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I read on another forum recently about a new line of knives called Byrd. Byrd knives are made in China, but they're licensed through Spyderco, who made sure the manufacturer maintained strict quality control. From what I read, Spyderco did this in response to comments that even though they make good quality knives, many people thought they were simply too expensive for the average Joe.
In response to this, they contacted a Chinese manufacturer to make a new low cost, good quality knife. So anyway, I decided to order two models, the Raven and the Crow (which is a smaller version of the Raven) to check them out. IMO, I think these knives are well made, with an excellent feel to them. They have good weight and the blades, which come in a choice of straight edge or combination straight edge and serrated, are pretty sharp and seem to be of good quality. The liner locks (which I know some people don't like, but they also offer models with frame locks) function perfectly. Overall I think these are the best knives you can get for the price. What I also liked alot was how you can reverse the metal belt clips position so that it can be waved ( I used my Dremel tool to open the eyehole). I took them around for some of my knife afficiando friends to check out. I told them these knives are licensed through Spyderco and to guess how much they cost. They all thought the knives were well made, and really liked how I waved mine, and the general guess at the cost was around the $40 to $75 range. They were all very surprised to hear the Crow goes for $19.95, and the Raven was $18.95!! They each ordered one after that.
I was wondering if anyone else has had a chance to check these out and get their opinions. For anyone who might be interested, I found them at http://www.newgraham.com
Franco
In response to this, they contacted a Chinese manufacturer to make a new low cost, good quality knife. So anyway, I decided to order two models, the Raven and the Crow (which is a smaller version of the Raven) to check them out. IMO, I think these knives are well made, with an excellent feel to them. They have good weight and the blades, which come in a choice of straight edge or combination straight edge and serrated, are pretty sharp and seem to be of good quality. The liner locks (which I know some people don't like, but they also offer models with frame locks) function perfectly. Overall I think these are the best knives you can get for the price. What I also liked alot was how you can reverse the metal belt clips position so that it can be waved ( I used my Dremel tool to open the eyehole). I took them around for some of my knife afficiando friends to check out. I told them these knives are licensed through Spyderco and to guess how much they cost. They all thought the knives were well made, and really liked how I waved mine, and the general guess at the cost was around the $40 to $75 range. They were all very surprised to hear the Crow goes for $19.95, and the Raven was $18.95!! They each ordered one after that.
I was wondering if anyone else has had a chance to check these out and get their opinions. For anyone who might be interested, I found them at http://www.newgraham.com
Franco