SD604A VG10 Damascus Folding Knife Pocket Knife Yellow Sandalwood Handle Mechanical Lock Outdoor Camping Survival (Suguha)

This is a beautiful knife. It is very sharp so be careful learning how to open in. I bought as a gift and I know he will absolutely love it!

Incredibly sharp. Wish it had a pocket clip.Definitely be careful trying to figure out how to open it without sticking it right into your hand.

Right off the bat, it was clear from the photos that this is not a Every Day Carry.I bought it for my collection, because of the unique and clever deployment system.It is a very attractive conversation piece.It comes nasty sharp right out of the box, and is very sturdy. I disassemble the knife and smoothed out a few key areas at the pivots, making it much slicker on deployment.Unlike a previous review, on close inspection you can clearly see the San Mai construction and that the V10 core is clad with Damascus. Thought it is a single steel pattern weld, mostly decorative.My only Cons are that Bronze washers would have provided a smoother action and more durability.Brass tone heads on the pivot screws for some bling.Overall, for the price, it's a no brainer for the Collector.

The Damascus steel finish is well done and attractive. The VG-10 core is a very good material for the edge and the knife comes razor sharp. The mechanism is clever, and the pivots and the detents work smoothly. It is laterally rigid, and the pivots have screws, so disassembling and tuning is possible. At $35, the quality is far beyond what I expected.I do have several concerns with safety in day-to-day use. First, it might not be safe to shove in your pant pocket. Because of the pivot arrangement, the blade can deploy with compressive load on the ends so if you bend over, it could conceivably deploy into your thigh. There is a detent and it is not clear whether this type of load happens, but it bears mentioning for the people who might not notice the potential problem.Second, when open, the handle extends well above the sharpened area of the blade. This could cause a user to grab too far up and grip the edge by mistake placing their index finger on the blade. On the other hand, there is a good curve for the thumb on the top of the handle and a good tang on the blade, so it is possible to use it safely, but the handle feels short like this, and I know I'll need to be careful.I will definitely keep because it's cool, the quality is good, and it's too cheap to pass up. Just be careful.

It’s actually a pretty nice knife. It’s about 7 1/8” long when open with a 3 1/2” blade length. The blade is a little thick but it seems like real San Mai Damascus. I did shorten the circled point about a quarter inch. Totally not necessary but it did shorten it when it’s folded up. I have opened and closed it maybe a hundred times without cutting myself.

I struggle a little with this review because I really want to like this knife a lot. It looks very cool. The way it folds/unfolds is some very impressive engineering. The quality of the steel and wood, as well as the sheath, seem quite good....but buyer beware. The movement is not very smooth. In fact, it's rather stiff. Then there's the elephant in the room... Because it operates very differently than that of a normal folding knife, it takes some serious getting use to. I have had hundreds of knifes, made multiple knives, and gifted many many knives in the past, and can count on one hand how many times I've nicked myself with a knife. This one got me pretty good, and actually did so twice. Despite warning everyone else who has handled this knife, at least two other experienced knife owners have also nicked themselves with it.

Be very careful opening this knife. Very easy to cut / stab point into hand. Otherwise a great, interesting and unusual knife.

well built product