12/29/2023 0 Comments Crkt jettison![]() Is absent here this is a tanto shape without the tanto grind) isĮxceedingly thin, so thin that it is something that concerns me about this knife. That secondary point formed on a traditional tanto by the yokote (which It is also, and this I have lots of practical experience with, slicing draw cuts. The blade shape is ideal at cutting fishing line, I would imagine. And for him, in that setting, the bizarre recurve tanto makes a lot of sense. It is a place that is tied to the ocean and to fishing. Michel Henningson, the designer of the custom version of the Vrango, comes from a small island in the Gothenberg archipelago in Sweden. You, the non-resident, non-tinkerer, look at all of the unusual features and think: "What the hell is this?" But for the tinkerer, each of those different things represents just what he or she needed just at the right time. In many ways the Vrango reminds me of a house that has been lived in by a tinkerer. I just thought it was fate-I was destine to love the Vrango. It looked like it was just the right size (blade length around 2.5 inches) and it was different enough that it would stand out even my uncomfortably large (for me) collection. I wanted this knife from the minute I saw it. Score: 17 out of 20 (1 off for Grind, 1 off for Grip, 1 off for Retention Method) His custom stuff has been amazing for a while, but it takes a next level talent to translate a great one-off into a line of knives capable of being produced en masse. It's officially time to keep an eye on Carter's production collabs. This isn't just any lineage, the Pardues are some of the best knife makers out there and Carter, with this collaboration and some of his custom work, proves that he inherited his progenitors' talents. Carter is a third generation of knife makers, following in the footsteps of Mel and Joe Pardue. Over all I like the Jettison Compact so much, I might track down its big brother.Īll of this greatness highlights one other point-the designer Robert Carter. But by some form of thaumaturgy CRKT got the Jettison Compact to flip open with ease. Given the size of the knife, you would imagine that flipper just wouldn't work, as the blade lacks the heft to generate sufficient moment to carry itself open once the detent is broken. When you do that, you get a bunch more control, which is hard to image, as you have plenty in the traditional position given the size of the knife. You can hold it as I show above, or you can really choke up on the knife. The design here is really fabulous, as the blade and handle shape really encourage you to hold the knife and use it in a bunch of different ways. One thing 8Cr13MoV is very good at doing is getting sharp. Also because of the small size, it was not all that easy to sharpen, but I did get it sharp. I normally don't bother mentioning this, but this knife was especially bad. I am also less than pleased with the knife's edge as it came from the factory. The knife also has, almost by definition, a very, very small grip. Even de-cored paracord has a hard time fitting through this tiny opening. Instead, like the Osprey, the Jettison Compact has a bail. Like a lot of these knives, there is no clip, they are just too small for a clip. I am happy to report that the Jettison Compact is in the second group. Some of these knives are just too small to do real work (Al Mar Osprey, I am looking at you) while some of them are quite productive despite their uber tiny size. There are a class of knives, below the size of the Dragonfly, that include things like the Ladybug and the Manbug and this knife, that sit between novelty and tool. Score: 12 out of 20 (2 off for each of the following: design, carry, retention and accessibility) PRODUCT FAILURE
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