alphabetsoup
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This knife is very unfortunate in two ways: first, the name could be better, and second, it's inexplicably listed as a kitchen knife. That's badly underselling it, because it would probably be much more popular if it was advertised as a general multi-purpose knife.
It came shaving sharp from the factory and stayed that way after I used mine to skin and butcher a small deer. A non-native Reeve's Muntjac, to be exact, which is about the size of a medium dog or a big whitetail fawn.
The blade is plain 4116 stainless, but I was surprised and impressed to see the geometry is kinda-sorta full flat ground. It's about 1.3 inches wide, but the length measurement is confusing. It's either 6.5 or 7 inches, depending on where you measure it.
There's not quite a thumb ramp, but the handle overhangs the edge in a way that I imagine would be fantastic for precision carving and whittling. The edge in that spot isn't very evenly ground from the factory, but that's an easy fix. Other than that, the bevels are pretty clean.
I did the vast majority of the cutting with the tip, which endured scraping against bone and levering into joints without any damage. The blade is pretty stiff, a hair over 3mm thick, but the balance point is exactly where the blade meets the handle, so it actually feels like a much smaller knife in the hand.
The handle is frankly too damn big for my hands, and I wear medium size gloves. Fortunately the texture makes up for it: I don't know what it's called, but it has small striations that remind me of fingerprints. It's an outstanding texture, especially with rubbery handle material.
Even drenched in gore and smeared with some kind of slippery membrane fascia stuff underneath the deer skin, my grip felt 100% secure. I held it in every conceivable way and no configuration was uncomfortable, despite the fact that it would have been fine if the handle was an inch shorter.
I would normally say the plastic sheath sucks, but for a grand total price of $27, you could actually argue that it's quite a good value. There's a drainage hole at the bottom and the belt loop can be clipped on without removing your belt. It works, it's secure, and it probably won't dull the edge. The whole thing gives the impression of an enlarged mora.
In my opinion, you get a lot of knife for the price. I might buy another just to keep it in the car emergency kit. I can't resist liking it. It's a simple knife, but it's the type of simple that's been made for centuries and will probably still be made centuries in the future.
It came shaving sharp from the factory and stayed that way after I used mine to skin and butcher a small deer. A non-native Reeve's Muntjac, to be exact, which is about the size of a medium dog or a big whitetail fawn.
The blade is plain 4116 stainless, but I was surprised and impressed to see the geometry is kinda-sorta full flat ground. It's about 1.3 inches wide, but the length measurement is confusing. It's either 6.5 or 7 inches, depending on where you measure it.
There's not quite a thumb ramp, but the handle overhangs the edge in a way that I imagine would be fantastic for precision carving and whittling. The edge in that spot isn't very evenly ground from the factory, but that's an easy fix. Other than that, the bevels are pretty clean.
I did the vast majority of the cutting with the tip, which endured scraping against bone and levering into joints without any damage. The blade is pretty stiff, a hair over 3mm thick, but the balance point is exactly where the blade meets the handle, so it actually feels like a much smaller knife in the hand.
The handle is frankly too damn big for my hands, and I wear medium size gloves. Fortunately the texture makes up for it: I don't know what it's called, but it has small striations that remind me of fingerprints. It's an outstanding texture, especially with rubbery handle material.
Even drenched in gore and smeared with some kind of slippery membrane fascia stuff underneath the deer skin, my grip felt 100% secure. I held it in every conceivable way and no configuration was uncomfortable, despite the fact that it would have been fine if the handle was an inch shorter.
I would normally say the plastic sheath sucks, but for a grand total price of $27, you could actually argue that it's quite a good value. There's a drainage hole at the bottom and the belt loop can be clipped on without removing your belt. It works, it's secure, and it probably won't dull the edge. The whole thing gives the impression of an enlarged mora.
In my opinion, you get a lot of knife for the price. I might buy another just to keep it in the car emergency kit. I can't resist liking it. It's a simple knife, but it's the type of simple that's been made for centuries and will probably still be made centuries in the future.
