He's putting out a line of knives and gear at SMKW's and they look.... interesting. The machete is obviously being made by Condor and theres a tomahawk design with the same handle but I'm wondering about the large folder mainly. It's got a 5 1/4" AUS8 (probably 8cr13mov) blade and looks decent online but so do alot of things that don't work well IRL. Just wondering if I bought it if I would regret it.
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I know this will get ugly but..... Has anyone handled/used the Mykel Hawke knives
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They look... I don't like them... especially the machete.
First off, the folding guards... gimmicky and fragile looking.
Second, the locking system... I don't trust a liner lock on a blade over 5 inches long - those extra inches mean the "lbs per inch" rating of the lock will be much less. Leverage.
I like megafolders though. I'd probably buy one if it came with a Tri-Ad, Axis or compression type lock.
First off, the folding guards... gimmicky and fragile looking.
Second, the locking system... I don't trust a liner lock on a blade over 5 inches long - those extra inches mean the "lbs per inch" rating of the lock will be much less. Leverage.
I like megafolders though. I'd probably buy one if it came with a Tri-Ad, Axis or compression type lock.
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I want to see how the folding guard works.
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My thoughts on seeing the line:
Don't like them AT ALL. Regarding the folding guards on the folder, they seem to only be intended to prevent the hand from sliding forward--they just fold out until they hit a stop pin. That machete makes me want to puke, even if it was contracted through Imacasa/Condor.
Don't like them AT ALL. Regarding the folding guards on the folder, they seem to only be intended to prevent the hand from sliding forward--they just fold out until they hit a stop pin. That machete makes me want to puke, even if it was contracted through Imacasa/Condor.