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I signed up for this one to check out the Captain but fell in love with the Velope.
Captain:
This knife has intrigued me since first seeing its pictures. As much as I love the look I found it to be akward for most tasks. The handle is a bit short and makes you want to use the riccaso and front of the handle as a finger choil. The design looks as if this was the thought when they made it. The problem is that it forms a very small choil that isnt very deep and leaves your front finger centimeters from the cutting edge. I never felt safe cutting with it in such a manner and it was uncomfortable for me to try and get a full grip on the actual handle. I like recurve baldes in general but found this one to be a bit odd. The downslope of the front of the blade and the undercut recurve never seemed to present an ideal cutting surface for the things I used it for. It is a very sold well made knife and some folks may love it. It just wasnt for me.
Velope:
Despite the large depression on the top of the blade that I could never figure out a use for this knife was superb. The frame lock engaged well but could have used some texture on the inside surface to assist with disengaging it but I never had a hard time working the lock. The blade grind and a nice sharp edge made this a cutter all the way. It is not a grippy knife so I would not carry it in situations that called for it but I found the shape to be very ergonomical and the wood inserts felt and looked good. I came to think of this piece as a good sized dressy knife. It looked at home with nicer clothes but cut like a champ and wont shy away from bigger tasks. With nice lines, purposefull grinds and good steel i would recomend checking this one out for yourself.
Captain:
This knife has intrigued me since first seeing its pictures. As much as I love the look I found it to be akward for most tasks. The handle is a bit short and makes you want to use the riccaso and front of the handle as a finger choil. The design looks as if this was the thought when they made it. The problem is that it forms a very small choil that isnt very deep and leaves your front finger centimeters from the cutting edge. I never felt safe cutting with it in such a manner and it was uncomfortable for me to try and get a full grip on the actual handle. I like recurve baldes in general but found this one to be a bit odd. The downslope of the front of the blade and the undercut recurve never seemed to present an ideal cutting surface for the things I used it for. It is a very sold well made knife and some folks may love it. It just wasnt for me.
Velope:
Despite the large depression on the top of the blade that I could never figure out a use for this knife was superb. The frame lock engaged well but could have used some texture on the inside surface to assist with disengaging it but I never had a hard time working the lock. The blade grind and a nice sharp edge made this a cutter all the way. It is not a grippy knife so I would not carry it in situations that called for it but I found the shape to be very ergonomical and the wood inserts felt and looked good. I came to think of this piece as a good sized dressy knife. It looked at home with nicer clothes but cut like a champ and wont shy away from bigger tasks. With nice lines, purposefull grinds and good steel i would recomend checking this one out for yourself.