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And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. Revelation 6:8
After doing some research on the brand, I had reservations about buying an Emerson—for every positive review there was a negative one. It would seem that if Emerson was a flavour, it would be black licorice: if you like it you’ll love it, if not, you’ll love to hate it. So after doing my homework and feeling none the wiser, I decided that there was only one way for me to be sure … *click add to cart*
An Emerson Horseman (aka Mini CQC-8) was delivered to my door yesterday; my very first Emerson knife. I’d wanted the satin finish, but the dealer couldn’t get me one, so I settled on the black coated bade instead. No biggie. I was still very pleased when I opened the box…
Either the rumours of Emerson’s poor fit & finish are greatly exaggerated or my dealer cherry-picked a good one for me. Everything on the Horseman was flush and smoothly fit. The chiselled secondary bevel was even and sharp, blade dead-centre, and the lock-up was tight and solid. Sure, the inside of the liners weren’t polished smooth (or drilled out to appease the TNP’ers for that matter) but this does not detract from the design at all, IMO. The knife feels well-built and sturdy in hand. The Horseman also has the best ergos I’ve felt in such a contoured handle.
After ‘tuning’ the pivot screw, adding two drops of 3-in-1 oil, and adding a little graphite to the tang where the lock engages, the Horseman has fairly smooth action. The lock is a bit sticky, but certainly no worse than any other new liner-lock I’ve acquired. I’m confident that everything will become buttery-smooth over time.
It’ll take a little time for me to get used to the edge. It will glide through paper quite effortlessly, but I had to slightly modify my angle of approach (I reckon I’m just accustomed to a 30 degree inclusive angle on my secondary bevels.) It’s a little thing that might make a big difference in fine cutting tasks… we’ll see how it goes.
Other knives I own that I’d place in the same general category include: Ontario RAT-1 (yep, I went there… a $30 competitor,) Benchmade 710, and Spyderco Para-Military 2.
Anyway, thanks for reading! Now go get yourself some licorice…
-Timber
ETA: I got a super-cool Emerson sticker in the box, too!
After doing some research on the brand, I had reservations about buying an Emerson—for every positive review there was a negative one. It would seem that if Emerson was a flavour, it would be black licorice: if you like it you’ll love it, if not, you’ll love to hate it. So after doing my homework and feeling none the wiser, I decided that there was only one way for me to be sure … *click add to cart*
An Emerson Horseman (aka Mini CQC-8) was delivered to my door yesterday; my very first Emerson knife. I’d wanted the satin finish, but the dealer couldn’t get me one, so I settled on the black coated bade instead. No biggie. I was still very pleased when I opened the box…
Either the rumours of Emerson’s poor fit & finish are greatly exaggerated or my dealer cherry-picked a good one for me. Everything on the Horseman was flush and smoothly fit. The chiselled secondary bevel was even and sharp, blade dead-centre, and the lock-up was tight and solid. Sure, the inside of the liners weren’t polished smooth (or drilled out to appease the TNP’ers for that matter) but this does not detract from the design at all, IMO. The knife feels well-built and sturdy in hand. The Horseman also has the best ergos I’ve felt in such a contoured handle.
After ‘tuning’ the pivot screw, adding two drops of 3-in-1 oil, and adding a little graphite to the tang where the lock engages, the Horseman has fairly smooth action. The lock is a bit sticky, but certainly no worse than any other new liner-lock I’ve acquired. I’m confident that everything will become buttery-smooth over time.
It’ll take a little time for me to get used to the edge. It will glide through paper quite effortlessly, but I had to slightly modify my angle of approach (I reckon I’m just accustomed to a 30 degree inclusive angle on my secondary bevels.) It’s a little thing that might make a big difference in fine cutting tasks… we’ll see how it goes.
Other knives I own that I’d place in the same general category include: Ontario RAT-1 (yep, I went there… a $30 competitor,) Benchmade 710, and Spyderco Para-Military 2.
Anyway, thanks for reading! Now go get yourself some licorice…
-Timber
ETA: I got a super-cool Emerson sticker in the box, too!
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