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I recently received a cold steel sisu in a trade. I felt like posting my impressions here along with the current threads regarding cold steel. First the positive the mirror polished finish is very impressive I don't have anything to compare it to but it is literally it pretty much flawless mirror. The edge is very sharp extremely almost to smooth, but it cuts hair effortlessly. The fit of the handle and blade are nearly seamless.
I got the knife in what I believe to be pristine condition, however did have a very slight grind Mark on the corner of the Tang, as if the grinding mechanism for the blade was not calibrated quite perfectly. Also the clad steel is very uneven especially near the tip where it is about a quarter of an inch on one side and less than a millimeter on the other approaching the tip.
I haven't really tried the knife out so I can't speculate on edge retention anything like that, I'm not sure if I will use it for anything serious, I have other knife that, and for me it's just not that type of knife.
I have tried to do a lot of searching to try to find something substantiative on vg-1 the really didn't find anything except a link to the manufacturing steelworks, but it does not compare different types of steel. vg-1 seems to be and generally the same category as vg-10 just a slightly different formulation. However the company does make powdered metallurgy steals that it clearly states are superior. This company also makes something called S gold 2 which I'm assuming is SG2, they also make a steel called super X powdered metallurgy tool steel, which would've made a very interesting choice for the Central steel.......
As for the actual function of the knife the handle does have an odd shape which takes some getting used to but seems very functional, and useful for a number of grip types. Which would be too complicated for me to explain fully.
the handle is very smooth yet somehow fairly grippy even the way that it is slanted toward the blade seems to work for the grip/handle and as has been mentioned it can easily be slid back a little bit and snug against the palm if he needed to stab something.
if I were to have anything to the design to be a little jumping on the top of the spine. which is rounded in mirror polished, very pretty but as you can imagine a little slick.
I'm not sure if this is the sharpest knife I've ever received my spyderco kopa may have been sharper but not as smooth if that makes sense, this is probably the most refined edge out-of-the-box.
This is my first and probably only cold steel knife, I like the knife a lot. but still somehow don't feel much better about cold steel, I think the idea that VG-1 is the best edge steel available is simply fraudulent. also the Limited warranty is not transferable, and is only valid for five years. not an incredible warranty.
Overall though I am happy with this knife, a nice knife from a reputable manufacturer for it, I did enough research to know what I was getting into
and am happy with what I got. there are probably better knives out there for its street value, but if you can get one for good price I can definitely recommend it.
I got the knife in what I believe to be pristine condition, however did have a very slight grind Mark on the corner of the Tang, as if the grinding mechanism for the blade was not calibrated quite perfectly. Also the clad steel is very uneven especially near the tip where it is about a quarter of an inch on one side and less than a millimeter on the other approaching the tip.
I haven't really tried the knife out so I can't speculate on edge retention anything like that, I'm not sure if I will use it for anything serious, I have other knife that, and for me it's just not that type of knife.
I have tried to do a lot of searching to try to find something substantiative on vg-1 the really didn't find anything except a link to the manufacturing steelworks, but it does not compare different types of steel. vg-1 seems to be and generally the same category as vg-10 just a slightly different formulation. However the company does make powdered metallurgy steals that it clearly states are superior. This company also makes something called S gold 2 which I'm assuming is SG2, they also make a steel called super X powdered metallurgy tool steel, which would've made a very interesting choice for the Central steel.......
As for the actual function of the knife the handle does have an odd shape which takes some getting used to but seems very functional, and useful for a number of grip types. Which would be too complicated for me to explain fully.
the handle is very smooth yet somehow fairly grippy even the way that it is slanted toward the blade seems to work for the grip/handle and as has been mentioned it can easily be slid back a little bit and snug against the palm if he needed to stab something.
if I were to have anything to the design to be a little jumping on the top of the spine. which is rounded in mirror polished, very pretty but as you can imagine a little slick.
I'm not sure if this is the sharpest knife I've ever received my spyderco kopa may have been sharper but not as smooth if that makes sense, this is probably the most refined edge out-of-the-box.
This is my first and probably only cold steel knife, I like the knife a lot. but still somehow don't feel much better about cold steel, I think the idea that VG-1 is the best edge steel available is simply fraudulent. also the Limited warranty is not transferable, and is only valid for five years. not an incredible warranty.
Overall though I am happy with this knife, a nice knife from a reputable manufacturer for it, I did enough research to know what I was getting into
and am happy with what I got. there are probably better knives out there for its street value, but if you can get one for good price I can definitely recommend it.