle capacity is extremely small. A Lile Mission below mine makes a good reference: It is nice that the handle is knurled below the rope, but the Clifford's handle capacity makes the idea almost pointless: Even small matches have to be cut down...
I don't know why you feel the need to promote a maker that gave you the runaround for months on end (if not years), with a huge stream of fake excuses... I know hollow handle makers are getting extremely few and far between, but still...
Concerning me, the maker staged auctions on a "certain" famous site, then used numerous phony-sounding delay excuses to make the auction winner wait four weeks, after winning an auction, for a supposedly "existing" knife...
I found another auction winner on Bladesforums to whom he also served, several weeks after he won the "auction", the excuse that he sent the knife to the wrong address, and had to wait for it to be sent back...: That is also the same excuse he used on me, plus numerous others...
He also hid himself under the guise of being his "nephew" to this other auction winner, exactly as he did for me...
Your call if you want to deal with a maker like this...
I also found the knife steel to be poor, but you don't have to assume they are all like this: The leather was indeed excellent, probably among the finest leather sheath design I have seen, but for that you can go straight to Patriot Leather or others that are comparable...
Getting back to the thread's subject, this is a Voorhis 11.25" blade, 22.5 ounces, with Patriot Leather, best performing sawback I have seen. Great knife in 5160 Carbon Steel. I have found this knife will take an edge thinned by REK to 0.020", but not an edge angle inferior to 15 degrees per side (I had one chip plus a smaller minuscule chip), so I opened the edge angle to 15 degrees per side to chop wood, and the edge immediately became rock solid... The Lile in D-2 or 440C will take a slightly thinner angle than 15, but not much: It was down to 10 per side, too low, and so it also took a chip on a big log, but smaller than the Voorhis at 12 per side...: I opened the Lile up to just under 15 and it is fine now...
For the photo below it should be noted I later did more comparative tests that had them closer in chopping, so don't count out the Lile just yet...: The Voorhis has a spiraled rope under the handle rope that kind of got slightly in the way of hitting as hard as the smoother Lile handle allowed, but the Voorhis did out-perform the Lile slightly, especially the sawback, even though the Lile saw is excellent for a sawback: The Lile saw does about 1.2" notches, while the Voorhis saw did 2" on a 4" diameter...
My Voorhis sawback is perfectly even, but I have seen some Voorhis sawbacks with slightly uneven teeth, so make sure to check the photos before you commit...
Gaston
This is Not the place to do your grumbling regarding a knifemaker. I encourage you to take your complaints to the proper thread on this forum. Either that or take them to the knifemaker himself. I am sure that Andy will address any concerns that you might have about his knives.
His knives work just fine for me which is why I own 6 of them, with one being my own design. Our issue had nothing to do with the quality of his knives and it was resolved in a very satisfying way.
But this thread is about BIG Ass Knives or really any knife that one is proud of owning. It is not a thread to come here and grumble and complain about a knifemaker.
And it's not one to become Drama or bullying or anything of the sort. I learned the hard way that there is a place on this forum for grumbling and complaining about a knife maker's work and work/ customer ethics. Please go to that part of this forum for complaints and bashing.
However, if you want to come here and post pics of your Big Ass Knives (Man, I love saying that, LOL) and tell all about them because you are proud of them, then by all means you are more than welcomed in doing so.
But if it is about a knife that you Hate or despise, or about a knifemaker that you have a beef or issue with, then again,.please post those in the proper thread as they are not welcomed here. Thank You
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Gaston,
I had a Steve Voorhis handmade Rambo style knife too. It was one of his earlier ones and you are Right...Those Voorhis knives are tank-stoppers!! Mine was also 5160 spring steel. Man, I miss that Big Ass Knife! Sad to say though, I ended up having to work it into a trade deal. But thinking back now, I wish I still had it!
One knife that I have and have not had for too long, is the SXB Skullcrusher Big Ass Tracker Knife made by TOPS Knives!! And I will say this...that knife, made with 1095 high carbon steel, is the End All-Be All of tracker knives!! It just makes an excellent survival, hunting, camping, hiking, and combat knife all the way around!
I also have the Anaconda Hunter's Point knife, the 10.5" blade, as well! I Think it's 10.5"...Maybe 9.5"...I've not pulled it out in a while. It is brand new too. We'll, I say brand new because it's not been used at all. But I've owned it a few months.
And I have the Condor Alert from TOPS.Knives too. Now That one I have had and used for some time!
I love TOPS Knives. One thing about them is when you first buy one, the handle is a Beautiful Gray handle. It's Stunning. But then after you handle it a few times it turns colors, and changes into an even More Stunningly Beautiful Black color Micarta Handle! Quite impressive to me.
At some point I want to get the Armageddon from TOPS Knives. Then I will have the 4 Biggest, Baddest Ass Knives That TOPS Knives has produced so far!! LOL
I had a Steve Voorhis handmade Rambo style knife too. It was one of his earlier ones and you are Right...Those Voorhis knives are tank-stoppers!! Mine was also 5160 spring steel. Man, I miss that Big Ass Knife! Sad to say though, I ended up having to work it into a trade deal. But thinking back now, I wish I still had it!
One knife that I have and have not had for too long, is the SXB Skullcrusher Big Ass Tracker Knife made by TOPS Knives!! And I will say this...that knife, made with 1095 high carbon steel, is the End All-Be All of tracker knives!! It just makes an excellent survival, hunting, camping, hiking, and combat knife all the way around!
I also have the Anaconda Hunter's Point knife, the 10.5" blade, as well! I Think it's 10.5"...Maybe 9.5"...I've not pulled it out in a while. It is brand new too. We'll, I say brand new because it's not been used at all. But I've owned it a few months.
And I have the Condor Alert from TOPS.Knives too. Now That one I have had and used for some time!
I love TOPS Knives. One thing about them is when you first buy one, the handle is a Beautiful Gray handle. It's Stunning. But then after you handle it a few times it turns colors, and changes into an even More Stunningly Beautiful Black color Micarta Handle! Quite impressive to me.
At some point I want to get the Armageddon from TOPS Knives. Then I will have the 4 Biggest, Baddest Ass Knives That TOPS Knives has produced so far!! LOL
Actually, unless a mod says otherwise, then I believe Gaston is entirely within his rights to say what he has said.
Calls like that are the mods' call...not the call of the person who opened the thread and wants it to go in a certain way. :thumbup:
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I Like this very, very much.
Hey thanks W. Anderson!! I think so too. I've not received it yet but it's on its way to me. It should be here today or tomorrow. And I cannot Wait.
But this pic is just one of a few pics that my friend sent to me when it was almost totally done. Anyway, thanks man!
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True, it is just in Gastons typical bad taste, lol
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I wanted this thread to be about Big Ass Knives or any other knife that one is proud of. I didn't want it to have drama, bullying, or bashing of anyone in here.
I just wanted it to be fun thread. I've been told the same thing I just replied to Gaston by several non-mods who weren't happy with my posts in a certain thread. And I was told the same thing by a mod as well.
So I learned my lesson and I left that thread and started my own here. But all of that is old news anyway. But my stand is this...If drama or bashing other people, esp when they aren't around here to defend themselves, starts occurring here, I will not take part in it.
I'm just going to continue posting my pics and comments regarding Big Ass Knives...LOL...And I am just going to Ignore the rest. I'm keeping it real...I don't know about anyone else! LOL
I just wanted it to be fun thread. I've been told the same thing I just replied to Gaston by several non-mods who weren't happy with my posts in a certain thread. And I was told the same thing by a mod as well.
So I learned my lesson and I left that thread and started my own here. But all of that is old news anyway. But my stand is this...If drama or bashing other people, esp when they aren't around here to defend themselves, starts occurring here, I will not take part in it.
I'm just going to continue posting my pics and comments regarding Big Ass Knives...LOL...And I am just going to Ignore the rest. I'm keeping it real...I don't know about anyone else! LOL
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Same here... Jim Siska looking.
What you, or I, or the demonbeast thinks about Gaston and his usual comments is moot!
It's all about what the mods think! :thumbup:In the spirit of the thread here are a couple of my large knives. I do not consider them "big ass."
His serrations have no dip on top, so they are not serrations at all: They cannot even strip bark off wood... If you look at your knife it has the top of the teeth all in a single flat top line: This makes the sawback totally useless... Split teeth or not has nothing to do with this...
It is a fine blade design otherwise, but be advised the handle capacity is extremely small. A Lile Mission below mine makes a good reference: It is nice that the handle is knurled below the rope, but the Clifford's handle capacity makes the idea almost pointless: Even small matches have to be cut down...
I don't know why you feel the need to promote a maker that gave you the runaround for months on end (if not years), with a huge stream of fake excuses... I know hollow handle makers are getting extremely few and far between, but still...
Concerning me, the maker staged auctions on a "certain" famous site, then used numerous phony-sounding delay excuses to make the auction winner wait four weeks, after winning an auction, for a supposedly "existing" knife...
I found another auction winner on Bladesforums to whom he also served, several weeks after he won the "auction", the excuse that he sent the knife to the wrong address, and had to wait for it to be sent back...: That is also the same excuse he used on me, plus numerous others...
He also hid himself under the guise of being his "nephew" to this other auction winner, exactly as he did for me...
Your call if you want to deal with a maker like this...
I also found the knife steel to be poor, but you don't have to assume they are all like this: The leather was indeed excellent, probably among the finest leather sheath design I have seen, but for that you can go straight to Patriot Leather or others that are comparable...
Getting back to the thread's subject, this is a Voorhis 11.25" blade, 22.5 ounces, with Patriot Leather, best performing sawback I have seen. Great knife in 5160 Carbon Steel. I have found this knife will take an edge thinned by REK to 0.020", but not an edge angle inferior to 15 degrees per side (I had one chip plus a smaller minuscule chip), so I opened the edge angle to 15 degrees per side to chop wood, and the edge immediately became rock solid... The Lile in D-2 or 440C will take a slightly thinner angle than 15, but not much: It was down to 10 per side, too low, and so it also took a chip on a big log, but smaller than the Voorhis at 12 per side...: I opened the Lile up to just under 15 and it is fine now...
For the photo below it should be noted I later did more comparative tests that had them closer in chopping, so don't count out the Lile just yet...: The Voorhis has a spiraled rope under the handle rope that kind of got slightly in the way of hitting as hard as the smoother Lile handle allowed, but the Voorhis did out-perform the Lile slightly, especially the sawback, even though the Lile saw is excellent for a sawback: The Lile saw does about 1.2" notches, while the Voorhis saw did 2" on a 4" diameter...
My Voorhis sawback is perfectly even, but I have seen some Voorhis sawbacks with slightly uneven teeth, so make sure to check the photos before you commit...
Gaston
Here we go, again! Why you continue to follow my name, speak your negativity AFTER apologizing the first time (which I still have the apology email, by the way) is beyond me. My nephews did work for me prior to my wife's cancer diagnoses & treatment. Each have moved on to their own ventures. We did have a raffle, and will be having another for the American Cancer Society charity event this upcoming spring. Again, if you have a problem with me you have my contact info. Running to every possible thread on Blade Forums to continue your bashing is ridiculous. WHY BF continues to deal with you is beyond me. Why apologize then go right back to bashing me? I am more than certain, by now, people know how you are. This will be the 5th time I have been summoned to BF to your negative comments (as other makers have been that have had to deal with your bashing) I am busy playing catchup as work was limited while making sure my wife was taken care of and I don't have time to address this any further, nor do I want to ruin a good thread by arguing with you. My wife is cancer free after a full year of treatment, life is just now getting back to normal for us and we don't need this kind negativity! You paid another maker to re-grind the knife you bought from me BEFORE even asking for a refund, against his advise. If you do not like my work you may want to stop helping me get business by mentioning my name, because regardless of what you say I still have a long list of people WAITING to buy. I am not taking orders and do not expect to for the next year or more. You call yourself Marty Gaston yet your email, contact info is a completely different name, so I am not sure who I am really speaking to, but take care!
Great thread, thedemonbeast 👍👍
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