McCann Puffin Wave

[macgregor22]

Has anyone heard of McCann industries. They advertise in many gun and knife magazines and one of their ads caught my eye.
http://mccannindustries.com/knives/puffin_wave/puffin_wave.html
Seems like a good blade, O1 steel and rc56.

 

[macgregor22]

no one aye
I might have to pick one up and see how it is

 

[Jeff Clark]

The dyed wooden handles are odious. That really makes them look like cheap imports. I would avoid that and get natural colored wood grips. The "microserrations" that are machined in are running the wrong way to serve as serrations. They will simply give the blade extra drag when you chop into things. They are also pretty dumb.

Overall the dimensions and materials are pretty good. At 56RC I think you get a pretty good balance between toughness and hardness for a hard-use blade. It is designed more as a chopper than as a utility knife. If that is what you are looking for it is a reasonable choice.

 

[macgregor22]

yeah I kind of figured that I would need to redo the edge, those micro serrations sound like something from dork-ops

 

[Docwaters]

When I looked at the Puffin website they showed a choice of micarta handles in various colors.

 

[ivan51]

I had a Puffin Magnum and it was a really nice blade. i would look at the Magnum over the Wave

 

[Esav Benyamin]

... it was a really nice blade.

It still is.

The Wave doesn't look bad, either. I've got that Puffin Magnum and a Talisman. Razor sharp is no exaggeration. Excellent Kydex with them, too.

 

[macgregor22]

Thanks guys.
so many knives so little money