This little guy does more cutting than any other knife I own. The thick fob and copper bead give it a bit of weighting in the back of the palm -- good for a small work knife, helps keep it in your hand -- and the fob also gives extra grip when necessary for when you're using a three finger knife for a four finger job :) . Easy to keep sharp with a strop and a little aluminum rouge, and the 17 DPS bevel gives a good blend of sharpness and resilience.
For those of you who know Kunwu knives, it turns out that Ironfly is their budget line and they're reintroducing it to the market. The Ironfly Zesty is a good sized flipper in VG-10 and Micarta, it's very well done, and it's currently going for $49 shipped from China to your door.
Worth checking out if you're a fan of top notch budget work.
Depends which side you're coming from. It makes a very ergonomic thumb ramp when you're gripping the knife. But the short answer is, 'if you like it, you get used to it, if you don't, you don't'.
In terms of being a draw opener, I don't think it's going to change anyone's minds about whether or not they like draw openers; you either like them or you don't, and this is no different. Out of all the wave implementations I've seen on the market this one resembles the Spyderco implementation the most; I find those quite easy to use but there are certainly folks who find the look too jarring and weird or awkward to bother with.
Opinels are the sliciest folders most people will ever have in their hand.
If you've got an Opinel and a Mora you're got your bases covered for, like, $30 USD. Both cheap, both well made, both very good knives and can be made razor sharp with improvised sharpeners like coffee mugs and river rocks and leather belts. The Mora has the heft for heavier work and the Opinel's thin blade stock is perfect for precise cutting.
don't get me wrong, I love my expensive, finely machined customs and midtechs and high end production knives for what they are. But there's something about excellent budget knives that you've just gotta love. That's what it's really about in terms of tools being put to work in the real world. Just about anyone can afford 'em, anyone can learn to sharpen them, and people aren't afraid to actually use them lest they damage an expensive purchase.
There was a really good budget knives sub over at the place not to be named. Hope we get something like that going over here.
Lotta people have that reaction at first. It's the same grind they use on the Freeman 451, which is extremely well rated. I love mine.
Near as I can tell, the effect is the same as grinding hollows in a nakiri -- it keeps things from sticking to the blade and it reduces weight a bit. I can tell you that it hasn't been a problem to use on either knife.
You can probably ask Jeff if you're really curious. https://www.freemanoutdoorgear.com/pages/contact-us