Worth the Money

My first purchase was the large knife which I purchased directly from Western Active which prompted my second second purchase of this medium knife. First I’ll touch on the blade steel which the other reviewers seem to be focused on. 8Cr13MoV is a Chinese made steel found in so many knife models across so many brands it’s almost as common as dirt. Why? It’s stainless, inexpensive, and easy to sharpen. How often it needs sharpening depends entirely on how much it’s used and what is being cut. For the AVERAGE person apt to buy knives on Amazon this steel is perfectly suitable. For those who know more about knife blade steels they already know what they are getting before they buy. In short, don’t worry about the blade steel, it’s fine. The large size I received was perfect, no issues at all. The medium I received had a very difficult indent in the closed position and the blade didn’t center between the handles when closed. I always put folders through about 100 complete open/close cycles to make sure everything is working and to loosen them up a bit. This didn’t work on this knife so I held the knife in my left hand and opened the blade with my right hand about an inch and closed it about an additional 100 times. This not only loosened that indent but also centered the blade when closed. Seems like a lot of effort but it’s a one and done exercise. The fit and finish are otherwise very well done. I like larger knives so I won’t be getting the small knife, I’ll wait until Honey Badger introduces other models down the road to see what they offer.

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