I own over 10, and every single one came flawless from the factory. Also, they honor their warranty, no questions asked. I had to send in my GNS for a very minor issue and they had it back to me in less than 2 weeks. If your money is tight, you can order some models directly off their website. There is an option to buy the knife only, no sheath. This will knock a considerable amount of money off the final price
For anyone trying to learn on Japanese water stones, try and pay attention to 1) the feel, and 2) the sound. I find this to be the best way along with the sharpie. The sharpie teaches you what it should look like, and stone teaches you what it should feel and sound like. Practice on an inexpensive Mora until you get the hang of it. This is true for stropping as well. I struggled a lot while learning to sharpen, but if you stick with it, the ability will stay with you for the rest of your life. It is a great feeling to know that if your edge gets messed up or you don’t like the geometry, you have the skill to fix it or reprofile it, respectively. Over the years, I’ve bought quite a few knives with designs I loved, but the grind or edge angle wasn’t to my liking. Thanks to my ability to sharpen, I was able to reprofile it to my exact specifications, where in the past I would have had to return it. To anyone serious about knives, I would advise staying away from sharpening systems that hold the angle for you; they are a crutch. Once you get the hang of sharpening on a stone by hand, that skill transfers over to all other methods (ceramic rod, coffee cup, window, river rock, etc). Just my opinion.
Truly masters at their art. In my eyes, Lt makes simply the best user knifes I know. They are reached perfection and I love my GNS so much, I can’t tell. The fact, that Lt uses thinner stocks as the most knife makers out there makes the knives sharper, lighter and give them much more bite. And the secondary micro convex on the scandi is something I’m looking to establish by myself with a rough leather strop at home, it makes the edge so much stronger.
Scandi is definitely my favorite grind. I even put it on my ESEE 5. Speaking of that I am considering replacing my number 5 ESEE. I'm wondering your opinion in your lineup. what you would recommend to be a little lighter But also a workhorse. And do your knives have 90° spines.
You won’t be disappointed. I have an Esee and some LT Wrights, no comparison. ESEEs suck. Once you feel an LT handle, you won’t want to use that blocky uncomfortable 1095 junk again. They also have the sharpest spine in the business. IMO people like ESEE because they haven’t tried anything else, expect Kabars and Beckers. Compared to those, sure an esee seems great.
@shamitoson I appreciate your comment. I have many knifes from many brands I alternate them every so often. My esee has taken a unbelievable amount of abuse with absolutely no problems. so far my battle horse and Mora have taken the top spots. I actually like my carbon steel because I sometimes use the spine of the knife as a Flint and steel.
Thanks for a much better quality video.
One day I am going to own one of your knives. Best sharpening videos I have seen. Thank you
Wow, thank you!
I have always wanted a good bush knife and your video and attention to the detail, warrantee and knowledge are what drew me to this in.
@@davidmatthews2647 thank you for the kind words and please let us know if we can help in any way!
Thank you. I will order as soon as I can
I own over 10, and every single one came flawless from the factory. Also, they honor their warranty, no questions asked. I had to send in my GNS for a very minor issue and they had it back to me in less than 2 weeks.
If your money is tight, you can order some models directly off their website. There is an option to buy the knife only, no sheath. This will knock a considerable amount of money off the final price
For anyone trying to learn on Japanese water stones, try and pay attention to 1) the feel, and 2) the sound. I find this to be the best way along with the sharpie. The sharpie teaches you what it should look like, and stone teaches you what it should feel and sound like. Practice on an inexpensive Mora until you get the hang of it. This is true for stropping as well. I struggled a lot while learning to sharpen, but if you stick with it, the ability will stay with you for the rest of your life. It is a great feeling to know that if your edge gets messed up or you don’t like the geometry, you have the skill to fix it or reprofile it, respectively. Over the years, I’ve bought quite a few knives with designs I loved, but the grind or edge angle wasn’t to my liking. Thanks to my ability to sharpen, I was able to reprofile it to my exact specifications, where in the past I would have had to return it. To anyone serious about knives, I would advise staying away from sharpening systems that hold the angle for you; they are a crutch. Once you get the hang of sharpening on a stone by hand, that skill transfers over to all other methods (ceramic rod, coffee cup, window, river rock, etc). Just my opinion.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for uploading a cleaner resolution file! I see what's happening better
Truly masters at their art. In my eyes, Lt makes simply the best user knifes I know. They are reached perfection and I love my GNS so much, I can’t tell. The fact, that Lt uses thinner stocks as the most knife makers out there makes the knives sharper, lighter and give them much more bite. And the secondary micro convex on the scandi is something I’m looking to establish by myself with a rough leather strop at home, it makes the edge so much stronger.
Thank you for the kind words and fro watching!
Thanks for the info
Scandi is definitely my favorite grind. I even put it on my ESEE 5. Speaking of that I am considering replacing my number 5 ESEE. I'm wondering your opinion in your lineup. what you would recommend to be a little lighter But also a workhorse. And do your knives have 90° spines.
You won’t be disappointed. I have an Esee and some LT Wrights, no comparison. ESEEs suck. Once you feel an LT handle, you won’t want to use that blocky uncomfortable 1095 junk again. They also have the sharpest spine in the business. IMO people like ESEE because they haven’t tried anything else, expect Kabars and Beckers. Compared to those, sure an esee seems great.
@shamitoson I appreciate your comment. I have many knifes from many brands I alternate them every so often. My esee has taken a unbelievable amount of abuse with absolutely no problems. so far my battle horse and Mora have taken the top spots. I actually like my carbon steel because I sometimes use the spine of the knife as a Flint and steel.
Illuminous 5
It’s 3v though not a high carbon steel