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I am very happy with the fit and finish and the attention to detail on the sheath, blade, and handle of this value added tool. In today's all too common business models of cutting corners on the quality of materials and manufacturing techniques this knife is like a breath of fresh air for the guy whose job it is to clean out the inside of the honey bucket truck's tank.I found no flaws in this purchase; but, I do with they would upgrade to 1095 HC steel. The knife only arrived this afternoon so I haven't had a chance to put it through its passes. I can tell you this though; I've been woodcarving since 1984 and I have excellent tools made of properly heat treated 01 high carbon steel. I also am an expert knife sharpener and I can atest that this knife is ground correctly, it's scandi grind is carving sharp. Carving sharp is when you can slice a piece of wood across its end grain and the cut leaves the freshly cut end grain shiney, no chatter markers, no fuzziness or crushing of the wood fibers. This knife does this with ease and the design and size of the knife showed me that it will be a fine tool once I get a chance to put it to its duties. My opinion so far is that I would definitely purchase this knife again and recommend it to others once I've used it awhile.The first thing I did was put a drain hole in the bottom of the sheet. Next I use the Sharpie the darken the threads of the sheets I like it better with the darker stitching. Then I use some leather conditioner that doesn't soften the leather but it does help it be water resistant.The next thing I did was clean the blade very well with the paper towels soaked in alcohol. Then I used a mixture of mayonnaise horseradish mustard lemon juice vinegar and salt and I mixed it up real good and I put a layer on the whole blade with a Q-tip and now I let sit overnight. This did some patina but mostly etched the surface of the steel kind of like a primer would. So I cleaned it off real good in the sink I was dried it very well let it sit for a while and dry out you can hit it with a hair dryer I cleaned it again with alcohol and then put some more of that concoction that I put on the blade on it again and let it sit overnight. This is the layer that did the most of the patina. I suggest you be careful with your pets my dog happened to lick up some of that stuff I was putting on the blade to turn the dark the Blade Dark and patina and next thing I know his teeth are all black and he looks like one of them women that she's Beatle nut over in Southeast Asia and they have a black teeth.Because this knife reminded me of the knife that was of the same style that probably people like the gold miners and 49 or the guys working on the railroad just Frontiersman in general that would be out there working and they probably would meet up with indians get to know him Lerner language learner sign and their customs maybe even intermarry. So what I did is get some research to see if I could find the signs and interpretations online and I did and I use my wood burner to burn the sign into my handles and in such a way is a Native Americans would have done to tell a story.Starting from the top the symbol is a drum that's the ends for God the second symbol is crossed Arrow stands for friendship the third symbol stands for men in my life the fourth one stands for dead people that's death the fifth one is a dragonfly that stands for resurrection and renewal then when you flip the knife over the one at the top is a butterfly and that stands for everlasting life the next under that is a hummingbird thanks for loving happiness after that is the Morning Star stands for guidance under that is The Healing Hand which stands for protection and then on the bottom is broken arrows that stands for peace but if you look on the picture that shows the spine of the handle does sign zigzag back and forth up and cross starts out with the peace pipe means sacred the next one is arrows means protection the next one is spring rebirth and renewal the next one is feather means courage wisdom and strength in the next symbol is day and night and it stands for time.I took a piece of green paracord and made a two-finger lanyard with it so that I could choke back on the handle I know it's not a chopping knife but it gives you a little bit of Swing and safety when you doing that it's safety at all times actually and what you do is you tired second knot in your lanyard and the reason for that is you can take a piece of paracord around you're going on your shoulder and down your waist like they used to hook their pistols too and just have one of these little cheap carabiners tied to it and you hook the Carabiner in between the first night and the second night that way if you're working up high or if you working down low or you working over over water you know if you drop your knife you won't lose it or just out in the woods cuz it won't really get in your way.

I use this knife all the time. I bought it because of the price point and the overall reviews were positive. Now this is not going to stand up as well as some of the higher end knives, but this one more than does the job that I needed to do.I messed up the blade splitting some wood when I hit a nail in the wood and didn’t realize it, but I was able to reshape the knife edge and take out the damage pretty easily.The knife holds an edge pretty well, but it is also easy to sharpen. The carbon steel blade works well with fire starting and the top is squared off enough to strike a fire starter.It draws from the sheath really easily, but it’s still secure. When I hang it off of my belt, I can pull it out in a number of positions and then receive it easily. I have not had any problems with this knife coming out of the sheath when I didn’t want it to.I use this knife almost daily, and I would definitely buy it again.

every bit as expected

Short Review:I bought it to troll it, but after inspection, realized that this is a pretty high quality item. This knife is worthy so far (visual inspection only). There are other knives out there equally worthy at $40, but you can get your worth here. Fit and finish is fine. Polish is good. Sheath looks like recomposed leather (which is fine) and the ferro-rod looks useable. Knife sits very securely in sheath. Ferro-rod sits "too" securely - its hard to get it in or out. For $40 dollars, you could do a lot worse.Long review:So I honestly didn't expect to be impressed by this knife. Condor makes one very similar to it in 1070 called the "bushlore," and had initially sold them for less than $20 right here on Amazon. So, this knife ($40 at time of this review) is pretty much double. How much better could it be? Well, how about nearly better in every way? I say nearly because I still prefer the whole grain leather sheaths that condor sends their knives out with (are they still doing that though?).My thoughts:This knife has a good polish on it. Better than Condors. Do you need a better polish on a utility knife? Not really. Sometimes I like a nice polish, sometimes its not so important. Don't let other people tell you what you should like. Does it take a bit more effort at the manufacturer's for a finer polish? Yup. A good polish at the edge will also allow the sharpness to last *that tiny bit* longer.True scandi grind - Condor's knife is slightly convexed (unless they changed it from when I bought it). This is mostly just preference. I don't really care what the "experts" say, but it really is different for every user. What the user prefers is what the user prefers. There are advantages and disadvantages to all grinds. I like the scandi grind. I also like every other grind out there. My favorite grind? Well, I mainly like the grind that lets my knife cut whatever I'm cutting. Yeah. I'm not an expert.Wood handle is fine. I saw another reviewer put up their customizations, and I loved that. That was awesome and should be done with everyone's knives in some way or another. This is one of those cool knives where you can really just "make it yours" with those customizations. Respect.Sheath is good, thick re-composed leather. I don't think this is "full grain leather" - Condor was sending theirs out with full grain leather sheaths at the time I was buying (can't say if they still are). I prefer full grain leather only because I have no idea how long these reconstituted leathers last. Maybe they last longer, maybe they last shorter. Either way, this is a pretty good sheath for now. It is not flaking apart. It is thick and tough. It holds the knife tightly and securely. It is a good sheath. But it is still not a full grain leather sheath. The rivets are good. The brass dangler ring is fine. You can carry it dangling or not. Sheath leaves around 1 inch of knife handle exposed. Single stitched with a leather strip down the cutting edge portion so you don't slice through your sheath's stitching (you will be surprised at how many sheaths still have this sort of problem (I'm looking at you Ontario with your silly, thin, bushcraft sheath on your OH7026 models).Blade: Now here is the thing I really like about this knife. The blade shape is easy for me to sharpen. I have a hard time sharpening knives in the field that are very curvy. I have an easier time sharpening knives with a slightly straighter edge. This knife has enough of a curve so that cutting should be smooth and easy and has a straight enough curve so that its sharpness can be easily maintained. I like that. It is similar to the Condor knife and Esee also has a knife (I think its called the "laser strike"?). That's not saying that I don't like knives that curve all over the place. I love all knives indiscriminately. But I prefer sharpening certain knives. The knives I prefer to sharpen are the ones that get the most use. So, I love khukri's and karambits and all those fancy knives. I just don't love sharpening them because of their curves.So, for all you knife guys out there, this is a solid knife. For all you long-time, single knife users out there, this knife shape is easy to sharpen and the metal seems promising. For you campers out there, this is a simple, light weight no-nonsense knife that seems pretty reliable (if you use it with common sense). For you kitchen knife and tactical people, there are better options out there. As for me, I'm buying another one for my son. Its cheap enough that I won't cry if he breaks it or loses it in the woods and its just strong, simple and reliable enough that it can last him a lifetime of use if he takes care of it.If you found my review helpful, I would appreciate a click on that "helpful" icon. Its free for you and fun for me! Happy shopping!

Great knife same as a bushlore but saves you 50 bucks.I got the sheath with ferro rod and loop.The sheath with a dangler,ferro loop and INCLUDED ferro rod alone would cost more.You guys that are looking at custom sheaths for another knife look no further.You can get a sheath + another knife.Check the measurements of course.BPS is the best value out there.Ive got 4 lookin to buy more.THANKS BPS

In my opinion this is far and away the best bushcraft knife a person can own. I now have 3 of them and plan to get more!