Outcast variations/questions

[crom]

Hi, I see TiNi coatings that look almost like a satin finish, I see a black coating, and the Kershaw website says it's a "black teflon" coating but it looks like a satin finish. What gives? Also, is the 3/16" thickness OK for such a chopper? Has anybody broken one of these being they are D2? I'm looking for a camp & yard tool to replace my aging khukri and i'm interested in the value and features the Outcast has. I really dig it comes with a kydex sheath as well.
Thanks!
Kevin

 

[Ralph Merlino]

I bought my Outcast when they first came out. I have had no
trouble with it at all. I don't use it for chopping down redwoods
I use it around my small ranch and it works well. Yes the coating
is black not satin.

 

[J_Curd]

It can be used and abused, trust me. The D2 was hardened correctly for the use. You can baton it through about anything. You wont kill it, trust me.

 

[richard j]

j_curd, did you regrind the edge on yours? a few months ago i reground one that was a little thick for the owner and thinned the edge considerably. yours looks like its not as bad as the one i redone. it didnt chop too bad before but its a wicked chopper now. i tried it on some hard red oak and it was like chopping soft pine.

 

[crom]

thanks for the responses and the pic, great looking user there, how a knife ought to look.

 

[J_Curd]

j_curd, did you regrind the edge on yours?

I did thin and convex the edge. Its a wicked chopper. I did it without power tools, took forever.

yours looks like its not as bad as the one i redone.

I think mine looks mangled, but I dont care, its REAL sharp now, so the cosmetics I can live with.