Ed Martin Makes Great Knives ( Very Photo Heavy)

Mistwalker,

I always have a smile on my face when I finish one of your threads!

So much good going on.
 
BushOgre said:
I own 2 of Ed Martin's knives. A BushTac in 1095 and a BushFighter in S35VN.
The man is a pure master of his craft. The Bushfighter in particular has what Ed calls a busy grip. Ed and I were talking and he wanted to make sure I would like the scales. So I sent him pictures of me holding the BushTac he'd made. Took shots of various grips and angles. This gave him an idea of my hand size and grip on a knife he intimately knows the shape of the handle. Then I busted out a ruler and measured my hands and send him pics.

When my Bushfighter arrived it was literally built for my grip. He sculpted the micarta to match my hand size, finger placement, and even somehow compensated for the fact that my fingers are carrot shaped. Very thick at the base and taper down towards the finger.

If thats not the work of a Maestro, I don't know what is these days.

I have a 3rd knife coming this year if Mit walker doesn't mess up the timeline with his own projects with Ed. (Damn you Brian).
I have my fingers crossed to add a Selous Safari and a Bushcrafter either later this year or next year.

I'll try and get some pics of my knives posted if u can get Photobucket to cooperate.
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Yeah, Ed knows his stuff and is a pleasure to deal with.

eeee....yeeeeah....I may have slowed that down some sorry. When I found out he was retiring I slowed him down from making the hilted version of my own design is CPM S35VN as I wanted a few more of his designs before he retires. Sorry about that.
 
Hy Brian, the fit and finish looks great on those.

I'm curious,

How is the guard attached on the handle?

Is it integral?

Thanks again for the sweet review
 
DeadboxHero said:
Hy Brian, the fit and finish looks great on those.

I'm curious,

How is the guard attached on the handle?

Is it integral?

Thanks again for the sweet review
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Ed installs his guards from the pommel end. On the full tang models there are stops for the guard, then it is soldered in place trapped between the stops and the handle materials.

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His son Newton does some integral models, but I haven't seen any made by Ed.

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Ed Truly does do great work, and was a pleasure to deal with during the process of ordering.

Couldn't be happier with my MK-T3 S.E.R.E.

 
Thanks Brian, the construction looks very high quality and robust.

I love S35vn too
 
Bear Claw Chris Lappe said:
Sweet!
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It really is pretty sweet. There is a definite learning curve to using the saw on seasoned hardwood, but I am very happy with it.

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Ed surprised me and moved up the time line on the Runt I ordered for my daughter. I wanted a lighter one for her and one more colorful to suit her personality. Man did he ever nail it for me, she was really excited when she saw it.

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He used slightly thinner steel I think, and then the aluminum guard along with the awesome taper he did on the tang, it is a good bit lighter.

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So now, my Runt is somewhat redundant, and I'm not sure what I should do....but with him retiring, it may be good to just have it as a spare :)

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Bear Claw Chris Lappe said:
Yeah, I've found them to be MUCH better on green wood than dried, same with the MCE II from Newt.
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Yup, I've found that to be true also. To me the best saw either of them make for seasoned wood is the three-row saw Newt does on the Caiman models. It's made more like the saw on the SAK. It's ok though, I'm good with working with green wood in a "survival situation". It's quieter in a lot of ways anyway, and depending on circumstances that could be a good thing...
 
I have one of Newts MCE2 knives. I love it. Of course I got it cause its a "Rambo" knife, but still a great knife.

 
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