I recently received a Tanto Neck Knife from Neil Blackwood (Dr. Lathe) and thought I'd do a short review.
The knife can be seen at: http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Meeting/5520/page4.html
It bears a 9 centimetre blade, with an OAL of just under 19 centimetres. The tanto-style blade does not have a secondary point like the "American" tanto, rather it has a continuous curve to it. Blade is 3 millimetre thick D2. It is hollow ground up to the start of the curve, where it becomes convex ground. The blade sports a beautiful hand-rubbed finish. The hollow ground portion of the edge is extremely thin and SHARP! The convex point is thicker and not quite as sharp, but still sharp enough to scrape hair.
The handle consists of thin anodized Ti scales with black epoxied nylon overwrap. Very comfortable, grippy and pretty all at the same time! The diamond wrap gives a very secure grip. This combined with the small guard makes for a very secure thruster.
The knife comes in a well-made Kydex neck sheath that holds the knife securely without too much force required to withdraw the blade.
Overall, this is an excellent knife (especially for the price). My only complaint (I had to come up with one) is that I would have preferred the cord wrap to cover the pins used to attach the scales.
Neil Blackwood was a joy to deal with as well. He never hesitated to answer any of my many questions. He'll definitely be getting some more orders from me.
The knife can be seen at: http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Meeting/5520/page4.html
It bears a 9 centimetre blade, with an OAL of just under 19 centimetres. The tanto-style blade does not have a secondary point like the "American" tanto, rather it has a continuous curve to it. Blade is 3 millimetre thick D2. It is hollow ground up to the start of the curve, where it becomes convex ground. The blade sports a beautiful hand-rubbed finish. The hollow ground portion of the edge is extremely thin and SHARP! The convex point is thicker and not quite as sharp, but still sharp enough to scrape hair.
The handle consists of thin anodized Ti scales with black epoxied nylon overwrap. Very comfortable, grippy and pretty all at the same time! The diamond wrap gives a very secure grip. This combined with the small guard makes for a very secure thruster.
The knife comes in a well-made Kydex neck sheath that holds the knife securely without too much force required to withdraw the blade.
Overall, this is an excellent knife (especially for the price). My only complaint (I had to come up with one) is that I would have preferred the cord wrap to cover the pins used to attach the scales.
Neil Blackwood was a joy to deal with as well. He never hesitated to answer any of my many questions. He'll definitely be getting some more orders from me.
