Custom mini Canadian belt knife

[Jake Larsen]

I have never been satisfied with edge retention on either of the grohmans I have had. The KOA yukon was very good for edge retention but the grind was much thicker than I like.. a perfect copy of grohman in better steel with a full flat or hollow ground would be perfect.

You can order flat ground Grohman #1s direct from them. Still a little thicker steel than I’d prefer, but it’s better. I agree with you on the steel though. A thinner stock Magnacut, flat ground exact copy of a #1 might be as good as it gets.


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[CypressCreek]

Honestly guys, 20 pages into this thread and no one has bought a $100 Grohmann and just copied it exactly. Sometimes it doesn’t pay to try and build a better mouse trap. Just saying.

I just feel skeevy doing a direct copy. I also think there is likely room to improve somewhere... in my case the Grohmann is just a bit too big.

That being said, I do want to get one in hand just to get a feel for the blade/handle relationship. Perhaps the Cold Steel will suffice

 

[Jake Larsen]

I just feel skeevy doing a direct copy. I also think there is likely room to improve somewhere... in my case the Grohmann is just a bit too big.

That being said, I do want to get one in hand just to get a feel for the blade/handle relationship. Perhaps the Cold Steel will suffice

The Cold Steel has issues too. I just ordered another #1 a month ago. It shipped yesterday. It’s well worth getting the genuine article


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[ElPollo]

I've made a bunch of them, and found the same. In my case, I think it was that I was trying to improve the design. I eventually came to the conclusion that the design was just difficult to improve upon. At this point, all I can see to change is a slightly larger handle, like the Cold Steel or R. Murphy, and a thin, flat ground blade of pretty much any decent steel.

Totally agree. The major place for improvement is largely in material.

 

[SDHNTR]

Honestly guys, 20 pages into this thread and no one has bought a $100 Grohmann and just copied it exactly. Sometimes it doesn’t pay to try and build a better mouse trap. Just saying.

Because it’s far from perfect.

 

[Jake Larsen]

Because it’s far from perfect.

Im curious to hear about your experience that has lead to this conclusion? How many animals have you taken apart with a #1? What issues specifically have you had? I just can’t find a fault with them IMO. Except they’re a little ugly. But maybe you’re using your knife in a different way than I am?

I’ve owned a dozen or so different custom and semi custom high end knives over the last few years, all marketed to be “the only hunting knife you’ll ever need.” In my experience, nothing comes anywhere close to a flat ground Grohman #1, even with its less than ideal steel. For gutless method field skinning and quartering work, it’s the best I’ve ever used, to the point where I’ve sold every other field knife I had. Mines done about 20 animals, and there’s not one thing I’d change about it except the steel.


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