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BEAR & SON 114D

BUTTERFLY KNIFE

BLADE MATERIAL: 416-layer high-
definition damascus
BLADE LENGTH: 3.875”
BLADE THICKNESS: .15”
BLADE STYLE: Tanto
BLADE GRIND: Chisel
A draw cut with light pressure BLADE EDGE: Plain
and with the handle of the HANDLE THICKNESS: .5”
Urban Trapper held with the
author’s fi ngertips severed the HANDLE MATERIAL: Zinc
fl at silk tie. HANDLE COLOR: Silver Vein
LOCK MECHANISM: Latch
POCKET CLIP: None
WEIGHT: 5.6 ozs.

CHRIS REEVE SANTA FE STONEWORKS OPEN LENGTH: 8.75”
CLOSED LENGTH: 5”
DAMASCUS SEBENZA DAMASCUS KERSHAW MSRP: $109.49

BLADE MATERIAL: Devin Thomas LEEK
stainless Basketweave Damascus BLADE STEEL: Brad Vice Alabama
BLADE LENGTH: 3.625” Damascus pattern-welded steel BOKER PLUS URBAN
BLADE THICKNESS: .125” BLADE LENGTH: 3” TRAPPER DAMASCUS
ROCKWELL HARDNESS: 58-59 HRC BLADE OPENER : Flipper
BLADE STYLE: Drop point HANDLE MATERIAL : Turquoise, BLADE MATERIAL: Powdered
BLADE GRIND: Hollow mother-of-pearl and bronze Swedish damascus
HANDLE MATERIAL: 6Al4V titanium OPENING ACTION: SpeedSafe BLADE LENGTH: 3.4”
®
w/bog oak inlays assisted BLADE THICKNESS: .1”
HANDLE THICKNESS: .125” per side LOCK MECHANISM: Framelock, tip- HANDLE MATERIAL: Titanium
LOCKING MECHANISM: Integral Lock lock slider LOCK MECHANISM: Framelock
PIVOT ASSEMBLY: Washers POCKET CLIP: Reversible, right tip up, BLADE OPENER: Flipper
POCKET CLIP: Titanium, tip-up, right- left tip down DESIGNER: Brad Zinker
hand carry WEIGHT: 3 ozs. WEIGHT: 1.7 ozs.
WEIGHT: 4.7 ozs. OPEN LENGTH: 7” OPEN LENGTH: 7.7”
OPEN LENGTH: 8.335” CLOSED LENGTH: 4” APPROXIMATE CLOSED LENGTH:
CLOSED LENGTH: 4.71” MSRP: $309 4.3”
MSRP: $750 MSRP: $309

made a long, ragged cut, more of a the original out-of-the-box sharpness. is that the knives’ damascus blades are
tear really, in the silk scarf—due to It’s a handsome knife that’s also a very not just ornamental. They all cut very,
the toothiness, I think. It made a good, good user—if you can bring yourself to very well.
deep penetration into the scarf on a use this little beauty.
thrust. As for the anchored silk tie cut, *Shaving arm hair to test a blade’s edge
there was nothing to it—the blade went NOT JUST for LOOKS sharpness can result in injury. BLADE®
right through. Good draw cuts on the How does today’s damascus perform does not recommend it.
silk tie, seat-belt webbing and ratchet compared to other contemporary “su-
straps required little pressure. The per steels”? The only way to determine For the contact information for the
knife cut the ahi well, if not as thin as that would be to test two of the same knives in the story, see “Where To Get
the Boker and Sebenza. After cutting knives, one with, say, S35V, the other ’Em” on page 63.
cardboard it wouldn’t shave. with damascus. In general the test
It’s not a thick blade and the steel damascus blades performed well, but For the latest knives, knife news, trends
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the Tri-Angle Sharpmaker. Ten easy and heat treatment and how much to
strokes on each side brought it back to the steel is hard to say. What is clear

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