Small 31 for a Micarta Monday that found me down by the water.
I’ll tell ya’, with most of my knives a sneeze from 20 yards out will somehow manage to leave a blemish. I’m the guy who scratches a knife setting it on a table for a pic. I have OCD that’s pretty well-managed, but scuffs and stuff still pucker me up a bit.
Having said that, I dubbed this particular CRK my dedicated “travel knife” because I’ve dropped it more times than all my other knives combined. It’s been through the washer/dryer no less than 3 times, it was backed over in the driveway, it’s been used and abused and never pampered. It’s one of my hard-use knives…..and yet, but for a few small scratches on the clip it still looks pretty darn good.
Guess my point is simply that while there’s a lot to be said for CRKs, this particular finish combo tops my list as the toughest I’ve ever come across. I’m continually impressed by its durability.
I’ll tell ya’, with most of my knives a sneeze from 20 yards out will somehow manage to leave a blemish. I’m the guy who scratches a knife setting it on a table for a pic. I have OCD that’s pretty well-managed, but scuffs and stuff still pucker me up a bit.
Having said that, I dubbed this particular CRK my dedicated “travel knife” because I’ve dropped it more times than all my other knives combined. It’s been through the washer/dryer no less than 3 times, it was backed over in the driveway, it’s been used and abused and never pampered. It’s one of my hard-use knives…..and yet, but for a few small scratches on the clip it still looks pretty darn good.
Guess my point is simply that while there’s a lot to be said for CRKs, this particular finish combo tops my list as the toughest I’ve ever come across. I’m continually impressed by its durability.
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