![]() And if I were not the type to do such a thing, I would certainly have given this knife a miss. I knew about it in advance from looking at the pictures, and I also knew I would be fixing it on my own knife. The point that separates the first two handle grooves is in exactly the wrong spot for my hands, and in my natural grip, my middle finger comes to rest right on it, creating a hot spot. Here is where I expected to be let down, based on the pictures, and I was right. My Yojimbo 2 was much more impressive for sharpness out of the box. I had to hit the microbevel at 20 dps on the "brown" rods before I had the type of edge I like, which is a toothy, hair popping edge. The buffed edge is sharp enough from the factory, but doesn't comfortably shave hair, even after stropping. The knife is nor meant for prying, that is for certain. 020" behind the edge, and this makes for a nice acute point. The nearly half height hollow grind is pretty well done, coming to a fairly lean. The Yojumbo really wins a lot of points from me for being a wharncliffe, and 4" long. The Yojumbo is actually a fraction of an inch shorter than the Resilience, but it really doesn't feel like it or give that impression. It actually seemed to dwarf my Resilience when I put them side by side! Not quite as much blade length, and a bit more handle length. The first thing I noticed was that it is a very tall blade and handle. ![]()
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