Swayback Blade

[joeradza]

Couldn't find a good place for this question so forgive me for starting a thread. The GEC 47 Vioer blade is pretty thin near the point in comparison to the Rough Ryder. I was curious as to the thickness of our upcoming BladeForums Viper swayback. If anyone has the specs or a comparison pic of the three or at least the BladeForums it would be appreciated.

 

[Pàdruig]

I don't have the GEC Viper but I do have the Viper and the RR - give me a moment and I'll take some pics for you.

 

[Pàdruig]

Alan, I hope these pics are what you are looking for - if not, let me know and I can take more.

 

[joeradza]

Alan, I hope these pics are what you are looking for - if not, let me know and I can take more.

Thanks Dylan. If I'm guesstimating the Viper falls between the GEC and the RR which will be perfect.

 

[btb01]

GEC’s #47 Viper is great for removing splinters. (I know that’s unrelated to your question, but I figured I’d share it anyways. )

 

[Will Power]

Splinters? Indeed, but I like to use a small handled Wharncliffe for that task, you can dig deeper e.g. a CASE Swayback Gent or GEC 62 Mind you, the other week I got a splinter UNDER the fingernail...not tampering with that!

Really looking forward to the Forum Knife from Viper, ticks many of my boxes anyway. Thanks to Dylan Pàdruig for useful pictures, also appetite whetting

 

[Wild Ben]

I have my viper (like the forum knife) in my pocket now. It's not thick, but it's not delicate either.

 

[Wild Willie]

I've been wondering the same thing, thanks for bringing this up... Also could anyone tell me how the m390 is to maintain? I haven't owned any new super steels since s30v was the next greatest thing...

 

[Eversion]

I've been wondering the same thing, thanks for bringing this up... Also could anyone tell me how the m390 is to maintain? I haven't owned any new super steels since s30v was the next greatest thing...

M390 isn't bad at all. No need to worry about corrosion too much, and it strops up fine enough. I'd expect an experience similar to your S30V, (perhaps a little more time consuming to sharpen, but not much) but a little less prone to chipping for similar edge geometry. Just touch it up occasionally, and don't let it get silly dull unless you have a robust sharpening system.

 

[Wild Willie]

M390 isn't bad at all. No need to worry about corrosion too much, and it strops up fine enough. I'd expect an experience similar to your S30V, (perhaps a little more time consuming to sharpen, but not much) but a little less prone to chipping for similar edge geometry. Just touch it up occasionally, and don't let it get silly dull unless you have a robust sharpening system.

Thanks for your help.