In 10 months of use we have only had to touch the blade up on a strop a few times and it still shaves arm hair.

We suspect that this may have to do with the Rockwell hardness and type of grind that SOG used. We expected to see increased wear on the edge and to this day, have not. They typically hold an edge after much more use than a typical pocketknife and can be sharpened easily.

Stainless steel kitchen knives, after all, are intended to survive dishwashers without rusting. This means it has good resistance to corrosion and the elements. Then I got to thinking about the qualities of a good kitchen knife. Hearing that from a few custom knife makers I was prepared to hate the knife. S35VN was developed as steel for use in kitchen knives. Some students of the blade ( users and makers) might want to go after the steel as being unsuitable for a working knife. SOG Pillar Knife Sheath Belt-Locking Device We were really impressed with the blade profile on this one and if anyone at SOG is listening, we think it would make for a very efficient folding knife, albeit on the large size. It includes numerous attachment points if you roll with MOLLE, paracord, etc., or their own belt-locking device which works just fine. We typically hate Kydex for sheaths, but the Pillar has one of the nicest we have seen. The handles are made of black canvas Micarta for a sure grip in every situation, and the lanyard hole is big enough to let you get an actual piece of para-cord through without fraying, wetting, lubing or otherwise forcing the cord through. WeвЂ™ve used the Pillar as a steak knife, vegetable chopper, to baton wood for the smoker to make brisket and on more than one occasion as a pry bar. We found it fast in the hand and capable of tackling all cutting chores, far beyond slicing cardboard and opening mail. It has a 5вЂі Clip point blade made of S35VN steel, wickedly sharp from the box with an almost zero bevel grind. We used the SOG Pillar Knife as part of our Trails Found 2016 load-out and have been using it ever since. They kind of lost us for a short period of time, but came back with a vengeance the past few years with contemporary designs that brought back the quality of the models we grew up with. and the SOG knives used in theater that SOG, the company were replicating.Д«y the turn of the 21st Century the company shifted its focus to multi-tools and assisted openers. Much of this came from reading exploits of the MAC-V/SOG in post-Vietnam novels and articles in gun and вЂњmenвЂ™s adventureвЂќ magazines of the time period like SOF, Gung Ho, etc. The construction, design and craftsmanship from Seki City, Japan never let us down. In the 80s and 90s they made some of the finest blades that you could lay hands on, like the Bowie, Pentagon, Tomcat, Desert Dagger, and Trident. When I enlisted in the USMC about 30 years ago I got a bit more serious about my knives and my favorites were those made by SOG.

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