Blade

SQUARE HOUSES PART IV

The blade has come a long way and a lot of time and energy has been devoted to her development. Indicators tell me that she will be a good one, but, as with all High Endurance Performance Knives, she must prove her quality through the performance aspects of the test process.

In the past I have tested many hundreds of blades to allow me to be confident in their quality. Only a representative number of blades are tested to destruction, but every one we finish has passed the performance requirements I will cover in this story.

I read many reports of knife testing and find it interesting

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