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Lt wright vs blind/battle horse knives?
- Thread starter mrbushido
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Heat treats should be equal as well as quality. But there's a very tiny distinctiveness between LTWK and BHK. That is their sharpening quality. Again, it's very tiny and most people won't even bother. This is just me and my OCD. What I find is LTWK's edge is more consistent. Meaning the edge front the tip to the base of the edge is straight. Whereas BHK's edge tends to curve down towards the base of the edge. Again, this is just my personal pet peeve which majority of people here won't even care.
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I have owned about six or so Battlehorse knives, and one LT Wright Genesis (soon to be two). I still have one of the Battlehorse knives (an Essiac). They are both excellent knives. The following is merely my opinion based upon experience :
IMO, the main difference between them is that all of my Battlehorse knives have been 5/32 O1 and required some re-profiling and stropping to attain maximum sharpness (although they were already quite sharp when they arrived). They are tough knives with good grinds and they slice well. Their downside (for me) is that once you get 'em really screamin' sharp, they need to be retouched on a strop fairly often. For bushcrafting, some folks see this as a plus in that they are easily touched up in the field without a whole lot of tools. With enough skill, I believe that a working edge could be kept indefinitely using a smooth rock because O1 is pretty forgiving as far as sharpening goes.
I got my Genesis used, so I do not have an impression of it's "factory" edge to share. I prefer the 1/8" A2 to 5/32 O1 for it's edge retention and slicing ability. I consider the Genesis to be the single most perfect execution of the classic Kephart design I've ever seen, and it's handle ergonomics are simply superb.
For me (mostly because the Battlehorse handles do not fit me as well), I'll probably stick to the Genesis for most everything from here on. It just does everything well that I've tried to do with it. The only thing that might replace it at some future date would be a Bark River of some sort if they made one in thinner A2 stock with more ergonomic handles, but I have not found that knife yet.....
Edited to add: Quit worrying about grinds and heat treat. Both Battle Horse and LT Wright are top tier makers using state of the art heat treats. They know their steels. They know their grinds. They know their edge geometry. Their knives work, and work well. I cannot imagine ever getting a badly performing knife from either maker....
Having said that, for me, the convex edge on the LT Wright is the deciding factor. My Genesis will out-slice any of the Battlehorse knives that I have owned. The only knives that will cut as well are some of the thinner Bark Rivers.....
IMO, the main difference between them is that all of my Battlehorse knives have been 5/32 O1 and required some re-profiling and stropping to attain maximum sharpness (although they were already quite sharp when they arrived). They are tough knives with good grinds and they slice well. Their downside (for me) is that once you get 'em really screamin' sharp, they need to be retouched on a strop fairly often. For bushcrafting, some folks see this as a plus in that they are easily touched up in the field without a whole lot of tools. With enough skill, I believe that a working edge could be kept indefinitely using a smooth rock because O1 is pretty forgiving as far as sharpening goes.
I got my Genesis used, so I do not have an impression of it's "factory" edge to share. I prefer the 1/8" A2 to 5/32 O1 for it's edge retention and slicing ability. I consider the Genesis to be the single most perfect execution of the classic Kephart design I've ever seen, and it's handle ergonomics are simply superb.
For me (mostly because the Battlehorse handles do not fit me as well), I'll probably stick to the Genesis for most everything from here on. It just does everything well that I've tried to do with it. The only thing that might replace it at some future date would be a Bark River of some sort if they made one in thinner A2 stock with more ergonomic handles, but I have not found that knife yet.....
Edited to add: Quit worrying about grinds and heat treat. Both Battle Horse and LT Wright are top tier makers using state of the art heat treats. They know their steels. They know their grinds. They know their edge geometry. Their knives work, and work well. I cannot imagine ever getting a badly performing knife from either maker....
Having said that, for me, the convex edge on the LT Wright is the deciding factor. My Genesis will out-slice any of the Battlehorse knives that I have owned. The only knives that will cut as well are some of the thinner Bark Rivers.....
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I owned a Battle Horse Bushcrafter for a few months. My two minor gripes were that it was handle heavy and the ricasso was too long. It was a good knife overall though. It just didn't do it for me, so I moved it along.
I currently own two LT Wright knives, the Gary Wines Bushcrafter and the Next Gen. Both are very well designed knives that perform wonderfully. The fit and finish are excellent, and they feel great in hand. I'm very happy with them.
I currently own two LT Wright knives, the Gary Wines Bushcrafter and the Next Gen. Both are very well designed knives that perform wonderfully. The fit and finish are excellent, and they feel great in hand. I'm very happy with them.
