Post by mud on Dec 21, 2012 2:24:40 GMT -7
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Fit: no idea how it was possible but the Mudcutter is absolutely a perfect fit for my hand. It has an incredibly balanced feel during what little use I have put it through.
Finish: The best finish I have ever seen on a knife bar none. The only thing that MIGHT be more attractive is Damascus and that depends much on the grain of the individual knife. One guy asked me if it was stainless and another asked if it was made of chrome or chrome plated.
edge: As you may have read, one careless friend dropped it blade edge first onto the concrete floor. While it put several small nicks in one portion it was easily removed with a coarse diamond stone. The tip did not dent or bend and remained sharp. It has held an edge well in my limited use. The curved design of the blade makes it a snap to sharpen and I have decided to use the small undercut near the hilt for firesteel striking. I keep it sharp but not as sharp as the larger working area of the blade. Even after a dozen strikes it is still sharp enough to use for working feather sticks (which the undercut is perfect for) and making hot dog sticks.
the sheath was very tight at first but now functions like second nature. Holds securely and the snap is quite strong yet has enough lead to allow proper leverage to unsnap.
While two more were looking at it one inadvertently bumped the other's hand verifying that it is in fact razor sharp.
on a scale of one to ten its a 25 at this point. The shape and balance cannot be overstated. If there was any knife design he should mass replicate this is it.
I will revise this review as it is put through its paces over the coming months and will add pictures.
UPDATED SECTION:
Sorry no pics yet but today I used it to gut, skin and process a deer. Super for skinning, a tad big for getting inside for gutting and superb for processing the meat.
Fit: no idea how it was possible but the Mudcutter is absolutely a perfect fit for my hand. It has an incredibly balanced feel during what little use I have put it through.
Finish: The best finish I have ever seen on a knife bar none. The only thing that MIGHT be more attractive is Damascus and that depends much on the grain of the individual knife. One guy asked me if it was stainless and another asked if it was made of chrome or chrome plated.
edge: As you may have read, one careless friend dropped it blade edge first onto the concrete floor. While it put several small nicks in one portion it was easily removed with a coarse diamond stone. The tip did not dent or bend and remained sharp. It has held an edge well in my limited use. The curved design of the blade makes it a snap to sharpen and I have decided to use the small undercut near the hilt for firesteel striking. I keep it sharp but not as sharp as the larger working area of the blade. Even after a dozen strikes it is still sharp enough to use for working feather sticks (which the undercut is perfect for) and making hot dog sticks.
the sheath was very tight at first but now functions like second nature. Holds securely and the snap is quite strong yet has enough lead to allow proper leverage to unsnap.
While two more were looking at it one inadvertently bumped the other's hand verifying that it is in fact razor sharp.
on a scale of one to ten its a 25 at this point. The shape and balance cannot be overstated. If there was any knife design he should mass replicate this is it.
I will revise this review as it is put through its paces over the coming months and will add pictures.
UPDATED SECTION:
Sorry no pics yet but today I used it to gut, skin and process a deer. Super for skinning, a tad big for getting inside for gutting and superb for processing the meat.
