Post by itshardtoknow on Feb 11, 2017 8:27:28 GMT -8
Been carrying this the past two weeks, not used it a ton, but I have enjoyed it so far!
Here it is with a cup of Southern Pecan at a local coffee shop (not my normal spot, they're doing some remodeling, which is, for me, unfortunate since they are closed today )
Post by Killroy ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ on Feb 16, 2017 20:56:06 GMT -8
I have been carrying the MUT almost exclusivly at work, and have used almost every feature except the Saw and Punch. Ive been thinking of getting a Signal to replace it but I dont want to lose the functionality or Heavy duty aspects. Is the Signal a decent replacemnet?
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Well, it's not in Smead's league, but it makes me happy.
The CRKT large Batum, a Jesper Voxnaes collaboration.
Blade is right about 3", and right about perfect.
Especially this way
3/16" thick blade on a production folder?! Yes, please!
I've only had it for about three hours, so I don't know much about it yet, except that it feels about right. I've noticed a lot of knives don't have as much width as they should, and the pronounced choil is a big selling point for me.
Once I find out what I don't like about it, I'll post some more.
Last Edit: Mar 22, 2017 15:41:50 GMT -8 by Shorttime
I post here in part to "tune up" before I post on more, um, formal forums.
I've been feeding the Batum a steady diet of corrugated cardboard, in an effort to get the edge to go away. It did, and a couple passes over a makeshift strop brought it back. It shaves hair reluctantly, and that's more than good enough for me.
The first time I gave it some cardboard, it nicked me. I don't have photos, because it's not really worth posting. Hardly a paper cut, but in a bent, knife enthusiast kind of way, it's a good thing.
I wasn't paying attention, and the deep belly of the blade let it slip out of the cut It zinged past my left arm. I just barely felt it graze me, and I didn't think anything of it, until I felt it start to burn a minute later. I looked down, and sure enough, the tiniest cut.
The fact that it cut me with just a nick tells me it's plenty sharp enough.
It's not technically a blooding, since the bleeding didn't start right away, but I was planning on keeping this one, anyway.
CRKT has been the victim of indifferent heat treating over the years, so I'm glad I got a good one, this time.
One of the things I like is the flat grind.
You don't see it so well in this picture, but it's there. Flat grinds push better than hollow grinds in deep cuts.
It's also important what you don't see in this picture: jimping on the spine. Or a spine ramp. Both are useless features for the kind of cutting I do.
Another neat feature.
An internal lock over-travel tab.
I really like this knife, which may sound odd for something that cost about $45. CRKT was my first introduction to "good" knives, even though they are the low end of the production spectrum. Or, at least, there is a perception that they are the low end. And they have had some problems over the years, with their quality control. Much of their inventory is lackluster, but when they get it right, they get it right. I keep coming back to them. Like your first car, you don't forget it.
Shorttime CRKT has been getting exponentially better over the years. Better collaborations, better designs. Kershaw is also pretty strong too. I'd still be in the market for a few of each. Cheap is good. We're not Navy Seals or Rambo- if our knives break, we can get a new one (none of mine have broken)
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"Is it mailed? Did you mail it? Where's the tracking? I'm pretty excited. I hope he cries. Think he'll cry? What a bitch."
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-Willydonker
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Shorttime CRKT has been getting exponentially better over the years. Better collaborations, better designs. Kershaw is also pretty strong too. I'd still be in the market for a few of each. Cheap is good. We're not Navy Seals or Rambo- if our knives break, we can get a new one (none of mine have broken)
God, I hope so! For the last.. five years? CRKT has been mostly a division of Ken Onion, Inc, to the point where they could have merged with Kershaw and nobody would have known the difference, aside of a few designs by James Williams, and the Carson M series. Then, they came out with a bunch of non-cutlery hunting and fishing gear, and it seemed like they had lost their way completely. Getting Vox on board is a great big good step for them, and I especially love that they are making a Snailor. They need to keep getting Voxnaes-level talent to help them, though. It's a marathon, not a race.
There's this arc that most knife enthusiasts follow, with their knife purchases increasing in cost until they hit the mid-tech level. I've been buying knives in the $80-$120 range lately, and the CQC-7 was a big step above that. I'm fighting hard to keep from cracking the $200 barrier, and it was refreshing to find so much goodness at a reasonable price.
Edit: Now that Benchmade has cut ties with Doug Ritter, it would be very smart of CRKT to try and find a way to bring back the RSK folders. I'm sure Benchmade is very tight about the Axis Lock, but money usually finds a way to solve problems.
Last Edit: Mar 30, 2017 15:07:25 GMT -8 by Shorttime
"Celebrating" my return to middle shift, with a bit of a fancy breakfast. Well, any breakfast is fancy, because I usually just have coffee. The Batum's thick blade means it isn't my first choice for food prep, but I wouldn't carry a steak knife for daily cutting chores, either.
There's a steak on the other side of the plate, that you can't see. At least there was, when I took the photo