CK Edition Maserin Plow Sodbusters

Just got my Bocote Plow today and am very impressed. Nice light weight, smooth open and close with good snap and reasonably strong pull. Beautiful Bocote scales have a matt, open grain finish to them which give lots of grip. Nice flush backspring with no gaps. At the risk of upsetting some the workmanship was far better than my Buck Forum knife. Pics show size comparison with both the large and small case Sodbusters. Very pleased, especially for the price. This could push a much nicer knife out of my pocket :-)

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I am really thinking I will have to pick one up not sure what that means for my Plow V1 which is a solid knife but with a rough finish and solid fit to it.
 
Maybe worth a look. Not too sure about the screws, as the screw heads sit proud of the covers, whereas the pins for say Case and Bull Dog are buffed flush with the covers. A minor point I know but when it comes to handling, I'm thinking the proud screw heads would be noticeable in the hand.
 
Ajack60 said:
I like this knife, everyone I've shown it to likes it also. I'm probably going to have to pick up another one.
Burgundy micarta, kinda sorta:p

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I was curious what these looked like in person. A lot closer to black than burgandy. I'm not sure if that's a plus or minus but I like it more than the greenish tint some of the milled black micarta gets. I really like how it makes the burlap threads look though; a nice contrast.
 
waynorth said:
Can a person dis-assemble one of those knives with the screws???:confused:
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I would think so Charlie. Just imagine the possibilities - take the cover off one side of a knife and the cover off another and reassemble them with mismatched covers or get the right size screw diameter wise but a longer one, take two knives apart and then make one knife with two blades out of all the parts.
 
waynorth said:
Can a person dis-assemble one of those knives with the screws???:confused:
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This had me curious so I investigated a little. It seems like you can and the design seems pretty simple. The best I can tell, the micarta is glued to the liners, bolted to the frame or backspring and then the pivot holds all of it together at the front.

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Slightly popped the slab out while still on the pivot bolt
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Thickness compared to dom
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I also took some size comparison photos; not in any order: GEC moose, Lionsteel dom, Buck 2018 forum knife, plow V2. The dom's blade does stick out a bit more than the height of the plow's handle. About the whole swedge is taller yet than the tail of the plow, which is that tallest spot. The plow is much more rectangular when closed, the dom is very triangular because of how the blade protrudes.
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waynorth said:
Can a person dis-assemble one of those knives with the screws???:confused:
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I haven't done it yet, but, yes. Obvious connectors and the slabs come off (not glued). The three pins (2 pins / 1 pivot) are just threaded pins and come out (going back in is the trick).
 
bikerector said:
This had me curious so I investigated a little. It seems like you can and the design seems pretty simple. The best I can tell, the micarta is glued to the liners, bolted to the frame or backspring and then the pivot holds all of it together at the front.

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Slightly popped the slab out while still on the pivot bolt
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Thickness compared to dom
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I also took some size comparison photos; not in any order: GEC moose, Lionsteel dom, Buck 2018 forum knife, plow V2. The dom's blade does stick out a bit more than the height of the plow's handle. About the whole swedge is taller yet than the tail of the plow, which is that tallest spot. The plow is much more rectangular when closed, the dom is very triangular because of how the blade protrudes.
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Thanks for the experiment pics. Have you thought about putting it on a shed roof for a couple months?
 
I really am liking the traditional Torx screw construction of these knives, might have to snag one one of these days...
 
bikerector said:
I was curious what these looked like in person. A lot closer to black than burgandy. I'm not sure if that's a plus or minus but I like it more than the greenish tint some of the milled black micarta gets. I really like how it makes the burlap threads look though; a nice contrast.
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When I committed to one with a reserve, I didn't look at the video or it wasn't up yet, don't remember. All I saw was a deep red, gorgeous knife. In my mind of course. I had just gotten my otnat with the red micarta handles when I got the notice that the Plow was available. I went to the web site and viewed the video. Saw the burgundy and was not impressed with it. But, since I had a reserve ordered, I said what the heck and got it coming. When I opened up the package and had it in hand, it instantly grew on me. I'm more than happy I went ahead and got it. I love the worn look it has.
 
Modoc ED said:
Well, that's pretty emphatic but just think about it. If you put it on a shed roof or out in the weather,
we could get a good idea of how D2 would do when exposed to the elements.

Wind your way through this thread to see what I mean. Pictures start around Post # 10.

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That looks like "sun bleaching" so I could probably skip ahead and use a water sanitizing UV light from work instead. May go a lot faster if that's a look I want.

Interesting thread/idea... I don't have a tin roof shed but I could probably see about performing a similar test with water and a UV light if you provide the knife ;)
 
Nah - you need to get the gumption to use your own knife. Besides, I don't have anything with D2 handy.:)
 
What is the purpose of this "test"? What do you hope to learn?
Edit: Luckily, the OP of this thread is not as sensitive to the thread being "taken off course":D
 
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