Survive! knives GSO-3.5

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Who of you have pre-ordered the Survive! knives GSO-3.5?
I bought one in CPM-20CV (this is the US equivalent of Bohler-M390)! I am pretty stoked about this one. After the perfect 4.1 I thought it is time for a new one!
:D

Here are some details:

Blade Material: CPM-3V or CPM-20CV
Blade Length: 3.4" (tip to front of handle)
Blade Height: 1.06"
Blade Thickness: 1/8"(.125")
Overall Length: 7.8

or check the website:
https://www.surviveknives.com/shop/product/gso-3.5
 
Yep, ordered one myself. Also picked it up in 20CV. Currently have a 1095 Mora in that size so this will definitely fit a role here in the rainy northwest. First Survive! knife and really looking forward to it!
 
Yes, I pre-ordered one in CPM-3V. Then in a moment of weakness went back and ordered with the CPM-20CV. I recently took delivery of the 5.1 and was impressed enough that I felt I "needed" to give the 3.5 a try. Mike
 
I'm hoping there will be jimping on the back of the 3.5. Can't see it on the computer drawings....
 
Interesting knife. I like the design but the "brass bowdrill bearing" is a bit silly though, to be honest. I mean, do you really start such a large volume of fires with your bowdrill bearing that you are wearing out the micarta ones?
 
retzius said:
Interesting knife. I like the design but the "brass bowdrill bearing" is a bit silly though, to be honest. I mean, do you really start such a large volume of fires with your bowdrill bearing that you are wearing out the micarta ones?
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You can opt out of the brass bow drill bearing or regular divot altogether as I did.
Hopefully this will still be on topic since we are discussing the bow drill divot feature..... I've only started a fire twice using the bow drill method and both times the bow drill block (upper bearing), made of wood, got pretty well toasted. My uneducated guess would be that a Micarta divot would get pretty fried also. Does anyone have any experience with this or can point me to a demo video? Again, this is me being totally off the cuff, in an emergency, yes I would use the Micarta divot, but for fun, I don't think I'd want to smoke my knife handle - if that is what would happen. Maybe I'm just a wuss with my knives. Mike
 
The guy on youtube at Equip 2 Endure has used his micarta bow drill divot often without wearing through the scale. Take a look through his videos. If you grease the divot now and again, it ought to last a good deal longer too.

I've made bow drills and used them with some success but didn't feel the need to have one (brass or not) on my 3.5.

I'm really looking forward to seeing one in real life, especially compared with the 4" model.
 
Indeed I think the same about the bow drill. I hope the knife can be a nice EDC too!
 
Mike157 said:
You can opt out of the brass bow drill bearing or regular divot altogether as I did.
Hopefully this will still be on topic since we are discussing the bow drill divot feature..... I've only started a fire twice using the bow drill method and both times the bow drill block (upper bearing), made of wood, got pretty well toasted. My uneducated guess would be that a Micarta divot would get pretty fried also. Does anyone have any experience with this or can point me to a demo video? Again, this is me being totally off the cuff, in an emergency, yes I would use the Micarta divot, but for fun, I don't think I'd want to smoke my knife handle - if that is what would happen. Maybe I'm just a wuss with my knives. Mike
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Yeah, the idea of the brass bowdrill bearing is for more extended use. The brass has a natural lubricity, which will help the drill spin more freely in the socket and invite less heat build up. I have not yet seen the micarta bowdrill divot wear through but they can get pretty scorched from use. I just like trying different things sometimes. It drives innovation.

-Guy
 
What I was thinking and didn't say was that I think the brass bow drill bearing is a good idea for those that do make fires by that method. I would like to try it sometime. Do keep on with the innovations Guy. Mike
 
Looking forward to seeing some photos of the 3.5 when you all receive yours.
My 4.1. M-390 was my best purchase of 2013.
 
Has anyone seen a photo of a prototype?

I believe that this will be a fantastic knife that will work well alongside my F1 and Koster Bushcraft flatground blade. I'm looking forward to trying out 20CV.
 
While I have no doubt of it's finished quality, I have never purchased a knife with only an Auto Cad rendering to go by, I have to have photos showing various views of
an actual item.
That's just how I roll.
Looking forward to seeing your photos once you receive them.
 
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Recently got a 4.1 and felt the need to pre-order the smaller 3.5 for EDC. Looks like it will a few months; maybe a Christmas surprise?
 
I'm currently curious about the edge geometry on the 3.5.

Will it be on the stout side like the 4.1 or ground a bit thinner like they did with the 5.1?

I'd hope for thinner as a smaller blade would be meant for somewhat lighter tasks like cutting and slicing and not chopping. Will the design be for more extreme survival situations or for more moderate, regular everyday reasonable use knife jobs?

Any thoughts?
 
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