peppercorn
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Wow, where do I start?
Two of my first Hortons were .415 and .34 Camp Bloods. The handle ergos are amazing. I have never really held a knife where the handle didn't give input which made me aware that it was there. I think that is what a Maker strives for, or should strive for, a handle that is transparent and that is how the handles on all my Hortons are. The next thing I noticed was how balanced they are regardless of thickness, length or width my Hortons all have this same quality about them.
I have a few Horton choppers and I really appreciate the toughness of these things. I have hit rocks, accidentally, the rims of beer cans, a lot of wood and have been able to work all of the resulting edge deformations, when they occurred, out every time. Just really tough steel with your heat treat. Whether it's A2 or D2 my experience has been much the same. I also like all the machine work, the imperfections, to the uninitiated, the subtle differences between two of the same model and the different configurations within a model line like the Camp Blood, for example.
Are there any other knives out there? Of course there are and more and more every day. Which brings me to my next point. Customer Service.
It seems to me Customer service is a dieing art these days and one of the main reasons I keep coming back to H/K USA. I send a txt, email or just call and no matter what it's about I get a bottom line, no problem. Usually I get a hell of a laugh too and why not, we are all human after all. And that's what you get, a real person that is front and center that cares about what he is doing, how it turns out and whether or not you are good with it.
Much respect J. You are evolving as a maker and your knives show it.
Two of my first Hortons were .415 and .34 Camp Bloods. The handle ergos are amazing. I have never really held a knife where the handle didn't give input which made me aware that it was there. I think that is what a Maker strives for, or should strive for, a handle that is transparent and that is how the handles on all my Hortons are. The next thing I noticed was how balanced they are regardless of thickness, length or width my Hortons all have this same quality about them.
I have a few Horton choppers and I really appreciate the toughness of these things. I have hit rocks, accidentally, the rims of beer cans, a lot of wood and have been able to work all of the resulting edge deformations, when they occurred, out every time. Just really tough steel with your heat treat. Whether it's A2 or D2 my experience has been much the same. I also like all the machine work, the imperfections, to the uninitiated, the subtle differences between two of the same model and the different configurations within a model line like the Camp Blood, for example.
Are there any other knives out there? Of course there are and more and more every day. Which brings me to my next point. Customer Service.
It seems to me Customer service is a dieing art these days and one of the main reasons I keep coming back to H/K USA. I send a txt, email or just call and no matter what it's about I get a bottom line, no problem. Usually I get a hell of a laugh too and why not, we are all human after all. And that's what you get, a real person that is front and center that cares about what he is doing, how it turns out and whether or not you are good with it.
Much respect J. You are evolving as a maker and your knives show it.
