sanrenmu knives?

[rbc]

i'm currently on business assignment here in a rural part of China, and I chanced on this particular line of folding knives that are made here in China.

They're called Sanrenmu Knives.

anyone familiar with these knives?
I bought the model 605.

Through their website, I learned that the bladematerial they used is 8Cr14MoV, is that a good material for blade?

anyone, the model 605 costs around US$5.
it has steel liners, liner lock and 1.5 inch blade


rbc

 

[Horizon_Seeker]

i think that's the same steel spyderco is using in the Byrd line, supposed to be close to AUS-6 or AUS-8 in properties.

got any pictures and whereabout you are buying them?

david.

 

[orthogonal1]

I read a link I got here on the forum that mentioned that steel, but I can't find it now.

Hopefully someone will pop in with knowledge.

China. Can't get away from them, so we might as well learn more about 'em and their products (that, and they probably make knives for more "American" brands).

The site (http://www.srmknives.com/2005/en_chanpin/liang_chandao.asp?Curpage=2) appears to have a lot of design "knock-offs," though.

 

[rbc]

I got this model.

the pictures comes from the website

I got it at the main grocery shop at a county somewhere in the Hebei province. I don't speak Mandarin so I don't know how to describe the exact place though. Do you really think that the handle materials are G-10 as stated in the website?

for $5.00, they're pretty cheap.

i bought 4 of them already.

rbc

 

[orthogonal1]

I don't see why they would lie about the handle material. G10 itself isn't that expensive. It's the man-hours/machining that make it more expensive (which cost relatively little in China).

Knice picture. Looks practical.

How is the lock-up, edge holding, etc?

 

[rbc]

Orthogonal1,
I'll test it when I get back home.

But initial impressions are:

a) knives are not that sharp out of the box. I can only test edge holding when I get back home and treat it to a session with the Sharpmaker.
b) design overall is good. Finger choils very functional. allen screws hold the knife together. Blow through design makes cleaning easy.
c) it uses a liner lock. I notice that there is a variation on how much the lock engages on each of the 4 knives that I bought.

 

[orthogonal1]

A bit of QC issue is expected at that price range.

But, as with most of these potentially up-and-coming companies, if it survives the QC will improve (we all should remember Japan, etc.).

 

[Horizon_Seeker]

I'll have to look for them next time when I'm there.

variation on how much liner engages, well, I've seen that on knives costing close to $100 and from a big name maker too. not really something too worrisome unless it's all the way to the other side or moves a considerable distance with minimal use.

I'll have to look for something with lock-back or some other locking system. Liner lock is just not something I like too much.

david.