REVIEW – Vosteed and RS Knifeworks (Rob Saniscalchi) have collaborated once more on a brand new knife referred to as the Griffin. I’ve been fortunate sufficient to strive a couple of Vosteed knives out however that is their first hawkbill formed blade and I used to be excited to see the way it performs.

What’s it?

The Vosteed Griffin knife sports activities a 3.49” hawkbill blade produced from Sandvik 14C28N stainless-steel with G10 handles. There are 4 variations to select from. A grey stonewash blade is accessible with a yellow G10 deal with whereas a black stonewash blade may be had with black, purple, or orange G10 scales. All function a conventional liner lock that engages with a strong thunk, a front and back flipper, thumb gap, clean ceramic bearings, and a non-reversible stainless-steel pocket clip.

What’s within the field?

• The Vosteed Griffin
• Tender storage case with Velcro patch
• Sticker, cleansing fabric, and assist card

{Hardware} Specs

Design and options

The Vosteed Griffin is a pleasant addition to their lineup.  I carried a Spyderco Tasman Salt for years that had a serrated hawkbill blade which labored nice for slicing rope and zip ties. Something requiring a pull reduce is the place the hawkbill form excels. Sandvik 14C28N metal is a superb funds metal that you’ll discover used so much for knives. That’s for good cause although because it’s recognized for wonderful toughness, ease of sharpening, and corrosion resistance however edge retention is lackluster. With knife metal you usually solely ever get 3 out of these 4 traits and 14C28N gives a great compromise with the one draw back being you need to sharpen it extra steadily.

For slicing rope, pruning, opening packing containers, and slicing wires the Vosteed Griffin knife works splendidly. It’s additionally very enjoyable to open with three deployment choices. It sports activities a entrance flipper, again flipper, and thumb gap. The liner lock engages with a pleasant strong thunk and the ceramic ball bearings hold the motion buttery clean.

Taking the Vosteed Griffin knife aside, the metal liner beneath the colourful orange G10 scales have reduce outs to save lots of weight totally on the non-liner lock aspect. The engagement level of the liner lock has been crisply machined. Usually with liner locks I’ll all the time put slightly tremendous glue within the detent ball gap since I want a really mild resistance when opening however the Griffin is ideal the way in which it’s.

Hawkbill blades are in style with sailors to chop rope, rigging, and fishing line. Gardeners and agricultural employees typically want the curved blade form for pruning vegetation and harvesting greens as a result of ease with a pull reduce. It is usually an efficient self protection and martial arts knife form as a result of aggressive sharp level.

With a really slim 4.75” lengthy deal with and weighing solely 3.75 oz the Vosteed Griffin carries properly within the pocket. No points with the flipper scratching my pockets or automotive key which I carry in the identical entrance proper pocket with my knife. The clip holds properly and places the deal with at a great depth with out being too conspicuous. I may now shade coordinate my knife with my orange jacket.

What I like

• Extraordinarily useful blade form
• Three deployment choices make for nice fidgetability

What I’d change

• Minor gripe however a lanyard gap can be good to tie it off when boat or river fishing

Remaining ideas

The Vosteed Griffin knife is extraordinarily useful, feels nice within the hand, and permits for easy pull cuts.  At $79 the Griffin is reasonably priced however doesn’t slack on high quality. The G10 scales are supplied in shiny orange, purple, yellow, and black with totally different coloured again spacers and I believe the brighter choices swimsuit this knife the most effective. For fishing, slicing zip ties, gardening, and opening packages I’ve all the time most popular a hawkbill blade and the Griffin is my new day by day carry as a consequence of my affinity for the blade form. Give it a try to I’m positive will probably be your subsequent EDC as properly or take a look at Vosteed’s different nice knives.

Value: $79
The place to purchase: Vosteed web site
Supply: The pattern for this overview was supplied by Vosteed
Extra: Vosteed knife evaluations from The Gadgeteer crew