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What's the sharpest knife you own?
Haha don't answer its rhetorical.
I've been on a quest, driven by obsession, to upgrade my edc.
I'm spydie guy. They offer the best fit and finish and steel choices for the cost. Benchmade does have the better warranty service however.
I won't lie, Spydercos are ugly. But my hands don't have eyes and they have the best ergonomics based on my preferences.
My conclusion was I wanted a steel upgrade from my Endura/Delica folders. Yet, more refined with a touch of class and robustness without being obnoxious.
Enter the Gayle Bradley.
The first thing that caught my eye was the steel. CPM M4 is toted as the upper echelon of super steels perhaps second only to m390? Who knows.
I had a Manix lw s110v wasn't a fan. The only advantage to s110v had was it held a working edge forever but the carbide structure was so large it prevented the steel from taking a keen edge.
Once I read, and watched a few reviews it was time to see if my local knife shop had it on hand to feel for myself.
Once in hand, had to buy it
I got a bad case of Gayle Bradley thumb though. One of the selling feature is the knife is designed to prevent accidental closures from twisting the knife in hand. The compremise is the lock will chew off your thumb when fondling.
My favorite part of the design is the lack of an obtrusive finger guard. Feels great.
This is the sharpest knife in my entire collection. The hollow grind with the M4 hardened to 62-64 is amazing. The edge is stable with no chips or rolling. There is hair shaving sharp and then there is hair popping sharp. The blade sings as the hairs just jump out of the path of the edge.
I'm really impressed with the steel.
More details later.
Haha don't answer its rhetorical.
I've been on a quest, driven by obsession, to upgrade my edc.
I'm spydie guy. They offer the best fit and finish and steel choices for the cost. Benchmade does have the better warranty service however.
I won't lie, Spydercos are ugly. But my hands don't have eyes and they have the best ergonomics based on my preferences.
My conclusion was I wanted a steel upgrade from my Endura/Delica folders. Yet, more refined with a touch of class and robustness without being obnoxious.
Enter the Gayle Bradley.
The first thing that caught my eye was the steel. CPM M4 is toted as the upper echelon of super steels perhaps second only to m390? Who knows.
I had a Manix lw s110v wasn't a fan. The only advantage to s110v had was it held a working edge forever but the carbide structure was so large it prevented the steel from taking a keen edge.
Once I read, and watched a few reviews it was time to see if my local knife shop had it on hand to feel for myself.
Once in hand, had to buy it
I got a bad case of Gayle Bradley thumb though. One of the selling feature is the knife is designed to prevent accidental closures from twisting the knife in hand. The compremise is the lock will chew off your thumb when fondling.
My favorite part of the design is the lack of an obtrusive finger guard. Feels great.
This is the sharpest knife in my entire collection. The hollow grind with the M4 hardened to 62-64 is amazing. The edge is stable with no chips or rolling. There is hair shaving sharp and then there is hair popping sharp. The blade sings as the hairs just jump out of the path of the edge.
I'm really impressed with the steel.
More details later.
