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The knife is a JK-23 Combat/Survival knife. Handmade by the Jones Brothers of Danville Virginia. This knife sports a 9 inch by 1/4 inch ATS-34 Bos treated blade. It has a very nice hand rubbed satin finish with very thick micarta slabs.
As impressed as I was the day I received the JK-23 I am even more impressed now. The knife was used to split wood, pine alder and lots of rock maple, it also chopped like a small ax. Along with the small folding saw the knife cut, chopped and split 3 days and 3 nights worth of wood. In other words, A HELL OF A LOT OF WOOD. I don't know about you but I like to have a fire going most of the time while camping. I truly have a good feeling about the durability of this knife. The knife was not sharpened once, not once. By the end of the trip it was still very sharp, not like it was when we started but still shaved hair on my arm. Just plain impressive.
The edge and grind (flat) are perfect for hard use but also lend well to light chores, such as food prep, I sliced many red potatoes for the grill as well as bread, sausage's and sticks for the kids Marshmallows.
The sheath is from Edge Guard and made by Frank Sigman. The fact that the knife came with one of the best kydex sheaths made shows the quality and high standards of the Jones Brothers. The sheath adapted very neatly with paracord to my Survival Sheath Systems shoulder harness that carries a Tomahawk on the opposite side.
The Jones Brothers really know how to make knives.
Great job!!
You can check out thier knives as well as this one with a 7 inch blade at: www.customknives.com/jonesbrothers/index.htm
Matt (edited becuase my spelling $ucks)
As impressed as I was the day I received the JK-23 I am even more impressed now. The knife was used to split wood, pine alder and lots of rock maple, it also chopped like a small ax. Along with the small folding saw the knife cut, chopped and split 3 days and 3 nights worth of wood. In other words, A HELL OF A LOT OF WOOD. I don't know about you but I like to have a fire going most of the time while camping. I truly have a good feeling about the durability of this knife. The knife was not sharpened once, not once. By the end of the trip it was still very sharp, not like it was when we started but still shaved hair on my arm. Just plain impressive.
The edge and grind (flat) are perfect for hard use but also lend well to light chores, such as food prep, I sliced many red potatoes for the grill as well as bread, sausage's and sticks for the kids Marshmallows.
The sheath is from Edge Guard and made by Frank Sigman. The fact that the knife came with one of the best kydex sheaths made shows the quality and high standards of the Jones Brothers. The sheath adapted very neatly with paracord to my Survival Sheath Systems shoulder harness that carries a Tomahawk on the opposite side.
The Jones Brothers really know how to make knives.
Great job!!
You can check out thier knives as well as this one with a 7 inch blade at: www.customknives.com/jonesbrothers/index.htm
Matt (edited becuase my spelling $ucks)