What is it about that s35vn thats making you like it, compared to the other s35vn that you've tried?? In that small of a knife, .025" is crazy thick. Its hard to imagine even being able to distinguish it from any other decent modern stainless, at that thickness. People are really stupid, so i completely understand why any company with a decent warranty isnt going out of their way to encourage disassembly, but in 2024 including extra hardware should be the standard. Im at the point where ill pretty much only buy a new knife if its from a company that includes hardware (CKF, Maxace). Anything else i wont pay retail, and will just wait to get it on the secondary market.
Yes the thickness behind the edge isn't the thinnest but it does a great job when I was cutting through some cardboard. It did really well. And I have had 3 other knives in s35vn. The SOG wasn't bad but it wasn't blowing me away. The chris reeves that I had didn't hold and edge. I had to switch to my Leatherman to fi ish the job. And bothe toor merchants that I had I cut one box and it couldn't even get through some tape after. I actually avoid s35vn alot of times if I can. I love s30v, I love 14c28n, d2 has been awesome, s45 the spyderco I had wasn't bad, but the other chris reeves I had wasn't great at all. But whenever I have used s35vn it just does what the specs and data sheets have said. I have used my cheap 25 dollar d2 knife to feather stick and whittle and still cuts paper. But this has been so far alot better. I'm not sure if it's a proper heat treatment or if it has good geometry, but it's holding up really well.
I love neutral grips on knives. My hands a small to medium and some scales with finger grooves just fall in the wrong place. Thank you for sharing!
I tend to lean that way as well. I honestly feel like the lander and lander 2 have just the right amount of ergos and neutral.
What is it about that s35vn thats making you like it, compared to the other s35vn that you've tried??
In that small of a knife, .025" is crazy thick. Its hard to imagine even being able to distinguish it from any other decent modern stainless, at that thickness.
People are really stupid, so i completely understand why any company with a decent warranty isnt going out of their way to encourage disassembly, but in 2024 including extra hardware should be the standard.
Im at the point where ill pretty much only buy a new knife if its from a company that includes hardware (CKF, Maxace). Anything else i wont pay retail, and will just wait to get it on the secondary market.
Yes the thickness behind the edge isn't the thinnest but it does a great job when I was cutting through some cardboard. It did really well. And I have had 3 other knives in s35vn. The SOG wasn't bad but it wasn't blowing me away. The chris reeves that I had didn't hold and edge. I had to switch to my Leatherman to fi ish the job. And bothe toor merchants that I had I cut one box and it couldn't even get through some tape after. I actually avoid s35vn alot of times if I can. I love s30v, I love 14c28n, d2 has been awesome, s45 the spyderco I had wasn't bad, but the other chris reeves I had wasn't great at all. But whenever I have used s35vn it just does what the specs and data sheets have said. I have used my cheap 25 dollar d2 knife to feather stick and whittle and still cuts paper. But this has been so far alot better. I'm not sure if it's a proper heat treatment or if it has good geometry, but it's holding up really well.