Looks like they ground past the heel. Is that a camera artifact or did they actually grind into the ricasso area?
that's a reflection off the polished part of the choil...trust me, this is custom level quality and materials on my knife...the primary & secondary grinds on this thing are impeccable. :thumbup:
On a side note, I have noticed the grind lines depicted on the box don't match up with the production model as delivered, though...no biggie, but compare for yourself the box picture & the actual 4 Max in my first pic...
No doubt a design evolution after the box photos were shot...I actually like the high hollow depicted on the box better, but I ain't gonna complain with the finished product!
This model has went through many interesting permutations.
Ha! and now looking back again at the box & knife I notice the pivot torx is domed on the box, flush on the prod. model...
The blade falls free with full depression & of the TriAD and a slight wrist shake...just like I like it...
Remarkably, I CAN'T push the blade off center even when closed-- which is pretty easy to do with most production folders...in blade rotation to full deployment I can't coax any side to side play in any part of the arc, either...yet the blade has that constant Chris Reeve like hydraulic resistance when you push. Solid as the proverbial bank vault.
In F&F, deployment, and grind-- it is comparable to Andrew's custom knives.
Note how every 90 is rounded off on each edge and corner of the handles, liners, backspacer, etc. My last pic in the sequence above gives you an idea. Contouring like that don't come around every day on a regular production model.
And as I previously stated, the anneal, HT, & quench quality will prove out with practical, extended use, and subsequent sharpenings <for an ELU like me> so I can't comment on that yet.
Maybe a brother who has access to testing equipment could run some trials and technical stats and specs, maybe.
Also, I haven't broken it down, but I'd be surprised if a complete take down to pivot, liners, etc. would reveal anything less that 100% Quality and attention to detail I've noticed from the outside.
