We were recently sent a knife to review from GEARBEST.COM, it's a fixed blade 440c full flat grind knife with micarta handle and hollow copper pins, total length is about 8 1/2 inches with blade and handle being equal length.
It arrived in a nice presentation box and when I opened it I found the knife nicely sheathed in a kydex sheath with a ready fixed teclok.
The knife was acceptably sharp as it came but a few minutes on the stones and strop saw this blade easily come up to hair popping sharp.
No review is complete without some field testing, so I've been using it over the past couple of weeks to gauge it's performance.
I needed some amadou for upcoming events so I put the knife to use cutting off huge amounts of this fungi to prep for the courses,
This it did easily with no rolling or chipping along the edge, and anyone who has cut amadou before knows just how hard the scale is on the surface of this fungi, so I was mightily impressed with this.
I scraped and feathered some tiny curls on some sticks to prep a small woodstove and again no problems at all
The spine also threw some great sparks from a ferro rod to get this fire lit.
I have even used this knife at home for food prep which it does admirably, all in all I'm very impressed with this tool.
It's comfortable in the hand, no hot spots or high ridges, gets an edge well and seems to keep it too but can easily be brought back to razor sharp just with a strop, for the price it's an absolute bargain.
If you are interested in this knife or indeed any gear from GEARBEST.COM I would heartily encourage you to peruse their site, it's easy to navigate and the items arrive fast. Highly recommended..
Here are a few links to take you there, get ready for your wallet to take a hit! Great stuff.
https://goo.gl/w9zCWV Brother Knife
https://goo.gl/kG6Jbp Knives and tools
https://goo.gl/zcEu2C Gearbest website
It arrived in a nice presentation box and when I opened it I found the knife nicely sheathed in a kydex sheath with a ready fixed teclok.
The knife was acceptably sharp as it came but a few minutes on the stones and strop saw this blade easily come up to hair popping sharp.
No review is complete without some field testing, so I've been using it over the past couple of weeks to gauge it's performance.
I needed some amadou for upcoming events so I put the knife to use cutting off huge amounts of this fungi to prep for the courses,
This it did easily with no rolling or chipping along the edge, and anyone who has cut amadou before knows just how hard the scale is on the surface of this fungi, so I was mightily impressed with this.
I scraped and feathered some tiny curls on some sticks to prep a small woodstove and again no problems at all
The spine also threw some great sparks from a ferro rod to get this fire lit.
I have even used this knife at home for food prep which it does admirably, all in all I'm very impressed with this tool.
It's comfortable in the hand, no hot spots or high ridges, gets an edge well and seems to keep it too but can easily be brought back to razor sharp just with a strop, for the price it's an absolute bargain.
If you are interested in this knife or indeed any gear from GEARBEST.COM I would heartily encourage you to peruse their site, it's easy to navigate and the items arrive fast. Highly recommended..
Here are a few links to take you there, get ready for your wallet to take a hit! Great stuff.
https://goo.gl/w9zCWV Brother Knife
https://goo.gl/kG6Jbp Knives and tools
https://goo.gl/zcEu2C Gearbest website
