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I have a 7.5" Mega Pounder, a 7.5" Warrior, a 7.5" Sub-Saharan, a Grax (a small axe), and a Satu. I have used all and they work perfectly for their intended purposes. They are not pretty, but that is the point. If you want pretty, then there are many other makers out there that can do that. If you want a tool that will not break and that is easy to keep sharp, then you can't go wrong with a Grayman. By the way, the edges look like crap because a fine grit paper is not used to sharpen the knives. I have noticed that his edges stay sharp a little longer than the edges of some of my knives of the same steel from different makers.
By the way, on a recent deployment, I took my Mega Pounder. I had guys with other manufacturer's knives, like Gerber, Busse, and some others, who were willing to trade for my $200 ugly looking knife. I used it like a prybar everyday and beat the hell out of it. A couple of passes on a sharpening stone made it perfect again. No chips or a bent blade, nuff said.
Sean
I know the edge looks odd and is totally against the norm but I cant stress enough this is a working machine that could probably cut my Millie in half!
I have a 7.5" Mega Pounder, a 7.5" Warrior, a 7.5" Sub-Saharan, a Grax (a small axe), and a Satu. I have used all and they work perfectly for their intended purposes. They are not pretty, but that is the point. If you want pretty, then there are many other makers out there that can do that. If you want a tool that will not break and that is easy to keep sharp, then you can't go wrong with a Grayman. By the way, the edges look like crap because a fine grit paper is not used to sharpen the knives. I have noticed that his edges stay sharp a little longer than the edges of some of my knives of the same steel from different makers.
That edge looks like crap, I have hacksaws that "cut and cut and cut" too. It's an interesting knife, but I hope this isn't the new trend in knife sharpening. All we need is a couple "gurus" too say it's good and everyone will be dragging their polished edges over the sidewalk because suddenly, they just slide off material. Now toothy edges just won't grab a tomato, need something a little more gritty.
However, the only gripe I hear is that it looks terrible or the grinds suck, or that the edge looks bad. I don't work for Grayman, own stock, or anything like that. But, I travel a lot with my knives for work and I am tired of spending a lot of money on knives whose tips break off or are just not up to being pounded on. However, to each his own.
Hammer let us know what you think of your new Grayman when u get it! Think im going to grab a Satu as well, but will prob wait and get a CF version!
I am inclined to agree with knifenut1013 about the edge, but it is worth doing some testing to verify or falsify the claims. The edge does look "interesting" in that it is not merely a rough edge. It looks like a coarse belt was used and the blade was run over a sawtooth jig so the belt wandered in and out as it ground the edge. If the maker has reinvented sharp, we would be very interested to know how the new sharp performs relative to the old familiar sharp. It is definitely not a face razor.You can't re-invent sharp, it looks like a good try but a overall fail. A "working edge" is usually a excuse for the lack of sharpening ability.
I like the knife but find the discussion of the edge to be rather funny.