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Ronin!!!
We cut cords, plastic, rubber (tire tube) various fabrics and given strong slashes in various matters like Cordura or like pieces of green wood or dry wood
The result is very good the choice of Vg-10 and of Integral V Grind ensures deep cuts.
VG-10 has a quality of smoothness of the edge which remains almost without equal!
Steels type CPM440V may have a better longevity of sharpness but has less strength at equal hardness.
That remains for my part very significant considering the needle point of this knife.
The Ronin also was used to cut various meat very well (chicken, sausage) and vegetable like tomato for salad (the tomato skin is a top test).
I test the edge by cutting some meat covered with Denims. The cut were deep for a knife of that size! Very deep!!!
After all these tests, I realise how serious Michael Janich was about edge geometry and frankly I rather not to be cut by someone with the Ronin !
Penetration:
tested on pig heads!
It passes this test very well including when I thrust it really hard into the bones, the needle point which seems fragile at the 1st glance appears eventually quite solid.
Its capacity of perforation is excellent.
In fact, this shape of blade is also named British Scimitar thus it was known since the 5th century in Europe on the famous Scramasax.
Note: tested on bullet proof jacket the result was better at the moment I struck with the edge towards the sky! The penetration was better than in Filipino grip !!
The shape of the handle designe like bone of cuttlefish combined with a notch ensures a confortable grip whenever your decide to slash or to thrust.
The proportions of the handle are pleasant even for relative extensive uses of rather long work (to make stake to hold the heads of pig used for the test!)
The balance is on the back of the blade half an inch on the handle like Marc McYoung favorites !
The grip is good with gloves but if you often use some it is better to add self-adhesive "grip" intended for the skateboard.
Now about the look of that knife:
ithat does have importance and in my own perspective the look of knife will be significant in my choice (for example, for undercover mission in hot country I avoid the soldier commando knives which would identified myself as a merc to be dispatched immediately!)
Low profile is important.
There, the look of the Ronin is not too soft but not either ultra aggressive.
This short blade can belong to a utility knife!
Separated from its tactical sheath the Ronin looks like a tool.
Note for low profile: never carry a brend new clean knife. A used and dirty blade can easily justify the tool rather than the cold weapon with customs or other cerberus.
Conclusion:
this Ronin is my new buddy!!!
I carry it EDC with a home made kydex sheath IWB and Nemo carries his hidden in his back pocket in its original sheath.
Big bravos to Michael Janich for his excellent and well thought design and also to Spyderco which produces so reliable tools!!!
Ciao tutti,
Fred Perrin
We cut cords, plastic, rubber (tire tube) various fabrics and given strong slashes in various matters like Cordura or like pieces of green wood or dry wood
The result is very good the choice of Vg-10 and of Integral V Grind ensures deep cuts.
VG-10 has a quality of smoothness of the edge which remains almost without equal!
Steels type CPM440V may have a better longevity of sharpness but has less strength at equal hardness.
That remains for my part very significant considering the needle point of this knife.
The Ronin also was used to cut various meat very well (chicken, sausage) and vegetable like tomato for salad (the tomato skin is a top test).
I test the edge by cutting some meat covered with Denims. The cut were deep for a knife of that size! Very deep!!!
After all these tests, I realise how serious Michael Janich was about edge geometry and frankly I rather not to be cut by someone with the Ronin !
Penetration:
tested on pig heads!
It passes this test very well including when I thrust it really hard into the bones, the needle point which seems fragile at the 1st glance appears eventually quite solid.
Its capacity of perforation is excellent.
In fact, this shape of blade is also named British Scimitar thus it was known since the 5th century in Europe on the famous Scramasax.
Note: tested on bullet proof jacket the result was better at the moment I struck with the edge towards the sky! The penetration was better than in Filipino grip !!
The shape of the handle designe like bone of cuttlefish combined with a notch ensures a confortable grip whenever your decide to slash or to thrust.
The proportions of the handle are pleasant even for relative extensive uses of rather long work (to make stake to hold the heads of pig used for the test!)
The balance is on the back of the blade half an inch on the handle like Marc McYoung favorites !
The grip is good with gloves but if you often use some it is better to add self-adhesive "grip" intended for the skateboard.
Now about the look of that knife:
ithat does have importance and in my own perspective the look of knife will be significant in my choice (for example, for undercover mission in hot country I avoid the soldier commando knives which would identified myself as a merc to be dispatched immediately!)
Low profile is important.
There, the look of the Ronin is not too soft but not either ultra aggressive.
This short blade can belong to a utility knife!
Separated from its tactical sheath the Ronin looks like a tool.
Note for low profile: never carry a brend new clean knife. A used and dirty blade can easily justify the tool rather than the cold weapon with customs or other cerberus.
Conclusion:
this Ronin is my new buddy!!!
I carry it EDC with a home made kydex sheath IWB and Nemo carries his hidden in his back pocket in its original sheath.
Big bravos to Michael Janich for his excellent and well thought design and also to Spyderco which produces so reliable tools!!!
Ciao tutti,
Fred Perrin
