bodog
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Wish I'd won the ZT lottery, congrats to those who did.
Olamic Cutlery has some really cool stuff going on with their knives. They look like some medieval master bladesmith came to the future, got some new equipment and supplies and then took it back and made some knives in the dark ages and then put them in a time capsule for us to use. Yeah, that means they're cool. Almost bought two but was holding off to see if I could score something just a touch more to my liking.
Rockstead Knives really are that impressive. Amazing finish.
Mcusta knives were a letdown.
Definitely no to Kizer. They just don't do it for me. For all the decent fit and finish and all that, they still look kind of cheap and generic.
RJ Martin knives were obviously high quality, but damn, I had to put everything I had into getting three of the four to flip. It's like they made the detents for the Hulk. Man they were hard to open. And even weirder? One sat there with a stuck lock bar. Odd. Not what I was expecting.
Brad Southard had probably my favorite knife at the show. He's producing a new midtech with a price point of about 400 bucks. Probably one of the best feeling, best put together, and best opening realistic folding knives I've had my hands on. I tried my damnedest to get him to sell me one and he wouldn't because it was his personal knife. Oh well. Supposed to be available in a month, can't wait.
Esee had a very appealing new knife. A slimmed down version of the 6. Same blade thickness but thinner scales. Felt very nimble. They're calling it a fighter but i don't see why, it's just a lighter more nimble all around utility knife. I was really tempted.
I usually think spydercos are really ugly, but they have some really cool looking knives coming up. And Sal was a humble gentleman. For what he's done for the knife world, I kind of expected him to have a bigger head.
Bob Dozier seemed like a really good guy, too. I wish I liked his blade styles a bit more and I would've nabbed one up. They were obviously well made, just not my gig.
There was a maker in the back corner by the queen booth, from Dallas area. Wish I remembered his name. He had some seriously tempting S90V tactical-ish folders. Very comfortable and f/f were really good.
For some reason the over the top booth from Busse forced me to stay away.
In summary, a lot good stuff, not much bad, and I hope Brad Southard starts putting that new knife out quickly. Man it was good.
That's all I can pull off the top of my head. It was a good show.
Olamic Cutlery has some really cool stuff going on with their knives. They look like some medieval master bladesmith came to the future, got some new equipment and supplies and then took it back and made some knives in the dark ages and then put them in a time capsule for us to use. Yeah, that means they're cool. Almost bought two but was holding off to see if I could score something just a touch more to my liking.
Rockstead Knives really are that impressive. Amazing finish.
Mcusta knives were a letdown.
Definitely no to Kizer. They just don't do it for me. For all the decent fit and finish and all that, they still look kind of cheap and generic.
RJ Martin knives were obviously high quality, but damn, I had to put everything I had into getting three of the four to flip. It's like they made the detents for the Hulk. Man they were hard to open. And even weirder? One sat there with a stuck lock bar. Odd. Not what I was expecting.
Brad Southard had probably my favorite knife at the show. He's producing a new midtech with a price point of about 400 bucks. Probably one of the best feeling, best put together, and best opening realistic folding knives I've had my hands on. I tried my damnedest to get him to sell me one and he wouldn't because it was his personal knife. Oh well. Supposed to be available in a month, can't wait.
Esee had a very appealing new knife. A slimmed down version of the 6. Same blade thickness but thinner scales. Felt very nimble. They're calling it a fighter but i don't see why, it's just a lighter more nimble all around utility knife. I was really tempted.
I usually think spydercos are really ugly, but they have some really cool looking knives coming up. And Sal was a humble gentleman. For what he's done for the knife world, I kind of expected him to have a bigger head.
Bob Dozier seemed like a really good guy, too. I wish I liked his blade styles a bit more and I would've nabbed one up. They were obviously well made, just not my gig.
There was a maker in the back corner by the queen booth, from Dallas area. Wish I remembered his name. He had some seriously tempting S90V tactical-ish folders. Very comfortable and f/f were really good.
For some reason the over the top booth from Busse forced me to stay away.
In summary, a lot good stuff, not much bad, and I hope Brad Southard starts putting that new knife out quickly. Man it was good.
That's all I can pull off the top of my head. It was a good show.
