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I had this idea last year and had to scrap it due to an uptick in my daily workload. Things have settled down and I think I might have the time to actually pull it off so we're revisiting it.
Please vote for the knives you'd like to see reviewed. I've tried to select knives that I thought were interesting and maybe a little offbeat.
We all kind of know how a Spyderco PM2 is going to perform as an EDC knife. Same goes for a Griptilian, a 940, a ZT or any of the milliion and forty-two titanium framelock flippers out there, but how about an Ohta friction folder? Or maybe a GT OTF? Maybe one of Kizer's cheaper VG-10 models?
These are all knives we can probably formulate opinions on based on size and materials, but has anyone really spent some time with them? Each month I'll select a new knife and carry it for at least 5 days a week. Then, at the end of the month, I'll put together a review here and maybe on YouTube detailing how that month went along. How many times did it need sharpening, stropping, etc.? How much did I notice it in the pocket? What specifically was it used to cut and how often?
I always wonder how much time is spent with a knife before a review was put up online. I've heard stories of "gritty action" only to find that after a week of flipping my own knife it was buttery smooth. Did they get a lemon or did they only flip it a few times and then write a review?
Hopefully I'll be able to get a better picture of how some of the lesser known knives available perform when given their fair shot. The post below will detail my interest in each knife.
Please vote for the knives you'd like to see reviewed. I've tried to select knives that I thought were interesting and maybe a little offbeat.
We all kind of know how a Spyderco PM2 is going to perform as an EDC knife. Same goes for a Griptilian, a 940, a ZT or any of the milliion and forty-two titanium framelock flippers out there, but how about an Ohta friction folder? Or maybe a GT OTF? Maybe one of Kizer's cheaper VG-10 models?
These are all knives we can probably formulate opinions on based on size and materials, but has anyone really spent some time with them? Each month I'll select a new knife and carry it for at least 5 days a week. Then, at the end of the month, I'll put together a review here and maybe on YouTube detailing how that month went along. How many times did it need sharpening, stropping, etc.? How much did I notice it in the pocket? What specifically was it used to cut and how often?
I always wonder how much time is spent with a knife before a review was put up online. I've heard stories of "gritty action" only to find that after a week of flipping my own knife it was buttery smooth. Did they get a lemon or did they only flip it a few times and then write a review?
Hopefully I'll be able to get a better picture of how some of the lesser known knives available perform when given their fair shot. The post below will detail my interest in each knife.
