The Spyderco Sustain from Stuart Ackerman.

Thoughts?
I was stoked on this one but wound up picking up something else while waiting for it to drop.
I'll pick one up eventually though, I'm sure.
 
Telling just by the looks of it, it seems like a self defense oriented blade. Extremely pointy, swedge, handle with evident finger groove (for retention I believe).... I really have no use for it, but sure it is pretty.

Mikel
 
Hi Reject ! I'm only assuming you own this knife, your thoughts ? Good looking knife .
 
Hi Reject,

Congrats on the knife and the great pics.

The model has an interesting history. Stuart can go into that, but my getting of the knife also has an interesting story; I first saw the knife at a model sharing after a meet in the UK. It was owned by a forumite that got it from Stuart. I wrote Stuart to see if I could get one, but he said he wasn't making them anymore. A couple of years later, the forumite decided to sell the knife. Stuart wrote to me because he knew I was interested in the design. I contacted the forumite and he sent the knife to me with 2 sheaths. Paying him was more complicated. He couldn't do wire transfers and we couldn't send a check in British pounds. He had a friend that was coming to the Blade show, so we met with her and gave her the funds to give to him when she returned to the UK.

So the knife was designed and built down under. Then to the UK, then to the US, then to Taiwan, back to the US and Reject gets one down under. The story of a knife model is often interesting. :D

It's a beautiful design and a good model to take into the bush for all around chores.

sal
 
I recently saw it and was smitten. I've had it for a couple weeks now, and I have to say I'm impressed.

It's certainly not an "around town" knife, but for a wilderness knife it's versatile enough for camp chores or some skinning (but definitely not cleaning fish unless you are a lot more coordinated than I am) while still holding it's own as a "pig sticker" for dispatching game or self defense (form 2 or 4 legged predators). Going into the backcountry for a week? This is the knife to bring.

I really liked his Serrata, and this is another clear winner for Mr. Ackerman.
 
This looks like a great knife. Anyone on here put one to use or have any type of review?
 
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