Fehrman Knives

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MedOpsPogue

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Hello all.

I currently have two of these knives in my collection. I have the 5.5 inch Last Chance and the 4 inch Peacemaker.
I have had no opporunity for using the Last Chance as I live on base and have not gone camping as yet.(Working on buying a house in Lacey, if all goes well I will be getting much more use out of my blades, wish us luck).
I have used the Peacemaker for everything from whittling to cutting 550 cord, cardboard, plastic ties etc... I can personally attest to the awesome edge holding ability of CPM-3V. I love this stuff.
The fit and finish on these blades is second to none. I can honestly say that if I decide to upgrade to a larger blade Fehrman is at the top of my list.
I am curious if anyone here has had more experience with any of these awesome cutters and is willing to share their stories. I will be posting more once I have more to say and time to say it.
I also wanted to add that Eric and his team are as friendly and patient as can be.

Looking forward to any input.

With respect,

MedOpsPogue
 
I own the Final Judgement and have used to from making fuzz sticks to cleaning out and butchering a huge pig to chopping tons of wood and all I have had to do is strop it once:D
 
I have heard only good things about these blades and the excellent qualities of the steel they use. I particularly like the looks of the Last Chance. Seems like alot of knife for the money. We look forward to hearing about your further testing.
 
I've also got the Final judgement it is a very well made knife. The fit and finish truly are second to none, and Mr. Fehrman really chose a great steel in 3V. I used mine to build my hunting blind this year, it really feels great in the hand during heavy use. Light stropping is all I've done to it so far and it's still scary sharp. Thing wider handle is what I like the most, it fills my large hand unlike most other knives I have handled. I will have to pick a Peacemaker someday.
 
How brittle is 3V steel ?

Just put my order last night, and I'll have a satin finish Peace Maker in a couple of weeks. :D
 
I have chopped through bone and have had no dammage or edge loss,Its very strong.
Ive also used it as a shooting stand by pounding into a tree and standing on the handle,got the idea from Brian Jones;)
 
I own the Final Judgement and have used to from making fuzz sticks to cleaning out and butchering a huge pig to chopping tons of wood and all I have had to do is strop it once
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LOL I love that guy! :D

Hey featherstone how does she hold up to corrosion?
 
I havent had one problem with corrosion,I just wipe it down at the end of day and back in the sheath it goes:D

By the way Nic,Have you put your order in yet:p
 
You wont be sorry:D He makes some great blades and wait until you see what model's is going to come out next,By the way have you seen the new Hood Hunter:eek:
 
Glad to hear you guys are enjoying your blades.

Use em' hard (they love it)!

PS: some new things are on the horizon...

Best Regards,
Eric Fehrman
 
what new things? when?????? I've been planning on a Cold Fury, but if you have others in the hopper, tell us! please?
 
Been down and out for a bit this past 6 months due to a vicious car accident -- bad concussion, brain hemmorhage, etc. So, my review of the Fehrman was delayed due to my computer being in storage, among other things. Recovery is going very well, though, but still working through some handicaps from the accident. That said, a full recovery is expected.

The shooting stand thing was just an indulgence...I was trying to think of something really horribly abusive to do to Eric's 7" knife as part of my analysis, and so I batoned the knife into a tree and stood on it to shoot. So, for those who are looking for practical ideas, this is NOT what one would EVER do in a tactical situation. I took a log and banged the blade out straight down (serious lateral stress) and it popped out without a hitch -- no damage. How did it work for you Featherstone? LOL -- I got a lot of flak for doing this to the knife...armchair critics all over were saying "That's not realistic..." Well, no $hit!? :eek: I almost had the idea of sticking the knife in a log up right and shooting the blade with my .223 M-4 from 100 yards to see how it would hold up, but I just could not bring myself to take it that far. You guys would call me Cliff Stamp with ammo and an attitude... (just kidding Cliff...)

I think Eric is using some sort of voodoo to make these knives -- they really are amazingly engineering and designed, and built superbly to boot.

Eric's knives are amazing -- thick blades, but I still sliced tomatoes NO PROBLEM and used the 5.5" Last Chance as an emergency breaching tool, prying open a door to do an entry. The trick is a mostly flat grind leading up to a reinforced spine, and excellent, strong tip design that penetrates like a thin point, but yet is seriously strong for prying. You have to hold one of these knives and see it up close, to understand how Eric's detail work is what really makes these knives unique and way over the top in performance. The edges really do hold amazingly well, as did the finish.

The 5.5" Last Chance has become one of my favorite all-around fixed blades. I still scratch my head trying to figure out how Eric made these knives so darn versatile. I can even do light chopping and heavy-duty batoning with it to get through larger pieces of wood -- including hardwoods.

Eric, got your messages -- I will call you Monday to follow up.

Peace,

~Brian
 
Hi Brian,
Good God man be careful and im glad your okay,

As for your idea,It worked like a champ,I used it to shoot a coyote with my Bow.I had seen him through some really thick brush about 200 yards out,I thought for a second and thought about how you used your blade as a shooting stand ,I swung the blade and it went in deep,then I pound on the spine with a log until it was all the way in.I stood on it with both feet and it made a great stand to shoot from,so needless to say I nailed that yote at 35 yards....Thanks for the idea;)

Getting the blade out.......Thats was the dangerous part...I just pounded it with another log on the handle and after a few really hard swings it flew out:eek: about 5 feet and landed in the dirt.

LOL The scary thing was I started thinking what if this blade pops out when im standing on it:eek:

Take care Brian and Godspeed with the recovery,Hope ya feel better.
 
Recovery going very well, thanks, man! Was touch and go for awhile. At least now I have an excuse for when I space out on something, or say something stupid... "Hey, man, it must be the concussion..." ;)

Some of my really good friends, however, tell me that they think maybe, just maybe, it was good because it seems to have knocked something back into place in my brain that was a little off before.... with friends like these....sheesh! :D

Re: the knife stand...yeah, if that thing popped out, we'd better hope we were wearing steel underwear, because the most likely trajectory is straight up eh?

Eric could rename it the Bobbitt blade.... :eek: :D

Glad it worked for ya -- good shooting @ 35 yards with a bow!

~B.
 
Eric, it would be nice if one of those new things was hard-chrome. And Brian, thanks for the abuse. Let the armchair critics cry all the way to their Klingon replica collections, its the green berets and swat guys who appreciate knowing which knife can be used unconventionally and which one can't. Great thread.
 
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