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Last week I was just perusing the knifemakers market while at the park with the kids and happened upon the thread where Rick was selling these.
Well, I knew that my next knife from Rick would be a zulu and I had heard his natural micarta was all the rave so I simply had to grab this one.
Just the other day it arrived. This was not my first Menefee Made knife (nor will it be my last) so I kind of knew what to expect. F&F was fantastic with everything tight and flush and nice crisp snaps when opened and closed. And a nicely "pinchable" blade.
The blade comes nice and sharp easily popping hairs. My pictures don't do it justice at all. The micarta is so rich and dark like it's been in somebodies pocket for decades. Simply stunning. 
Here is a comparison to my Case Tribal Spear. You can see his handle and blade are slightly shorter than the Case which I like.
It immediately went in my pocket to be put to use. I know that Rick makes these first and foremost as tools and I intend to use this one.
Later that night I was cooking some steaks on the grill and pulled out the zulu to check the steaks by cutting into them. I snapped open the zulu and it sliced through the steak like it was a stick of soft butter. In fact, it went through so easily it surprised and scared me at the same time.
That's when I looked a little closer at the blade. Man, it has the most amazing grind on it. I don't have many that are ground that thin. So I went to compare it to my Case Norfolk which has the thinnest blades of any knife I have.
Here is a comparison pic to the Norfolk (on the left) and Menefee zulu on the right:
This zulu is as thin as the Norfolk but keep in mind the Menefee is hollow ground and it is a much longer and wider blade.
Just for giggles here it is next to my Case Tribal Spear (on the left):
No comparison!
I wanted to post these pics because I have always heard and known from previously owned Menefee knives that they are amazing little slicing machines but I had never seen anybody explain why that is the case. I wish I had known this info as I was going about buying knives. So hopefully this sheds some light on why Menefee Made knives are fantastic cutting tools.
Well, I knew that my next knife from Rick would be a zulu and I had heard his natural micarta was all the rave so I simply had to grab this one.
Just the other day it arrived. This was not my first Menefee Made knife (nor will it be my last) so I kind of knew what to expect. F&F was fantastic with everything tight and flush and nice crisp snaps when opened and closed. And a nicely "pinchable" blade.
The blade comes nice and sharp easily popping hairs. My pictures don't do it justice at all. The micarta is so rich and dark like it's been in somebodies pocket for decades. Simply stunning.
Here is a comparison to my Case Tribal Spear. You can see his handle and blade are slightly shorter than the Case which I like.
It immediately went in my pocket to be put to use. I know that Rick makes these first and foremost as tools and I intend to use this one.
Later that night I was cooking some steaks on the grill and pulled out the zulu to check the steaks by cutting into them. I snapped open the zulu and it sliced through the steak like it was a stick of soft butter. In fact, it went through so easily it surprised and scared me at the same time.
That's when I looked a little closer at the blade. Man, it has the most amazing grind on it. I don't have many that are ground that thin. So I went to compare it to my Case Norfolk which has the thinnest blades of any knife I have.
Here is a comparison pic to the Norfolk (on the left) and Menefee zulu on the right:
This zulu is as thin as the Norfolk but keep in mind the Menefee is hollow ground and it is a much longer and wider blade.
Just for giggles here it is next to my Case Tribal Spear (on the left):
No comparison!
I wanted to post these pics because I have always heard and known from previously owned Menefee knives that they are amazing little slicing machines but I had never seen anybody explain why that is the case. I wish I had known this info as I was going about buying knives. So hopefully this sheds some light on why Menefee Made knives are fantastic cutting tools.
