Grayman Knives any good?

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Does anyone know anything about Grayman knives? They are supposed to be extremely tough and on his website there are pictures of knives being jammed into cement walls and such. Anyone actually have any experience with these knives? Are they as tough as advertised?

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I think I may have posted this in the wrong forum. Sorry mods.

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So no one has ever bought any knives from this guy? On their site they have a review from a Blackwater guy who gave it a stellar review but it's hard to trust reviews posted on someone's web page.
 
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I'll repeat and what I have said earlier.

Charging that much for a sharpened piece of 1095 is one thing. Charging that much for a sharpened piece of 1095 with poor F&F, bad grinds, uneven scales, etc, with the excuse "It's meant to be used, who cares what it looks like" is another.
 
Josh K said:
I'll repeat and what I have said earlier.

Charging that much for a sharpened piece of 1095 is one thing. Charging that much for a sharpened piece of 1095 with poor F&F, bad grinds, uneven scales, etc, with the excuse "It's meant to be used, who cares what it looks like" is another.
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that seems a bit harsh...

I have seen knives by a famed maker that appear to have been final ground to maybe 80 grit , and they sell for upwards of $1K and beyond and are from a simple steel.

That tells me a knife is worth what a buyer is willing to pay.

From a few people I know that bought and used them , they find the Grayman knives to work well.

Never handled one myself , but the man is honest up front that they ain't safe queens. And his warranty sounds as though he back his product.

Doesn't appear to me that his prices are all that high.
 
John T Wylie Jr said:
that seems a bit harsh...

I have seen knives by a famed maker that appear to have been final ground to maybe 80 grit , and they sell for upwards of $1K and beyond and are from a simple steel.

That tells me a knife is worth what a buyer is willing to pay.

From a few people I know that bought and used them , they find the Grayman knives to work well.

Never handled one myself , but the man is honest up front that they ain't safe queens. And his warranty sounds as though he back his product.

Doesn't appear to me that his prices are all that high.
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Is it? I'm getting a custom knife in 1/4" A2 with handles of my choice for under the price of "Suenami." For some reason I don't think custom price levels are deserved here.

It's just my opinion. It's worth what you paid for it.
 
Be prepared to spend a lot of time grinding on these knives if you get one. Both knives I received had unusually obtuse edges and had to be re-profiled in order to get any type of useable edge. The handle scales were not epoxied in place, so I had to re-grind the handles (due to the sharp, uneven steel beneath) and epoxy the handle scales myself. If your looking for a project knife, try to get one used, don't pay full price. The sheaths are ok, but very little time was placed in their design or craft.
He has all these reviews from people saying how strong and great these knives are. And I have to wonder who would think a dull, poorly finished, crude knife is a good piece of kit to take to the field? Some one other than me. At 1/4" thick, be prepared for a work out! And be glad that it's only 1095 and not a harder steel. My two cents.
 
These are great knives. I have two. A first generation knife which resembles a Mercworx (more about Mercworx in a minute). The second is the mega Pounder. These are meant to be USED! These ain't pretty knives to collect. For what they are used for, chopping, poking and prying, they are perfect. For a soldier in the field, they are perfect. Unless you are a Super Spook and cut throats, these knives are great users.

Now, about Mercworx. Mike, the guy who actually makes these at Grayman, is the designer of Mercworx's early basic fixed blades. Kind of funny, huh!. he designed the Equatorian Mercworx, and even sold his own version, which looked almost exactly like the Mercworx version. His cost $200, Mercworx costs almost $500. He chooses to make his knives rough, so that they are quickly made, cheaper, and sell faster.

No excuses from me, just an explaination. These are virtually indestructable. If you break one, send it back and he will replace it, no questions asked. How is that for a warranty!
 
FEDKNIFELOVER said:
These are great knives. I have two. A first generation knife which resembles a Mercworx (more about Mercworx in a minute). The second is the mega Pounder. These are meant to be USED! These ain't pretty knives to collect. For what they are used for, chopping, poking and prying, they are perfect. For a soldier in the field, they are perfect. Unless you are a Super Spook and cut throats, these knives are great users.

Now, about Mercworx. Mike, the guy who actually makes these at Grayman, is the designer of Mercworx's early basic fixed blades. Kind of funny, huh!. he designed the Equatorian Mercworx, and even sold his own version, which looked almost exactly like the Mercworx version. His cost $200, Mercworx costs almost $500. He chooses to make his knives rough, so that they are quickly made, cheaper, and sell faster.

No excuses from me, just an explaination. These are virtually indestructable. If you break one, send it back and he will replace it, no questions asked. How is that for a warranty!
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I agree

I have a MegaPounder I put through a TV screen--no damage

Very tough knives

and Mike is a GREAT man too...

Sincerely

Dr.Bill
 
FEDKNIFELOVER said:
These are great knives. I have two. A first generation knife which resembles a Mercworx (more about Mercworx in a minute). The second is the mega Pounder. These are meant to be USED! These ain't pretty knives to collect. For what they are used for, chopping, poking and prying, they are perfect. For a soldier in the field, they are perfect. Unless you are a Super Spook and cut throats, these knives are great users.

Speaking as a service member, we do more than chop, poke, and pry with our knives. The adage that sharp knives are safer than dull knives applies to military personnel as well. A sharp knife works better than a dull knife in any situation that requires drawing your knife, whether cutting open and eating your MRE, cutting 550 for a resupply pallet, carving a firing hole in a wooden shutter, or (God help you) going hand-to-hand. If you need to jam your knife between two bricks in a wall in order to fire over it (raise your hand if you've done this...that's what I thought. Me neither.) you want a well crafted knife that will take back it's edge with minimal work. Please don't skimp on quality just because you think that I as a service member am a knuckle dragging troglodyte with no need of a sharp, properly crafted knife. Only two of the aforementioned apply.
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