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Well guys, I recieved my new knives from Cumberland that I ordered. I recieved a #41 copperhead w/smooth cherry delrin handles, and a #98 light hunter skinner with the stag bone handles. They both have the D2 blades and are quite nice.
All I have so far are quick observations, as I haven't done any work with them yet. The fit and finish on the copperhead is very nice, far better than the $27 it cost. The blade is well ground with a satin finish, and the german silver (?) bolsters and handle are buffed to a mirror polish. The handle is very pretty but is too slick to be "ideal". Spring is strong, and there is no play in the blade/pivot/bolster joint when it is open. Blade is 2.75" long out of stock that is .115 thick ~ pretty beefy! Blade grind and edge bevels are evenly ground, but edge is too obtuse an angle for me. Will fix later
Although I haven't sharpened it yet, I took it to one of my ceramic hones to see how it responded. Pretty hard and definitely more abrasion resistant than my plain HC slip joints.
Where as the folder is beefy (but not overbuilt, just right actually for a take anything user), the skinner is petite. It is a true "hunting" knife, not a baton me through a tree and cut the door off the car knife. Would be perfect for skinning, food prep, and making fuzz sticks. The bone handle looks almost identical to stag and is purty with lots of gription
Pommel is aluminum (methinks) as is the guard. Pommel perfect finish all around, front of guard has the casting parting line on its face. Handle is smallish, 3.14" between inside of guard and inside of rim on pommel. Blade is ~4" long, 1.06" max width, and is ground from .093" thick stock. Blade thickness right behind the edge bevel is .013", very thin;it is sharp even when it isn't if you get my drift. Grind is full height, edge to spine and perfect. Edge is pretty good, not so obtuse as the folder. Will strop it and see what it can do.
Cost $37 from Cumberland.
Bill @ Cumberland is a nice guy and I will do business with him in the future
All I have so far are quick observations, as I haven't done any work with them yet. The fit and finish on the copperhead is very nice, far better than the $27 it cost. The blade is well ground with a satin finish, and the german silver (?) bolsters and handle are buffed to a mirror polish. The handle is very pretty but is too slick to be "ideal". Spring is strong, and there is no play in the blade/pivot/bolster joint when it is open. Blade is 2.75" long out of stock that is .115 thick ~ pretty beefy! Blade grind and edge bevels are evenly ground, but edge is too obtuse an angle for me. Will fix later
Although I haven't sharpened it yet, I took it to one of my ceramic hones to see how it responded. Pretty hard and definitely more abrasion resistant than my plain HC slip joints.Where as the folder is beefy (but not overbuilt, just right actually for a take anything user), the skinner is petite. It is a true "hunting" knife, not a baton me through a tree and cut the door off the car knife. Would be perfect for skinning, food prep, and making fuzz sticks. The bone handle looks almost identical to stag and is purty with lots of gription
Pommel is aluminum (methinks) as is the guard. Pommel perfect finish all around, front of guard has the casting parting line on its face. Handle is smallish, 3.14" between inside of guard and inside of rim on pommel. Blade is ~4" long, 1.06" max width, and is ground from .093" thick stock. Blade thickness right behind the edge bevel is .013", very thin;it is sharp even when it isn't if you get my drift. Grind is full height, edge to spine and perfect. Edge is pretty good, not so obtuse as the folder. Will strop it and see what it can do.Cost $37 from Cumberland.
Bill @ Cumberland is a nice guy and I will do business with him in the future
