William Henry Evolution series

[slicer]

Are they as nice as they look ?
I'm considering one of the Carbon Fiber series (probably spear point) next because of the length and since they have an attached clip.
Also considering the same knife in either the bone or wood as a dress knife.

At the same time I think an Evolution series might be in order.

 

[John R]

I have just received a Lancet in Amber Bone. The pictures that I have seen do not do it justice. The fit of all the parts it perfect, and I can find no fault in the construction. WH make some of the nicest gents folders. The Benchmade 770 I have is not in the same class with its overthick blade, ground like a tactical folder.

 

[misque]

I recently acquired a WH Evolution in G-10 with the Wharnecliffe style blade. To be honest, I know very little about William Henry knives aside from what I read here on BFC.
However, I can tell you that this particular speciman is one of the finest gent type folders I've ever laid my hands on.
I've taken a pair of loupes of different magnifications and searched this folder from stem to stern looking for errors.
The only things I found on mine that were not perfect were:
1. The plunge lines on the blade were not perfectly aligned and,
2. The left hand scale was not exactly centered on the rearmost screw. BFD!

I still feel like I got the waaay better end of this deal.

 

[Steelwolf]

Just 2-cents worth on the Evolution. I bought one off AG Russell's site. The version with Lacewood scales and wharncliffe blade. Very beautifully made. It was smooth and locked up really nicely. The scales looked like they were gloss finished on the website, but they are really only sanded smooth, not sealed with a glossy finish. Since it was supposed to be a "gentleman folder", I did the superglue finish on it and it is now almost perfect. (I stripped one of the torx-screw heads as I was re-installing the scales.) But IMHO the glossy scales make it look better than the original sanded, but unsealed, finish.

What you might find a little fiddly with this knife is that it is really thin, as in skinny. If you have huge paws, there might be a problem in holding the knife, especially when trying to open it. The layers of superglue gave it a little more bulk, just enough so that it feels alright in my hand.

Other than that, it came smooth, mirror-polished, beautifully finished and very sharp. A beautiful knife to own from William Henry and more classy than anything in carbon fibre (IMHO).