I would like to make a personal testimonial to the quality of product, and customer service of ESEE knives...
For some time now I have been quite extensivly testing what I beleive to be one of the best fixed blade "survival" knives that is in production at this time. My definition of a survival knife is quite simple...I tell myself that whatever it is, it cant afford to break if I need to employ it in a task that could be considerably abusive. I tell myself that I want to be able to deploy the blade if I need to, knowing that it will break, but it actually didnt. And I know that it needs to perform a wide range of basic, yet hard use tasks such as; batoning, chopping, stabbing, carving, hammering, prying, and yes, even throwing! (not as to stick a target, rather to chuck it as hard as you can at a predator, not carring which end hits it). when thinking about the ESEE 6, I think of how this very simple design, will perform these primitive functions, and when the smoke clears, shout out "WHAT NOW BITCH".
These knives are tough as nails. Actually they are significantly tougher. I used the ESEE 6 to bend back jutting nails from a maple tree outside my house. I have prepared food, carved massive quantities of hard wood. I have stabbed...smashed...sliced...chopped...and batoned the ever living hell out of the thing, only to have it come back and ask for more. I HAVE thomped the crap out of the ESEE 6(more thanwould ever be needed) and it out toughed every one of my best (and biggest) fixed blades. I plowed the ESEE 6 into a massive tree joint that was at least 6 inches in diameter at the largest point. The wood was a hard, dried cherry; and the blade bent at least to a 30 degree angle. I plowed into it until it would not pound any further, and when I somehow managed to remove it, there was not even a dull spot on the blade edge. Also, this knot was much larger than the knot that put a kink in the blade of my Ontario RTAK II.
I compared my ESEE 6 side to side with competators. And in everything from aesthetic qualities in fit and finish, to unserpassed performance in the EDC role, to its tolerance to abusive tasks such as prying thick chuncks of hardwood, and digging It came out on top.
This gets to ESEE's EXELENT CS. I say EXELENT because they have on multiple occasions now swapped out my damaged, or broken blade for a new one. I will not lie, I have abused this warranty.
And each time I sent my blade in, I waited to hear back and be told that they would not swap it out. but even on the third time; they still did, and of course efficiently, with absolutly no questions asked...Now that Is a damn good company.
I would like to thank Mike Perrin and Jeff Randall for providing dopes like myself such a great product. you guys got a beautiful thing going on.
And I will recommend -without hesitation, any of your knives to anyone that I know. I myself have purchased a Junglas, two 6's and a 3 and would trust my life with any of them.
For some time now I have been quite extensivly testing what I beleive to be one of the best fixed blade "survival" knives that is in production at this time. My definition of a survival knife is quite simple...I tell myself that whatever it is, it cant afford to break if I need to employ it in a task that could be considerably abusive. I tell myself that I want to be able to deploy the blade if I need to, knowing that it will break, but it actually didnt. And I know that it needs to perform a wide range of basic, yet hard use tasks such as; batoning, chopping, stabbing, carving, hammering, prying, and yes, even throwing! (not as to stick a target, rather to chuck it as hard as you can at a predator, not carring which end hits it). when thinking about the ESEE 6, I think of how this very simple design, will perform these primitive functions, and when the smoke clears, shout out "WHAT NOW BITCH".
These knives are tough as nails. Actually they are significantly tougher. I used the ESEE 6 to bend back jutting nails from a maple tree outside my house. I have prepared food, carved massive quantities of hard wood. I have stabbed...smashed...sliced...chopped...and batoned the ever living hell out of the thing, only to have it come back and ask for more. I HAVE thomped the crap out of the ESEE 6(more thanwould ever be needed) and it out toughed every one of my best (and biggest) fixed blades. I plowed the ESEE 6 into a massive tree joint that was at least 6 inches in diameter at the largest point. The wood was a hard, dried cherry; and the blade bent at least to a 30 degree angle. I plowed into it until it would not pound any further, and when I somehow managed to remove it, there was not even a dull spot on the blade edge. Also, this knot was much larger than the knot that put a kink in the blade of my Ontario RTAK II.
I compared my ESEE 6 side to side with competators. And in everything from aesthetic qualities in fit and finish, to unserpassed performance in the EDC role, to its tolerance to abusive tasks such as prying thick chuncks of hardwood, and digging It came out on top.
This gets to ESEE's EXELENT CS. I say EXELENT because they have on multiple occasions now swapped out my damaged, or broken blade for a new one. I will not lie, I have abused this warranty.
And each time I sent my blade in, I waited to hear back and be told that they would not swap it out. but even on the third time; they still did, and of course efficiently, with absolutly no questions asked...Now that Is a damn good company. I would like to thank Mike Perrin and Jeff Randall for providing dopes like myself such a great product. you guys got a beautiful thing going on.
And I will recommend -without hesitation, any of your knives to anyone that I know. I myself have purchased a Junglas, two 6's and a 3 and would trust my life with any of them.
