Extrema Ratio knives

[sweet]

anyone have one of these knives? if so can you post up personal pics (not website pics) along with impressions on if you like yours or not...looking to buy one but dont know anyone who has one

 

[Quiet Storm]

Try the search function, you will find lots of information regarding this topic there.

My personal opinion is that the tangs on their knives - or at least on some of them - are too slim. And since I´m not a fan of hollow ground blades, they´re not very interesting for me.
I think some of their models look good though.

 

[Warthog]

Cool looking knvies!

I swear, I add a new manuf. link to my Favorites everyday...off to find the homepage link.

 

[Warthog]

http://www.extremaratio.com/en_menu.html



Gonna search the forusm for info

 

[Warthog]

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=220533&highlight=Extreme+ratio

^^2nd post... :-/

They LOOK like hard use knives but I wouldn't trust them. I'd rather have a ka-bar or strider. I decided I don't think I would like the - what looks like - bad handle design...too thin for me.

For the $200 price tag, there seems to be much better choices out there. Nice looking blades though

 

[NGK-Webmaster]

I think they look like a SOG delivery truck and a Strider delivery had a head on crash and mixed all the styles together then somehow cheapened them

 

[fudo]

I've handled most of the ER knives. I was underwhelmed.

 

[Burchtree]

This is one of their new ones called the fulcrum. I almost picked one up, but got a Mid-Tech instead. Don't know how good they are, but it's a sweet-looking knife.

 

[Cosmic Superchunk]

I checked one of them out a few weeks ago at Brigade Quartermasters. Nice looking, good fit and finish, but nothing too spectacular. Considering the plethora of good quality fixed blades out there, these Extrema Ratio knives seem overpriced. For the MSRP of one of these blades, they should call them Extrema Precio.

 

[Target Masters]

You can find all the information you need on my web site www.target-masters.net or www.extremaratiousa.com . As the USA Importer/Distributor for Extrema Ratio I would be glad to answer any and all questions you may have or forward any pictures you would request. You can order online on this website or find several dealers to order from. Look forward to helping you.

Frank Miller
Extrema Ratio USA
417-883-9444

 

[Tommi]

I haven't handled any ER's. One thing sets them apart from many seemingly equal knives is better steel. If VG-10 would be a standard like 440A then N690 (ER blade steel) would be in specifications limits. I compared steel to vg-10 as many BF readers have heard about vg-10 and its performance. Compared to equally priced 440A / AUS-6 blades ER's are bargains (yes I like high tech steels).
Regardless what I just wrote I'd never buy a ER knife. They are ugly (beaty (and ugliness) is in the eye of the looker), they have odd looking hollow grind - cutting ability??, I avoid double quards, I have no use for weapon looking fixed blade...