Here is the 14” OH and the 5” Russell. I can’t compare the factory edges. The OH came from Baryonyx, and had already been breathed on; it was quite good. The Russell edge was excellent out of the box, an excellent paper slicer, and needed only a couple of minutes on the steel to be about as good as I can get it with my meager skills.
Surprisingly, the blades are the same thickness, 2mm on my Snap-On metric crescent wrench, the closest thing to a micrometer close at hand. The Russell blade looks thinner at first, possibly because the texturing on the wider OH blade creates the illusion of greater substance, together with the multiple planes of the saber grind. The Russell also has a partial distal taper extending the last couple of inches, from the angle of the clip to the tip, that enhances the impression of thinness.
The Old Hickory handle came well finished, and looks original. It does not appear to have been sanded, yet the scales match up smoothly with the tang. The scales on the Green River match the tang pretty well, not as smoothly as the OH, with some sharp corners and rough edges from the coarse checkering. To avoid splinters, which seemed possible, I smoothed the handle a little with some 220 grit before applying some flame followed by beeswax. The handle of the Green River is quite a bit shorter than the one on the Old Hickory, but of course this is a much smaller knife.
I look forward to taking this knife to my son’s house for comparison with the 7” OH I gave him in August.
