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Just received a Running Dog little "Pup" as a prize generously given in a recent contest. I'm very impressed with the package, and intend to give it to my 25-year-old daughter who works as a financial analyst with the City of Austin, Texas Parks Dept. She's always out on location either to test out jogging trails or audit concessionnaire's, etc. and I'll feel better knowing she has this little tool and if necessary, weapon, on her person.
The knife is 5.25" long with a 2" blade of 1/8" steel, which I believe is 1095, coated with a black MOLY powdercoat finish.
Chiro75 did an exhaustive review of the knife here: http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/littlepuprvw.html
I would add that the knife has been improved in almost every respect suggested by Chiro in his review. The set screw has been eliminated and the sheath has been trimmed down into a very compact package that snugly retains the blade yet offers plenty of handle to grasp and draw the knife cleanly.
The blade is chisel ground, as stated, and seems to me to have a slight convex bevel when I lay a straightedge across it, which should give good strength behind a fairly acute edge bevel. There is also just the hint of a polished bevel on the obverse, which should make the knife well-suited to stropping. Out of the box, the edge pops hair hungrily.
In all, this is a very attractive and concealable package, and the addition of puppy toes to the lanyard hole gives the piece a friendly look that even the fairer sex finds appealing.
Nice job, Mike. Thank you!
Will York
The knife is 5.25" long with a 2" blade of 1/8" steel, which I believe is 1095, coated with a black MOLY powdercoat finish.
Chiro75 did an exhaustive review of the knife here: http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/littlepuprvw.html
I would add that the knife has been improved in almost every respect suggested by Chiro in his review. The set screw has been eliminated and the sheath has been trimmed down into a very compact package that snugly retains the blade yet offers plenty of handle to grasp and draw the knife cleanly.
The blade is chisel ground, as stated, and seems to me to have a slight convex bevel when I lay a straightedge across it, which should give good strength behind a fairly acute edge bevel. There is also just the hint of a polished bevel on the obverse, which should make the knife well-suited to stropping. Out of the box, the edge pops hair hungrily.
In all, this is a very attractive and concealable package, and the addition of puppy toes to the lanyard hole gives the piece a friendly look that even the fairer sex finds appealing.
Nice job, Mike. Thank you!
Will York
