Great Eastern Cutlery "Bull Nose Work Knife"

[richstag]

Thanks Johnny, yours looks good too. Looking forward to hearing your opinion.

 

[gmarthur]

Just wanted to pop in and say that if another run was done in orange scales/01 blade I will take 3 of them.

 

[richstag]

I think the black will be cool too

 

[BRL]

These are really helpful, in that they highlight the interesting shape of the handle that is normally overpowered by the orange color. Now I want the new black run even more! Are they ready yet??!?

 

[richstag]

These are really helpful, in that they highlight the interesting shape of the handle that is normally overpowered by the orange color. Now I want the new black run even more! Are they ready yet??!?

I am glad they are helpful. Part of what I really like is the shape and contouring of the handle and how it flows with the blade. Its also very comfortable and you can see how the design lends to ergonomics. I thought the lack of texture would be slippery, but it melts into your hand so nicely it doesn't need it IMO.

The orange is seriously hard to photograph. Its so bright and reflective, and like you said, can overpower everything.

 

[richstag]

I just took a few minutes to touch up my 71. You wanted more feedback on the O1, and this is my way to give you more.

First let me set up with a picture of the knife on top of a piece of paper. This paper is important and will be seen in a microscope shot.

For anyone that hasn't played with a microscope in a while, here is what the same piece of paper looks like at 100x

(and no that isn't the blue line, thats what appears to be white on the paper)

Next is a 100x plus extreme crop of the edge. This is important to show one of the things I love most about this steel. I honed the edge on a translucent arkansas and followed that by two extremely light passes on my linen strop. The edge is wickedly sharp, and as you can see there is no burr.

After using just about all the sharpening systems out there, belts sanders, diamond stones and natural stones, I have found my quick easy way to keep a knife sharp. But not just any knife, a 1095/O1 knife. With some stainless steels, they don't respond this well. A lot of the time they just form a burr that can be more difficult to remove. For a knife that I use everyday, I want the O1. I don't think I can give anymore personal feedback. This covers my experience with edge retention and ease of sharpening. All of which are in no way scientific even though I used a microscope. Just what I like and how I figured I would show it.

 

[avoidspam]

I just took a few minutes to touch up my 71. You wanted more feedback on the O1, and this is my way to give you more.

First let me set up with a picture of the knife on top of a piece of paper. This paper is important and will be seen in a microscope shot.

For anyone that hasn't played with a microscope in a while, here is what the same piece of paper looks like at 100x

(and no that isn't the blue line, thats what appears to be white on the paper)

Next is a 100x plus extreme crop of the edge. This is important to show one of the things I love most about this steel. I honed the edge on a translucent arkansas and followed that by two extremely light passes on my linen strop. The edge is wickedly sharp, and as you can see there is no burr.

After using just about all the sharpening systems out there, belts sanders, diamond stones and natural stones, I have found my quick easy way to keep a knife sharp. But not just any knife, a 1095/O1 knife. With some stainless steels, they don't respond this well. A lot of the time they just form a burr that can be more difficult to remove. For a knife that I use everyday, I want the O1. I don't think I can give anymore personal feedback. This covers my experience with edge retention and ease of sharpening. All of which are in no way scientific even though I used a microscope. Just what I like and how I figured I would show it.

Who'd have thought paper looked so pretty under a microscope Sorry Kevin, I am paying attention. Nice to see the o-1 behaving so well

Sam

 

[richstag]

Idk Sam it surprised the heck out of me

 

[Simple Man]

I have really come to dislike carrying knives with a sharp point on the exposed tang when closed, but I still like good tight joint when opened. (yeah, I know hard to have both without a sunken tang closed). This pics doesn't look like it sticks up too bad, not near what the Case Sodbuster does.

So I guess what I am asking is, how does it feel closed, is the tang a "hot spot"? I find myself idly flipping whatever knife I am carrying that day over and over in my hand sometimes.

 

[richstag]

Hasn't bothered me, but I usually just close it and toss it in my pocket. Its certainly nothing that catches or gouges you when handling the knife from my experience.

 

[richstag]

The delrin doesn't really work like a worry stone like stag or a natural material. So it doesn't get much attention

 

[zippofan]

I'll ditto the desirability of the O-1 steel. If the next run is 1095 I might have to pass since I already have a Case CV Sodbuster. I'm interested in different kinds of steels just because, well, it's interesting!

 

[knifeswapper]

I think the plan has always been O1 for this knife.

 

[richstag]

I think the plan has always been O1 for this knife.

Good to hear IMO.

 

[Modoc ED]

To me the orange delrin on the original Bull Nose Work Knife really makes the knife pop/standout. While black delrin will look ok, I think something like the Navy Blue delrin used on the Case Woriman Series Sod Buster knives would be a great choice too.

Even the shade of yellow used on the Bulldog sodbusters would look great.

Of course the 01 Tool Steel choice for the blade is a big plus no matter the materials/color of the newest version of the Bull Nose Work Knife.

If the color choice for the next group is black, I'll buy one. If the color choice is blue or yellow (even green) as some of the older Bulldogs, I'll buy two.

No matter what we are fortunate that Mike brought out these knives with 01 Tool Steel.

 

[knifeswapper]

This has been mentioned before, but there are no options when it comes to sheet delrin. The orange were made with rods and it made it way too labor intensive to hit our price point. Sheets can only be found on the open market in natural and black. Thus, we are going with black and if things keep chugging along maybe a producer can be persuaded to custom make other colors at a price competitive to the black. For reasons already mentioned sheet delrin is the solution going forward.

 

[johnny twoshoes]

I've been under the weather as of late so I can't think very clearly, but Kevin is being an awesome agent for the 0-1. As far as I am concerned as a user of this particular knife, my words just echo that of Kevin's. In no way would I have put as much effort into an opinion, but I'm sure glad he did. :thumbup:

I really like the 0-1 compared to the 1095, I have certain GECs with 1095 steel that hold an edge all week long after some tough usage, but I also have a few that loose that scary good edge after light duty. This 0-1 is a very consistent cutter, it never seems to want a new edge or to be stropped for that matter. I have though, resharpened my knife after accidentally chipping the edge. I felt horrible at first because I hate chipping a really good edge, but I had that little dent out in no time. This blade is a great cutter for my chores and I think it has a great home for the GEC line.

 

[richstag]

Thanks for the kind words Johnny. I enjoy this kind of stuff. Get better bud! I miss seeing your contributions.

 

[Modoc ED]

This has been mentioned before, but there are no options when it comes to sheet delrin. The orange were made with rods and it made it way too labor intensive to hit our price point. Sheets can only be found on the open market in natural and black. Thus, we are going with black and if things keep chugging along maybe a producer can be persuaded to custom make other colors at a price competitive to the black. For reasons already mentioned sheet delrin is the solution going forward.

Like I said; black is ok - fine as a matter of fact. Perhaps, down the road some other colorful material might be found. Do you know what material the Bulldog sodbusters were covered with? As I recall, they used red, yellow, and green covers. Whatever it was, the covers on my Bulldogs have held up well.

 

[richstag]

What do you mean by covers Ed? Different terminology for scales or are they actually some material covered with delrin? Thanks.