William Henry S09 Evolution

[slicer]

Received my knife last night. I must say this a very attractive Gent's folder. It came with the clip sheath. This knife is very thin and light weight for it's size. It is probably the thinnest knife I own . I don't know if it would hold up to heavy use and abuse.
The blade listed as a modified drop point and is closer to a spear point. Lock up is rock solid and it passed the spine wack test without problem. It opens so smooth I thought it might open with a light "flick" but it does remain locked.
The blade and frame are semi polished and match perfectly. The cocobolo scales are very nice and have a full figured grain and have just enough gloss on them to make me pleased. The ambi thumb studs have a very nice sort of checkering on them that gives excellent purchase to the thumb and also has the benefit of "dressing up" an otherwise often overlooked attachment to a knife. It is a very nice and classy touch.
The knife is of course shaving sharp right out of the box and the grind appears to be perfect to my untrained eye.
One thing I wasn't really expecting is the size of the knife, the blade is 3 5/8" more or less and even though it a "purty" knife it might be just a little too big for a dressy Gent's knife and is probably to large to be completely "sheeple" friendly in an office environment. The clip sheath is a neat idea and keeps the knife profile very slim because there is no clip on the knife itself. This model might just be a little to large to be practical with the sheath because it will ride high up in the pocket.

Overall on a scale of 1-10 I would rate this knife at a solid 9 or better.

 

[stjames]

Thanks for the info, you are the first I have heard from about the new "large" Evolution. I thought that a 3-1/2" blade might be a bit much on a gents knife, but if the overall package is nice and light I guess it would work.

I'm also wondering about the clip case, as this is also a new size, I think. Since the Evolution is so thin do you think it could be used with other knives in the same size range?

 

[slicer]

The clip case is very nicely made. The knife fits tight but of course it's new. As I said the knife rides fairly high in the case and hence would ride high in the pocket.
The knife is very light weight and has a look that's just incredible The case is open on the bottom and part of the knife goes through the bottom, it is cut to hold the knife properly . The thumb studs contact the edge of the case and keep the knife from "slipping" all the way through, though I doubt it would fall out of the case even once it stretches because it is stitched to conform to the lines of the knife. It may work well with other knifes if they are thin enough. The WH is really a very thin knife. I'll carry ti on the few occasions that I wear a suit and tie.