Shiv. Shiv. Shiv.

[toker]

I didn’t realize that sharpened tip was an option! But that looks incredible!!!

The sharpened tip is for those who can't fully commit.

 

[bluemax_1]

The sharpened tip is for those who can't fully commit.

"Just the tip; for when you're not quite ready to go all the way"

 

[Burke]

The sharpened tip is for those who can't fully commit.

LOL....I got plain, just the tip, and all the way around. You could probably say I overcommitted.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

I got plain, just the tip, and all the way around.

Sounds like a menu selection from Nana Plaza

 

[JACKMANDU]

CPK includes the BEST Kydex sheaths available! Don’t take for granted how good of a sheath you get with your CPK blades. I have always battled with finding the correct sheath for blades from other manufacturers. CPK offers a complete quality package. High performance high value!

 

[Blues]

CPK includes the BEST Kydex sheaths available! Don’t take for granted how good of a sheath you get with your CPK blades. I have always battled with finding the correct sheath for blades from other manufacturers. CPK offers a complete quality package. High performance high value!

...but wait...there's more...

 

[JACKMANDU]

...but wait...there's more...

…. Unicorn blood

 

[JACKMANDU]

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Ding dong, signature required, "I think it's just some knife", tossed casually aside, played cool for an hour...NOW LET'S SEE!!
Ok, this is absolutely stunning!
The execution is flawless. The sharpened tip results in a confluence of facets that you can't imagine until you examine it.
Here it is: double black linen, buffed, blue fasteners, satin grind with sharpened tip. Pirtle sheath with frog pins.

Beautiful. I assume the sheath with the belt studs is meant for carrying on/behind the hip?

 

[Richard338]

Beautiful. I assume the sheath with the belt studs is meant for carrying on/behind the hip?

Yes, there's a few ways to carry it with the frog pins, I haven't tried much yet. I have some other mounting options like clips, so I'll soon see what's comfortable.

 

[Dawkind]

In Da House…

 

[Pàdruig]

Despite my best intentions, I did not take a ton of pictures on my trip. However, as promised and aside from the time spent with a pile of Kepharts, I still managed to use the Shiv for all of my available camp duties. I like to experiment so I largely pretended that there weren't a hundred+ other knives around and I treated the Shiv as if it was the only knife I brought with me.

A fellow member here mentioned that it wouldn't be good for some things like chopping and fine tip control and though I would agree that there are better suited tools for such tasks, the Shiv exceeded my relatively modest expectations.

This is not an exhaustive list of chores/tasks but these are some of the things I did with it.

- Chopped down saplings and delimbed larger poles.
- Feather sticking (more for quiet whittling time than anything else).
- Processed kindling and smaller logs.
- Some limited food prep (bread and butter slicing, bacon stirring, small stuff like that). We were spoiled with a kitchen shack so most meals were provided by our host.
- Trimming fishing line after tying on hooks. (I don't use my teeth, my dentist gave me hell for that as a boy and it apparently stuck)
- Scraping, peeling, shaping on potential walking stick candidates.
- Any mundane cutting task where a knife would be called for.

It rode with me all over the mountains, got put away wet and/or dirty, got covered in dust (still is), and overall was given the opportunity to be a working knife in a working camp. It got a lot of attention from the fellas with me who were active soldiers and had numerous deployments under their belts. They loved everything about it. This knife does everything I could ask of it, does it reasonably well and I never had a moment where I thought, "This is uncomfortable and I wish I had something else". I think that speaks to the genius of its design and huge props to Nathan for making a robust weapon that also functions as a world class tool.

I wouldn't hesitate to bring this guy to the woods with me again, though I will admit, there are much better suited options like the SDFK or BFK.


'Twas home away from home for a few days:

Some pics I managed to snap when there was a lull in activity:

Back home with a fine layer of "patina"? No, that's just dirt.

 

[EMCEE]

Despite my best intentions, I did not take a ton of pictures on my trip. However, as promised and aside from the time spent with a pile of Kepharts, I still managed to use the Shiv for all of my available camp duties. I like to experiment so I largely pretended that there weren't a hundred+ other knives around and I treated the Shiv as if it was the only knife I brought with me.

A fellow member here mentioned that it wouldn't be good for some things like chopping and fine tip control and though I would agree that there are better suited tools for such tasks, the Shiv exceeded my relatively modest expectations.

This is not an exhaustive list of chores/tasks but these are some of the things I did with it.

- Chopped down saplings and delimbed larger poles.
- Feather sticking (more for quiet whittling time than anything else).
- Processed kindling and smaller logs.
- Some limited food prep (bread and butter slicing, bacon stirring, small stuff like that). We were spoiled with a kitchen shack so most meals were provided by our host.
- Trimming fishing line after tying on hooks. (I don't use my teeth, my dentist gave me hell for that as a boy and it apparently stuck)
- Scraping, peeling, shaping on potential walking stick candidates.
- Any mundane cutting task where a knife would be called for.

It rode with me all over the mountains, got put away wet and/or dirty, got covered in dust (still is), and overall was given the opportunity to be a working knife in a working camp. It got a lot of attention from the fellas with me who were active soldiers and had numerous deployments under their belts. They loved everything about it. This knife does everything I could ask of it, does it reasonably well and I never had a moment where I thought, "This is uncomfortable and I wish I had something else". I think that speaks to the genius of its design and huge props to Nathan for making a robust weapon that also functions as a world class tool.

I wouldn't hesitate to bring this guy to the woods with me again, though I will admit, there are much better suited options like the SDFK or BFK.


'Twas home away from home for a few days:

Some pics I managed to snap when there was a lull in activity:

Back home with a fine layer of "patina"? No, that's just dirt.

Excellent write up and thank you ! Sounds like you had a great time and put the ‘ol Shiverooney through her paces. I’m now that much more excited for mine to show up.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Despite my best intentions, I did not take a ton of pictures on my trip. However, as promised and aside from the time spent with a pile of Kepharts, I still managed to use the Shiv for all of my available camp duties. I like to experiment so I largely pretended that there weren't a hundred+ other knives around and I treated the Shiv as if it was the only knife I brought with me.

A fellow member here mentioned that it wouldn't be good for some things like chopping and fine tip control and though I would agree that there are better suited tools for such tasks, the Shiv exceeded my relatively modest expectations.

This is not an exhaustive list of chores/tasks but these are some of the things I did with it.

- Chopped down saplings and delimbed larger poles.
- Feather sticking (more for quiet whittling time than anything else).
- Processed kindling and smaller logs.
- Some limited food prep (bread and butter slicing, bacon stirring, small stuff like that). We were spoiled with a kitchen shack so most meals were provided by our host.
- Trimming fishing line after tying on hooks. (I don't use my teeth, my dentist gave me hell for that as a boy and it apparently stuck)
- Scraping, peeling, shaping on potential walking stick candidates.
- Any mundane cutting task where a knife would be called for.

It rode with me all over the mountains, got put away wet and/or dirty, got covered in dust (still is), and overall was given the opportunity to be a working knife in a working camp. It got a lot of attention from the fellas with me who were active soldiers and had numerous deployments under their belts. They loved everything about it. This knife does everything I could ask of it, does it reasonably well and I never had a moment where I thought, "This is uncomfortable and I wish I had something else". I think that speaks to the genius of its design and huge props to Nathan for making a robust weapon that also functions as a world class tool.

I wouldn't hesitate to bring this guy to the woods with me again, though I will admit, there are much better suited options like the SDFK or BFK.


'Twas home away from home for a few days:

Some pics I managed to snap when there was a lull in activity:

Back home with a fine layer of "patina"? No, that's just dirt.

Warms my heart

 

[yoko]

Despite my best intentions, I did not take a ton of pictures on my trip. However, as promised and aside from the time spent with a pile of Kepharts, I still managed to use the Shiv for all of my available camp duties. I like to experiment so I largely pretended that there weren't a hundred+ other knives around and I treated the Shiv as if it was the only knife I brought with me.

A fellow member here mentioned that it wouldn't be good for some things like chopping and fine tip control and though I would agree that there are better suited tools for such tasks, the Shiv exceeded my relatively modest expectations.

This is not an exhaustive list of chores/tasks but these are some of the things I did with it.

- Chopped down saplings and delimbed larger poles.
- Feather sticking (more for quiet whittling time than anything else).
- Processed kindling and smaller logs.
- Some limited food prep (bread and butter slicing, bacon stirring, small stuff like that). We were spoiled with a kitchen shack so most meals were provided by our host.
- Trimming fishing line after tying on hooks. (I don't use my teeth, my dentist gave me hell for that as a boy and it apparently stuck)
- Scraping, peeling, shaping on potential walking stick candidates.
- Any mundane cutting task where a knife would be called for.

It rode with me all over the mountains, got put away wet and/or dirty, got covered in dust (still is), and overall was given the opportunity to be a working knife in a working camp. It got a lot of attention from the fellas with me who were active soldiers and had numerous deployments under their belts. They loved everything about it. This knife does everything I could ask of it, does it reasonably well and I never had a moment where I thought, "This is uncomfortable and I wish I had something else". I think that speaks to the genius of its design and huge props to Nathan for making a robust weapon that also functions as a world class tool.

I wouldn't hesitate to bring this guy to the woods with me again, though I will admit, there are much better suited options like the SDFK or BFK.


'Twas home away from home for a few days:

Some pics I managed to snap when there was a lull in activity:

Back home with a fine layer of "patina"? No, that's just dirt.

Hellz yes bro!!!

 

[1AbominAble1]

The Shiv is also a useful tool to keep the kids laughing.
With the width of the blade relative to its height the wedge is sufficient enough to launch cucumbers and carrots pretty far down the table or countertop to the waiting kiddos- if you give a pretty vigorous chop to the veggies. The veggies start to cut, then POP, then slide down to the kids. Alright, I admit it, it was fun for me too. 10 out of 10 will do again with the youngest. The Shiv definitely isn’t a kitchen knife but if what you’re cutting isn’t very tall she gets the job done.

 

[SwarthyGnome]

The Shiv is also a useful tool to keep the Soldiers laughing.
With the width of the blade relative to its height the wedge is sufficient enough to launch intestines and kidneys pretty far down the hallway or corridor to the waiting commandos- if you give a pretty vigorous chop to the enemy combatants. The innards start to cut, then POP, then slide down to the squad. Alright, I admit it, it was fun for me too. 10 out of 10 will do again with the rookie. The Shiv definitely is an abdominal ventilation knife but if what you’re cutting isn’t very tall she gets the job done.

Fixed it? I dunno.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

^ high quality comment

 

[1AbominAble1]

Fixed it? I dunno.

Yes! Very much improved

 

[fatfrog]

How are you all carrying your shivs? I was thinking of getting a dedicated sling or harness to carry it diagonally across the body.