Gerber Flatiron vs Spyderco Paramilitary 2

REVIEW: The blade feels really well balanced in your hand while opened up. The finger relief under the blade really gets the working edge close. It is very controllable and steady. Closed, the blade is bulky

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When it finally disengaged I had so much force on it that the blade flipped closed unexpectedly and now I have a nice scar. Upon further inspection the pivot bolt is not very tight, but the blade has way too much resistance to open and close. This could be a really cool EDC knife but for a cheap Gerber, I'll leave it alone and run my Spyderco, Kizer or even my Civivi.

you get great steel for the price too, for such a large blade in S30V, compared to some other companies using S30V in their blades *cough* Benchmade *cough*, you get much more of the premium steel for the blade and the blade is pretty dang chunky compared to the other Spyderco mainstays like the Delica/Endura. The blade comes uncomfortably sharp from the factory and being that its S30V, it will be moderately easy to keep it that sharp. Ive cut myself already on this blade. I slipped while cutting something, and I felt it scratch against my thumb

The three-inch cleaver style blade is very sturdy; ideal style to shave kindling and small bits of wood for fire-starting. Dimension-wise, the pocketknife is 4.75 inches long when closed. Opened, it's 8

Lightning OTF. Goddamn if this isn’t one of the best $30 I ever spent. It’s like 8 years old, been beat on, and still fires hard every time. This sits on top of my fridge as a dedicated Amazon package knife

As a retired military guy and avid camper, I have owned and used various folding blade style knives. This knife caught my attention as a more utilitarian type blade for heavy cutting of rope, heavy twine, cardboard, etc. Though it is labeled as a Cleaver blade, I found it to be a bit to light to effectively be used as a chopper for wood or food products. I tried chopping small pieces of wood, which was totally ineffective

But it's now over a decade old, and knife-making has come a long way. I'm here to tell you about why this might not be the right fit for some people's daily carry anymore. 1. In the past few years there's been a renewed focus in the knife industry on making smaller, lighter knives that carry better and are thinner behind the edge

It is multilayer fiberglass reinforced epoxy resin cured under heat and pressure. These grips get a waffle texture on one side, unlike circuit board material. It arrived the very next day, even with free shipping, which usually takes a week. The blade measures 3

What makes this knife so pricey is the fantastic blade steel and "Made in U.S.A" status. Overall unless you have to have an American made Knife I would look at their Taiwanese and Japanese or even Chinese made knives first if you can get over the inferior materials

The micarta part of the handle feels very cheap and not lined up well around edges. There is a gap between the micarta and metal where it meets handle like it’s not attached well. When I opened knife, it had someone else’s arm hair and skin cells on the blade like someone had attempted to shave their arm with it. Blade has several inclusions in the finish which I believe will make it fail eventually

. The G10 handles, as stated earlier, are beautiful. Moreover, they are functionally superior