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by Mark Aspell
I have been using and evaluating this knife for nearly a year now and I have to say I have mixed feelings about it.
Firstly, lets get the stats out of the way:
The tang style blade is 10 cm long and 3.1mm wide. Made from a triple laminate stainless steel with a slight drop point design and scandi grind.
The handle is slightly longer at 10.5 cm made from curly Birch
The package is topped off with a leather ¾ style sheath with a belt loop riveted on.
When I first held this knife I was pleased by the feel and look. The handle has a mat finish which feels comfortable and secure in the hand – even when wet.
Then I looked down the knife from handle to blade tip. Shock and horror – this thing isn’t in a straight line! The blade tip is off centre by about 2mm or so. I’m surprised this one managed to slip through the quality control.
Still, I was asked to review it and review it I will. Other than the angle of the blade, fit and finish are up to standard as expected with no gaps at joins or sharp burs anywhere.
To illustrate the point here’s some feather sticks with a difference
So I have been using it to do all sorts of jobs, carving, battening, feather sticks, game prep, picking splinters out of my thumb – all the usual things a bushcraft knife is expected to do. I have to say, after my initial disappointment I’m pleasantly surprised by this knife. I was expecting to struggle doing intricate things using a bent knife, but in use it makes no discernible difference.The edge has stayed nice and crisp with only the odd touch up needed on a strop which quickly brings it back up to speed.If anything the handle may be a little short for my hand. It’s not bad but my fingers feel just a little restricted between the forward and back stops. My wife loves the feel though as her hand is a little smaller than mine and there’s no doubt it feels more secure in the hand especially with the rougher mat finish.
The sheath is made from approximately 2mm thick leather. It has no welt, instead a plastic insert is used to protect the leather and stitching from the knife edge. There’s an eagle design stamped onto the front and a loop riveted to the rear to act as a belt loop. It works, but I have noticed the exposed inner head of the rivet is marking the handle as can be seen from the pictures.
Conclusion
Well, quality control issues aside, I think it’s a nice knife that looks good and does the standard jobs very well. If I were buying one I would want to check the one I had was straight. I would probably make another sheath too. That said it’s a very capable knife and one I’d be happy to carry around
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