I think I have found a new favorite knife-maker....

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And I don't have any of their knives. Yet.

I'm talking about Grayman Knives. They make what look to be outstanding blades with an unusual chisel grind on the edge. Their testimonials are nothing but good and their warranty even goes one step further than "no BS." Maybe it's just hype that's getting to me, but these seem to be some of the best knives currently for sale.

http://graymanknives.com/knivesa.html
 
I don't know about the chisel grind. I haven't found chisel grind to be superior in any way to to a double bevel. If anything, it makes it lacking in some areas (except ease of sharpening, but you get a nasty burr on the non bevel side). The warranty is amazing, though. A warranty that follows a knife to owners past the first is basically unheard of.
 
I can't speak from experience, but from one quick look at their website they look pretty sweet!
 
Cold Kill said:
I don't know about the chisel grind. I haven't found chisel grind to be superior in any way to to a double bevel. If anything, it makes it lacking in some areas (except ease of sharpening, but you get a nasty burr on the non bevel side). The warranty is amazing, though. A warranty that follows a knife to owners past the first is basically unheard of.
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Busse and Bark River Knives are 2 that I can think of off the top of my head, no BS, they just make it right, no matter how many times it changed hands, same as Grayman.
I am really liking them also, but am not partial to the chisel grind.
 
Yager said:
Busse and Bark River Knives are 2 that I can think of off the top of my head, no BS, they just make it right, no matter how many times it changed hands, same as Grayman.
I am really liking them also, but am not partial to the chisel grind.
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If that deters you, they do offer some with more conventional grinds, like the Pounder. I've gotta start saving up for one of those bad boys.
 
ESEE too. :)

Grayman looks cool, great backstory. Some say they can seriously lack fit and finish.
 
I have two and they required too much work just to get them in a usable state. Very thick (obtuse) edges, uneven grinds, cutout edges (from where they were cut from the sheet and the edges left rough), very poor handle attachment (I ground the steel and handle then epoxied them together). And the sheaths are passable at best, more of a "one size fits all" type of affair. If you have a need for 1095 steel knives with good to great fit and finish, I would recommend MMHW (Mineral Mountain Hatchet Works) and Shadow Tech Knives. They both make good knives without all the work required from you, and they're affordable. For some reason, large blocky, poorly finished knives are now being confused with "hard use" knives.
 
You also can't go wrong with ESEE Knives (Formally RAT knives), also 1095 and life time warranty.
 
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