Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Well, it's been an interesting week! I received a couple of knives and one of them was the WhiteWing Trapper model, but with a single blade, my favourite one, Wharncliff in CPM3V, flat ground and thin edged for good slicing. Handle scales are VERY narly Stag, very grippy.
Specs of this knife:
Blade length is 3" tip to bolster
Blade thickness is about 3/32"
Blade width at the widest part is 9/16"
Overall length is 6 3/4"
Slip joints, something from the past, most people I show the knife to wonder why it opens so strong, so I explain the process and why that's a good thing. This knife has a moderate spring strength but has a nice walk and talk to it.
Viewing from the inside looking for gaps, there are none, nicely fitted up!
The blade came moderately sharp, but then I normally feel that way about most knives I get and proceed to sharpen to my taste and it took a very good edge.
The handle shape, fits the hand well, when cutting a sheet of paper along the side of a ruler it is comfortable in the hand and easy to get that wharncliff point down to the task. Always test to see how well it sharpens a pencil and the edge is ground well so that it sharpens like a pro, heck if you can't sharpen a pencil with a knife without fighting it, I don't want it, and I've had a few knives that didn't past that simple but everyday task.
No blade wobble at all, as mentioned above the knife has a very good fit up on it.
One minor problem was on the narly stag, along the edge of the handle where the stag was narly the grinding left spikes that are pretty keen, I like narly stag but not to the point of having to pull the knife out of my hand, but as I said, minor point as I hand sanded down the sharp points.
This stabs into cardboard very easy and cuts through with little effort. I'm anxious to put this CPM3V blade through some tests and see how long the edge holds up. I had a very nice Ed Schott Lord Wharncliff's Mistress fixed bladed Fighter, (told you I like wharncliffs!) and passed that knife along to a fellow Formite Will York who I think liked it enough he is or has ordered another knife from Ed. I had Ed's knife for a short time and found it to be very keen edge and chopped deeply into wood extremely easy! But as I can carry a folder easier than that big rascal I let someone else enjoy it.
Below is an image that I scanned of the knife, the blade is nicely flat ground, evenly. Another minor point with this line of knives, and it is really a personal preference, the name etched on the blade, don't know how long it will be there, in the middle of the blade after many cuts it might wear off? Also the font size seems a tad too large. My preference would be for a stamp into the tang of the knife, so in years to come it can be identified easier.
Overall very pleased with the knife, even over such a short period of time.
Oh, I picked this particular knife from a fellow Formite, WhiterWinger from Hutto Texas, http://members.tripod.com/ctexknife/whitewing.htm
I'd recommend one, they normally come with two blades, but I felt that might have been too thick? The single blade works for me.
G2
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"The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions!"
Take the time to read your Bible Now, don't be left behind...
G2 LeatherWorks
[This message has been edited by Gary W. Graley (edited 06-02-2000).]
Specs of this knife:
Blade length is 3" tip to bolster
Blade thickness is about 3/32"
Blade width at the widest part is 9/16"
Overall length is 6 3/4"
Slip joints, something from the past, most people I show the knife to wonder why it opens so strong, so I explain the process and why that's a good thing. This knife has a moderate spring strength but has a nice walk and talk to it.
Viewing from the inside looking for gaps, there are none, nicely fitted up!
The blade came moderately sharp, but then I normally feel that way about most knives I get and proceed to sharpen to my taste and it took a very good edge.
The handle shape, fits the hand well, when cutting a sheet of paper along the side of a ruler it is comfortable in the hand and easy to get that wharncliff point down to the task. Always test to see how well it sharpens a pencil and the edge is ground well so that it sharpens like a pro, heck if you can't sharpen a pencil with a knife without fighting it, I don't want it, and I've had a few knives that didn't past that simple but everyday task.
No blade wobble at all, as mentioned above the knife has a very good fit up on it.
One minor problem was on the narly stag, along the edge of the handle where the stag was narly the grinding left spikes that are pretty keen, I like narly stag but not to the point of having to pull the knife out of my hand, but as I said, minor point as I hand sanded down the sharp points.
This stabs into cardboard very easy and cuts through with little effort. I'm anxious to put this CPM3V blade through some tests and see how long the edge holds up. I had a very nice Ed Schott Lord Wharncliff's Mistress fixed bladed Fighter, (told you I like wharncliffs!) and passed that knife along to a fellow Formite Will York who I think liked it enough he is or has ordered another knife from Ed. I had Ed's knife for a short time and found it to be very keen edge and chopped deeply into wood extremely easy! But as I can carry a folder easier than that big rascal I let someone else enjoy it.
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Below is an image that I scanned of the knife, the blade is nicely flat ground, evenly. Another minor point with this line of knives, and it is really a personal preference, the name etched on the blade, don't know how long it will be there, in the middle of the blade after many cuts it might wear off? Also the font size seems a tad too large. My preference would be for a stamp into the tang of the knife, so in years to come it can be identified easier.
Overall very pleased with the knife, even over such a short period of time.
Oh, I picked this particular knife from a fellow Formite, WhiterWinger from Hutto Texas, http://members.tripod.com/ctexknife/whitewing.htm
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I'd recommend one, they normally come with two blades, but I felt that might have been too thick? The single blade works for me.
G2
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"The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions!"
Take the time to read your Bible Now, don't be left behind...
G2 LeatherWorks
[This message has been edited by Gary W. Graley (edited 06-02-2000).]