A great write up with some fantastic action shots, it is always fun to see knives being used out in the woods, thanks for sharing.
It is rather interesting to see how polarizing Medford knives tend to be. I suppose that isn't too different from other makers but with Medford it tends to become particularly nasty. I do not own a Medford knife, nor do I intend to anytime soon, the price tag tends to be a healthy deterrent. So with that said, I cannot have a legitimate opinion one way or the other. Do they look overbuilt? Why yes, yes they do, but lots of folks like that in a knife, myself included. I bought my first ZT because I thought it was built like a tank at the time.
That all being said, I think the OP's intent was not to laud the Medford as the best knife ever, the most efficient cutter to grace us with it's presence, or the most masterful slicer known to man. Instead, he demonstrated that this is a knife built to be used and that it could capably perform just about all the tasks he put it to. Instead of merely testing it on paper and critiquing it's flipping performance, he gave us a demonstration of realistic practical applications and that I can admire, regardless of whether I like the knife or not. What I don't understand is: Why are there comparisons being made to using a brick to hammer nails or a hammer to open a can? He is using a knife to do activities that a knife is expected to perform and the knife actually performs such tasks rather well, it is a knife after all.
In any case, polarizing or not, it was great to see the Medford put to work. Thanks again for sharing, stabman.
Medford FTW.
