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This is a brief review, once again, as this is a customer's knife, so performance will not be assessed. Ed Schott was the featured knifemaker from last month's BFC "cover", and as usual, has been seeing some more press as a result. I forgot to see what knid of steel this knife is made from, so sorry about that, but you can look it up on his webpage. I would guess D-2 or CPM440V. Anyway, the Utility is in the Japanese style with a 3 9/16's cutting edge that is hollow ground. Width is just under an inch at the widest point, and the blade is in the drop point style.
Grinds are pretty symmetric with what appears to be a 320 grit belt finish on the edge bevel that runs 90 degrees to the edge itself. The flat blade bevels are finished the same in the long axis of the knife, giving a simple, yet attractive, satin finish to the knife. There is a 5/8" choil before the handle actually starts, so I guess you could measure the blade as being 4 3/16" with a 4 1/4" handle. It is also 3/16" stock, as far as my measurements go. Seems thinner than that, though.
The handle appears to be blue G-10 slabs epoxied (no pins that I can see) to the tang. Black flat paracord/shoelace material is then wrapped in a pseudo-Japanese style over the handle slabs to give some added grip. The whole mess is then epoxied lightly to keep it from moving around and to add overall durability. The handle fits the hand well and the cord-wrapping provides quite a bit of grip. I didn't test it wet for obvious reasons. It is attractive but also something you wouldn't hesitate to use. Durability not tested, either. The blade itself is really sharp, as is the point. Should be durable with that hollow grind, too. Schott's name iseither stamped or deep etched or both into the flat bevel. I'm not sure exactly how it is done, but it is discolored noticeably around the name, and this makes it look a bit sloppy. Otherwise, this knife appears to be ready for hard use. Stabbing would be a bad idea as it has no guard or finger notches, but then again it is meant for some sort of Utility duty
. The sheath is well-made from brown leather and is set up for vertical carry. Nothing remarkable here, but I do like the color of the leather and the fit and retention are nice. I;d be interested in really testing this knife, but that's all I can say since it isn't mine! Thanks for reading...
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My Custom Kydex Sheath pagehttp://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/knifehome.html
Palmer College of Chiropractic
On Two Wheels
Grinds are pretty symmetric with what appears to be a 320 grit belt finish on the edge bevel that runs 90 degrees to the edge itself. The flat blade bevels are finished the same in the long axis of the knife, giving a simple, yet attractive, satin finish to the knife. There is a 5/8" choil before the handle actually starts, so I guess you could measure the blade as being 4 3/16" with a 4 1/4" handle. It is also 3/16" stock, as far as my measurements go. Seems thinner than that, though.
The handle appears to be blue G-10 slabs epoxied (no pins that I can see) to the tang. Black flat paracord/shoelace material is then wrapped in a pseudo-Japanese style over the handle slabs to give some added grip. The whole mess is then epoxied lightly to keep it from moving around and to add overall durability. The handle fits the hand well and the cord-wrapping provides quite a bit of grip. I didn't test it wet for obvious reasons. It is attractive but also something you wouldn't hesitate to use. Durability not tested, either. The blade itself is really sharp, as is the point. Should be durable with that hollow grind, too. Schott's name iseither stamped or deep etched or both into the flat bevel. I'm not sure exactly how it is done, but it is discolored noticeably around the name, and this makes it look a bit sloppy. Otherwise, this knife appears to be ready for hard use. Stabbing would be a bad idea as it has no guard or finger notches, but then again it is meant for some sort of Utility duty
. The sheath is well-made from brown leather and is set up for vertical carry. Nothing remarkable here, but I do like the color of the leather and the fit and retention are nice. I;d be interested in really testing this knife, but that's all I can say since it isn't mine! Thanks for reading...
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My Custom Kydex Sheath pagehttp://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/knifehome.html
Palmer College of Chiropractic
On Two Wheels
