The knife in this review is a stainless steel-bladed Okapi, and it is a slipjoint. I want to thank forum member Karl again for the knives.
Specifications: The handle is 3.8" long, and has ivory-colored polypropylene (plastic) scales. they are held on via three rivets. The liners are stainless steel, as are the backspring and the bolster. The blade is made of 440C stainless, according to the Okapi catlog. It is 3" long, and ends in a clip point. This knife is similar in shape to a "toothpick" as offered by Case or Boker. The blade has a nail nick on the left side, and has OKAPI over INOX on the left tange. It's a slipjoint, meaning that the blade doesn't lock open.
Impressions: Whoa, this is a cool knife! The butt has a small hole drilled into it; looks like an attachment point for a lanyard. I'm really impressed by the fit and finish of the knife. No loose or cracked handles, and no rusted bolsters. the blade opens smoothly, and stays there until you want it closed because the spring is stiff enough to support actual work. The shape of the blade, combined with the shape of than handle, lends itself very nicely to general work. some minor cutting on paper and around the kitchen had no effect on the blade, which came very sharp. I felt the need to make it razor sharp though, so I used the ceramic stick and a strop. it couldn't have taken any longer than three minutes to produce an extremely sharp edge.
I don't know how much these knives sell for, because I never even knew they existed until one was sent to me. Anything under $20 would be a good price for these things, however. I've attached a few pictures of the knife. The photos aren't high quality at all, but here they are...
The first one shows the knife closed.
The next one shows the knife open, from the left side.
The last one shows the knife open, from the right side.
Specifications: The handle is 3.8" long, and has ivory-colored polypropylene (plastic) scales. they are held on via three rivets. The liners are stainless steel, as are the backspring and the bolster. The blade is made of 440C stainless, according to the Okapi catlog. It is 3" long, and ends in a clip point. This knife is similar in shape to a "toothpick" as offered by Case or Boker. The blade has a nail nick on the left side, and has OKAPI over INOX on the left tange. It's a slipjoint, meaning that the blade doesn't lock open.
Impressions: Whoa, this is a cool knife! The butt has a small hole drilled into it; looks like an attachment point for a lanyard. I'm really impressed by the fit and finish of the knife. No loose or cracked handles, and no rusted bolsters. the blade opens smoothly, and stays there until you want it closed because the spring is stiff enough to support actual work. The shape of the blade, combined with the shape of than handle, lends itself very nicely to general work. some minor cutting on paper and around the kitchen had no effect on the blade, which came very sharp. I felt the need to make it razor sharp though, so I used the ceramic stick and a strop. it couldn't have taken any longer than three minutes to produce an extremely sharp edge.
I don't know how much these knives sell for, because I never even knew they existed until one was sent to me. Anything under $20 would be a good price for these things, however. I've attached a few pictures of the knife. The photos aren't high quality at all, but here they are...
The first one shows the knife closed.
The next one shows the knife open, from the left side.
The last one shows the knife open, from the right side.
