Bradford Knives releasing Gatsby in Clip Point

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I love M390 steel. If you've touched it, you might agree that it has a different presence than other steels. It's absolutely ferocious, scary like ZDP-189, but it feels like it would take a serious beating. I found Bradford Knives when I went to look and see who all made M390 knives. I kinda wanted a Guardian 3, but I held off because I like thinner blade stock for cutting. I didn't really look at their kitchen knives until recently, and I thought the Gatsby would make a cool EDC even though they market it as a high end steak knife.

So I did some more rooting around, and Gary Graley got one of these, and modified the blade into a clip point, see his review here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-USA-Gatsby-in-M390?highlight=bradford+gatsby

Bradford was paying attention. I found this, too, during the search: https://www.touchofmodern.com/sales...a4b486d563d9/gatsby-clip-point-knife?bk=pause

Apparently Gary's mod was a hit! They did a quiet release of clip point knives through Touch Of Modern, with a slightly different angle on the clip, and are planning to do a full launch of the clip points as the next batch just after Easter. I have one on the way, will probably be here before Easter, and you'll get to feast your eyes ;)

I'll be on the lookout for a leather sheath, too. If anyone works leather or has a maker they like to recommend, I would be grateful.
 
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I had thought about one of these for a belt knife but then saw they were a "steak knife."
 
I think that's the idea with releasing this run. Brad said a lot of guys are EDCing the Gatsby, so the carbon fiber and clip point are geared toward that purpose.
 
Pretty sleek looking there sir, nice one.
G2
 
I find my FFG Guardian3 to be a ridiculously good slicer, the stock is quite thin but not thin enough to worry me when in use.

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I agree with KingMC, I have the exact same knife and it rides in my pack. I've used it at work and when hiking and it is a great cutter for the price.
 
I didn't particulary like the handles. To be honet it's quite ugly but I got used to it. It really works for the intended use. The only caveat is you have to be careful with your index finger not to slide on the edge.
 
While I have no gripes with the design, that isn't much of a "clip point"

Show me a Bowie Bradford and I'll show you my suddenly-opened wallet.
 
I need to get another Bradford knife. I sold my Guardian 3 because of the scales. I wasn't in love with the round butt (I can't believe I just wrote that, my wife would slap me right now if she knew this), but it's really the ultra rough finish of the scales that made the knife very uncomfortable for me...but I hated selling it because I too love M390, and the young man (Brad) knows how to grind a knife, the blade shape & sharpness of my 3 is missed for sure, and a great penetrator too. I believe they're coming out with new scales to combat this issue, so I'll have to grab another if so. Back to the Gatsby - such an elegant knife...with Brad's skill as both a designer & executer, I know the thing has to be a slicing machine, & one that stays that way for a long time with M390. Oh man, now I want to go buy one!
 
KingMC said:
I find my FFG Guardian3 to be a ridiculously good slicer, the stock is quite thin but not thin enough to worry me when in use.
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RevDevil said:
I agree with KingMC, I have the exact same knife and it rides in my pack. I've used it at work and when hiking and it is a great cutter for the price.
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- Maybe I'll have to check out a FFG when they release another run. The G3 was originally what interested me in Bradford, but I'm not in to like saber grinds, and I like thin stock. Are the FFGs thinner than the sabers?


knife chop said:
I didn't particulary like the handles. To be honet it's quite ugly but I got used to it. It really works for the intended use. The only caveat is you have to be careful with your index finger not to slide on the edge.
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- G3 or Gatsby?

Comeuppance said:
While I have no gripes with the design, that isn't much of a "clip point"

Show me a Bowie Bradford and I'll show you my suddenly-opened wallet.
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- You're right, the clipping of the point is pretty subtle, but it's there enough to work.

VanDammet said:
Back to the Gatsby - such an elegant knife...with Brad's skill as both a designer & executer, I know the thing has to be a slicing machine, & one that stays that way for a long time with M390. Oh man, now I want to go buy one!
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- Yes, it is. Even at .110" thick, the blade slices and doesn't split apples. And after 5lbs of apples, I couldn't tell a difference in the edge.
 
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Thank you so much for sharing this thread, I enjoy hearing your thoughts and I really do enjoy listening and implementing what I can.
I have attached a quick comparison shot of the standard Gatsby, vs the Clip Point Gatsby. The Clip Point was actually an idea born right here on the forums by our own Gary Graley. He had the idea to modify the spine and bring the edge to more of a point. We experimented with this idea ourselves and loved the suggestion so much that ran a batch of blades with this new profile! Thank you Gary!
We are set to release this batch tomorrow, if you are interested in pricing and availability, please make sure you are subscribed to our newsletter.
Thanks again for your support, we value your opinions and thoroughly enjoy making your knives!
-Brad
 
I can't be the only one who sees basically no difference between those two knives. I think the clip point is the one on the top but it could just be the angle or lighting...

Edit: I see it now. Man, that is super subtle. Doesn't that better fit the description of a "drop point"?
 
This picture does make it look more subtle, drop point would also be an acceptable name I think. We called it a clip point because it is just a perfectly straight line beginning just forward of the logo and extending to the tip of the knife, exiting about .200" below the original Gatsby tip. This modified Gatsby is also approximately 1/4" shorter than the original profile.
 
Subtle, but still sexy. :D

Would be great in my knife block in the kitchen. I can see either one taking over most of the slicing duty.
 
I agree that is a little hard to visulize the difference, here's a shot of the grind I did on mine, a bit more removed but didn't really shorten it much at all

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Nice knives, VERY sharp and ground down pretty thin to win ;)
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Now I see it, its a nice looking knife. Brad, you should name it the Graley special

Gary W. Graley said:
I agree that is a little hard to visulize the difference, here's a shot of the grind I did on mine, a bit more removed but didn't really shorten it much at all

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Nice knives, VERY sharp and ground down pretty thin to win ;)
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Keep in mind, the images I just posted are of the one I ground down, Brad's right now do not take as steep an angle, it's a softer angle than mine, and it took me a WHILE to get that ground down! :)
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and thanks Brad, neat to see that you did the run as Gatsby GS (Graley Special) very cool sir :) honored to be mentioned like that.
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