Chronovore
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I rather enjoyed Kizer's short-lived budget brand, Tangram. Unlike WE's more recent Sencut, this brand just never went anywhere after the first batch a few years ago.
The standout from that line-up was the Santa Fe. It's a wonderfully ergonomic little knife and an awesome alternative to something like the Rat 2. Honestly, it might be the best $25 knife I've ever owned. The thin blade in that great shape sliced like a champ. Even if not run very hard, the Japanese Acuto 440 (similar to 9Cr18Mov) held a surprisingly good edge. Action and lock-up have been right for years. While I change knives a lot, I had given one of these to a relative who used it as his primary EDC for roughly two years before he lost it in a field!
Just recently, these stopped being available at Amazon. I'm guessing stock finally dried up. Hopefully, our representative from Kizer can tell us more. In the meantime, I carried mine today and sliced up a bunch of cardboard with it in memorial...
The standout from that line-up was the Santa Fe. It's a wonderfully ergonomic little knife and an awesome alternative to something like the Rat 2. Honestly, it might be the best $25 knife I've ever owned. The thin blade in that great shape sliced like a champ. Even if not run very hard, the Japanese Acuto 440 (similar to 9Cr18Mov) held a surprisingly good edge. Action and lock-up have been right for years. While I change knives a lot, I had given one of these to a relative who used it as his primary EDC for roughly two years before he lost it in a field!
Just recently, these stopped being available at Amazon. I'm guessing stock finally dried up. Hopefully, our representative from Kizer can tell us more. In the meantime, I carried mine today and sliced up a bunch of cardboard with it in memorial...
