The James Brand Wayland, a review and thoughts

JTB_5 said:
Thanks for the review, James (nice to know your first name, as I didn't before)! I enjoyed the humor and well-balanced approach to your review.

Judging by the kick, I'm guessing it uses a stop pin inside the blade well to keep the knife from hitting the back-spring? Is that correct? Also, how is the action of the knife? I initially found the action of the first Lionsteels to be underwhelming, but the second iterations improved it greatly, and I thought the action on the Viper swayback was as good as it gets. I also had a Chinese made Zulu recently that had really high quality and great action, but, as you say, seemed to lack something in "soul" or character that modern traditionals seemed to have lost from the normal traditional knives.

Also, nice job on the blade modification. It looks much better.
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Thanks for your kind words.

Yep, the action feels similar to the Dom, 2020 forum knife, and to the JE Made Lanny. The closing snap is a bit muffled, but it still feels solid.

I agree that the soul or character just isn't there. The perfectly imperfect characteristic is missing on some of these.
 
sitflyer said:
I like that they placed the nick way up front for maximizing leverage on opening.
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I should have put more on this, but it makes it very pinchable and very friendly to lefties. It is a really nice aspect of the knife.
 
Thanks for the review. I tried one of their more modern designs, and thought the fit and finish more than made up for the materials used. This model's been on my radar for a bit, but there don't seem to be many reviews out there on them. I don't mind the lack of perfect imperfections or soul. Sometimes it's good to get a knife that's a blank slate.
 
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