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Ginsu Outdoors Knives
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I only remember the Ginsu gimmick kitchen knives that were serrated "wonders" that would cut anything and stay "sharp". I assume these are the same company. If so, I would be willing try and test one if they were no more expensive than a Mora. However, a quick check of Amazon.com shows they are over $100. No thanks; I'll buy customs here for that until someone else tests them and, if they are as amazing as advertised, I might consider one.
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I don't like the look of them at all.
Design wise they are not to my taste and I have deep reservations about the construction. Look at how ill fitting the guard looks on FB clip point pic. Nuts to that. As a minimum I'd want to know there was a bunch of weld under there to stop fluid ingress. It just looks like an ill fitting socket.
And what's with the pony about the Groundbreaking, solid cast handle... I've had knives with solid cast handles both in steel and aluminum, and they were far from groundbreaking. The only thing I can think of there is that the groundbreaking bit is inserts aren't typically found on cast handles.
I don't get what is so special about their damascus either. It strikes me as not much more than something at the better end of the 440 series or AUS 8/10 clad in crap stainless. Given how good those steels can be in a simple honest and well executed design I wonder at the advantage. Marginal at best. If they were wrapped around a steel more disposed to corrosion then cool but not that, not for me.
Design wise they are not to my taste and I have deep reservations about the construction. Look at how ill fitting the guard looks on FB clip point pic. Nuts to that. As a minimum I'd want to know there was a bunch of weld under there to stop fluid ingress. It just looks like an ill fitting socket.
And what's with the pony about the Groundbreaking, solid cast handle... I've had knives with solid cast handles both in steel and aluminum, and they were far from groundbreaking. The only thing I can think of there is that the groundbreaking bit is inserts aren't typically found on cast handles.
I don't get what is so special about their damascus either. It strikes me as not much more than something at the better end of the 440 series or AUS 8/10 clad in crap stainless. Given how good those steels can be in a simple honest and well executed design I wonder at the advantage. Marginal at best. If they were wrapped around a steel more disposed to corrosion then cool but not that, not for me.
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Nah, don't trip on that. Cryo is good if you can have it. Have a sniff about for info on what that does for the grain structure ;-)
I wouldn't buy them, but I have to say I like the look of the damascus. The other day I bought one of their santoku 7" knives at the grocery store for $8 just out of curiosity, and it came quite sharp right out of the packaging. It isn't sharp enough to shave, but it easily passes the paper cutting test.
About the "damascus"
I may be wrong but I think VG-1 like VG10 doesn't leave Japan in bare stock.
This could mean that the knives are made in Japan
Ahh ya gotta love her though.