I have picked up a Lynn Griffith Rhino Pup (2" Shark-tooth blade with curved cut-out on top of spine for indexing point & full-size handle) with red/blue G-10 handles before last weekend - like its namesake it ain't the prettiest design around but I didn't buy it for its looks( though the red/blue G-10 is way coool! my Spiderman knife!). It has to be one of the most comfortable & functional knives I own to use!!!! I bought it to cut & trim grips for tennis & racquetball racquets and it works incredibly well - I used it all weekend at the club & it worked like a champ - the synthetic materials used for the grips are tough & very hard on knife edges(leather cuts a lot easier) & it held its edge all weekend - after the weekend I did run it over Spydee ceramic sticks but not because it needed it. The Rhino blade is small but the size really helps in making fine clean cuts & having super directional control - the cut-out on the top of the blade allows the index finger to be used in exerting pressure at the point better than any other knife in my collection which makes all the difference in the world in making clean neat trim jobs. The handle is big enough to give exceptional control, fits very comfortably in the hand & doesn't cause any irritation in use. The knife does everything I bought it for extremely well & is worth every penny - I got my money's worth!
That was use - now for esthetics & living in the real world: As we all know Lynn's knives are not designed to win beauty contests(Tim Herman can have that market!) and the Rhino is without doubt the least beautiful of them - they are designed as fuctional tools that will give years of valued service, but I found it very interesting that the people who saw the knife reacted very positively to it as opposed to what usually happens when I pull out a knife to work on a grip. Usually people back away when I start trimming a grip but not this past weekend - most came closer to watch & asked questions about the knife - many women thought it was cute(like the user!) and it did start some interesting conversations. It rides well on the belt, doesn't imprint under a shirt(not tucked in) & is convenient to access without attracting undue attention. I will try some other carry options to see which I like best but any way it is carried you would hardly know it was there. The fit & finish were exceptional - everything matched up perfectly, grind lines were even & there were no visible blemishes to be found - as I would expect with a Griffith knife & add to the functionality of it. It is a very different knife from what is "common" but the design is extremely functional for certain kinds of use - it is not a knife that will satisfy all uses but if you need a knife where you will be doing fine detail cutting where control of the point & being able to comfortably apply pressure at the point is paramount I highly recommend you consider this knife. It ain't pretty(cute maybe!) but it does one heck of a good job!
Thanks again!
Bill
That was use - now for esthetics & living in the real world: As we all know Lynn's knives are not designed to win beauty contests(Tim Herman can have that market!) and the Rhino is without doubt the least beautiful of them - they are designed as fuctional tools that will give years of valued service, but I found it very interesting that the people who saw the knife reacted very positively to it as opposed to what usually happens when I pull out a knife to work on a grip. Usually people back away when I start trimming a grip but not this past weekend - most came closer to watch & asked questions about the knife - many women thought it was cute(like the user!) and it did start some interesting conversations. It rides well on the belt, doesn't imprint under a shirt(not tucked in) & is convenient to access without attracting undue attention. I will try some other carry options to see which I like best but any way it is carried you would hardly know it was there. The fit & finish were exceptional - everything matched up perfectly, grind lines were even & there were no visible blemishes to be found - as I would expect with a Griffith knife & add to the functionality of it. It is a very different knife from what is "common" but the design is extremely functional for certain kinds of use - it is not a knife that will satisfy all uses but if you need a knife where you will be doing fine detail cutting where control of the point & being able to comfortably apply pressure at the point is paramount I highly recommend you consider this knife. It ain't pretty(cute maybe!) but it does one heck of a good job!
Thanks again!
Bill
