MarbReds
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Will do! I’ve got red jigged bone enroute as well. I really want to support this brand and want the product to be worth it!Hope we see consistency. Post pics when it arrives!
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Will do! I’ve got red jigged bone enroute as well. I really want to support this brand and want the product to be worth it!Hope we see consistency. Post pics when it arrives!
You would have to be quick anyway my friend, the bus does not stay at the stop for very long.then I'm not catching this bus.
I see what you mean about the edge bevel. Perhaps they have tightened up in that department because mine seems much cleaner. I also don’t mind the D2 at all. I’m fairly used to it from the modern tactical folder world and I like the steel.I picked mine up in March, and I really do like the knife, but it did have a slightly wavy grind and bevel on the blade. It isn’t bad enough that it bothers me immensely, but I do agree with a few of the other comments that right now at least, these are a bit over what I would like to pay for them.
I am a weird one though, and D2 is a plus for me over 1095, and I tend to keep my blades clean from patina by preference, and I like how D2 takes an edge for something that still holds decently against corrosion.
The coloring on the bone is very satisfying for me too!
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Compared to my GEC 86 blade, the grind is thicker and less consistent, but it’s still better than a lot of other traditional blades I have seen lately. Both of these are set at 18 degrees each side.
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I had a couple from March also. They seemed to have improved on this latest May batch, although they’ve gone up in price. Could be because of the mammoth shields.I picked mine up in March, and I really do like the knife, but it did have a slightly wavy grind and bevel on the blade. It isn’t bad enough that it bothers me immensely, but I do agree with a few of the other comments that right now at least, these are a bit over what I would like to pay for them.
I am a weird one though, and D2 is a plus for me over 1095, and I tend to keep my blades clean from patina by preference, and I like how D2 takes an edge for something that still holds decently against corrosion.
The coloring on the bone is very satisfying for me too!
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Compared to my GEC 86 blade, the grind is thicker and less consistent, but it’s still better than a lot of other traditional blades I have seen lately. Both of these are set at 18 degrees each side.
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I see what you mean about the edge bevel. Perhaps they have tightened up in that department because mine seems much cleaner. I also don’t mind the D2 at all. I’m fairly used to it from the modern tactical folder world and I like the steel.
It is good to hear that they might have improved those edge bevels. And I do hope the price increase was to do with the material choices and not a larger trend that will keep going.I had a couple from March also. They seemed to have improved on this latest May batch, although they’ve gone up in price. Could be because of the mammoth shields.
I had a couple from March also. They seemed to have improved on this latest May batch, although they’ve gone up in price. Could be because of the mammoth shields.
It is good to hear that they might have improved those edge bevels. And I do hope the price increase was to do with the material choices and not a larger trend that will keep going.
I’m happy to support more traditional knives being made in the US, and “made well” costs more than it used to. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t suck when the things you want to buy go up in price
I have really missed the times when we had GECs on the market and relatively easily attainable, even in 440C (my favorite), and we had Queen and Canal Street knives that were US made and also on the market and easily accessible. If I knew how hard it would be today to get some of those knives, I never would have sold them!
All of that to say that I really like what CC is doing, and want them to do well. If we are seeing quality improvements from one run to another like it seems, then we might have another real option. But it also means yet another brand that gets snatched up in seconds![]()
Rick, very nice indeed! By any chance can we get a pic with them open?The latest release from Cooper is very nice.
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Thanks Rick!Here are a couple open as requested.
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Ah, that stainless 15 is such a good comparison but so evil! Never should have sold mine!