Pr3inar
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I got myself a Bradford 3.5 3v recently, and I like it so much I want to share some experiences
The handle: Lika the Izula 2, only more hand filling and longer. Perfect size for me. It’s also angled/canted, so it’s easy to leverage when cutting/whittling
Blade shape: I have the drop point. It doesn’t have that big belly sweep that Esee’s do, but it’s nicely curved and quite pointy. I compared it to some of my other knives, like and Endura and Gayle Bradley 2, and when eyeballing it, and measuring the edge bevels at a known angle, it looks like it’s thinner behind the edge than the Endura. Which leads me to what made me want to write this:
The edge: When I took it out of the box I noticed it was very sharp. Except a few burrs near the sharpening notch ot was treetopping hairs on my head. I whittled a flute for my daughter with it, and it was a joy to use, not much resistance when pushing it through the wood. Today I took it to the Edge Pro, just for fun. I started on 15 deg pr side, just because I assumed this angle would thin it out a bit. I only made a small micro bevel. The edge angle from factory was around 12-13 deg pr side (it varied a bit along the blade). Except from Helle scandi’s, which is a completely different knife, I have never experienced to get a new knife with such a low angle before. Very, very nice surprise.
The steel: I have never used 3v before, and I haven’t tested it enough to say anything about it yet. But if Bradford put this grind and angle on it, they seem quite confident in it.
Sheath: I got both leather and kydex. I have only pocket carried it at work in the kydex sheath until now, and it seems like a good sheath. I will use the leather sheath on hikes and such, it seems well made, but as I haven’t used it, I can’t say anything else about it yet
The handle: Lika the Izula 2, only more hand filling and longer. Perfect size for me. It’s also angled/canted, so it’s easy to leverage when cutting/whittling
Blade shape: I have the drop point. It doesn’t have that big belly sweep that Esee’s do, but it’s nicely curved and quite pointy. I compared it to some of my other knives, like and Endura and Gayle Bradley 2, and when eyeballing it, and measuring the edge bevels at a known angle, it looks like it’s thinner behind the edge than the Endura. Which leads me to what made me want to write this:
The edge: When I took it out of the box I noticed it was very sharp. Except a few burrs near the sharpening notch ot was treetopping hairs on my head. I whittled a flute for my daughter with it, and it was a joy to use, not much resistance when pushing it through the wood. Today I took it to the Edge Pro, just for fun. I started on 15 deg pr side, just because I assumed this angle would thin it out a bit. I only made a small micro bevel. The edge angle from factory was around 12-13 deg pr side (it varied a bit along the blade). Except from Helle scandi’s, which is a completely different knife, I have never experienced to get a new knife with such a low angle before. Very, very nice surprise.
The steel: I have never used 3v before, and I haven’t tested it enough to say anything about it yet. But if Bradford put this grind and angle on it, they seem quite confident in it.
Sheath: I got both leather and kydex. I have only pocket carried it at work in the kydex sheath until now, and it seems like a good sheath. I will use the leather sheath on hikes and such, it seems well made, but as I haven’t used it, I can’t say anything else about it yet