John Phillips
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I attended this years Bladeshow in Atlanta again and this knife was not on my radar at all.
I was way over my budget and done spending any more money and then I stumbled upon the Rob Johnsons Knives table with the actual makers there at the table. Damnit, lol.
My first thought was that it reminded me of a refined Rask which is VERY high praise because I think Grimsmo hit a homerun with the Rask, I carry mine regularly. My only gripe is that you can get deadlock when trying to deploy the Rask if you have any pressure at all on the lockbar. Not a deal breaker but still, it’s my only complaint.
This Cypress truly stunned me in every manner. The tolerances are ridiculously tight, similar to the Rask. Its blade to handle ratio is phenomenal, almost the same blade length as the Rask but substantially smaller in the closed position. It’s extremely lightweight, fantastic ergonomics. The level of detail on the Zircblasted honeycomb and diamond scales, pivot, and blade is the best I’ve seen for a $900 knife, PERIOD!!!
I held and flipped hundreds of knives at the shows over the years that were all over $1,000 and many left me wondering why they were so expensive. This was a complete surprise in the best way possible. The makers were extremely humble and friendly. I didn’t even realize the RWL34 blade was step milled until they pointed it out because the work is so fine. Lastly, this is easily a top 5 sharpest knife I’ve ever picked up from any maker and that’s saying a lot, it might be number 1 sharpest knife I’ve ever bought directly from a maker. Hair whittling laser beam sharp!!!!! Even after I was completely done spending money, I couldn’t resist and made the purchase bc I was blown away.
7.25 inches total length
3 and 1/8 inch blade
4.25 inches closed
Through in a Sham for reference bc I think the Sham is as close to a perfect pocket knife as it gets.
EXTREMELY EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE for $900!!!
Video and pics
I was way over my budget and done spending any more money and then I stumbled upon the Rob Johnsons Knives table with the actual makers there at the table. Damnit, lol.
My first thought was that it reminded me of a refined Rask which is VERY high praise because I think Grimsmo hit a homerun with the Rask, I carry mine regularly. My only gripe is that you can get deadlock when trying to deploy the Rask if you have any pressure at all on the lockbar. Not a deal breaker but still, it’s my only complaint.
This Cypress truly stunned me in every manner. The tolerances are ridiculously tight, similar to the Rask. Its blade to handle ratio is phenomenal, almost the same blade length as the Rask but substantially smaller in the closed position. It’s extremely lightweight, fantastic ergonomics. The level of detail on the Zircblasted honeycomb and diamond scales, pivot, and blade is the best I’ve seen for a $900 knife, PERIOD!!!
I held and flipped hundreds of knives at the shows over the years that were all over $1,000 and many left me wondering why they were so expensive. This was a complete surprise in the best way possible. The makers were extremely humble and friendly. I didn’t even realize the RWL34 blade was step milled until they pointed it out because the work is so fine. Lastly, this is easily a top 5 sharpest knife I’ve ever picked up from any maker and that’s saying a lot, it might be number 1 sharpest knife I’ve ever bought directly from a maker. Hair whittling laser beam sharp!!!!! Even after I was completely done spending money, I couldn’t resist and made the purchase bc I was blown away.
7.25 inches total length
3 and 1/8 inch blade
4.25 inches closed
Through in a Sham for reference bc I think the Sham is as close to a perfect pocket knife as it gets.
EXTREMELY EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE for $900!!!
Video and pics
