Thank you for reviewing this Scab! I did a review on this one a while ago - ruclips.net/video/IH0pPhYNxn8/видео.html No argument that this one feels less ideal in the hands. That is the perspective a person gets handling a lot of tools. Other fixed blades I had used prior to the Alpha hunter would slip in my hands. In my ignorance it made the alpha hunter grip seem good. I have a little more experience now and don't think the handle is very refined. It is stable though and to your point, when you have a glove, which folks in Minnesota do 10 months out of the year, it is not so bad. Happy to have ae chat about it !
Honestly brother we'll have to set something up I'm looking forward to it! Thank you for letting me check it out. Also thank you for confirming the glove theory once I put it on it kind of struck me that this is probably what it was made for
I like a thicker handle on a fix blade myself but others like a thinner handle thats why there is so many styles everybody is different 💯. My thing is you suck it up and give the knife the same treatment as all. Appreciate the dead honesty brother you are my hero😂 seriously you like me have success stories just by being absent from what we used to do. My main thing in life is to change how everyone sees me. I want to leave behind he was a good man and a man of his word, kind to others and driven to survive and help others. Sorry got off track a bit. Much love to ya brothe scab
Paul Bos saved the world from the last ice age by inventing heat. And if not for Hoyt Buck inventing sharp objects, knives would just be flattened spoons. 🤣
Back in the mid 2000s, I had a folding Buck Alpha Hunter with the guthook. It was a heavy knife, but was, and remains, even though airport security seized it, my favourite knife. I broke the blade at the guthook once when I was using it as a pry bar. Buck replaced the blade for free. Oh, I'm in Australia, and the local supplier who I bought it from handled everything. All I had to do was drop it into their shop. Yeah, the Alpha Hunter folder was/us a great knife. It was the Buck 278 Folding Alpha Hunter 3-1/2" Blade with Gut Hook, Rubber Handles, Liner Lock, 420HC. EDIT: The rubber handle remained grippy, even when covered in kangaroo blood.
Another excellent review ! Absolutely agree about the grip comfort, or lack of rather. I made my own scales for mine years ago, completely changed the character of the little knife...love it, still have it today. Not the best by any means but it has and does serve me very well. Off topic - Any word on if there will be another run of Dregoths soon ? Hoping, hoping, hoping... Anyhow, thank you for your straight forward approach and forthright talk on things ! Best wishes for you and yours !
much love to you and Matthew Jensen. you are both incredibly valuable to the blade community. i actually own a Hanwei Bamboo Mat Wakizashi that he sold me on his ebay. when it comes to swords he gives such great advice like you do with knives. thanks and God bless
Might be a good knife for hunting/ game processing, but not my type knife for just regular type use. Good review though brother, as always. You're the best fixed blade reviwer out there imho! btw..Timbo says hey!
Although it doesn't look like it's good for hard use, the finger notch, and the thumb grip appear as though it might give you a lot of control for when you are doing fine work. Not all knives and handles are created equal. And of course if you want to chop hard.. DUCT TAPE. 😂
I feel you were very fair. We all have opinions, and we will never agree 100% of the time. I hope those who do not agree with your comments will respect your right to disagree. We all need to be able to be able to give our honest opinion.
Brother I agree I think it's the only way we can progress and move forward. And I hope everybody understands there is no hate involved in this I like taking a good look at things and this one just did not appeal to me
In spite of the less than stellar handle, the knife seemed to handle the cutting tasks very well, which may say as much about Scab as it does about the knife itself.
I bought one of the Alfa Hunters in S35VN I was going to send it to you with the one that blew up but I didn't because of the handle I like the shape of the blade but it feels like they made an esthetics choice over a comfort choice. Peace Brother
PBKG & BS's favorite knife hands down is any BUCK....He is a Buckaroooooooooooooo for life.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣......He also loves a good hollow grind on a knife too....Nice testing....Good stuff....
I bike to work and work outdoors so I'm pretty much always wearing gloves. However I have a couple of knives with an exposed tang and don't really like any of them. If I had to say something positive about them it would be they aren't bulky.
Brother I absolutely hate to hear that.. what is going on needs to be addressed at a much higher level all we can do is try to be there and support and lend an ear. But there are people who can help they are the ones that needs to jump in this thing
Thank you for reviewing this Scab! I did a review on this one a while ago - ruclips.net/video/IH0pPhYNxn8/видео.html No argument that this one feels less ideal in the hands. That is the perspective a person gets handling a lot of tools. Other fixed blades I had used prior to the Alpha hunter would slip in my hands. In my ignorance it made the alpha hunter grip seem good. I have a little more experience now and don't think the handle is very refined. It is stable though and to your point, when you have a glove, which folks in Minnesota do 10 months out of the year, it is not so bad. Happy to have ae chat about it !
Honestly brother we'll have to set something up I'm looking forward to it! Thank you for letting me check it out. Also thank you for confirming the glove theory once I put it on it kind of struck me that this is probably what it was made for
I like a thicker handle on a fix blade myself but others like a thinner handle thats why there is so many styles everybody is different 💯. My thing is you suck it up and give the knife the same treatment as all. Appreciate the dead honesty brother you are my hero😂 seriously you like me have success stories just by being absent from what we used to do. My main thing in life is to change how everyone sees me. I want to leave behind he was a good man and a man of his word, kind to others and driven to survive and help others. Sorry got off track a bit. Much love to ya brothe scab
Brother never apologized I think you are on the exact right track! Appreciate you a lot more than you will ever know my friend!
I have one of these but, with a gut hook. I think i bought it back in 02. It works for what it is.
Saw that one.. wondered about it
Paul Bos saved the world from the last ice age by inventing heat.
And if not for Hoyt Buck inventing sharp objects, knives would just be flattened spoons.
🤣
Lmao 🤣 love IT
Now that's funny!
Back in the mid 2000s, I had a folding Buck Alpha Hunter with the guthook.
It was a heavy knife, but was, and remains, even though airport security seized it, my favourite knife. I broke the blade at the guthook once when I was using it as a pry bar. Buck replaced the blade for free. Oh, I'm in Australia, and the local supplier who I bought it from handled everything. All I had to do was drop it into their shop.
Yeah, the Alpha Hunter folder was/us a great knife. It was the Buck 278 Folding Alpha Hunter 3-1/2" Blade with Gut Hook, Rubber Handles, Liner Lock, 420HC. EDIT: The rubber handle remained grippy, even when covered in kangaroo blood.
A folder I could totally see as a great tool for sure
love a good Buck
My buck 120 is one of my favorites
Another excellent review !
Absolutely agree about the grip comfort, or lack of rather. I made my own scales for mine years ago, completely changed the character of the little knife...love it, still have it today. Not the best by any means but it has and does serve me very well.
Off topic - Any word on if there will be another run of Dregoths soon ? Hoping, hoping, hoping...
Anyhow, thank you for your straight forward approach and forthright talk on things !
Best wishes for you and yours !
Thank you thank you 🙏
I'll ask for us I'm sure hoping so too!!
@@choirboyzcutleryoutdoors AWESOME ! Greatly appreciated !! Thank you again for all you do for the community !!
much love to you and Matthew Jensen. you are both incredibly valuable to the blade community. i actually own a Hanwei Bamboo Mat Wakizashi that he sold me on his ebay. when it comes to swords he gives such great advice like you do with knives. thanks and God bless
Might be a good knife for hunting/ game processing, but not my type knife for just regular type use. Good review though brother, as always. You're the best fixed blade reviwer out there imho!
btw..Timbo says hey!
Brother much love your way! Tell Timbo I said hello!! 😉
But Boss heat treat...LOL some knives just aren't right for a person.
Brother that is perfectly said!!
Although it doesn't look like it's good for hard use, the finger notch, and the thumb grip appear as though it might give you a lot of control for when you are doing fine work. Not all knives and handles are created equal.
And of course if you want to chop hard.. DUCT TAPE. 😂
Very valid points man very valid LOL
I’m not gonna lie, I don’t even own a Buck. Now I remember why 😂👍👍🇺🇸
Lmao 🤣
45yrs on this earth and zero Bucks owned. I am a sad excuse for an American, I know
@@TheGunsNBlades lmao nah I think you're a fine American patriot
Scab always says it as he sees it. Not all knives are for everyone. Truth.
@@texasboy5117 facts brother 🙏
Scab doesn’t love everything buck? 😮😂❤
Shhhh don't let the secret out
Good review, thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !
Thank you my brother 🙏🙏
Great review. Thanks Brofiger.
Thank you my dear brother for checking it out!
I feel you were very fair. We all have opinions, and we will never agree 100% of the time. I hope those who do not agree with your comments will respect your right to disagree. We all need to be able to be able to give our honest opinion.
Brother I agree I think it's the only way we can progress and move forward. And I hope everybody understands there is no hate involved in this I like taking a good look at things and this one just did not appeal to me
In spite of the less than stellar handle, the knife seemed to handle the cutting tasks very well, which may say as much about Scab as it does about the knife itself.
Appreciate you my brother
hell yea Scab lets do this shit
I'm ready homie
I bought one of the Alfa Hunters in S35VN I was going to send it to you with the one that blew up but I didn't because of the handle I like the shape of the blade but it feels like they made an esthetics choice over a comfort choice. Peace Brother
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Man I am surprised they would do that you always have to go with comfort in my opinion. But hell what do I know
Matthew Jensen is a cool cat. I sub to his channel & poke around on his livestreams sometimes. That knife is rather lack luster though. Lol
He is a great guy that is a fact! Brother I couldn't have said it better myself
PBKG & BS's favorite knife hands down is any BUCK....He is a Buckaroooooooooooooo for life.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣......He also loves a good hollow grind on a knife too....Nice testing....Good stuff....
We are going to get matching Buck tattoos when we meet up at blade show
@@choirboyzcutleryoutdoors That would be DYNAMITE.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@choirboyzcutleryoutdoorsthe marksman was the last best thing they did, the vantage and new Alphas were good but not great 👍
I bike to work and work outdoors so I'm pretty much always wearing gloves. However I have a couple of knives with an exposed tang and don't really like any of them. If I had to say something positive about them it would be they aren't bulky.
That's exactly my thoughts
Hell, Big Dawg, I actually like it!😂
If he wants to sell it, let me know .
I hear you brother I hear you! I appreciate you putting that I really do I am always intrigued by what people like
I agree .it seems like a useful knife, it just dont excite me . Its kinda boring. I own alot of bucks, no hate.
Exactly brother I feel the same way
My son seems depressed since he got out of the armed seevice.cant even keep a job selling lawnmowers. What the hell is going on?!
Brother I absolutely hate to hear that.. what is going on needs to be addressed at a much higher level all we can do is try to be there and support and lend an ear. But there are people who can help they are the ones that needs to jump in this thing
@@choirboyzcutleryoutdoors it hard to convince people there's something wrong .
@Gterr1971 that is a fact brother
Take that Algorithm 😅😅😅😅
Hit the algorithm with a karate chop
The real alpha hunter and scout are much better with FFG and the flat grind with s35 are much better 😂