Took a chance on Ebay.

[STAINLESS90]

Theses are the exact specs from the Ebay sale.
Knife measurements: Saber grind clip point blade with jimping.
Blade length: 4 1/8 inches
Cutting edge: 3 13/16 inches
Blade at its widest: 1 1/16 inch (26.8 mm)
Blade at its thickest: 3/16 of an inch (5 mm)
Overall length: 8 7/16 inches
Weight knife: 7 oz
Knife with sheath: 9.6 oz
Blade steel 1095 Hi-carbon steel
Made in USA
The maker is only listed under there Ebay seller name Nextel33.

I've been remodeling the living room and received it today so I figured I would see how much abuse it can take. So far I have used it to start a couple fires, baton some wood, pry open a paint can and some baseboards, hammered it into a board just for fun, and did some food prep for dinner and it held up beautifully. The pictures are after the abuse and me putting a scandi grind on it by hand. I was wondering if anyone knew anything else about this seller/maker or had any of their knives?

 

[jobasha11]

Theres some good makers that start out on eBay. You have to be careful though, asking questions and receiving knowledgeable answers is usually a good sign.

 

[EricV]

The maker's mark looks really familiar but I can't place it.

Not too surprised it held up 1095 has been around a long time and there is a ton of documentation on heat treating it that gives a very durable blade. Hows it sharpen? The few handmade knives I've picked up from ebay were pretty soft, so while they were really durable the edge holding wasn't too hot. I once had one of those damascus knives from India on there get dented by a an old hickory axe handle.

 

[STAINLESS90]

It took forever to re-profile the edge I was getting very close to grabbing the file set out of the garage. Once the edge is on there though its there to stay after all I put it through I just stropped it out and it only lost a small amount of performance. The only thing I would worry about is it being too hard and breaking during batoning but I rarely do that on actual outdoor trips and the blade is thick stock so it should be fine.

 

[JackstrawIII]

As a part time knife maker, I think it's awesome that you took a chance on someone unknown on Ebay. I will agree with the previous post, however, who recommended asking lots of questions and making sure the person knows their stuff. Looks like you got a good blade

 

[STAINLESS90]

As a part time knife maker, I think it's awesome that you took a chance on someone unknown on Ebay. I will agree with the previous post, however, who recommended asking lots of questions and making sure the person knows their stuff. Looks like you got a good blade

I've been following him for a while and he typically only puts out a knife about every three weeks which oddly enough I thought was a good sign.