TR-1166: Exquisite Handmade Tracker Knife on Exclusive Promotional Offer Review

First of all, this is a real damascus knife, so you have to keep oiling it or it will rust like crazy. Steel 1095 15H20 does this well. It can crack and rust at the corners, but it's a versatile knife. Keep it oiled, clean and sharpened and it will be a good knife. As with any forged knife, if the heat treatment and hardening are not done well, it can have grain problems and break when you hit it with a hammer like you are in the TV series Forged in Fire. The only problem I have is that the…

First off, the Tracker Knife was invented by Tom Brown Jr. and is a cheap fake at best. The flat edge of the blade should blend smoothly into the curved "belly" of the knife. This blade has not. The serrations at the top of the blade serve as acceptable woodcuts for tasks that craftsmen appreciate. The hardness of the steel varies, my sample was very soft on the edge in some places, and quite hardened in some others. However, a cheap file easily bites the steel along the edge, calling into…

First, trim the perineal sheath so your hand can hold it. Then replace the fastening strap. And I did it with a 12 inch bowie instead of walking 10 feet to my leather table. Shows how strong the bowl sucks. With my 5-minute fix, it's great to wear on your stomach or the left side of the cross train. The grip was really rough. I had to use Dremel pens to avoid cutting my hands. The handle is too long and thin. Need help. Pickling in the week, coffee and acid pickling absolutely necessary. I see…