MKM ISONZO REVIEW PLUS

This texture is super grippy, and I feel I could keep hold of this despite oil or anything else slippery on my hands.įor its overall size, the Isonzo is quite wide when folded wide enough I could not fit it into any of the knife belt pouches I have. The peeled G10 scales have a texture that almost reminds me of the rasp side of a box grater (the one you end up skinning your finger joints on). In this version, it has the ‘cleaver’ blade (although effectively this is really a slightly deeper sheepsfoot shape), with the characteristic downward presentation of the tip, making it a very practical cutter. With Heinnie Haynes stepping in and arranging for a slip-joint conversion to open up this excellent knife’s EDC-ability. Heinnie Edition MKM Isonzo Cleaver – This knife drew me in as soon as I saw it, Jesper Voxnæs’ distinctive design, which was also originally a liner-lock knife. Thanks to the vision of Heinnie Haynes, we have a super usable, easy to carry, and inexpensive EDC pocket knife. One-handed-opening is easy and the slip-joint detent is firm enough (assuming correct cutting technique). The sheepsfoot blade shape is very practical, presenting the tip and edge nicely for draw cuts.

However, thanks to its small size and ease of handling it actually hasn’t been a real issue. I initially thought this might be a deal breaker and this does conflict slightly with the lanyard hole, as to use the pocket clips means stuffing the lanyard into your pocket, opposite to how it should be. It is a slight disappointment that it only has a tip-down pocket clip. Heinnie Haynes special slip-joint edition makes this a lovely, and EDCable, working knife. Steel snobs will want a better blade material for the price, but the G-10 and shear aesthetic design makes it worth it for me.Heinnie Edition CRKT Pilar – It’s a compact knife, three-finger-grip size, so, frustrating for it to be a lock knife where carry restrictions prevent EDCing a locker. The wire pocket clip is unassuming, and you don’t feel the knife in pocket. The action was stiff for me when it came but loosened up over a few days of fidgeting.

MKM ISONZO REVIEW PLUS

Plus it’s well worth having the flipper tab (exclusive to the hawkbill on the Isonzo) to have a third deployment method over using the thumb hole to simply finger-flick or walk the blade open. The hawkbill blade came razor sharp and not only looks beautiful but cuts through cardboard like butter and is great for opening things like bags and envelopes-really grips into whatever it’s cutting. Jimping on the spine of the blade allows for perfect control and precision blade work when using either thumb or forefinger on the back of the knife.

It feels good in the hand: the handle has room for three fingers (with a medium sized hand), but all four can grip the knife when choking up on the finger choil. I was drawn to the Isonzo purely on visual design but fell in love with the functionality packed into its compact size. Highly recommended for the Dodo/Cricket lovers or the small knife lovers. This is a great back-up or even second back-up knife. Also, I am an N690 fan so the steel makes me happy. Just keep in mind the grip limitations if you have big hands. The zytel on the other models is nice too. The g10 on this model is grippy and nice-looking. The cutting edge is small, but that blade design allows for a lot of cutting power. Even if the lock failed, the flipper tab would not allow it to close on your hand. I also really love that the flipper tab becomes a very nice handguard. I love that you can flip it open via the flipper or use the slot in the blade to one hand open it. I own like 8 of these different models now because I really like the blade and the solid steel liner lock. I love this design but I do notice that forward choil as smallish. It reminds me of the Spyderco Dodo with that cool s-shaped/modified hawkbill type blade. The forward choil in the blade is nice size, but not well-suited for larger hands or thicker fingers. However, a large hand with thicker fingers, probably would not fit well on this knife. This is a very small knife, but the design allows a bigger hand to fit it due to the large finger choil in the blade.

Mkm isonzo review