Richard
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Well, I took a prybar to my wallet for the 24 dollars (with shipping) to buy a Camillus Arclite. The pictures I have seen really looked like it would be a good investment of 20 bucks. Mine arrived today, and although its not been used yet, I do have a few first thoughts on it.
First off, its not a large knife, but it is bigger than I thought, a little heavier too. Its by no means to heavy for neck carry, but will take a bit of getting used to. I actually think the size will be an advantage, as just from holding it, the grip feels like it will be quite secure considering the skeletonized design. Also, the relatively wide and beefy blade should be up to fairly heavy work (as heavy as you would do with a necker anyways).
The 'corners' of the knife are crisp, but not sharp. They dont 'look' rounded but gripping the knife you can tell they feel 'softened' a bit. This should help when a tight grip is used for heavy cutting. Also, the slots in the handle feel softened a bit, so they should enhance grip security without causing any discomfort.
The edge out of the box was pretty decent. It would scrape hair, about 30 seconds of leather stropping and it was shaving easily.
The kydex sheath is well done, and the edges appear to have been 'rounded or melted'. Nothing sharp to scrape or make neck carry uncomfortable, very well done. Knife retention in the sheath is a bit on the tight side, its takes a bit more effort than usual to draw it. This knife aint gonna fall out. Being such a tight fit however has already put a few good scuffs on the blade, not big deal for a user, but the fit could be just a tad 'looser' I think while still retaining knife security.
I think this knife has managed to stuff alot of strength and usefulness into a compact blade, and really is a steal at a street price of 20 dollars. Go get one, I think you'll like it!!
Now, off to go USE it.
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Richard Todd - Digital knife photography
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First off, its not a large knife, but it is bigger than I thought, a little heavier too. Its by no means to heavy for neck carry, but will take a bit of getting used to. I actually think the size will be an advantage, as just from holding it, the grip feels like it will be quite secure considering the skeletonized design. Also, the relatively wide and beefy blade should be up to fairly heavy work (as heavy as you would do with a necker anyways).
The 'corners' of the knife are crisp, but not sharp. They dont 'look' rounded but gripping the knife you can tell they feel 'softened' a bit. This should help when a tight grip is used for heavy cutting. Also, the slots in the handle feel softened a bit, so they should enhance grip security without causing any discomfort.
The edge out of the box was pretty decent. It would scrape hair, about 30 seconds of leather stropping and it was shaving easily.
The kydex sheath is well done, and the edges appear to have been 'rounded or melted'. Nothing sharp to scrape or make neck carry uncomfortable, very well done. Knife retention in the sheath is a bit on the tight side, its takes a bit more effort than usual to draw it. This knife aint gonna fall out. Being such a tight fit however has already put a few good scuffs on the blade, not big deal for a user, but the fit could be just a tad 'looser' I think while still retaining knife security.
I think this knife has managed to stuff alot of strength and usefulness into a compact blade, and really is a steal at a street price of 20 dollars. Go get one, I think you'll like it!!
Now, off to go USE it.
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Richard Todd - Digital knife photography
icq 61363141
My WebSite
Do your site a favor, get quality digital images!!!
New photos added!!!
