The forgotten Chris Reeve knife.

humblerodent

humblerodent

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As long as I've been on this forum, I have not heard anyone mention the Inyoni. I recently tracked one down and I am very happy with it. As a weight conscious hiker, this is almost my perfect backpacking knife. It's slim profile makes it easy to pack away, or wear unobtrusively on the hip. It's weight at 2.6 oz is practically unrivaled in full featured fixed blade knives of it's size. My only complaint is the serrations. I really wish they had made a plain edge version. But as it was made for bird and trout, and not ultralight backpacking, I understand.

On to the (rainy day) pics:

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I wish I would have picked one up. Great looking knife but the serrations have held me back.
 
I have always liked it, just never got around to getting one. Same with the Nyala. Its tough with all the Sebenzas out there....lol.
 
That is one sexy blade! I like the CRK integral handle knives, I dont see many of them around the forums though.
 
I had one a while back but not for very long. It was a knife that could have been great but was not. The serrations totally killed it, IMO, the shrunken handle scales never grew on me at all and the knife was frankly quite uncomfortable during use. I think if it had been made along the lines of the Nyala with full handle scales and a plain edge blade we would be hearing much more about it, sadly that was not the case. It would have made a superb bushcrafter/B&T knife if it was. :)
 
I've always wondered about the Inyoni, after buying a Nyala I'm drawn to it even more, it's just those darn serrations that keep me away from it and the Green Beret.

After having and using the knife how do you feel about the CRK serrations, do they get in the way or does the design differ enough from all of the other styles out there that they go unnoticed until needed?
 
IMO, serrations on a knife are basically totally useless and particularly so when placed in front of the choil. That is one of the most used areas of the blade for fine work so you basically just removed a large amount of the possible uses right off the bat. I have yet to see anything serrations can cut makedly better than a sharp knife can.
 
Haze said:
IMO, serrations on a knife are basically totally useless and particularly so when placed in front of the choil. That is one of the most used areas of the blade for fine work so you basically just removed a large amount of the possible uses right off the bat. I have yet to see anything serrations can cut makedly better than a sharp knife can.
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Haze said:
IMO, serrations on a knife are basically totally useless and particularly so when placed in front of the choil. That is one of the most used areas of the blade for fine work so you basically just removed a large amount of the possible uses right off the bat. I have yet to see anything serrations can cut makedly better than a sharp knife can.
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Depends on your uses. Serrations have their place.
To say they are universally useless only because you personally have no use for them is a bit presumptuous.
To say serrations cut worse in every situation is just plain wrong. EMS, firefighter, fisherman, military commonly choose serrations. I personally love a combo-edge in the woods.


Thanks for posting OP. I had no idea this knife existed.
 
The use of IMO at the start of the post there is telling....:p

I have fished, hunted, sailed, kayaked, worked as a forester, practiced bush craft for many years and have been a knife person for as long as I can remember. There is nothing "presumtuous" about what I have said there. That is a statemt made based on my vast uses of knives through my life. Serrations will cut and stay "sharper" for longer as there is an increased and varied surface area and because of that they probably do have their place where that trait is of use, but they do not cut "better" than a sharp, plain edge in any way. :)

Please explain to me why you think I'm "just plain wrong" in saying that ?

Nullity said:
Depends on your uses. Serrations have their place.
To say they are universally useless only because you personally have no use for them is a bit presumptuous.
To say serrations cut worse in every situation is just plain wrong. EMS, firefighter, fisherman, military commonly choose serrations. I personally love a combo-edge in the woods.


Thanks for posting OP. I had no idea this knife existed.
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Haze said:
The use of IMO at the start of the post there is telling....:p

I have fished, hunted, sailed, kayaked, worked as a forester, practiced bush craft for many years and have been a knife person for as long as I can remember. There is nothing "presumtuous" about what I have said there. That is a statemt made based on my vast uses of knives through my life. Serrations will cut and stay "sharper" for longer as there is an increased and varied surface area and because of that they probably do have their place where that trait is of use, but they do not cut "better" than a sharp, plain edge in any way. :)

Please explain to me why you think I'm "just plain wrong" in saying that ?
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I guess I didn't know what you meant by "better". Plain and serrations have their preferred uses. You can't use a plain-edge like a serrated knife and vice versa.

I would love to own a serrated Sebenza. It makes me happy that CRK has left-handed knives and combo-edge offerings. Very few high-end manufacturers offer that.
 
I don't understand what you mean by this ? What is it we are cutting here that one is better off using a serrated blade for ? Outside of perhaps a loaf of bread that is. :p

Nullity said:
I guess I didn't know what you meant by "better". Plain and serrations have their preferred uses. You can't use a plain-edge like a serrated knife and vice versa.

I would love to own a serrated Sebenza. It makes me happy that CRK has left-handed knives and combo-edge offerings. Very few high-end manufacturers offer that.
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More than a few sailors like serrated knives. Same with longshoremen and cooks.

The ultimate nautical knife for many is the David Boye folder. He offers it in serrations and non-serrated. His first offerings were nonserrated, because his cast dendritic steel and cobalt has a micro-serrated effect.

As noted, the protected part of the serrated edge will cut long after the tips are blunt, and long after a straight knife is blunt.

Much of the early Spyderco reputation was built on their serrated knives for this very reason.

Serrations have their place...just not on a bird and trout...IMHO :)
 
Thanks for the comments everyone. The main objections to this knife seem to be the same as mine, the serrations. Also, Haze you are correct that this is not a comfortable knife if used a lot, but I don't need it for long bushcrafting sessions. I love the slim minimalist design for my applications. As far as the serrations, and to answer your question 1AbominAble1, they get in the way. I would love this knife if it was plain edge. As it is, I like it. The serrations severely limit its usefulness for bushcraft, but I still think I could get a lot of use out of it for general camp chores, and for it's intended purpose, to clean fish. Check out this thread in the Inyoni's favor:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...nyoni-(warning!-knives-in-use-blood-involved)
 
humblerodent said:
Thanks for the comments everyone. The main objections to this knife seem to be the same as mine, the serrations. Also, Haze you are correct that this is not a comfortable knife if used a lot, but I don't need it for long bushcrafting sessions. I love the slim minimalist design for my applications. As far as the serrations, and to answer your question 1AbominAble1, they get in the way. I would love this knife if it was plain edge. As it is, I like it. The serrations severely limit its usefulness for bushcraft, but I still think I could get a lot of use out of it for general camp chores, and for it's intended purpose, to clean fish. Check out this thread in the Inyoni's favor:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...nyoni-(warning!-knives-in-use-blood-involved)
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Thanks for getting back with me, that's what I suspected.

I've always been very against serrations for the same reasons that Haze mentioned, to me the most useful part of a blade is just in front if the choil, I was just hoping against hope that the CRK style serrations were somehow different.
 
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