Vaquero Grande

Thomas J Ekman

Thomas J Ekman

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I got my CS Vaquero Grande today. It is an awesome knife.
I can use both hands when I'm holding it. It's just too much.
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Any BG who's looking for trouble will find it...
Has anyone had it for a while and like comment on the quality.
To me, it seems very good.
 
I've had mine for over a year now, and I'm still impressed! It gets quite a bit of carry time, but not much actual cutting use, and it has stayed sharp and tight, and locks up like a rock.It makes a great sound when flicked open, though I don't do that too often.The VG never fails to draw attention when it's "show and tell" time.You've made a good choice, especially for the price, though I imagine it costs more where you are. BTW, welcome to BladeForums!

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Hi Thomas
the VG was one of my first "real" knives,
i bought it about 3 or 4 y ago when they were sold without a clip but with a kydex scabbard.
It cuts twice as deep into cardboard than a plain straight edge with twice the length.
It is also a good chopper, in the wood, when the children want sticks i use it to chop sticks up to 20mm with one clean motion.
After a lot of chopping it still locks like new.

It got dull once and having no idea how to sharpen the serrations, i decided to simply use a steel on the flat side. Maybe i was just lucky but amazingly it worked fine.



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My VG should be here today or maybe monday. I am looking forward to it.

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Brian
The first knife was probably used to cut stuff.
 
I have had a V/G for about 2 years. Very good (BIG) knife. My only complaint is the fully serrrated blade. I tend to like a plain edge. Also, the handle is a little thick for front pocket carry. I perfer my C/S XL Voyager clip point or my Sifu.

But nothing makes a statement like the V/G.

GREAT KNIFE
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I have one.
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Damn, this MONSTER of a folder is great to use to clean my fingernails with, as it makes all the neighborhood "sheeple" turn white and scurry away...
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Really...The Vaquero Grande is a great folder, as it'll cut anything, and as a "combat folder" offers plenty of "reach".

For a folder of this size, I have no problems carrying it clipped to the inside of the front pocket of my Levis. Due to the fairly low location of the pocket-clip, this folder rides farly high in the pocket.

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Dann Fassnacht
Aberdeen, WA
glockman99@hotmail.com
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I got mine a few years ago, and use it a lot in the woods, chopping through underbrush and clearing thorns and vines from the trail.

Nothing wears this knife out. I really like the totally ambixterous thumbstuds and lock, but it took a year or so of use before the lock loosened up enough to close it one-handed!

I used the same technique sharpening it: I just steel the flat side.

One day I saw a robin stuck to a branch. It had been wrapped in a length of fishing line, trapping its leg. I reached the VG tip against the leg, slipped it under the line, twitched gently, parting the line, and the bird flew free, dropping to the ground, and running off into the underbrush.

That's how sharp it was after about two years of rough use.
 
I just got mine a couple hours ago. This thing is a monster! Looking forward to testing it out.

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Brian
The first knife was probably used to cut stuff.
 
Full serration is stupid. How the hell do you sharpen it? CS should have made a plain edge version or a half serrated version. I love the size of it and it is light weight for a 6" blade folder.
 
I have never actually heard of anyone who could sharpen it. (except cold steel) I don't plan on using mine much, but if I need to sharpen I will just go ahead and sharpen it as if it was plain edge. It will get there
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Brian
The first knife was probably used to cut stuff.
 
Love mine! Great big and well made. Here is how you sharpen the serrations.

Get the Spyderco file set and use the tear drop one with the fine pointy side. It fits right in between the serrations and do them one by one... Takes a while.

The reason for the daft serrations is so they can show off how many free standing ropes you can cut with them. A plain edge would not do this as well. Ah well...

Great knife, pity about those serrations, they also bend quite easily.

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I agree...Serrations suck, especially Cold Steels' serrations, as they are pretty fragile when used against hard materials.

HOWEVER, I believe that the Vaquero Grande was designed as a "fighting folder", and not as a "utility folder" (or working knife), so serrations in THIS case are very usefull to help to rip-through clothing and flesh.

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Dann Fassnacht
Aberdeen, WA
glockman99@hotmail.com
ICQ# 53675663
 
The Sifu is a better fighting folder than the Vaquero Grande. I would pass up the Vaquero Grande and get a Sifu.
 


I have a first generation VG, with the holder and no clip. Great knife, but I wish I could carry it securely without the bulky holder. Is there any way to put a clip on this knife?

Is it just a matter of screwing one on? If so, where do I get one? Seems the lanyard hole could also be used to anchor a clip some way. I'd appreciate any pointers.

Thanx.
 
Speaking about the clip - the folder is designed for tip-up carry. You need hands like a bear to be able to open the knife with the thumb stud quickly. Why didn't they let the clip be on the opening side...
It's possible that on their smaller versions, El Lobo, El Hombre etc, tip-up carry is more appropriate.
One could flip open the knife, of course.
 
I finally found a situation besides fighting where a full serration works great.

Last weekend, I had to cut up a lot of fibrous material, and even a very sharp blade was horrible. These are last years long grasses in my yard that I cut up and compost. The CS serrations go through this like a buzz saw. It's either serrated or tin snips, regular blades will NOT do it.

For yard work, these particular serrations work great!
 
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Maybe my hands are bigger than yours. But you need to lubricate the pivot, and cycle the blade a few times. MY problem with the thumbstuds is that it flicks open TOO FAST.

And be careful closing it. Point it down about 45 degrees. You don't want that edge swinging shut on your fingers.
 
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