Now I fancy my self a fancier of fancy knives.
For example I have me a Sebenza… is it 28?
Hawk MUDD auto-… … pew, and uh one of these expensive French knives.
That’s like 395, 455…
Eight Fifty, Eight Fifty 8.
8 hundred and fifty eight dollars worth of good purchasing decisions there.
Which is why I kicked my self right in the fancy ass when I missed out on the Sharp By
Design Evo Typhoon last year.
It turns out I didn’t have the money at the time because I was buying other knives.
You know how it goes.
But Levon from the Knife Nuts Podcast, and ultimately Bryan the Chinese designer over
at Sharp by Design decided to send it my way … Levon mostly because I think Bryan hates
dealing with anyone other than knives.
I mean I get it, reviewers are shitheads…
Anyway let’s check out the version made for people with micro sized hands wanting
something nice to fondle with their small digits - the micro Evo.
To find out just how micro well let’s take a look at the dimensions like the overall
length and weight.
I mean it’s not that small.
You know like a Spyderco Delica small.
Blade size and cutting edge.
I’m not trying to shame people with smaller than average hands.
Handle size and grip area.
That wouldn’t be very nice of me.
Spine thickness.
Handle thickness I know they have tender feelings, and get emotional.
Tallnesses.
There’s nothing wrong with that, it doesn’t make them any less of people than you and
me or children.
So the micro evo comes with a blade just under 3 inches and will be made from M390 steel.
A very good steel that most people don’t complain about, much like scenic and corruption
free Azerbaijan.
It will come in 3 different blade profiles- one being the piercing tanto seen here.
Obviously for very small, heavily armored apponents. or Me personally I’m a drop point
kind of bro, but I’m sure you have some real good reasons for liking tantos that I’d
just rather not hear.
You can tell your cat about them, he likes to listen.
The blade is deployed by a flipper tab, which is neither sharp or edgy or jimped.
Which is fine by me because tabs don’t need texture or gimmicks if done right.
The detent is pretty strong, and with a little bit of force it pops out.
Press, pew, press, pew repeat.
Detent is strong enough to where it can’t be flinged, flunged, downward and open.
It’s not quite a smooth shake close, but it’s not designed to be if Bryans response
on IG is any indication… when he was asked how many wiggles does it take?
Sorry I didn’t get any footage of me wiggling the knife closed, because that’s not how
you close a knife.
(3 wiggles!)
The lock is a frame lock with a hardened steel insert, that I don’t have a problem disengaging.
The handle.
Is it right to call the texture on the outside knurling?
I didn’t check in my glossary of knife textures, and I wouldn’t be lying if I said I didn’t
like to get stuff wrong.
But let’s call it knurling.
It feels and looks similar to knurling on my Zebralights- and it’s real nice.
It’s not something you find on a lot of knives- but maybe I haven’t paid over $300
for enough knives.
The handle is two slabs of titanium joined together at the pivot and near the butt, and
you have a lanyard area in the back for a sculpture of some braided bullshit.
If I were you I’d put an $80 titanium bead there.
The handle isn’t as micro as the name suggests, there is some fanger crowding, but not much.
You have some jimping on the blade spine too when you choke up.
And after thinking about it some, maybe like 2 minutes.
I prefer this handled version of the EVO and typhoon best of all.
I’m not a fan of the holed version- ventrificated as they call it.
Maybe it’s port-if-ied.
The Carbon fiber is good- But I think the knurling variant is one of the nicest looking
handles around.
I’m serious though the design of the EVO was one of the 2-3 new knives I really liked
this year and last.
The titanium pocket clip is a deep carry, but the kind where about a quarter of an inch
still sticks out.
(Voice in distance), so not deep carry then!
It’s simple and it grips tight to the pocket.
In the list of changes made to this prototype for the production- it looks like they’re
going to remove the texture under the clip- making it a bit easier on the pockets in theory
if you carry the knife.
See here’s the list of changes that will be different on the Reate made production.
Don’t see a wiggle count there.
The clip on the knife is blade backward tip up right pocket only.
Looks like there’s a social media campaign by freaks who have a dominant left hand- spearheaded
by Charlie the lefty.
So if you are one, and want one, go sign up.
Link is below, heretics.
Comparisons.
First the Micro Evo.
I own quite a few knives this size that I don’t carry much, which is really no one’s
business, but none quite as nice looking as the micro.
Some people prefer their fancy knives with a sub 3 inch blade, and this is that.
When compared to my other car payment priced, not quite centered, Benchmade 765, well the
Evo is nicer.
I’m speaking specifically about the horribly sharp thin bolster area.
Maybe good knives are supposed to hurt?
The Benchmade does fire a bit harder and has a smoother action thorough the pivot.
Although the Evo appears to be working on pivot tolerances for the production version.
I think working on pivot tolerances will be my go to excuse as to why I’ve been in the
garage for 45 minutes.
Also the clip on the Benchmade looks nice but sucks functionally.
Now the Para 3.
Probably one of my favorite small knives, it’s smooth and has a quick deploying blade.
Not quite that popping detent on the mirco, but it’s very fidgitable.
Now the full sized Para Military 2.
You know the knife I assume keeps Spyderco afloat.
This is nearly a perfect pocket knife- and shown here mostly for size and a reference
to the size of knife I like to carry.
Now a classic we haven’t seen in a while the Lil Lionspy.
I guess this video being the answer to the question- will knife bros pay $300 for a knife
with nylon washers and a molasses feeling deployment.
I guess I like how it looked ok?
The full size is a little large for my tastes, but it’s be nice if they updated with with
a better deployment, and an in-between size.
I mean I wouldn’t buy it, but maybe the people who get excited about red handled sprint
runs could.
And last but not least, the hunter.
Titanium and carbon fiber front flipper.
Again a little small for me, and you know- it’s a front flipper- but a great design
and well made- very comparable to the Evo in fit and finish, size, and materials.
Pretty different knives, but trying to make the same type of fools part with their money.
Let’s wrap it up.
Thanks to Levon and Bryan for letting me take a look at the Micro Evo, they didn’t even
ask me not to baton with it, or not to try and smuggle it past security.
You know what I mean.
These will be up for pre-order on Black Friday, so follow Bryan on Instagram and check his
website.
You know after your yearly ritual of punching senior citizens in the mouth over a $50 LED
TV.
I love it when he posts pictures of the Nemesis, because it’s one of the most beautiful knives
ever I will not be able to afford.
The regular sized Evo sold out pretty fast, so make sure you get in on this.
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