Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Sanrenmu GB-707


Merry Christmas! :)

Pros:
- cool little folder with an excellent fit and finish
- solid lock-up without any blade play
- nice blade shape with a slight recurve
- unique shaped pocket clip

Cons:
- mine came with a slightly too late lock-up 

You can buy it at Exduct: ***HERE***
with striped blade:***HERE***
with camo steel handle:***HERE***
in set:***HERE***

Use the following coupon code to get 5% off the prices: 4E0AC9382BEE3 
It can be used once per person, so check out the other knives too! ;)

Details:
Blade length: 2.79" (71 mm)
Blade thickness: 0.098" (2.5 mm)
Blade steel: 8Cr13MoV Stainless Steel (57 HRC) 
Open length: 6.41" (163 mm)
Closed length: 3.62" (92 mm)
Weight: 2.48 oz  (70.5 g)
Handle: G-10 with nested steel liners
Lock: liner lock
Carry: right hand tip down

More pics:
Sanrenmu 710 and GB707 side by side:











Saturday, December 15, 2012

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Ganzo G711 handle modding


I decided to mod the handle of my Ganzo G711 (review here), so I took my dremel and widened the cut-out on the handle to improve its ergonomics.



Here is the result:




   

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Ganzo G711 inspired by Benchmade



Inspired by Benchmade Onslaught ;)

Pros:
- strong, sturdy folder with an excellent fit and finish
- ambidextrous axis-lock
- G-10 handle
- 0.145" (3.7 mm) thick blade 
- good slicing full flat ground blade 
- solid lock-up with zero blade play
- belt pouch

Cons:
- it could benefit from a wider cut out in the handle

You can buy it at Exduct: ***HERE***.
Use the following coupon codes HERE to get a discount.

Details:
Blade length: 3.46" (88 mm)
Blade thickness: 0.145" (3.7 mm)
Blade steel: 440C Stainless Steel (58-60HRC)
Open length: 8.07" (205 mm)
Closed length: 4.6" (117 mm)
Weight: 5.53 oz  (157 g)
Handle: G-10 with steel liners
Lock: axis lock
Carry: right hand tip up only

More pics:














Saturday, October 27, 2012

Enlan EM01



The little brother of the renowned EL01.

Pros:
- cool little folder with a nice fit and finish
- solid lock-up without any blade play
- smooth opening and closing
- torx pivot screw

Cons:
- it would benefit from a slightly longer handle
- uneven grind lines near the tip of the blade

You can buy it at Exduct: ***HERE***
Use the following coupon codes HERE to get a discount.

Details:
Blade length: 2.79" (71 mm)
Blade thickness: 0.098" (2.5 mm)
Blade steel: 8Cr13MoV Stainless Steel (58 HRC) 
Open length: 6.33" (161 mm)
Closed length: 3.58" (91 mm)
Weight: 2.64 oz  (75 g)
Handle: G-10 with steel liners
Lock: liner lock
Carry: right hand tip up

More pics: