Florian Knives???

I saw that today. It is probably as good as all of the other mass produced titanium framelocks coming out these days.
 
anthony cheeseboro said:
I saw that today. It is probably as good as all of the other mass produced titanium framelocks coming out these days.
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I imagine it is because a knife maker like Les George wouldn't put his name on a poorly made knife, and their made in the USA so that's a big plus.
 
The company seems to primarily make gardening tools. I saw these pop up on GPKnives Instagram feed and they certainly piqued my interest!
 
So I bucked up and grabbed one. I love Les George's designs and figured for the price it's worth checking out. Will post pictures and a review when it comes.
 
So it got here today. It's not the best, but it's not the worst either. It wasn't centered very well but loosening the frame screws helped that a lot. The grind seems wavy which is part of the reason it seems not centered. Fit and finish isn't the best, but isn't bad either. No sharp edges and the frames are nicely rounded. Lockup is good and unlocking is smooth. Early lockup on the edge of being too early. It rides on PB washers so it's breaking in nicely, and action is surprisingly smooth. Tiny bit of detent slop when closed, but the detent is not weak and not too strong, it's actually close to perfect and has a very nice "snick" when you close the blade. The laser marking for the S30V is ghosted near the thumb stud which is disappointing but not a big deal to me (purely cosmetic). Stonewash is nice and heavy so it should hide scratches well. Uses a unique pivot on one side but a standard torx on the other side, and the frame screws are one sided which I always prefer. Standoffs are simple tubes.

Lots of room for modification from what I see. Custom standoffs or a custom backspacer would be my first stop, as well as touching up the bevel (it's not extremely sharp, more of a utility edge, not surprising considering the company's background). The whole package is surprisingly thin and light. It strikes me as what would be the result if Les George designed a knife that was being co-made by Three Sisters Forge and Grayman Knives as a thin and light folder with their type of hard-use aesthetic. Initially the (seeming) lack of quality was a little offputting, but as I've been playing with it, it's really endearing itself to me. I'll see how it is after a teardown and some cleaning. It seems like it'll be a great user if you like Les George's designs or have his knives and don't want to use them.

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