The Parliament Of The Olamic Owls Is Now In Session

Oklahoma Outlaw

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Seems like most mid-tech and custom knife makers have their own thread within GKD. I feel it time to include Olamic Cutlery to the fold. I had researched the brand extensively before buying a Wayfarer 247 yesterday. Now, mine isn’t a full custom, but rather semi-custom. No, no sugar skulls for me. 😢

So let’s talk Olamic Cutlery in this thread, share pics, etc.

Here’s my bare bones 247…..

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Here’s my Swish. I like the color and finish and the pivot uses a torx bit instead of their own two prong bit. I already had a Busker and a Whippersnapper and the action was different on my Swish. I did put in Skiff bearings which helped but the blade was stone washed and the bearing track wasn’t taped off. Maybe that made a difference closing. So it just took some time to wear in a track. I should have bought a dremel to smooth off the bearing track on the blade. But I enjoyed the time it took to break the action in. It always opened with a satisfying slamming thwack and now closes easily with a little wrist shake. IMO a great knife. It cuts cardboard really well.
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I can appreciate the skull motif but it’s not for me either which is ironic coming from an old deadhead. One of the reasons I grabbed the green Swish was it looked like a knife out of the Wizard of Oz. If Dorothy had this the flying monkeys would have been in trouble. It is my only knife purchase inspired by a movie though. And I loved my other Olamics. I am looking forward to getting their new model. It looks tiny and still Olamicy.
 
I'm cheating here because I don't actually own this knife anymore, but I really enjoyed the process of customizing and ordering it, and it turned out gorgeous. Just didn't fit my hand quite right.

I wish olamic offered more small models, as my preference is around 7 in OAL. If they ever come out with a mini Swish I'd be all over it.

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I ordered the 247 on Friday. I’m seriously thinking about additionally ordering a more embellished Busker.

I’ve got a super small blade (Medford Der Hund - blade length 2.25”) but it’s not a custom like my other Medford’s, not that it matters, it’s still a bad sss.

Anyone with a Busker? Is Largo or Semper a better choice?

SPOILER: This will have a skull clip.
 
No skulls on my Waypoint ( not Busker ) but it’s full of holes. I just liked the way the largo blade looks. I think the finish is antique entropic. My first impression of Olamic was about the same as that of Spyderco…kinda WTF weird looking knives…but now I like them. For some reason that hasn’t happened for me with Rich Made Knives. Maybe if I tried one out…I have big pockets.
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unclekurty unclekurty The one I’m thinking about is flamed Ti/Ti, blue anodized hardware, and a skull clip.

Without being able to handle them, and just going by looks, the Largo just looks “bigger” than the Semper, although it really isn’t.
 
Oklahoma Outlaw said:
Seems like most mid-tech and custom knife makers have their own thread within GKD. I feel it time to include Olamic Cutlery to the fold. I had researched the brand extensively before buying a Wayfarer 247 yesterday. Now, mine isn’t a full custom, but rather semi-custom. No, no sugar skulls for me. 😢

So let’s talk Olamic Cutlery in this thread, share pics, etc.

Here’s my bare bones 247…..

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I've been trumpeting the 247 for years. Love them.
 
unclekurty said:
No skulls on my Busker but it’s full of holes. I just liked the way the largo blade looks. I think the finish is antique entropic. My first impression of Olamic was about the same as that of Spyderco…kinda WTF weird looking knives…but now I like them. For some reason that hasn’t happened for me with Rich Made Knives. Maybe if I tried one out…I have big pockets.
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Nice!
 
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