I've been eyeing them, thinking about getting one, nowhere nearby that i know of has one in stock so i can't get hands on, but i was wondering what you all thought?
will do once i hit 50! thanks for the tip!Send an PM to bradsknives or knife lady. They may have one in stock.
will do once i hit 50! thanks for the tip!
The biggest problem with the TOPS survival knives, in my limited opinion, is that they are hollow ground. The positive is that they are also about 3/4" thick steel, so there is plenty of stock to revise them into a convex grind, which is more durable and cuts and wedges better.
There's a guy for this, and he is in Fort Wayne. Look at the brands he has a dealership for alone:
Grindstone Cutlery
Dude knows things about steel, and he can regrind that blade for you in the shop while you wait.
Are you talking about the TOPS Tracker models?
In general, TOPS has dozens of models that could be legitimate "survival knives." Most of them do not have hollow grinds. It's been a while since I handled a Tracker, but I don't recall hollow grinds on either section.
The biggest problem with the TOPS survival knives, in my limited opinion, is that they are hollow ground. The positive is that they are also about 3/4" thick steel, so there is plenty of stock to revise them into a convex grind, which is more durable and cuts and wedges better.
There's a guy for this, and he is in Fort Wayne. Look at the brands he has a dealership for alone:
Grindstone Cutlery
Dude knows things about steel, and he can regrind that blade for you in the shop while you wait.
The biggest problem with the TOPS survival knives, in my limited opinion, is that they are hollow ground. The positive is that they are also about 3/4" thick steel, so there is plenty of stock to revise them into a convex grind, which is more durable and cuts and wedges better.
There's a guy for this, and he is in Fort Wayne. Look at the brands he has a dealership for alone:
Grindstone Cutlery
Dude knows things about steel, and he can regrind that blade for you in the shop while you wait.
Thank you all for the replies! So it looks like a trip to Fort Wayne may be in my future, also, is revolver in Greencastle?
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Tops Trackers are not hollow ground.
Oddly enough, the main page of the site linked to “fix” the supposed hollow grind features a Tracker variant/knockoff that is in fact hollow ground.
I know Mike Billman @ Grindstone Cutlery personally....good guy, very knowledge about knives, and he can sharpen a knife like nobodies business. One thing though, he is not a direct dealer with most of the companies that he has listed on his website......like Microtech and Chris Reeve (there are others) as an example. You can simply go to these companies websites and see their direct dealer list, and Grindstone Cutlery is not one them....... A little misleading IMO.
Microtech Dealers: https://www.microtechknives.com/find-a-dealer/
Chris Reeve Knives Dealers: https://www.chrisreeve.com/find-a-dealer.html
Hey Brad... I should have set up an account here a looong time ago... As to my wrbsite... When you brought knives into my store on Clinton I was a dealer for Chris Reeve Bebchmade Spyderco Victorinox ect... I never sold knives off of my website and only had the site to highlight that I had a real knife store and was a real knife guy that did all of the things one would hope for from a full service curlery store. It made guys feel better about sending their expensive knives to me for edge or sheath work knowing I wasn't just some guy selling knives out of a spare bedroom. I appreciate the compliments on my sharpening skills buddy.