Kinves of Alaska Xtreme Series model 5

It must be good, its labelled Xtreme with a capital "X" in place of the "ex"!

I like urban dictionary's definitions of "Xtreme":

1. A marketing ploy targeting the 13-17 demographic, in which ordinary commodities are presented to our unwitting youth as "crazy" and/or "totally awesome!" when in fact they are just pumped full of blue and red dyes and packaged in shiny bags.

2. One better than "Extreme". Only those willing to take things to their furthest would dare do something so extreme that the "E" at the start of the word is too scared to stay and watch, running home to it's mum.

3. To define something as "cooler" than the norm. Originally used for outrageous sports and death-defying stunts, "Xtreme" has managed to find its way into nearly every marketing campaign in America: deodorant, beef tacos, soft drinks, and even duct tape (I swear).

In this case, even knives are XTREME!!!!
 
Enough from both of you.
 
Surely you don't think these were "personal attacks" do you Mod? :eek: How do I say "good for you!" without becoming part of the problem? (probably without posting this remark. Sorry)

Blessings,

Omar
 
I don't........I don't even know the bozo. Lets laugh guys. We have more serious problems in DC.
 
grahng said:
Looks good like many do, but found out that the thickness is .12.
For the size knife it is, it seems a little thin.
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Why do you think it's too thin? Just curious.

KOA is a good brand and this is probably a decent blade. Marketing hype aside. I take issue with the serrations and this size knife shouldn't be skeletonized IMO. It greatly reduces it's usefulness.
 
Shotgun,
Yes, just seemed a little on the thin side to me given its overall size. Thanks for your thoughts.
 
Bob Dozier rarely makes his D2 knives thicker than 1/8" and many just as long. Most moras are thinner than 1/8", including ones in this length. 1/8" is quite thick and will handle everything but heavy lateral prying, particularly in D2 which is a brittle steel to begin with. The Survive! Knives GSO-4.1 is only 5/32" thick and of similar size with a skeletonized handle:

M390 model, easy prying:

[video=youtube;blBpIByW5Y8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBpIByW5Y8[/video]

CPM-3V model, heavy prying:

[video=youtube;Wo6vRFgOAAA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo6vRFgOAAA[/video]


Keep in mind that the spine thickness is for lateral strength. If you need more, get more. The skeletonized handle will be full-thickness so may actually have more support than the blade - i.e. if prying with this knife, it is more likely to break in the blade than the skeletonized handle. But this knife (KOA model V) is NOT designed for hard use - it uses brittle steel with good edge-retention in a very light-weight design. They even provide the hardness and edge geometry! It isn't a knife I am interested in, and the spine is too straight, but otherwise the design looks good to me!

EDIT: Regarding the serrations, they don't look deep enough to me but may function perfectly well for their intended use, which is NOT wood-carving, paper-slicing, or skinning. Serrations, when well done, are exceptional for cutting rope, vines, webbing, animal hide, meat, bread, even cardboard. I am a fan of serrations :thumbup: in their proper use.
 
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Models 1, 2, 3 and 4 look alright (minus the partial serrations, not my thing). I personally would never want a knife with a 5" blade and skeleton handles, sounds really uncomfortable. $100 seems a bit steep considering the competition too...

Why don't you take one for the team and buy it, let us know what you think of it?
 
Thanks for your thoughts guys. My wife often says to me, " you don't know anything about anything". It's possible that may be true sometimes, but you can teach an old dog new tricks.
Its been fun learning about knives. Thanks again.
Jerry
 
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