ITS HERE!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH KNIVES EMPORIUM!!! you guys are truly amazing, thank you so much johnnie for the opportunity.
i did do a video unboxing but unfortunately that will not be posted cause i forgot to cross out my address from the mailing box before filming. i was too excited!!! lol
first impressions out of box, this knife is amazing! if a crk and strider had sex while a zt filmed it a spyderco tuff would be born. i have to be honest, when i first saw this knife a couple months ago i wasnt too thrilled with the aesthetics of it. the handle divots were a bit funky for my taste but in person theyre not all that bad. im a big fan of kukris and its 4mm super thick 3v blade with fuller was very reminiscent of one. it came hair shaving sharp out of the box which was adequate in my opinion but it could be touched up a tad to actually to pop them hairs (i'll have to see how well this 3v takes an edge). the knife is extremely stout and the lockbar on this thing is ridiculous! it locks up solid like a bank vault with zero play in any direction. i literally cant muscle any movement in any direction. i love the steel insert with over extension plate. this was very well done and i prefer this method aesthetically over a hinder style lock bar stabilizer. there was one caveat ive noticed while molesting the knife out of box, the lockbar is starting to shred the callus on my thumb from being so stiff when closing which can be attributed by lockbar being cut short. the knife feels great in hand and allows for 2 maybe 3 grip positions. i can choke up high on the grip and onto the blade for carving and controlled cuts thanks to the choil, i can have a more traditional grip on the handle where my thumb lands perfectly to the jimped ramp on the blade which feels amazing (it was like my thumb was having sex with the blade at that moment) and finally with the added security of maybe some paracord through the thong hole you could choke way back on the grip for some light chopping if you were so inclined. i'll do a followup on this blade after seeing how well it performs with actual use

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random pic with whatever i had laying around for size comparison lol:
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