I know it has been like six months since the last post, we will update you soon with what has been new and what the next year has to bring. However, I want to take a moment to talk about one of the best tools we have on our farm . . . MT Knives Genesis Neck knife. I knew about the neck knife from podcasts and Youtube videos, but did not understand what all the fuss was about. I had a nice pocket knife that was usually in whatever pants I had on. Last summer I impulsively went to an event in West Virginia and MT Knives founder, Patrick Roehrman, was there to teach sharpening. I was on the fence about getting one due to price. However, I got lucky during a bartering event and Patrick took everyone's offer for his special knife. I was excited and came home with the knife to give to Diana, she did not have any good knives and was on the homestead working more than I was at times. The whole time I was jealous and shortly after coming home I called up Patrick and ordered one for myself.
Ok, enough about the history. Now let's get to the knife. This is hands down the best knife I have owned. While that may not be saying much, let me say that I will forever have a neck knife on my person. Let it be known, that pocket knife was around about 80% of the time I needed it. Oftentimes it fell out of my pocket in a chair or something. The Genesis is always with me. I use it daily and and glad to use it whenever I can. Also, at 7 months old, it was used two days ago by a friend who commented "This baby is sharp!" I have not really sharpened it at all.
Ok, enough about the history. Now let's get to the knife. This is hands down the best knife I have owned. While that may not be saying much, let me say that I will forever have a neck knife on my person. Let it be known, that pocket knife was around about 80% of the time I needed it. Oftentimes it fell out of my pocket in a chair or something. The Genesis is always with me. I use it daily and and glad to use it whenever I can. Also, at 7 months old, it was used two days ago by a friend who commented "This baby is sharp!" I have not really sharpened it at all.
The knife is made of "super steel" and its durability shows. I have opened about 60-80 double layered heavy paper feed bags with this bad boy and it is still sharp. The knife rests in a molded Kydex or carbon fiber sheath. I chose the carbon fiber. It takes a good tug to get the knife out. No it will not fall out. The cord is standard 550 paracord that comes with it, but you could change it out no problem to your desired material or color. The beads at the top are breakaway beads and will snap out of one another if your knife gets tangled in a machine. Patrick put some thought into this and noted that he never really liked a non-breakaway neck knife for strangling reasons. In the right spot, no one knows you have it as it rests on your sternum nicely. It looks big at 7 inches, but the blade is less than three. Making it the same size as most folding knifes when unfolded.
Seriously, this knife is the best purchase I have made in a long time. I'm posting this because it has been so nice to work with a tool that is so well made and with an ingenious approach that is confusing . . . a neck knife? . . but then is so gosh darn simplistic in the fact that it is easy to access at all times. I encourage anyone who is in search of a good knife and is even slightly bothered by having to unfold one or have one weighing down your belt or pockets to give this a try. It is pricey, but well worth the cost. Not to mention, they are supporting a new family-owned business from a man who quit a job in which he could make way more money in order to spend more time with his family and work on a project in which he has passion and love. As I said, more to come with Dandelion Hills in the near future, but check out MT Knives http://mtknives.net/product/genesis/
Seriously, this knife is the best purchase I have made in a long time. I'm posting this because it has been so nice to work with a tool that is so well made and with an ingenious approach that is confusing . . . a neck knife? . . but then is so gosh darn simplistic in the fact that it is easy to access at all times. I encourage anyone who is in search of a good knife and is even slightly bothered by having to unfold one or have one weighing down your belt or pockets to give this a try. It is pricey, but well worth the cost. Not to mention, they are supporting a new family-owned business from a man who quit a job in which he could make way more money in order to spend more time with his family and work on a project in which he has passion and love. As I said, more to come with Dandelion Hills in the near future, but check out MT Knives http://mtknives.net/product/genesis/
