Hello all, I thought I would post my initial impressions of the Svord I got as part of the recently concluded group buy over at THR.
http://www.svord.com
When I took it out of the package, I was just blown away at how simple the construction is. There are basically two screws holding the hadle together, and a pin to stop the blade from moving too far. The blade itself has the built in lanyard hole attachment/sheath removal tool/tang/safey grip. I must say it is pretty secure when holding the knife, and I have no worry that it will fold on me with normal use. Since I have only got it today, I don't have much to say about edge retention yet.
The sheath is very well constructed, with a belt loop cut into the back of it.
The blade came ground pretty roughly with about a 35/25 degree uneven bevel. I broke out my trusty Lansky set and after about 2 hours ran it down to a straight 20/20. It is somewhere between razor sharp and scary sharp, and will push cut paper at almost 2 inches away from my fingers. Just for fun (and dessert) I whacked a small apple into pieces with it. It cuts very well, but does tend to hang up on material that thick. I have not had a chance to cut anything else with it yet (other than my arm hair!).
The handle is a bit rough, but the finish is of pretty good quality. It fits well in my hand, and I am sure will only look better with age.
Overall, I would say for $26, this knife is an incredible bargain, and even my non-knife appreciating friends will have cause to take a second look.
Hope every enjoys my initial impressions!
David
Oh! Can't forget the pictures:
Please forgive the quality, I wasn't of the mood to get out the good lighting tonight...
View #1
View #2
Sharpening it
Svord and sheath
Svord compared to an Opinel #6 and a Benchmade 14210
Comparison view #2
http://www.svord.com
When I took it out of the package, I was just blown away at how simple the construction is. There are basically two screws holding the hadle together, and a pin to stop the blade from moving too far. The blade itself has the built in lanyard hole attachment/sheath removal tool/tang/safey grip. I must say it is pretty secure when holding the knife, and I have no worry that it will fold on me with normal use. Since I have only got it today, I don't have much to say about edge retention yet.
The sheath is very well constructed, with a belt loop cut into the back of it.
The blade came ground pretty roughly with about a 35/25 degree uneven bevel. I broke out my trusty Lansky set and after about 2 hours ran it down to a straight 20/20. It is somewhere between razor sharp and scary sharp, and will push cut paper at almost 2 inches away from my fingers. Just for fun (and dessert) I whacked a small apple into pieces with it. It cuts very well, but does tend to hang up on material that thick. I have not had a chance to cut anything else with it yet (other than my arm hair!).
The handle is a bit rough, but the finish is of pretty good quality. It fits well in my hand, and I am sure will only look better with age.
Overall, I would say for $26, this knife is an incredible bargain, and even my non-knife appreciating friends will have cause to take a second look.
Hope every enjoys my initial impressions!
David
Oh! Can't forget the pictures:
Please forgive the quality, I wasn't of the mood to get out the good lighting tonight...
View #1
View #2
Sharpening it
Svord and sheath
Svord compared to an Opinel #6 and a Benchmade 14210
Comparison view #2
