Yep, and if they go on to become well known with a following you get to shock the fanbois with your examples and stories of "I knew them when...".Support the makers when they are apprentices
440 steel these days, but it was once thought to be good stuff.
And of it were 440C it would say so.Depends on which 440. C, certainly (and it still is). A, not so much.
Depends on which 440. C, certainly (and it still is). A, not so much.
I'm pretty sure it's 440A, but for eleven bucks what can you expect. We all have beaters.And of it were 440C it would say so.
They arrived today and I'm please with how they fit the hand.
Now that's a fitting tribute. Fare thee well Brandy. Sophie, best wishes for your future.A tribute to my service dog I lost last month. Picked it up from my knife guy today.
The Raindrop Damascus has 120 layers each of 1084, 52100, & 15N20.
Handle is Torrefied Curly Maple, and he cast the guard and pommel of Nordic Gold.
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Brandy... RIP old girl.
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Her 5 month old successor, Sophie (born on Independence Day) has much to learn.
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It feels a little nuts the first few times you do it doesn’t it? I pretty much only carry my knives in that price range in the office or in the city.Carrying an $800 folder is still a level beyond me right now, although the Umnumzaan is in my pocket as I type.