Taichung just simply has it going on!!:thumbup::thumbup: The Vallotton I received today is as perfect as a knife can be when considering the fit/finish, and really all the other aspects of a folder that I look at. The polished G-10 is a perfect fit in all places with the liners and G-10 being a perfect fit so that you can't tell any difference when rubbing and going from G-10 to liner. The blade is perfectly centered when closed. Lock up is as good as it gets with .065" steel liners coming over onto the tang of the .157" blade. The detent is very firm, but when opening the blade will snap open. The locking bar is very firm in it's position and under normal circumstances I don't believe it would unlock without a firm push by the holder. The blade slices through newsprint without a hitch from the back all the way to the tip. The tip is very sharp with a pointy needle sharp point, but it is also very thick compared to other knives this size, and you will not be snapping this tip off! The blade really reminds me of my Kershaw Speedform due to it's thickness and short height, and I really, really like that design. The blade turns on phospher bronze washers, and as I said earlier, it is very smooth through the entire opening arc. I took off the original clip and replaced it with a deep-carry, fold over clip, from US Knifemakers, mounted tip up with the entire knife going into my pocket, just the way I want it too.
This is my second knife from Taichung, Tawain, and both are perfect in all aspects. As I said in my opening, these folks really do have a handle on manufacturing a knife to perfection!:thumbup:
This is my second knife from Taichung, Tawain, and both are perfect in all aspects. As I said in my opening, these folks really do have a handle on manufacturing a knife to perfection!:thumbup:
I thought only a handful, maybe 4 or 5 had been made there. Are all the one's mentioned marked as Taichung, Tawain?