I started with a Ryan Plan B, now I've got a Coye Ridgeback.
Totally agree on the esee knives. Correct me if I'm wrong but they are family owned and used to be called OKC...that's right..OKC Ontario Knife Co. Then the son if I remember right he opened his own company...ESEE. They make the RAT models now I think...I have a RAT 5 which is a survival/defensive knife but made by OKC knives. The steel they use is excellent high carbon tough stuff but not so hard that you can't sharpen it if you're out in the woods without a good sharper or good stones. Be careful to not purchase a knife with a super steel that can't be sharpened without a diamond stone or some fancy setup. And be careful to not get a knife with a soft steel that dulls every time you cut rope. Never get a steel under 440C. And I don't even get steel harder than VG-10 anymore. I used to think the harder the steel the better because it will hold it's edge longer but wait until you're stranded out in the sticks someday and you actually have to sharpen your knife. It can take forever sometimes to sharpen some super steels with a small regular stone.
no, esee knives are designed by randall's adventure training. they're built by rowen manufacturing now.
they used to work with ontario, but had some issues, and wanted more quality control, and a closer relationship with the end user. ontario still builds those designs, under the name RAT.
http://eseeknives.com/history.htm
they used to work with ontario, but had some issues, and wanted more quality control, and a closer relationship with the end user. ontario still builds those designs, under the name RAT.
http://eseeknives.com/history.htm
I love my ESEE 4! I got it a few months ago for my first fixed blade knife.
I need to learn how to sharpen better though. Is there anywhere in Oklahoma that has knife sharpening classes?
I need to learn how to sharpen better though. Is there anywhere in Oklahoma that has knife sharpening classes?
