The Garberg arrived today

I did it ! Got curioser and curioser and there's no adult supervision here so I did it. Be here next week I guess .
 
mete said:
I did it ! Got curioser and curioser and there's no adult supervision here so I did it. Be here next week I guess .
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Congrats Mete!!!! I look forward to your thoughts on it! :thumbup: Did you get leather or Molle?
 
I like the looks of the leather sheath.

Then again, I like leather flap sheaths. My F-1, Grohman #3, Buck Woodsman, all have leather flap sheaths. Seems like the Garberg would fit nicely among them as a great all round user/keeper knife.
 
Got the Molle . Might take a while to figure out all the options . I like and I'm used to a swinging sheath .
 
mete said:
Got the Molle . Might take a while to figure out all the options . I like and I'm used to a swinging sheath .
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Awesome! Thank you!! It looks like a versatile, well thought out system! :thumbup:
 
SAK Guy said:
Awesome! Thank you!! It looks like a versatile, well thought out system! :thumbup:
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Robert- regarding the leather sheath, how do you think it will hold up in the weather elements, i.e. rain, snow, etc..? Did you or will you treat the leather with any wax?
 
2ndunamended said:
Robert- regarding the leather sheath, how do you think it will hold up in the weather elements, i.e. rain, snow, etc..? Did you or will you treat the leather with any wax?
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In the past, I treated all my camping leather with a coat or two of Sno Seal, melted in with a blow dryer. The Garberg sheath appears to be very well finished full grain leather, very tight grain. It already beads water pretty well. Much better that a lot of factory sheaths I've owned but it will still get treated before winter gets here.

The leather is stiff, thick, with 3 heavy rivets holding the belt loop. Specs say the leather is 3mm. All the edges are smooth, the stitching is evenly spaced, tight, and looks done with heavy duty thread. It's nice sheath, built for the rigors of outdoors IMO. It's stiffer with thicker leather and heavier thread/rivets than the Grohmann flap sheath for my #4 Camp knife.

Here's some comparison pics of the two sheaths:

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The Grohmann sheath is no slouch but you can see how heavy the Garberg sheath is... :thumbup:
 
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One thing that has always bugged me is the narrowing of the grind towards the tip of most scandi grinds. The garberg has an even grind the whole way. Looks very well made. Still don't understand the freak out of the price. It has to be because of how awesome their cheaper ones are.
 
SAK Guy said:
In the past, I treated all my camping leather with a coat or two of Sno Seal, melted in with a blow dryer. The Garberg sheath appears to be very well finished full grain leather, very tight grain. It already beads water pretty well. Much better that a lot of factory sheaths I've owned but it will still get treated before winter gets here.

The leather is stiff, thick, with 3 heavy rivets holding the belt loop. Specs say the leather is 3mm. All the edges are smooth, the stitching is evenly spaced, tight, and looks done with heavy duty thread. It's nice sheath, built for the rigors of outdoors IMO. It's stiffer with thicker leather and heavier thread/rivets than the Grohmann flap sheath for my #4 Camp knife.
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Thanks for the pics and the description. Am I correct to assume that the belt loop rivet is not a snap (to attach without undoing the belt)?
 
PLEASE go cut something until it needs resharpened. I'm dying to hear about it's edge retention and how easy it resharpens.......(The suspense is killing me here:eek:)
 
SMBH said:
Man, I would be all about this knife if only it had a sharpening choil.

Is there ever a good reason to not have a sharpening choil on a knife?
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So of all the truly significant/important aspects of a knife - like blade steel, handle comfort, product design, warranty, cost, etc. - the ability to sharpen the last 1/16th" of the edge is a make-or-break feature for you?
 
I handled one of those briefly the other day. They're substantially thicker than the Companions that I own. I, too, would love to know how it holds up over time.
 
Brommelland, my new Garberg arrived with two dings in the blade. It took all of ten minutes to remedy the issue on some diamond stones. The Garber sharpens up easily and responds to stropping beautifully. I love fine grain steels and Mora has done a great job with their heat treat on the 14c28n steel.
 
DJC72 said:
Brommelland, my new Garberg arrived with two dings in the blade. It took all of ten minutes to remedy the issue on some diamond stones. The Garber sharpens up easily and responds to stropping beautifully. I love fine grain steels and Mora has done a great job with their heat treat on the 14c28n steel.
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Thank you! BTW, What stropping compound did you use ?(green, black, diamond paste, etc)
 
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