Beyond T0.1 Micron - New Knives, and New to You Knives New knives, knives that are new to you, old knives you have found, safe queens https://www.beyondt01micron.com/list.php?18 Thu, 14 May 2026 10:43:50 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1524,1524#msg-1524 HIC HIGH IMPACT CERAMIC (3 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1524,1524#msg-1524
Spyderco Tooled up to be able to injection mold this material into one of our Mule Team Blade shapes hardened, ground and Sharpened. Some handles and sheaths are available, but most make their own. They are being made available to public on the Spyderco site on the mule Team Sub forum.]]> sal New Knives, and New to You Knives Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:47:18 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1479,1479#msg-1479 Ontario 18" D-Guard Machete, orange handle (3 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1479,1479#msg-1479
[www.bladehq.com]
]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:10:42 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1340,1340#msg-1340 Real Steel Luna Lite (5 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1340,1340#msg-1340 what am I wearing and that I wont be sorry to use for some of the stuff
I may not want to use expensive custom especially opening packages
as your fine edge and bevels quickly get some sticky glue from tape
onto them that cannot be rinsed off easily by water and detergent..

I must say I am quite happy with this design, knife could be a bit bigger
tho I ve found it to work very well for all utility and light tasks so far..

Video

I especially like the jimping on the bottom side at the front its excellent for indexing
and provides traction when closing the slipjoint so the spring action wont turn or slip
the knife in your hand so knife can be closed very safely in a very controlled way.
Also thanks to the G10 - traction is nice tho surface isnt too rough at all.

I am quite impressed how neat machining and cleanly finished surfaces
I ve seen when I disassembled it. For its budget price it is really respectable.]]> JSCT New Knives, and New to You Knives Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:29:00 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1307,1307#msg-1307 Victorinox Rabbit knife, Swamp Rat Ratmandu, Rodent 9 (no replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1307,1307#msg-1307
Ratmandu:

Victorinox Rabbit Knife (0.008"BTE, Mora knives for size comparision)


]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Wed, 16 Nov 2022 01:05:29 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1258,1258#msg-1258 Delta Force M-14 D/A Black Carbon Fiber Automatic Tanto Knife - Bead Blast (4 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1258,1258#msg-1258 Delta Force M-14 Dual Action

It is about the same length as a Spyderco Tenacious, with a blade about the same length at 3.3". I have always wanted a Benchmade Mini-Reflex 2550/2551, and you can see the likeness of the handles (bird-head type):





I also wanted a knife that was Dual Action or Double Action, meaning it can operate like a Manual Knife or an Automatic Knife. I really liked Butch Valloton Knives who made Dual Action Auto's. The blade has an American Tanto blade edge of 3", and it is my preferred EDC edge, as the secondary tip is very handy. The knife has a hidden button for Automatic operation. The handle is made of aluminum, with carbon fiber inserts. For safety, the pocket clip is tip down only, in case the trigger button is accidentally triggered (this happened to me once already, and it is a good thing it is tip down, it made it very easy to fix after the accidental opening). The knife is about 4.5oz, so it isn't light, but about a medium weight. It is a mid-back lock, and has the lock release recessed into the frame handle, which I think is a good design, since it makes accidental blade closer very difficult:


More to come.....]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Sun, 06 Aug 2023 01:28:39 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1256,1256#msg-1256 Sitivien ST 124 Crossbar folder (1 reply) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1256,1256#msg-1256
I’m impressed. The quality is rather astonishing for about $30. The grinds are symmetrical, the blade is centered, the action is drop shut (probably common with Crossbar locks), and there is no blade-play at lockup.

For someone who has primarily carried a Spyderco Delica for the last decade, the 124 is thick and heavy. The knife has steel liners with holes in them to reduce weight, but with rounded G-10 scales, it is still quite hefty for its size. In terms of thickness, it is thicker than a Spyderco PM2, but the scales are rounded and quite comfortable in my hand when squeezing down hard.

The blade shape has a lot of belly upfront, so I don't find it ideal for zipping open packages. I haven't done a lot of serious cutting with it, but the blade-stock is definitely thicker than my flat-ground Delica. The steel is D2, I've made the apex bevel at a smaller degree but haven't done a great job at getting it shaving sharp.

The pocket clip is a deep carry type that is not reversible and positions the blade tip up for right handed carry.

I've discovered I really like crossbar locks. Definitely handier than liner locks.]]> Cal_Bowie New Knives, and New to You Knives Fri, 09 Sep 2022 19:47:35 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1194,1194#msg-1194 Victorinox Super Tinker (3 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1194,1194#msg-1194 Super TInker


Quote
https://victorinox.com.au/super-tinker/
Medium Pocket Knife with Scissors
Key Features
The ideal companion for all crafty men and women
Swiss made pocket knife with 14 functions
Includes a Phillips screwdriver and scissors
Whether you're simply moving through your day or journeying around the world, the Super Tinker pocket knife is the Officer's knife for tinkers on the move. You never know what you'll encounter out there, but you know that you and your Super Tinker will always be ready to build, hack or fix anything.



Tools
large blade
small blade
Phillips screwdriver
can opener
small screwdriver
bottle opener
screwdriver
wire stripper
reamer, punch
key ring
tweezers
toothpick
scissors
multipurpose hook

Dimensions
Item number: 35696
Factory code: 1.4703
Height: 17 mm
Length: 91 mm
Weight: 84 g

Details
Scale Material: ABS / Cellidor
Blade lockable: No
One hand blade: No



My first VIctorinox SAK was a Tinker. The Super Tinker adds a third layer to the Tinker, as well as a set of scissors and a multipurpose hook. I wish I could find a Salesman, which is a smaller Super Tinker, but they have been out of production for quite sometime.]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Sun, 05 Feb 2023 19:38:39 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1175,1175#msg-1175 Kansept Reverie, G-10 (1 reply) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1175,1175#msg-1175
The version I have is the one with the purple G-10, 154CM steel blade and black coated blade. Specs are easily found online, so I'll tell you the ones that aren't - thickness behind the edge was around 13 thousands of an inch when new, and unlike the older siblings, this one doesn't have a recurve near the ricasso quite yet. In my L-XL size hands it just barely fits all four fingers, and because I am left-handed and the knife comes with a fixed tip up right side carry clip, it's quite comfortable in hand, although I think the clip would be a bit of a hot-spot if I used it on the right hand. The G-10 is fairly grippy, and milling out done near the top end of the handle (where the bolster is in the fancier versions) is actually quite good for traction, and I appreciate that Justin Lundquist goes out of his way to consistently have the same milled design on his knives so that they're recognisably his work at a glance.

The knife is actuated via top flipper, which is really the only way to do it, and the traction on the flipper is quite good. When the knife was brand new and being fidgeted with constantly the detent was a bit on the strong side, causing skin discomfort, but with time it has broken in nicely to the point it's easy to deploy with both the thumb or pointer finger. The pivot seems to have the blade running on ceramic ball bearings, and even with the coated blade, the action is quite smooth.

As for what actually matters, the cutting, it works well. A hybrid between a clip point and a drop point, the tip is suitably thin for what is a reasonably short blade, you're certainly not going to split the average apple in one go with it. The grind is reasonable, not really wowing me compared to a lot of more traditional blades, but working fine for what it is. The knife stays in hand well, and you can index it easily enough.

Price-wise, at the time of purchase this was around $70, being that I paid a bit more as European retailers often have more expensive prices in general. I've been happy with it, it rides well in the pocket on my left side, I'm not worried about accidental deployment as the detent is strong enough that the knife won't open without purposeful actuation of the top flipper, which is unlikely to happen given it lives in the same pocket as my phone, and so they're tucked against each other.

Performance-wise, I don't think it will astonish anyone, but if you've found Justin Lundquist's designs visually appealing and you've been itching to try a top flipper, this is a solid knife, and I think will serve you well.

Any questions y'all have etc. are more than welcome.]]> luisknivacc New Knives, and New to You Knives Thu, 30 Jun 2022 04:41:15 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1130,1130#msg-1130 Bear & Son 114 (2 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1130,1130#msg-1130 Model 114 is the one I picked up:





I really like this knife as far as action and weight. Top-notch. The blade edge grind is a little wobbly, and very thick. The blade came shaving sharp, and a little touch-up with a Lansky C Diamond made it super sharp. This knife is on par with my Benchmade 259:


Also, I have a BM 259 clone by Jaguar


I paid around $35 for the Bear & Son 114, which is a great price for a good knife.]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Fri, 20 May 2022 04:14:26 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1099,1099#msg-1099 Magnetic Lock Knives: Winterbladeco (no replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1099,1099#msg-1099
[winterbladeco.com]]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:00:53 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1045,1045#msg-1045 Spyderco Siren C247G (11 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,1045,1045#msg-1045 EXTREMELY well made). Until then, here are some specs on the knife from Spyderco's website:

[www.spyderco.com]

Quote
https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details/C247G/Siren/1806
Overall Length 8.73" (222mm)
Blade Length 3.60" (91mm)
Steel LC200N
Closed Length 5.12" (130mm)
Edge Length 3.49" (89mm)
Weight3.4oz (96g)
Blade Thickness 0.125" (3.2mm)
Handle G-10
Clip Position Ambi
Tip Carry Position Tip-Up
Lock Type Back Lock
Grind Full-Flat
SheathN/A
Origin
United States
]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:23:33 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,929,929#msg-929 SZCO Supplies 12.5"" Folding Sport Fish Filleting Knife (11 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,929,929#msg-929
[www.amazon.com]

It came in a plain white box, in a plastic bag inside the box. The knife is very light for its size, it weighs 2.5 oz. It is 7" closed, with a 5.5" blade, with a 5" cutting edge, and is 12.5" long with the blade open. It has a full-height hollow, a feature I wish more knives would have. The spine thickness is 1/16". The blade height is 0.59". The edge is thick behind the edge, at the heel: 0.030", mid-blade: 0.027", and 0.050" at the tip. The blade has intermediate burrs on the edge and is scrape shaving sharp. There is no pocket clip, but there is a lanyard hole. The mid-Lockback seems to lock up solid, and there is very little up and down play. This knife would be good to throw in the truck, work van, tackle box, or toolbox as a beater knife that has decent length and a sturdy blade.]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Tue, 08 Mar 2022 13:44:48 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,927,927#msg-927 Lansky Responder (7 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,927,927#msg-927
Amazon Lansky Responder

It was $16USD. The factory edge caught arm hairs above the skin, and it isn't a horrible flipper, you can flip it without using wrist action. Also, it sliced folded paper towel. Not a lot of slicing aggression, but it did have some. The 'ballistic glass-filled nylon' is in two pieces on the show side, a black part on the pivot and a green part near the end of the knife. Also, it has one piece on the back, the black nylon on the front and the back is the same more coarse, grippy texture, while the green nylon is smoother. The length of the blade is 3.5" o the box, I measured 3.25" cutting edge, and 4" including the choil and flipper. The weight is 5.6 oz, marked on the box 5.5oz. The steel is 9Cr18MoV which is something close to 440C. Overall length is 7" marked on the package, but I measure 8". It has a lanyard hole, as well as a 'skull crusher' point on the end of the knife. It is an older design, the date on the package is 2015. Speaking of design, it is designed by one of my favorite designers Mikkel Willumsen. It is the EDC size version of the larger Responder X9, which if I remember correctly, has a 4" 12C27 and G10 handle. I seem to favor the 3.5" blades for my 24/7 EDC, although I can really appreciate a 4"+ blade. The blade has a deep, short saber hollow grind, which should be good for shallow cuts in non-binding material. More to come....

PS: I also picked up the Responder X9, when it comes I will check that one out here too.........

PPS: With all these budget knives I am buying, Kyley reminded me that I could have a Sebenza by now if I saved the money I spent on the budget knives, lol! (:D]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Mon, 02 May 2022 04:49:27 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,913,913#msg-913 A couple newish wood choppers (3 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,913,913#msg-913 i.imgur.com]


It's more than a dad joke. I like to make things from inappropriate materials to learn about the form and the material. It shows me how things fail. It helps me understand why things are shaped the way they, or were, if looking at a historical tool shape. Also much more fun than making the same old!]]> William New Knives, and New to You Knives Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:50:57 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,866,866#msg-866 Cold Steel SR1 Lite (11 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,866,866#msg-866







Stock thickness is 0.190” and the edge is a uniform 0.035”, so I don’t see how it’s really possible to break the blade or ripple the primary grind, the durability is just too high. It’s interesting. The edge is literally 75% thicker than the Chief’s edge.]]> Ryan Nafe New Knives, and New to You Knives Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:10:19 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,827,827#msg-827 Chris Reeve Inkosi - Large/Micarta/S35vn (7 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,827,827#msg-827
i wont pump up a pile of pictures. there are plenty of those around. but i have posted some that i found interesting.

This is brand new from an authorized dealer, but note it is a jul-2019 model knife so sitting around nearly 3 years

what surprised me is the first 2 images. there was a lot of lock-tite, and in the wrong location for a good factory install. someone got lazy, with it
overflowing onto the handle. very hard to open. i would expect the factory to put a tiny drop on the tip of the screw.

there was also an overflow of locktite in the stop pin as though they glued the pin into the handle as well as screwing it down. this seems weird to me. im going to email and ask them about these things.

the main thing i hate about CRK is the sandblasting. market it all they like. its a cheap nasty shortcut that makes a knife look clean. they admit it chews up jeans pants like sandpaper, because it is sandpaper created by sandblasting. and its no more comfortable to use.

my first sebenza was a CCG model which is polished. wonderful. every sandblasted knife leaves my fingers feeling nasty.

the 3rd image shows on the left one side cleaned with scotch brite vs the other side as is.. after cleaning up, everything is more defined including the logos. its much more comfortable and you dont get snail trails by rubbing off sandblasting. i certainly hope they stop charging for glass bead blasting and make it a permanent option on all their knives without the $30 fee they charge. it seems a little insane.adding 30 to blast it. not every cost should be scaled because the knife is high priced.

All in all. very happy with the knife. the tolerances are insane. no bushing like the sebenza, this one is a typical pivot. i am able to tighten the pivot fully, and then just ease off a fraction and get a smooth movement. the edge is around 0.020" like always. the edge angle is around 18-19dps. it actually cuts reasonably well, so not sure if i will reprofile it or just leave as is and see how it goes. its definately not as good as a thiner knife.. but its mass and solidity adds to its cutting power in cardboards etc.




]]> cKc (Kyley Harris) New Knives, and New to You Knives Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:57 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,725,725#msg-725 Spyderco Native Chief in Orange G10/XHP (26 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,725,725#msg-725 cutleryshoppe.com]

I’ve got one of these on the way. I’ve really been liking the Native 5, but I often wish it had the longer blade and handle of my all-time favorite Eagle Ultralight. And I also like the XHP in my Chapparal, it both grinds and sharpens a little easier than the S30V of about equal hardness and I think it’s a perfect steel type for coarse edges, being very homogeneous and loaded with round chromium carbides, about 20% by volume, in combination with pretty high hardness of around 62 to 63 or so. Should be an excellent match to the long blade for draw cuts.

The Spyderco Chief looks to me like it’s right in the range of the ideal size for me, 4” blade and 5” handle, nice lean grind and very acute tip, and it’s linerless G-10 for very high durability without excessive weight. They’re 4 ounces, which isn’t bad at all for a knife of that size.

Plus the orange G10 looks interesting, will help keep visual track of the knife while outdoors, and looks less tactical and weapony than a blacked-out one.

We’ll see how it goes.]]> Ryan Nafe New Knives, and New to You Knives Sun, 20 Feb 2022 04:42:42 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,557,557#msg-557 Small CRK Sebenza with micarta inlays (5 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,557,557#msg-557
when it arrived, he wasn't super inclined to keep it, deciding he'd rather sell it and have a plain model which is probably the better purchase IMO at $100 less

so i said.. if you want just throw it in a drawer and i'll buy it in 6 months. he said sure, and then posted it to me for xmas :D (sort of guarantees the sale that way too. haha )

i got mine the same day his new plain one arrived. both happy people.

there is a lot to like about these knives. i still wish they would grind these thinner, but even though this is a typical thickish grind. i find its cutting performance in cardboard to be very nice (meaning acceptable) in a way that im not inclined to reprofile and thin this blade down like i did the impinda. it still cuts better than the impinda after i'd thinned that a bit.

the large sebenza has been my favourite all time folder from all the ones ive tried. the overall design, shape open and closed just speaks to me. the simplicity also.

the small has always felt a litle small for me in terms of opening and closing with my large hand it is not super easy and requires some thought to do it.. but the smaller model is a lot less weight and so far better as a pocket knife vs a work knife. the small ones seem to have a much stiffer action than the large.. probably related to spring and detent size.

the 31 has a number of changes over the 21. some for the better. some dont feel for the better. they are using a ceramic lock interface same as their other models now. so the ceramic ball is both the lock interface and the detent ball. this was said to be an factory improvement as it is genuinely a stronger better lock with less sticking in their testing, and in Tim Reeves words, anyone spine whacking a 21 could easily put enough force on the hardened titanium to sheer off the hardened portion and ruin the knife. that wont happen with the ceramic. I have to wonder though if serious impacts will not compress the titatium housing or disloge the ceramic. also. ceramic is relatively brittle, so you'd think spine whacks might crack the ceramic ball. All of this is meaningless to me because it falls into dumb shit territory AFAIK (although my folder design was made so that none of this would ever be an issue)

other differences that are weird to me. they used to use a 303 soft steel bushing held by a pivot pin to be the stop pin of the blade. the mass of people doing extreme knife flicks and flipping vs opening and closing the knife caused may stop pins to deform over time causing lock issues.
i guess it got to the point with all the other flipping frame locks out there their "flipping voids warranty" was sounding old hat.
they changed to a hardened 416 stop pin housed in the folder with shoulders.

it solved one problem that was only an issue to people that use the knife the wrong way, and caused far more issues AFAIK.
the sebenza claim to fame was the bushing pivot and the ability to tighten every screw down tight and get a perfect action every time with no blade play. this was because of the perfect factory tolerances..

this is GONE.. now that there is a shoulder pin made seperately, its almost impossible to get consistent tolerances across all parts of the back spacer, pivot bushing and stop pin.. they are very close, but not perfect, and you can never fix them as the shouldered pin cannot be changed.

this blade, and many others. when tightened down is no better than any cheaper knife that overtightened stops its working. they are even supplying loc-tite with the knife now because they have done this "downgrade"

now you basically tighten the screws to the point where they stop turning easily and leave it there. this gives the typical excelled sebenza feel.

we are talking about microscopic tolerance issues here.. but it is no longer doing what a sebenza primary claim is. however the tolerances are still so amazing that you can basically fit the knife together without putting in any screws and the knife will work and hot fall apart. so its still quite an amazing piece of work.. its just different.

i think if they had just used a hardened bushing instead of the old 303 it would have solved all the issues and still been like a 21.

still.. i love the knife.

blade steel is the newer S45VN will be nice to see how it goes over time.]]> cKc (Kyley Harris) New Knives, and New to You Knives Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:10:13 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,469,469#msg-469 [Not a review] Morakniv Companion Fishing Fillet 090 - some measurements (4 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,469,469#msg-469 Manufacturer page

A while back I picked one of these up. I was not quite sure what I was going to get, though, as I was not able to find detailed blade dimensions (either manufacturer specs or vendor/user measurements) online.

So - I am posting some measurements and observations below.

---

The blade does in fact have a full-height flat grind (FFG). It is not merely an edge bevel on thin flat stock.

The shoulders between the primary grind and spine are rounded.
The spine and shoulders are polished.

Blade length, measured in a straight line from where the spine meets the handle to the absolute tip, is 85mm.

Blade length, measured in a straight line from where the edge meets the handle to the absolute tip, is 90mm. (This must be where the blade length specification on the manufacturer page comes from. The manufacturer appears to do the same thing with the blade length specification on the Companion S page.)

---

There is significant distal taper.

Spine thicknesses:
0.050" +/- 0.001" immediately in front of the handle
0.031" +/- 0.001" at a distance of 5mm from the absolute tip

---

Edge bevel heights below are measured in the blade symmetry plane and perpendicular to the edge.

Edge bevel angle uncertainties below are calculated based on the assumption that the edge bevel thickness and height uncertainties are independent of one another (not correlated).

At a point immediately in front of the handle the edge bevel is:
0.016" +/- 0.001" thick
0.029" +/- 0.003" high
corresponding to an angle of:
15.4 +/- 1.8 degrees per side

At a point 30mm (measured along the edge) forward of the handle the edge bevel is:
0.018" +/- 0.001" thick
0.035" +/- 0.003" high
corresponding to an angle of:
14.4 +/- 1.4 degrees per side

---

Weights:
knife 61g
sheath 33g
knife and sheath combined 94g

The sheath is interchangeable with, and apparently identical to, the Companion S sheath.

---

Hopefully this is helpful to someone.]]> alkali New Knives, and New to You Knives Sun, 06 Aug 2023 01:26:45 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,432,432#msg-432 Collection Updates (6 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,432,432#msg-432
This is not my entire collection. i have a number of nice things back in NZ that i can't touch. but this was just to get a frame of reference of what i have purchased since i came to the phillipines on Jul 2019

lets break it down left to right (sort of)

Karesuando Kniven Unna Aksu Hunting Axe Curly Birch (9" Satin)
8" Victorinox Fibrox chef
Mercer Culinary M23210 Millennia Wide Wavy Edge Bread Knife, 10-Inch, Black
Victorinox Boning knife semi stiff
Mercer Culinary M22907 Millennia 7-Inch Nakiri Knife, Black

Chris Reeve IMPINDA Plain Drop Point
Spyderco Z-Cut Kitchen Knife with 4.4" Pointed Tip CTS BD1N Stainless Steel Blade and Durable Red Polypropylene Handle - SpyderEdge - K14SRD

Opinel No8 Stainless Steel Folding Knife with Walnut Handle
new victorinox folding tomato/sandwich knife
victorinox adventure and tiny vicnox

cKc 2.0 Hiker i bought back from someone
Marttiini Wild Boar MN546013
the Mystery Steel Passaround knife i got back

Wenger Swibo 7-Inch Skinning Knife, Rigid Blade, Large Handle
Return window closed on Jun 17, 2020

Whustof Classic Paring knife
Opinel table Steak knife, paring knife, serrated paring knife, and curved paring knife]]> cKc (Kyley Harris) New Knives, and New to You Knives Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:39:17 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,203,203#msg-203 Fallkniven SK2 Embla (6 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,203,203#msg-203
Also, after giving my uncle my Fallkniven S1 for his birthday last fall, I was missing having a Fallkniven to use. And I’ll probably end up getting more in the future, I do very much enjoy the overall Fallkniven style of knife. Thick blade, very thin primary grind, mostly classic shapes of handle and blade, nothing too out-there, and all made by Hattori. I really like it, there’s nothing else like them on the production market and still very unique even among high-performance custom knives. I think Hattori is one of the greatest modern knifemakers of the last 40 years, he’s got a long history of some of the best quality knives available, regardless of price.


A few pictures, it just came in this morning:

























The features or design elements I found desirable:

- Nearly neutral handle shape

- Straight overall shape

- Short but still functional guard

- Edge goes pretty much right up to the handle

- Large sharpening choil

- Desert Ironwood handle, one of the most durable and beautiful natural materials

- Good quality leather sheath, no need for anything aftermarket

- Simple, straight, drop-point blade shape with plenty of belly for skinning

- Very high cutting ability without need for modification or custom work

- Stainless steel




The one feature or design element that I’d change if I could:

- I would prefer a simple stainless steel, rather than the COS high-carbide stainless, just for ease of repair. But it’s not the end of the world, the wear resistance is valuable for game processing and I do have a number of pocket sharpening stones that can grind the steel very easily.

This being my only real criticism of the design, I decided it wasn’t significant enough to outweigh the many other high points I mentioned above.

—

This will be carried as a utility knife for outdoor stuff like camping, doing work on my hunting property, small game hunting, shore fishing for trout, etc. I’ll do a bit of wood carving and cardboard cutting with it over the next week or two and post back with observations on handle ergonomics, relative cutting ability, and how easily it re-sharpens.

Any questions, feel free to ask.]]> Ryan Nafe New Knives, and New to You Knives Sun, 03 Oct 2021 02:33:41 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,149,149#msg-149 Silky Saws’ Nata 240mm Blade (7 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,149,149#msg-149
One of the knives is a Silky Saws brand Nata, or Japanese heavy machete. When I ordered it, I ordered the 240mm blade length with the chisel grind, but I ended up receiving the double-beveled model. I contemplated returning it and insisting on getting what I actually ordered, I was very curious to see how a chisel edge profile would perform for a wood chopper. It would hypothetically be very efficient for limbing, de-barking, and chop-carving, which are all very important for building shelters in woodland areas. But after examining the version I received, I decided to see how it performed.

The double-bevel model is more robust, more of a general-purpose edge profile, and seemed like it would still be useful enough to keep around, especially since I suspected it would have substantially more chopping power than any of my knives which can be carried on the belt. Typically I either use some kind of machete for brush work or an axe or hatchet for wood cutting, not knives of this size, so I was curious to see how it would do in both areas of work, brush and heavier chopping.




It’s been a relatively busy spring and summer so I haven’t actually gotten out to use any of them yet, Nata included, until a storm put down a couple of fair-sized branches into the front yard a couple days ago. I decided to take the Nata out to break down and clean up the fallen wood.

Here’s a few pictures of the knife shown alongside a standard Stanley tape measure for scale, a picture of the wood after it was processed to show the volume of work done, as well as the specifications of the stock thickness, grind angles, weight distribution, etc.:


- .223” stock thickness
- .650” grind height
- .040” to .045” edge thickness
- 15 DPS edge angle
- 8 DPS primary grind
- 1lb. 9.5oz for just the knife, 2lbs. 1oz. With the sheath
- Balance point in forward grip is 2.875” from center of index finger, in rear grip it’s 4.25”

*Note that the edge profile described above has been modified from stock geometry, as-boxed it was 20 DPS at .025” thick. Robust, yes, but a little too abrupt, so I changed it.

Steel type is, I believe, SK4 at a quite high hardness, and it’s been electroless nickel plated for corrosion resistance, an extremely good idea for a finish on a carbon steel knife. I say “at a quite high hardness” because it’s surprisingly difficult to grind, shows exceptionally little burr formation (I can form one if I try but it’s not a gummy/brittle steel you’d see from being either burnt or badly HT’d), and it gets extremely sharp without any serious effort or need for burr minimization techniques.

















Notes on performance, basically first impressions/observations:

- A lot more power than you might think, easily keeping pace with a Fiskars X7 for example on this kind of work

- Very comfortable handle design, absolutely no hand shock, and I like the slightly negative angle of it

- Extremely fluid in the wood, no binding at all, even on heavy swings from the shoulder into soft green wood, which is expected from this blade geometry

- Sheath design is extremely handy, it’s significantly easier to tote around and work with than either a hatchet or machete

- Works very well for both limbing and bucking, no real effort required to cut up to ~ 4.5” diameter wood of this type so it’s a much better tool for this work than a hatchet

- Can either be driven into the wood to the full depth of the primary grind on a hard swing, or can be used with light swings to conserve energy if you’d be working with it all day

- The square point can be used to stick into wood and move it around or to stick the knife into the wood for temporary storage while using both hands for something else, similar to a billhook



Overall, after that initial work with it, I’m quite happy with the tool’s performance. I think I’d be perfectly happy to take this on my belt for camping, shore fishing, yard work, etc. I’m curious to see how it works compared to a machete for serious brush work, how much work is required before the higher efficiency of a longer and lighter machete is worth it, and what diameter of wood has to be encountered to make a hatchet or axe worthwhile over this. We’ll see, in due time.]]> Ryan Nafe New Knives, and New to You Knives Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:20:22 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,68,68#msg-68 Mora 120 (4 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,68,68#msg-68


It has a laminated blade of stainless steel on the outside, and carbon steel on the inside, for the blade edge. Unlike my recently acquired Mora 510, this one came with a decent edge, one that would push cut newsprint at the point of hold at a 90*/90*/90* angle. The blade length is 2 3/8" long, with a thick 4"x1" natural wood handle. It also has a full tang blade, although I suspect a rat tail tang, but I could be wrong. The sheath is the plastic 'Classic' style, with friction retention.]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:42:48 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,28,28#msg-28 Kershaw Emerson CQC-7K 6034T (20 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,28,28#msg-28 [www.bladehq.com]

I used the Zhuk knife sharpener and the Venev OCB stones to put a mirror edge on the blade.]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Tue, 31 Aug 2021 10:14:53 +0000 https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,26,26#msg-26 Mora 510 and 511 Old Style (2 replies) https://www.beyondt01micron.com/read.php?18,26,26#msg-26 Mora 511, the old style (which just happened to be delivered before the Mora 2/0 Classic ), and I just picked up a Mora 510, which was discontinued some years ago. Since I just got the knife, I only can say that the edge was not shaving sharp, and the blade and a small nick in it near the base of the blade. A few passes on the 12.5° per side of the Spyderco Golden Stone and it was shaving no issue.
More to come!]]> jasonstone20 New Knives, and New to You Knives Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:33:55 +0000