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So Ive been playing around with some of Steve Johnsons (Johnson Adventure Blades) knives for a while now. I started out with the Baconmaker and the piggyback. Both are fine blades and do everything I ask of them at home and at elk camp. I had been corresponding with Steve for a while about his knives and hes a very open and friendly guy. He kept talking about his Seek line of knives and what great workhorses they are. He piqued my interest but as some of you know Im pretty slow moving when it comes to my thoughts and pocketbook.
Super bowl Sunday came around and Steve had posted some customized piggybacks for sale and I saw one that fit my tastes so I jumped at it knowing that this would give me an idea of what his workmanship would be like.
It arrived in a very timely within a couple days of payment and I was pleased with the results. The changes were nicely done and the he buffed it so nicely its hard to see where he made the changes. The biggest surprise was the edge. He put such a fine edge on it that I still havent needed to sharpen it. It immediately took up residence in my work lunch kit and has been cutting up steak, chops, apples and anything else I need. A really nice piece of work.
This was enough to convince me to give his Seek line a try. Communications were made and the knife was ordered. About two months ago I received a Seek 3.5 v1 in the mail. He had said it would probably become my workhorse and he was right. I started out using it around the house, kitchen duty and moved it to chore work. I lost my bk-11 a while back and I havent had an around the yard knife. The Seek has resolved that issue. Its always in my back pocket during yardwork.
The Seek has a micro serrated edge that you only sharpen from the smooth back side of the blade. In the two months I havent had to do anything to touch it up. The D2 steel has stayed sharp. In the kitchen I have cut roasts into steaks, done paper thin cutting to make stir fry and cut up vegetables. It slices tomatoes close to paper thin which I wasnt expecting. With carrots and mostly just wedges them apart due to the thickness of the blade which works fine when Im making stews and such.
potatoes
It also cuts roast nice and thin.
I had been concerned about the handle since it was my first wrapped handle. I had a 4 foot long branch in the garage that my daughter had picked up as a walking stick on a camping trip that she insisted we keep. I had wanted to let dry out to remove the bark to see if it was dry rotted or cracked before whittling it or seeing if it was worth keeping. Fast forward a year and I took it and the Seek out to the deck and started working on it. After 20 minutes of constant whittling I found that my other hand was tired of holding the branch tight and the seek had caused no hot spots and I could have kept going a lot longer. Im not sure what type of wood it was but it was fairly hard and the bark had a layer of hardened sap in it. The blade had no trouble cutting through the knots and bark. The micro serrations made easy work of it and made the cross cuts of the spirals I was working on even easier. Seems it will make quick work of creating shavings for fire starting at camp.
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Still takes the hair off my arm after a couple months use.
I didnt get drawn for deer this year but did get drawn for elk and I have every confidence this blade will be in my pack or on my hip this fall.
Clark
Super bowl Sunday came around and Steve had posted some customized piggybacks for sale and I saw one that fit my tastes so I jumped at it knowing that this would give me an idea of what his workmanship would be like.
It arrived in a very timely within a couple days of payment and I was pleased with the results. The changes were nicely done and the he buffed it so nicely its hard to see where he made the changes. The biggest surprise was the edge. He put such a fine edge on it that I still havent needed to sharpen it. It immediately took up residence in my work lunch kit and has been cutting up steak, chops, apples and anything else I need. A really nice piece of work.
This was enough to convince me to give his Seek line a try. Communications were made and the knife was ordered. About two months ago I received a Seek 3.5 v1 in the mail. He had said it would probably become my workhorse and he was right. I started out using it around the house, kitchen duty and moved it to chore work. I lost my bk-11 a while back and I havent had an around the yard knife. The Seek has resolved that issue. Its always in my back pocket during yardwork.
The Seek has a micro serrated edge that you only sharpen from the smooth back side of the blade. In the two months I havent had to do anything to touch it up. The D2 steel has stayed sharp. In the kitchen I have cut roasts into steaks, done paper thin cutting to make stir fry and cut up vegetables. It slices tomatoes close to paper thin which I wasnt expecting. With carrots and mostly just wedges them apart due to the thickness of the blade which works fine when Im making stews and such.
potatoes
It also cuts roast nice and thin.
I had been concerned about the handle since it was my first wrapped handle. I had a 4 foot long branch in the garage that my daughter had picked up as a walking stick on a camping trip that she insisted we keep. I had wanted to let dry out to remove the bark to see if it was dry rotted or cracked before whittling it or seeing if it was worth keeping. Fast forward a year and I took it and the Seek out to the deck and started working on it. After 20 minutes of constant whittling I found that my other hand was tired of holding the branch tight and the seek had caused no hot spots and I could have kept going a lot longer. Im not sure what type of wood it was but it was fairly hard and the bark had a layer of hardened sap in it. The blade had no trouble cutting through the knots and bark. The micro serrations made easy work of it and made the cross cuts of the spirals I was working on even easier. Seems it will make quick work of creating shavings for fire starting at camp.
Still takes the hair off my arm after a couple months use.
I didnt get drawn for deer this year but did get drawn for elk and I have every confidence this blade will be in my pack or on my hip this fall.
Clark
