BOSS JACK Questions

[Brendan]

I'm considering getting a boss jack but there are so many flavours, perhaps you gents can help
me out:

what a the difference between the proto's and cg's (practical and cosmetic)
what's g-10 like compared to micarta (never handled a g-10 Busse)

anything else I should know

 

[Last Visible Canary]

I haven't verified these by having more people contribute, but member sr223 was kind enough to supply measurements of his knives so I could compare to mine and see how the geometries of the various BOSS Jack variations stacked up. The proto's are thinner in overall geometry than the CG's are, but similar in overall geometry shape. The LE is thinner than both, and a cs version where you request a thinner or flat geometry will get even thinner still.

Both the PROTO and the CG fall into catagory G (moreso for the CG)

Which is not an inherently bad thing. By keeping the convex to a low saber and a small radius you increase the weight of the overall package without increasing the footprint. If your willing to grind away the edge with a tall 18 degree per side releif bevel you end up with a very sharp edge and a good chopper for how small it is. But it is by no means a slicer in any regard.

 

[leatherman]

Sent you an e-mail with some info that I hope will help. The coated proto I have is "interesting"

 

[Last Visible Canary]

If you brought both down to the chopper profile presented here:

I don't think you'd tell the difference in use between the PROTO and the CG, save for the coating.

Canvas inevitably has a 'softer' texture because the tiny exposed ends of the canvas fabric fray. This can be nice because it gives the feeling of texture even on a polished slab, but can be gross because fabric soaks up moisture, blood, sweat, and whatever else gets on it. G10 is a harder feeling surface texture. Because it's fiberglass and epoxy, you'll never get that soft feeling you get with canvas, but you'll also avoid soaking up fluids. G10 can take and hold a sanded grit texture better than canvas can, because eventually canvas loses a minute bit of that grit through the fraying processes. If you take 60 grit sand paper to g10, it will feel gritty and grippy and stay that way pretty much forever, or until your hand manages to smooth down the epoxy and fiberglass ridges, a much longer process than with canvas and it's fabric ends.

 

[=MAX=]

I owned a CG BJ and loved it. I was able to hold a BJ Proto recently and I prefer the CG ver. not saying that the Proto was bad I just felt the CG was "The One". I had micarta on mine but the proto had G10. I think G10 feels great in hand and on some handle styles (DSSF) I have owned it feels more grippier than micarta but from my experiences micarta grips better for me.
The BJ is an awesome blade I beat mine like I do my larger blades and it handled it with stride....here are some pics for you.

 

[=MAX=]

Here is another pic for you....Proto with black Micarta and CG with Blue/black G10

 

[high desert]

I've had 2 blade show specials and one proto. All were great looking knives but I concluded the edge geometry on all three were not what I was looking for. To me they were like a bayonet. I never had a cg. G -10 and micarta are both good. I did recently get an LE which I think is near perfect. Thinner stock. No choil so I can use the whole blade. It's lighter than the others were and has a sharp edge. It's like a medium length, medium weight knife that can be pushed beyond its size.