Initial impression....I LIKE it.......
Santa finally gave me my new toy today, and I am pretty darn thrilled. I was kinda shocked at first at the sight of it, it looked tiny.....and it is, but only in size...
It has a very business like look to it, extremely clean lines, and feels lighter than it looks.
The edge grind on the tip is a little off, but nothing to complain about, and all of the other grind lines are perfect. Even with the knife being so small, the handle has a fulfilling feel to it, the finger notch makes for a very sure grip. The Micarta handles feel very grippy. This is accentuated by the fact that the tip of my middle finger rests in the middle hole.
On Rob's web site, he mentions that the knife might seem to dull fast at first, and this is because the knife is "too" sharp and needs to be used, and then sharpened again. This seems to be true, after playing with some cardboard and other things, I could see that the edge had rolled some. A few passes on the porcelin cleaned up the edge, and it shaves facial hair fairly well. I have never been able to put an edge like this on an ATS-34 knife. My Arm is already bald. (I may have to retire my Norelco
.)
The bead blast on the blade is nicely done, just enough for a dull the finish with out making it rough. With use I think it will turn into a nice satin.
I am beginning to reconsider my stance on the usefullness of a tanto style blade for use a a personal knife. The Tanto Cetan has cleaned my nails, scraped cuticles (I was bored during class), opened packages of bachelor food, and other small tasks with out encountering any design specific difficulties. For tasks like scraping off stickers and such, it would out do a drop point. For most of the tasks that a personal knife might do (open mail, cut bandages, open food packages, slice bagels, etc.) I think this knife will do fine, and I take back any wishes that this were a drop point.
The only thing about this knife that I could see improved is the sheath. In my opinion, it could use a couple more rivets (6 instead of 4) and it would be nice if the top 2 rivets were moved up a little bit. I found that if you are just a little off in aim when re-sheathing the knife, the tip would slide in between the Kydex halves and then bind. It took a bit of piactice to sheath the knife with out hanging up when I wore the sheath behind my right hip. Keep in mind that I am not the world's biggest fan of Kydex. I find it to be noisy and hard, and it lacks the "personality" of a leather sheath. I have a friend who is a fairly accomplished leatherwerker, and I will probably have him make one for me, possibly tooled up nicely. The Cetan seems to beg for a more ornate home.
This is a classy knife. I like it alot, so much that it has found a permanent place on my belt, though I must admit that my pants are starting to get a little too heavy. I think I will be stashing my other knives in useful places, in the car, tool box, etc, because this little Cetan does everything I used my folders for, and does it with class. If I run into a situation where I am going to abuse a knife, I'll grab a beater knife, and save the Cetan for more Dignified duties (like cleaning under my nails is dignified).
I think I am in heaven......
YeK
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"Will Dremel for Food!!"
"No, it's a Vaquero Grande in my pocket, but I am happy to see you!"
yekimak@hotmail.com
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Santa finally gave me my new toy today, and I am pretty darn thrilled. I was kinda shocked at first at the sight of it, it looked tiny.....and it is, but only in size...
It has a very business like look to it, extremely clean lines, and feels lighter than it looks.
The edge grind on the tip is a little off, but nothing to complain about, and all of the other grind lines are perfect. Even with the knife being so small, the handle has a fulfilling feel to it, the finger notch makes for a very sure grip. The Micarta handles feel very grippy. This is accentuated by the fact that the tip of my middle finger rests in the middle hole.
On Rob's web site, he mentions that the knife might seem to dull fast at first, and this is because the knife is "too" sharp and needs to be used, and then sharpened again. This seems to be true, after playing with some cardboard and other things, I could see that the edge had rolled some. A few passes on the porcelin cleaned up the edge, and it shaves facial hair fairly well. I have never been able to put an edge like this on an ATS-34 knife. My Arm is already bald. (I may have to retire my Norelco
The bead blast on the blade is nicely done, just enough for a dull the finish with out making it rough. With use I think it will turn into a nice satin.
I am beginning to reconsider my stance on the usefullness of a tanto style blade for use a a personal knife. The Tanto Cetan has cleaned my nails, scraped cuticles (I was bored during class), opened packages of bachelor food, and other small tasks with out encountering any design specific difficulties. For tasks like scraping off stickers and such, it would out do a drop point. For most of the tasks that a personal knife might do (open mail, cut bandages, open food packages, slice bagels, etc.) I think this knife will do fine, and I take back any wishes that this were a drop point.
The only thing about this knife that I could see improved is the sheath. In my opinion, it could use a couple more rivets (6 instead of 4) and it would be nice if the top 2 rivets were moved up a little bit. I found that if you are just a little off in aim when re-sheathing the knife, the tip would slide in between the Kydex halves and then bind. It took a bit of piactice to sheath the knife with out hanging up when I wore the sheath behind my right hip. Keep in mind that I am not the world's biggest fan of Kydex. I find it to be noisy and hard, and it lacks the "personality" of a leather sheath. I have a friend who is a fairly accomplished leatherwerker, and I will probably have him make one for me, possibly tooled up nicely. The Cetan seems to beg for a more ornate home.
This is a classy knife. I like it alot, so much that it has found a permanent place on my belt, though I must admit that my pants are starting to get a little too heavy. I think I will be stashing my other knives in useful places, in the car, tool box, etc, because this little Cetan does everything I used my folders for, and does it with class. If I run into a situation where I am going to abuse a knife, I'll grab a beater knife, and save the Cetan for more Dignified duties (like cleaning under my nails is dignified).
I think I am in heaven......
YeK
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"Will Dremel for Food!!"
"No, it's a Vaquero Grande in my pocket, but I am happy to see you!"
yekimak@hotmail.com
MegaFolderians Unite!!
Dyslexics Untie!
