I finally did it.
Hopefully you guys have been taking bets.
Stark Parker hopes it was a finger…
Which appendage do you think?
Ok just my finger I cut my finger…
I went to urgent care in hopes of stitches, but all I got was a butterfly.
I hope someone lost a lot of money- other than me from my co-pay.
And the knife that did it was this one.
The Vanguard Forge EDC 2.0.
A small gentleman’s fixed blade knife.
They make, uhh made- to order- is it ok to have two tenses of a word in the same sentence?
Made to order custom knives.
But let’s look at the dimensions of the one they sent me for review.
Like the overall length and weight with and without the sheath.
You’re like so how did it happen?
Blade size, cutting edge.
Batoning right?
Handle size and grip area- maybe you were chopping with a knife instead of an axe- that’s
dumb I hope it was that.
Spine thickness and handle thickness.
Running with it?
Tallness.
Stump throwing.
Drinking?
No I was unsheathing it while reading stuff on the internet.
This Vanguard Forge 2.0 features a drop point modified tanto style blade with a flat grind.
You know, which is my favorite grind.
The steel used is AEB-L cryogenically hardened to 61 HRC.
AEB-L is said a good amount of wear resistance and still be a stainless steel.
The top of the blade is rounded, and it has a satin finish.
It is very obviously sharp out of the box, and it cut through my pointer finger like
it was butter.
A great food prep knife for cannibals.
The handle can be had in lots of things, but mine is a smooth polished G10.
It’s a full tang blade, and it’s hard to feel edges where the scales end and the
tang begins.
It’s very comfortable in my hand, however this particular knife is just a little smaller
than I like.
If you’re a person that likes a blade like the Rat II or delica, you should be just fine.
And since it’s a fixed blade and sort of resembles a kitchen knife it’s probably
legal in more areas because you know that makes a lot of sense.
The sheath.
The sheath is a molded kydex with a tek lock compatibility… which you can buy a lot of
places- maybe even your drug dealer.
It’s that plastic thing on the back of all of those Chinese fixed blades I’ve reviewed.
The fit is a tight fit, and like on all kydex sheaths you should not use two hands to unsheath.
That’s how I cut myself.
It’s best to be careful and do it like this, hold and press with your thumb.
I think about the only other time in the past year and I half I cut myself sort of bad was
on My More companion because I used to hands to pull it out.
Comparison.
Let’s compare it to the Esee Izula I.
The izula has a shorter blade and thicker blade stock.
The handle is shorter too, however it has the finger groove and guard up front, so it’s
a little easier to hold onto during harder use.
Next is the Rat II, again a more pronounced finger groove- something since vanguard forge
is a custom knife maker with plenty of handmade fixed blades in the mid 100 range, they can
customize what works best for your hand and cutting style.
The Rat II is a bit better in the grip department, but it’s still too small a knife for me.
Delica….
I found it everyone!
It was on my messy work bench downstairs.
nice handle, a little small, and a shorter blade and cutting edge when compared to the
vanguard.
Let’s see lastly- a larger knife a little more in my area of size preference.
The Spyderco Tenacious.
I couldn’t find my Para Military 2 at the time, so this one was the one.
I hope you think it’s a good choice.
Let’s wrap it up.
If you know anything about custom knives, I don’t but if you do… they ain’t cheap-
because people spend a ton of labor to make each one.
Vanguard Forge makes quite a few interesting designs…
you can look at their gallery page, and email Mitch
and talk with him about what you’d like.
The knife is very nice looking, with a small tasteful logo, fit and finish are great, and
materials used are excellent.
Vanguard specializes in food prep friendly fixed blades and some designs are good looking
camp knives too… if you’d like something fine for camp work or kitchen work these knives
fit the bill and carry a lifetime warranty.
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