J&L Custom Cutlery Brass Guard Utility Knife
Nov 28, 2017 0:31:54 GMT
Post by Razor on Nov 28, 2017 0:31:54 GMT
J&L Custom Cutlery Brass Guard fighter/utility
By Ray Harrington
Introduction
L. Driggers sent two knives for me to review. One is a skinning/hunting knife, and the other is a uitility knife. At first, I was going to write one review for both of the knives, but I think it would be better suited to give each knife it's own review. I have handled and cut with some of J&L's knives and axes, and I have previously written a review for one of their bowies.
Full Disclosure
I did not buy this knife. L. Driggers, from J&L Custom Cutlery, sent me this knife and told me to give it an honest review. He also told me that it is mine to keep.
Initial Impressions
It was exciting when the package came, as I didn't know what to expect. All I knew was that two small knives where on their way to me. Upon opening the box, I noticed the knives where wrapped in bubble wrap. The first thing that caught my eye, was the pattern on the steel, as it's very unique. The knife is very agile but the handle felt awkward in my hand.
Statistics
Blade Length: 4 11/16"
Handle Legnth: 4 3/16"
Overall Length: 9 1/8"
Blade Thickness At Guard: 3.80mm
Blade Thicknees 1" From Tip: 1.43mm
Blade width At The Guard: 1 1/32"
Weight: 4 3/8 oz
POB: 5/8" under the guard
Blade
The blade is made out of 1075 with 64 layers of folded steel, and on the right side is the J&L logo. The edge is hair shaving sharp and has a spear point tip. The blade has a diagonal choil, and looks like the blade can be sunk in another 1/16" to be flush with the guard.
Handle
The kinfe has a hidden tang with two slabs of rosewood glued and sercured together with two small pins. The pins are flush with the grip and fit tight with no gaps between the wood and pins. The handle has a large finger groove that goes into a deep belly. The middle of the handle it the thickest part which is 83.55" and it tappers down to 60.15" at the guard. The belly is the widest part and it's 1 3/16".
Guard
The guard is made of brass and is 3/16" thick, 1 3/8" long, and 3/4" wide with rounded edges. The guard seems a little small, but it might still be big enough so the hand doesn't slide up on the blade when thrusting.
Cutting
This being a small knife, I picked three cutting tests for it. For the first test, I split a piece of wood by means of battening the blade with a stick. For the second test, I cut and thrusted into pork ribs with a t-shirt wrapped around it. For the final test, I chopped into a piece of beef femur that is used for stew.
The test cutting for this knife was really fun. The knife split the 4x4 with ease. The knife performed very well against the pork ribs, as nothing happened to the tip when I was thrusting through the ribs and into the post. The blade cut through the T-shirt and cut into the ribs. The most impressive was what this knife did against the beef femur and what the femur didn't do to the edge. I have used a beef femur for three small knife reviews and this is the only knife that edge didn't get mangled
Conclusions
This is a great little knife, and it did very well in the test cutting video. The only thing I don't care for, is the shape of the handle. The belly on the grip feels too thick and awkward when I'm using it for basic utility(cutting open boxes, tape, rope, cord, opening up plastic packaging, etc) but didn't notice the grip while I was using the knife for the test video.
J&L Custom Cutlery, makes some sturdy knives and I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for a custom knife.
By Ray Harrington
Introduction
L. Driggers sent two knives for me to review. One is a skinning/hunting knife, and the other is a uitility knife. At first, I was going to write one review for both of the knives, but I think it would be better suited to give each knife it's own review. I have handled and cut with some of J&L's knives and axes, and I have previously written a review for one of their bowies.
Full Disclosure
I did not buy this knife. L. Driggers, from J&L Custom Cutlery, sent me this knife and told me to give it an honest review. He also told me that it is mine to keep.
Initial Impressions
It was exciting when the package came, as I didn't know what to expect. All I knew was that two small knives where on their way to me. Upon opening the box, I noticed the knives where wrapped in bubble wrap. The first thing that caught my eye, was the pattern on the steel, as it's very unique. The knife is very agile but the handle felt awkward in my hand.
Statistics
Blade Length: 4 11/16"
Handle Legnth: 4 3/16"
Overall Length: 9 1/8"
Blade Thickness At Guard: 3.80mm
Blade Thicknees 1" From Tip: 1.43mm
Blade width At The Guard: 1 1/32"
Weight: 4 3/8 oz
POB: 5/8" under the guard
Blade
The blade is made out of 1075 with 64 layers of folded steel, and on the right side is the J&L logo. The edge is hair shaving sharp and has a spear point tip. The blade has a diagonal choil, and looks like the blade can be sunk in another 1/16" to be flush with the guard.
Handle
The kinfe has a hidden tang with two slabs of rosewood glued and sercured together with two small pins. The pins are flush with the grip and fit tight with no gaps between the wood and pins. The handle has a large finger groove that goes into a deep belly. The middle of the handle it the thickest part which is 83.55" and it tappers down to 60.15" at the guard. The belly is the widest part and it's 1 3/16".
Guard
The guard is made of brass and is 3/16" thick, 1 3/8" long, and 3/4" wide with rounded edges. The guard seems a little small, but it might still be big enough so the hand doesn't slide up on the blade when thrusting.
Cutting
This being a small knife, I picked three cutting tests for it. For the first test, I split a piece of wood by means of battening the blade with a stick. For the second test, I cut and thrusted into pork ribs with a t-shirt wrapped around it. For the final test, I chopped into a piece of beef femur that is used for stew.
The test cutting for this knife was really fun. The knife split the 4x4 with ease. The knife performed very well against the pork ribs, as nothing happened to the tip when I was thrusting through the ribs and into the post. The blade cut through the T-shirt and cut into the ribs. The most impressive was what this knife did against the beef femur and what the femur didn't do to the edge. I have used a beef femur for three small knife reviews and this is the only knife that edge didn't get mangled
Conclusions
This is a great little knife, and it did very well in the test cutting video. The only thing I don't care for, is the shape of the handle. The belly on the grip feels too thick and awkward when I'm using it for basic utility(cutting open boxes, tape, rope, cord, opening up plastic packaging, etc) but didn't notice the grip while I was using the knife for the test video.
J&L Custom Cutlery, makes some sturdy knives and I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for a custom knife.