[Nikdfish]

The wife knows I have a soft spot in my heart for "sharp & pointies". Out of the blue, she got these for me & surpised me with them today!

http://www.skhowell.com/images/IMGP1056zz.jpg

It's a Fox Cutlery Roman style hunters axe and a Kershaw Tanto Groove.

http://www.skhowell.com/images/IMGP1060zz.jpg

The Groove is a RJ Martin design, the first of his that I've gotten. The 3 1/2" blade is Sandvik 13C26 stainless steel, coated with a non-reflective tungsten DLC coating. It is not an assisted opening blade, but with the flipper & a slight flick of the wrist it opens very nicely. The flipper then acts as a finger guard. The liner lock is easy to use with one-handed closing.


Arnold saw the new stuff & decided he was the best qualified to handle sharp & pointy items ...

http://www.skhowell.com/images/IMGP1065zz.jpg

Nick

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Nice! Do those grooves have any functional purpose, or just for aesthetics? Do you think they will make the knife harder to sharpen?

[Nikdfish]

Premium,

They just look neat & show off the manufacturer's CNC capabilities ... other than that, they might keep thinly sliced items from sticking to the blade if slicing veggies or sushi ;-)

I don't think they will cause any problems for sharpening as they terminate short of the blade edge. They are shallow enough that there should never be a serrated edge.

[XDJ]

I really like that axe. The Kershaw grooves haven't grown on me though. The markings on Arnold's head are pretty cool too.

I have to ask though, what is she expecting in return? If nothing, then, Great Wife!

Thanks for sharing.

[JCMAG]

Holy crap, that cat is wielding an axe!

You'd better clean her litter box or face the consequences!

[Pax Jordana]

that cat is the only one qualified to handle... ok, too much of a stretch.

The axe is cool - I wonder if Roman Style Hunter's is just a name they gave it to make it look cool, or if real Roman Style Hunters used it. For splitting pelvises or something.

And the groove? Hideous! That said, I want one too! is it AO?

(hypocrisy is me saying spydercos are ugly and still wanting a groove. I know.)

[Nikdfish]

The groove is a flipper, no AO. That said, with a bit of a wrist flick it is easily as fast as (or faster than) my benchmade automatic.

The axe is supposed to be patterned on the foragers axe issued to legionnaires. Personally I think it is probably as well or better suited to butchering tasks than generalized light chopping.

Arnold doesn't really need the axe, he's pretty well armed with just what nature provided ...

Nick

[sm]

I like the axe and the sheath for it!!

[Nikdfish]

PremiumSauces,

Just found out there is a rationale (other than aesthetics) for the grooves. RJ Martin, the designer said the following:

"In cutting soft materials that don't bind when cut, you won't see any difference between a grooved blade and a blade without grooves.

In cutting harder materials like rubber hose, plastic tubing, etc., the grooves actually improve cutting performance because they cut the friction by about 80%. This is because the material being cut is only rubbing on the tops of the ridges!"

Nick

[paintballdude902]

how much for the kitty?

[Browning]

I wish my wife would flip through the AG Russell catalog and buy me stuff out of it. :(

I'll have to figure out a way of putting them out in full view where she'll have to see it and look through it.

[Dksimon]

dang, it looks like you got some good stuff. The kershaw is awesome.
good pick....the wife i mean;)