Dinged for my JackManDu woo hoo!

I love the side-on comparison. It's everything I hoped it would be. That spine shot has me seriously worried though. Was hoping for more width in the handle. Oh well, time will tell. Thanks for the pics :thumbup:
 
ozgooner said:
I love the side-on comparison. It's everything I hoped it would be. That spine shot has me seriously worried though. Was hoping for more width in the handle. Oh well, time will tell. Thanks for the pics :thumbup:
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I with ya... I'm diggin the palm swells but the handle's lookin really lean. Might have to throw on some improvised liners ;). I have a G10 version coming too so we'll see. With the INFIdu the G10 was a little thicker, at least on the ones I had.
 
Yeah, they're pretty thin. Putting in liners shouldn't be a big deal if I decide to go that way though.

One thing I didn't notice right away is that the choil is wider and deeper, a change I really like (looks like the Beefmandu had this as well). Feels very nice to choke up on. The blade profile is sweet too.

One bummer is that I asked for a thinner grind on the order and apparently they missed it. On the CG I asked for the same and they delivered. It is ~.025 behind the edge while the JMD is ~.035. Not terrible for a hard use knife, but probably overkill for anything I'll use it for. I can't see myself sending it back after waiting almost 5 months for it though, I'll deal with it. The blade does shave arm hair out of the box, which is nice.

Oh, the thumb ramp is a little more rounded too. It's subtle, but I approve.
 
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Apophis said:
I have a user LE, but grabbed my still minty fresh CG for the pic since the stock thickness is the same as the JMD:

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Spine shot:

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I'm liking the top down contour of the jmd. That's a destined classic.

Imagine the strip and patina..... Yum
 
ozgooner said:
I love the side-on comparison. It's everything I hoped it would be. That spine shot has me seriously worried though. Was hoping for more width in the handle. Oh well, time will tell. Thanks for the pics :thumbup:
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You could get some hockey tape. Works for me.
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
I'm liking the top down contour of the jmd. That's a destined classic.

Imagine the strip and patina..... Yum
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I think you're right, every time I pick it up it feels more "normal" to me. Time will tell if I want to do any mods to the grip, but for now I just need to get out and put it to use.
 
So, I'm pretty excited about this blade. Went through a quick battery of light chopping, batoning, carving, drilling, and destroyed a heavy aluminum can. Looked too purdy before, much better now. It's a keeper :thumbup::

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I'll try to stop spamming this thread now, lol.
 
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Those pics make me want to add a slightly clipper point to mine.
We shall see once I get her, nethinks would make a great Bowie mod.
 
Apophis said:
So, I'm pretty excited about this blade. Went through a quick battery of light chopping, batoning, carving, drilling, and destroyed a heavy aluminum can. Looked too purdy before, much better now. It's a keeper :thumbup::

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I'll try to stop spamming this thread now, lol.
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Cool.

Hey, spam away man. I haven't got mine yet and this helps.
 
Thanks man. I just meant maybe I should have started my own thread, but I guess it's all good. I'll probably never be this close to the top of the list again, but it's super sweet that I essentially get overnight shipping from Wauseon. (I'm only about 3 hrs away.)

I had to stay in with my kids last night, so after they went to bed I had some time to resharpen the blade and then sliced up a bunch of cardboard.

Tried to be at least a little objective at first, but the JMD is a really sick blade, I think people are going to love it.

...why didn't I order two? :confused:
 
ozgooner said:
That spine shot has me seriously worried though. Was hoping for more width in the handle. Oh well, time will tell. Thanks for the pics :thumbup:
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Yeah - with the contouring, it feels thinner than the RMD (which was already on the thin side, IMO - but I love it anyway)
Obligatory comparison photo

(I didn't do a handle thickness shot because that particular R6 has liners)
 
Thanks for the pic. These side on shots are killing me it looks so good. I guess I'll know soon enough. Got shipping notification on my JMD today :)
 
Keep the pics coming!

I got my shipping notice(AKA the hardest part of the wait notice) today.
 
Nooooooooooooo!

I just got this:

At the request of BUSSE COMBAT, this notice alerts you the following shipment has been cancelled.
 
Check your emails. I got two UPS shipping notices and then one was cancelled here too
 
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