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Medford Praetorian A Review - Picture Heavy
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American made, that's cool. I took a look at their website and they have some nice blades. Thanks for the review of the Praetorian.
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You can request a 'custom' in the thinner scales and thicker blade. I doubt the opposite would look all that great, but I'm sure it's possible too.
Plenty of stuff is available in .260, including the Viper, Marauder, and Arktika. Greg put up a video about how BladeHQ is getting a few of those.
So it's been over a year, what have you cut with it? If you did cut stuff, what and how much? How did it perform? Do you have to wear gloves if you're doing any task for over 5 minutes?
I'm trying to find out if this is a tool to be used or just something you carry?
Thanks,
M
I'm trying to find out if this is a tool to be used or just something you carry?
Thanks,
M
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I actually like the knife so much I've since moved up to a Praetorian Ti. It has served well in a number of daily tasks and cuts very well considering the extremely thick blade stock. I can't recommend getting a Medford enough.
Ok, all I see is an unused knife again. No pictures of the knife being used or showing signs of use. Just family photos of your collector pieces. I'm getting the vibe you have not used this one or the other one and that you're just a collector, not a user.
Has anyone ever done real chores with a this knife? I'm wanting to know how it performs with the task that one would use a knife for.
M
Has anyone ever done real chores with a this knife? I'm wanting to know how it performs with the task that one would use a knife for.
M
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I too look forward to hearing it's level of actual usage.
but lets give the OP a chance before we jump to the conclusion that it hasn't seen its share just because it's well taken care of.
but lets give the OP a chance before we jump to the conclusion that it hasn't seen its share just because it's well taken care of.
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I've had a Praetorian Ti for a little over a year now, and during that time have used it mainly to cut electrical tape off flybars, with the occasional opening of a coconut or package opening.
The black oxide finish ends up looking almost stonewashed, but is still darker than the stonewashed oxide from Medford directly. There's a slight recurve that lets the junction of the two grinds of the tanto retain its edge and cut just a little better than if it were truly a flat straight edge. Not sure if that's intentional or sloppy grinding, but if I'm not bumping that into things when push cutting, that suits me just fine.
Have stropped it extensively but have yet to sharpen it. Dragging it along flybars usually avoids edge contact with the metal, but there's been minimal edge deformation with the accidental impacts.
Bent the clip back once. Took it off and bent it back flat. Hasn't had an issue since. Had to do the same with a ZT0560 once, when I got caught on scaffolding and the knife was flung. Still got that one, still works fine.
The geometry is absolutely awful for deep cutting in dense media, but seems not to be an issue with rubber hose when you can stress the cut and bend the edges away. Still a pain and much more resistance than would be offered by a thinner blade. That said, when I throw my knife (closed, usually) to someone else when asked I'm less hesitant to aim for a solid surface (rather than their head).
It's still my daily, though often accompanied by something smaller and more suited to cutting. Wouldn't hesitate to chop, baton, or hammer with it. The glass breaker tends to roll the tip when striking thick or tempered glass however, and a true carbide point would be a more durable option. Additionally, most of the mass of the glass breaker acts solely as a backspacer, so one wonders if it really serves any purpose or just adds weight.
The black oxide finish ends up looking almost stonewashed, but is still darker than the stonewashed oxide from Medford directly. There's a slight recurve that lets the junction of the two grinds of the tanto retain its edge and cut just a little better than if it were truly a flat straight edge. Not sure if that's intentional or sloppy grinding, but if I'm not bumping that into things when push cutting, that suits me just fine.
Have stropped it extensively but have yet to sharpen it. Dragging it along flybars usually avoids edge contact with the metal, but there's been minimal edge deformation with the accidental impacts.
Bent the clip back once. Took it off and bent it back flat. Hasn't had an issue since. Had to do the same with a ZT0560 once, when I got caught on scaffolding and the knife was flung. Still got that one, still works fine.
The geometry is absolutely awful for deep cutting in dense media, but seems not to be an issue with rubber hose when you can stress the cut and bend the edges away. Still a pain and much more resistance than would be offered by a thinner blade. That said, when I throw my knife (closed, usually) to someone else when asked I'm less hesitant to aim for a solid surface (rather than their head).
It's still my daily, though often accompanied by something smaller and more suited to cutting. Wouldn't hesitate to chop, baton, or hammer with it. The glass breaker tends to roll the tip when striking thick or tempered glass however, and a true carbide point would be a more durable option. Additionally, most of the mass of the glass breaker acts solely as a backspacer, so one wonders if it really serves any purpose or just adds weight.
