chiral.grolim
Universal Kydex Sheath Extension
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Ok guys, anyone else wanna get it out of their system?
I'll check my GSO-10 and compare. If it's that different, I will post pics.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...nitial-review-with-photos-(warning-pic-heavy)
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...s-(warning-pic-heavy)?p=11703469#post11703469
I'm glad you pointed out the laser marks on the spine and blade perimeter. With the intention of these being a hard use cutting tool and not a high end safe queen, I do not touch up the edges before tumbling. Even on that Rodent 9, I feel you would find much the same laser or waterjet marks on the spine, if you were to take some airplane stripper to that thick, textured powdercoating. Personally, I love the raw "tool" look of the marks and feel they compliment the overall rugged look of my knives. Their ruggedness is their beauty. Aside from that though, I deliberately leave them this way for handle tolerancing. Without going uber high end, with precision milling fixtures, I can't reliably remove an even .001"-.002" off the perimeter of every blade. I wanted to ensure if a person wanted an additional handle set or something down the road, they would bolt right on without fine tuning and sanding.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...n-to-SYKCO-511-SRKW-RatManDu-Cattaraugus-225Q
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...comparison-to-BRKT-Bravo-1-amp-Swamp-Rat-HRLM
I reviewed the GSO-10 (1st run), -4.1, & -5.1 when I first received them, commented on the marks and received the quoted reply from Guy. I'd've been VERY surprised if your knife did NOT have marks.