Dawson Raider 5

Bigwheels

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  • Jun 16, 2007
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    Wanted to post up my new hunting/ all purpose knife I jut got.
    It's a Dawson Knives Raider 5 in the new Magnacut steel. G10 black/red skins & has a hand applied hamon on the blade. They claim it is differentially hardened like a samurai sword.
    It arrived pretty sharp but after I worked it with the diamond hone & ceramic to my preferred angle it is now literally Razor sharp. Not sure I really like the leather/kydex sheath so much but it does hold it secure. It will be in my pack anyway so that's not a big deal.
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    I just finished refinishing the edge to a near perfect mirror finish. I just got some diapaste so I tried it out with the strope. It's primarily my hunting knife so I'll try to post how it performs. I do know that a lot of hair on my arms will need to regrow. It does shave pretty well. 😍