Sometime before Santa got here Brous blades was doing a half off blue light special on
their website…
so basically I settled on one that was light and and around 3 inches- so the Razorback.
Sometimes that’s all it takes, it’s cheap and looks good at the time, and at least 2
beers deep.
Which is how I assume most online shopping is done.
The Razorback aptly named because of the fun pointy parts- I assume.
So let’s look at the dimensions like the overall length and weight.
Under 3 ounces is light.
Blade size and cutting edges, of course combined into one measurement for your convenience.
Handle size and grip area.
Spine thickness and handle thickness.
Tallness flipper whatever.
Brous blades are a, sorry is a US based company that makes a lot of their knives here in America.
I think.
The product page for the Razorback and other models I looked at does not have a country
of origin and neither is it clear on the website that they are made here- other than clear
wording “custom knives are hand finished buy Jason Brous.”
The Razor back here is a limited to 500 production run knife.
But fear not they currently have a limited run of 250 on the website.
It’s perpetually limited!
Order yours while the current supply lasts!
The Razorback’s blade is made from satin finished D2 steel in a recurve or weebo tanto
fantasy style featuring a hollow grind.
The edge grinds look good and blade centering is pretty close to perfect.
However the more busier and more recurves a blade has well, in my experience of several
months with the knife that point where the two curves meet inhibits smooth cutting sometimes.
Or a lot of the times.
Remember D2 is more stainable of a stainless steel.
It’s not quite a carbon steel but if you want it to stay pretty keep it dry otherwise
it’ll discolor or rust.
Blade action is smooth on a Brous Bearing System or BBS.
It’s smooth and consistent, and the flipper tab is ok… still not as nice as that Kizer
I reviewed, and now that knife is in a better place.
You know I gave it away on my Instagram right?
You’re like I don’t follow you because I hate free shit.
Cool so do I.
The tab has no jimping, and is smooth and sticks out far enough, so you get it most
of the time.
The blade is locked into place by a titanium frame lock.
With a hardened steel insert where the frame and the tang touch.
Detent is very strong and I couldn’t get it to open while flinging it.
However if the right cop in New York is able to suddenly it’s a gravity knife and you’re
under arrest.
The handle is an open back design with no backspacers but a few standoffs.
Remember when I used to not know the difference between a backspacer and a standoff.
Thanks for being cool.
You can always go and watch a real knife channel.
The handle is made from 2 pieces of 6AL4V titanium, which means jack shit to me I just
copied it from the product page.
It’s comfortable and has no real owie parts, if you’re just holding it.
However as you fidget with it and deploy it the butt of the knife which comes to a point…
while not sharp and well finished is poke enough to make you palm owie if you flick
it open.
The handle is short that the butt of the knife pokes into your palm when you deploy it.
When open and using it’s not a problem, deployment can be uncomfortable.
The pocket clip.
Another sore spot literally…
It’s thin semi rigid and pointy, and it’s 3d milled out of titanium.
It really looks nice, however it doesn’t give a whole lot and is so tiny and pointy
it has more than once poked under my fingernail in the sweet meet as I put it into the pocket.
It isn’t an easy pocket…
it’s aesthetics over functionality.
Perhaps if it gave more then you wouldn’t have to lift.
It isn’t deep carry and about a half inch of pointy knife butt sticks out of your pocket.
It’s not moveable, tip up blade backward in the right pocket is how I carry it.
Comparisons.
I bought the Razorback because it looked cool, although the blade is perhaps a bit too magical
looking for me.
How about a cheaper flipper.
The Razorback retails for about $250, unless you buy a blemished one or get it on sale.
This HX outdoors has a slightly smaller blade, about $100, pretty light, but it’s more
comfortable to fidget with.
The pocket clip sucks a little however its better than the Brous because you can lift
it with your finger instead of nail, and it has more give to it.
If I had to keep one it’d be the HX Outdoors.
Ok now the Steel Will Cut Jack.
Bohler M330 steel, a slightly smoother flipper, and sort of uncomfortable flipper tab.
It’s an ok knife- retails for about $150.
I’d probably pick this over the Razor back, because of it’s less neckbeard blade.
Now the Kershaw Fraction.
This is one of the lightest knives I own, strong detent- almost like it’s assisted.
It’s only $30 too.
Blade is only slightly shorter.
Great value.
Probably best EDC if you take into consideration price- not for steel snobs, but screw those
guys.
How about the Poison?
Remember this one?
Yeah me too…
Close to the price of the brous, titanium more snobby s35vn.
Pocket clip has more give…
I’d buy this one too.
Ontario rat anyone?
Cheap, well regarded, AUS 8, buy this one too.
Ok we’re done right?
The Brous isn’t a poorly made blade- but it’s more of a occasional use pretty looking
knife.
It flips nice, QC is good.
However the pocket clip is too small and pointy, the blade shape doesn’t lend itself to long
term useful cutting… if you’re just opening letters or cutting some string here and there
it’s ok- it ain’t good if your breaking down a lot of cardboard.
It it ain’t fight friendly.
It’s one of my lighter 3 inch blades, and for some reason it’s been in my pockets
a lot- even though I rarely use it.
If you like the style and don’t use your knives much- and like looking at them- and
that’s how you choose to spend your money- cool.
It’s classy looking.
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