Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

Grohmann # 2 Bird and Trout flat grind arrived today :)

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I will soon be sharpening it :thumbsup:

Looks like the grind is rather convex too, feels like an opinel in my fingers. When I put a straight edge on the blade there is definitely some convex stuff going on there.
Looks like is going to be a superb slicer :thumbsup:

I am very happy :)


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Skywalker31 said:
I hadn't bought a traditional since the #48 Northfield Improved Trapper I got back in 2014 (had to look up the receipt email), but recently got the itch to get a new one. The GEC market is a lot crazier than I remember, so I started looking elsewhere... Ended up selling a Spyderco and ordering a Maserin Plow and LionSteel slim Shuffler from CK.

I'm very pleased with both, especially after thinning the edge on the Plow out just a little. The Plow feels like a great value for the price but the Shuffler also feels like I'm getting my money's worth for the extra cost.

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Now I'm trying to decide between a Viper Swayback, clip point Bolus, or slim Roundhead for another. Leaning towards the Swayback for most difference from the Plow and Shuffler...
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I recommend the viper swayback. I picked one up, the BF 2020 knife, on the exchange and am very happy with it. If you like the lionsteel quality it is on par with that.
 
CelloDan CelloDan Very nice! I hope you will do a review somewhere on this sub-forum after you have cleaned some fish with it. It is an intriguing design that has great eye appeal, but I’ve never handled or used one. OH
 
Old Hunter said:
CelloDan CelloDan Very nice! I hope you will do a review somewhere on this sub-forum after you have cleaned some fish with it. It is an intriguing design that has great eye appeal, but I’ve never handled or used one. OH
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Thank you Bruce !

I am loving the feel and ergonomics so much already that any review of mine will probably be a little biased :)
That and the fact that I am not the best at fish cleaning :) but I certainly plan on doing some fishing this summer and will share my impressions :thumbsup:

It just feels so good in the hand. :thumbsup:
I sharpened last night and now is the sharpest knife I own, I can not wait to go out camping.

We had booked a primitive backcountry camping site in the Thousand Islands ( only accessible by boat on a little island) for next week but the Ontario government extended the covid restrictions for another week and looks like we are not going to be able to go.
I am a bit :( as I had been building up for this adventure.

This extreme Canadian adventurer LOVES his Grohmann knives.

His favorite is the # 2 Bird and Trout. He recommends just getting the Rosewood version ( flat grind)

He talks about it at about the 6 min mark ( this dude has eaten almost all of the wild creatures in North America that you can think off )

 
Thank you Dan, really enjoyed the video - Grohmann makes more models than I realized and some are quite intriguing. Wish someone stocked them around here so I could put my hands on one. Hate that your vacation/camping trip has been ruined by the pandemic - so much disruption and business ruined and I'm not really sure how warranted it all has been. OH
 
I've purchased several LionSteel knives this past year. I'm very impressed with them. They're "modern traditionals" and not everyone cares for the screws or lack of hafting. This Fox Libar is also a modern traditional in that it has an M390 blade, linerless construction and carbon fiber handles. It does not use the rounded spring or screw together construction so in some ways its more traditional than the other "modern traditionals" 😬

Its very well made. Slim and lightweight. Good centering, no play. Very solid snap. A very defined and positive half-stop. So much so that I find it a little cumbersome to close using the "pinch the blade and gently close" method. The "push against the back of the leg" method works fine ;) Speaking of pinching: there is no nail nick. There is adequate blade to pinch and that is generally my preferred method of opening a knife anyway. Its stiff enough that I could see a problem if one's hands were greasy.

I haven't made up my mind about the blade shape yet. I don't have very many recurves in my collection. Its a fairly stout blade. Very sharp out of the box. I've used it to open a package and cut up an apple so far and it seemed to work fine for those tasks thumb.gif

It packs a lot of blade in a small package. The blade size is similar to the LionSteel Otnat, but the handle is much smaller. Generally I have a good idea of what to expect when I order a knife based on pics and its dimensions. This one surprised me. For some reason I was expecting a larger knife.

Its a fine, well made knife. So far, I still prefer the LionSteel Slim Shufflers if I had to choose one or the other. Fortunately I do not :D

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Some comparisons:

Buck 55 and Case copperhead
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My new Buck 301 came today and visually it’s a good looking knife. Fit is what you’d expect from a $45 knife. The springs are weaker than any other stockman I own and the is a gap on the mark side liner and spring. The blades do come very sharp and have a nice grind. Now it’s time to give her some pocket time. 😃
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CelloDan CelloDan really admire the new Grohmann, didn't know they had them in Stag. I have the same knife in Rosewood and it's a fantastic slicer, great on picnics for food prep as it's not too heavy yet has a good sized flat ground blade. They were, I understand, very in vogue knives some decades ago- like the other odd but excellent knife the Sharpfinger . Ergonomic is no exaggeration :cool:

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Old Hunter said:
Thank you Dan, really enjoyed the video - Grohmann makes more models than I realized and some are quite intriguing. Wish someone stocked them around here so I could put my hands on one. Hate that your vacation/camping trip has been ruined by the pandemic - so much disruption and business ruined and I'm not really sure how warranted it all has been. OH
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Thanks Bruce, yes is a bummer all this restrictions especially when we were going to camp ALONE in an island, go figure that one.

Without going too much into buying or selling just wanted to let you know that you may consider buying straight from the factory ( they are experiencing delays due to covid )
It is a little more expensive but they do ship to the USA.
Also check their clearance section at 50 percent off ( their "seconds" are an excellent value, nothing wrong with the blade, usually just a tiny chip in the wood, a bit of delamination in horn etc )

This is a "seconds" ( they mark the blade with an "S" ) that I bought in person at the factory a couple years ago.

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This is the so called "defect"

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I really like that little folder. It is not GEC quality but is a good solid pocket knife that I enjoy using very much.




Will Power said:
CelloDan CelloDan really admire the new Grohmann, didn't know they had them in Stag. I have the same knife in Rosewood and it's a fantastic slicer, great on picnics for food prep as it's not too heavy yet has a good sized flat ground blade. They were, I understand, very in vogue knives some decades ago- like the other odd but excellent knife the Sharpfinger . Ergonomic is no exaggeration :cool:

Regards, Will
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Thanks Will, I am very happy with mine :)

I initially ordered a plain Rosewood from a dealer in Ottawa. After many weeks I called them as I had not received noticed that my knife had arrived ( flat grinds are a especial order )
Someone at the dealer or at Grohmann must have felt bad because I was offered a Stag one at no extra charge ( stag is almost double the price) .
I did hesitate, believe it or not as buying stag unseen can be a disappointment at times.

I am really liking the stag on this one however so I am very happy I took the chance :thumbsup: :) ( still I may go for a Rosewood at some point, perhaps in Carbon steel this time :thumbsup: )

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First Friday of the month has somehow turned into Boker day for me. This month, it's a small Razor Jack:

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This is one of the more budget-level knives that they produce, and it is, of course, not finished as nice as the higher end models. The pull on the cap lifter is about an 8, but I think it will loosen up with use.

Unfortunately, my wife saw it arrive. She did the sharp exhale/eye roll combo, which will probably be followed up by a vegetarian dinner. Falafel again. I will survive.

Also, I completed the Boker skeleton knife I posted on this thread a couple of months ago. The pics are in the Modified Production Knives thread: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/modified-production-knives-traditional-only.982153/post-20548836

Mark
 
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