As the title says am thinking about ordering one as I like the look/idea just wondering what everyone thought if them?
Svord pheasant are they any good?
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Bit rough and ready. Easy to sharpen, easy to mod. Not too expensive to lose therefore more likely to use.
I like mine... its simple, no frills, it cuts, and folds... holds an edge well ... what more can be said.. 
I'm very pleased with mine. As mm says they need a sharpen and bit of a sanding down on the scales to finish them off. They take a wicked edge and I like the simplicity of them.
You'd struggle to find a better folder for the same money.
You'd struggle to find a better folder for the same money.
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It's all been said really. Cheap, simple, sharp and easy to sharpen. The plastic handles are very functional and they look good dressed in a floorboard.
I found the blade well ground and sharp. That was the only good bit.
The pointy bit of the tang makes holes through your hips when you bend over and it has the aesthetics of a log with a pointy bit of steel in it.
The pointy bit of the tang makes holes through your hips when you bend over and it has the aesthetics of a log with a pointy bit of steel in it.
I have the mini and would say its my goto knife for day to day chores. Its cheap enough to use and abuse and toughenough to take anything you can throw at it
I will add if I didn't have a decent knife and only had a small budget, I would buy an opinel by way of preference.
Well thanks for your views guys have just ordered a mini in white and a tek lok for one of my other knives! Now to learn how to make a kydex sheath!!!
You won't be disappointed if you're handy with tools, enjoy it and looking forward to seeing what you do with the tek lok and kydex.
They are great for projects, but lack alot of fit and finish out the box. I've had 3 of them and the uneven grinds got worse with each new knife. No biggy if you don't mind, but for me it's an annoyance. I rectified the blades on a linisher and hold my big pink one very close! Great tool and loads of fun to tidy up!
I hear the minis have an even more random grind but I haven't got one myself.
Annnnddd! Regarding the tang poking bellies and stabbing pockets.. Well buy a belt sheath a cut a hole for the tang in the bottom and wear it tang down.. Or fit a little pocket clip to the handle.
I have a wee wip thread on a custom svord if you'd like to check it out, it's in my 'started threads'. Can't link ATM as I'm on an iPod.
I hear the minis have an even more random grind but I haven't got one myself.
Annnnddd! Regarding the tang poking bellies and stabbing pockets.. Well buy a belt sheath a cut a hole for the tang in the bottom and wear it tang down.. Or fit a little pocket clip to the handle.
I have a wee wip thread on a custom svord if you'd like to check it out, it's in my 'started threads'. Can't link ATM as I'm on an iPod.
They aren't as well finished as a fifty quid knife, but they don't cost fifty quid either.
Decent steel used in the blades and as soon as you pick one up you start looking for odd bits of wood with nice grain to alter the handles with.
So far all I've done is shorten the blade slightly so its cutting edge is just under three inches. but as I'm a carpenter I have the choice of Wenge, Cherry, Purpleheart, Lignum Vitae, Oak, Ash and a few other woods I can't remember right now to choose from when I finally pull my finger out.
Decent steel used in the blades and as soon as you pick one up you start looking for odd bits of wood with nice grain to alter the handles with.
So far all I've done is shorten the blade slightly so its cutting edge is just under three inches. but as I'm a carpenter I have the choice of Wenge, Cherry, Purpleheart, Lignum Vitae, Oak, Ash and a few other woods I can't remember right now to choose from when I finally pull my finger out.
