Need to replace a lost knife: any experience of Puma?

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dont get me wrong i had a puma orion i think it is on my wishlist from day one, or one of bernies theres loads out there its just getting priorities on purchasing guns/mods/slings scopes etc,
 
Just to conclude this, I took delivery of my Puma Waidmann yesterday and I'm mostly delighted with it. It has a good heft to it, which isn't something you can tell from the photos, there is no way that blade is bending at all as some suggested they do earlier, the grip is excellent, the sheath is very good (if not excellent) quality. The back of the blade is not sharpened which is something that worried me a bit, and the edge has a good, useful shape to it. The only reservation I have is that it didn't arrive very sharp at all. I used it to prepare dinner last night to acquire a feel for it, and it didn't cut anything like as well as my kitchen knives. Onion skin proved a challenge, which just isn't good enough. However I set to work on it with the Lansky and the leather strop with the polishing compound on it, and it showed marked improvement. So I'll keep on doing that and I have no doubt that it will deliver. But why they don't just sharpen the things properly in the factory I don't know.
 
Pine Marten said:
But why they don't just sharpen the things properly in the factory I don't know.
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PM

Bevel angle can be quite a personal thing - some people want more of a razor edge and less durability, whilst others want more durability and are less concerned with having a knife they can shave with.

If your Puma had arrived with an blade like a scalpel you might have been delighted with it's onion cutting ability but less than impressed by how often you had to repair the edge once in the field.

Think of it as though you are now putting a bespoke bevel angle on your knife ;)
 
I'm thinking of it and I still think I should be able to really chop an onion with it. The bespoke bevel is the one that I'm able to impart so I would have ended up doing so anyway by sharpening it. Hopefully you'll see later this year! I'll bring the onions...
 
I don't know, I'm thinking of maybe keeping it nice and just bringing an old Opinel. Painted Orange. With a bespoke bevel.
 
Not happening K, I have hardly any kit that I don't use. No room for it in my minimalist kit packing. If it's not useful, I trade it in, like the Harkila roe sack. But there's a sweet spot for well made, aesthetically pleasing gear that works, and this fits. It's even sharper now...
 
Pine Marten said:
I don't know, I'm thinking of maybe keeping it nice and just bringing an old Opinel. Painted Orange. With a bespoke bevel.
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I know more stalkers / shooters that have injured themselves with the poor lock up system on the opinel than any other make of knife ,fixed blade for me unless it's a quality folder buck 110 ,puma folders Ect ,the op is too sharp for the poor lock they process .
in my op
norma
Ps like the puma
 
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Very Nice smatchet.

I found the Al Mar grip to be too large so I replaced the plastic scales with white oak. I did not start with a final form in mind when I started working the grip but it ended up very similiar to a "Swiss" dagger and is very comfortable. Of course the "Swiss" dagger grip is not, probably due to the smaller size.[

SSQUOTE=RickoShay;933217]Not to hijack!
This one is unmarked (seen here alongside the scabbard), in fact I have never seen a maker marked version, but I have another Smatchet that is broad arrow marked.
Have been collecting military knives for over 30 years, this one is particularly special as has the original 'gum' wrap around the handle (I have not seen another so complete) - was being sold as a Nigerian tribal knife, my gain! The knives are not as industrial as the US Machine Corps Bolo knife of WW1, but agree you cannot escape the similarities.

The Al Mar knives are little gems, and of extremely high quality - good choice; an Eagle/Hawk folder is a superb pocket knife that keeps the sharpest of edges; worth every penny, albeit a folder.

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Pine Marten said:
..., there is no way that blade is bending at all as some suggested they do earlier, ...
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The Waidmann has a much shorter point than my nicker so that may be. If you like, I can try and track down the j%/*&2Bs that bent mine you can can give him a go at yours :D


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I have used Opinel's for years and never had a problem with the locking system. I've heard others saying the same thing about lost fingers etc. but it all seems a bit apocryphal to me as i have never met anyone who has injured himself with one.

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I have a buck vanguatd, and cannot recommend it highly enough. Holds agood edge, practical size, goodsteel, looks good and feels good.
 
Frank Homes said:
but it all seems a bit apocryphal to me as i have never met anyone who has injured himself with one.

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I have: my mother! And that experience led her to teach me and my siblings how to open and close pocket knives safely from a young age...

In other news, I made dinner with that Puma knife yesterday and the blade's edge is now worthy of the field, so it all ends well. I just need a deer to use it on now. Which is in the pipeline hopefully.
 
If no-one has mentioned them, Havalon knives are the dog's doodahs...no need to sharpen a dull edge, just replace the blade. Once you get used to using them so the blade does the slicing and you don't pry or twist, one blade will do a red stag
 
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