#COLD STEEL KATANA WOOD CUT TEST FULL#

I would say that Cold Steel hit the sweet spot in terms of edge angle with regards to balancing the toughness with the biting ability of a very lean blade.

#COLD STEEL KATANA WOOD CUT TEST FULL#

The kukri blade is full flat ground to a very nice edge. If I am going to EDC wield a folding chopper, then I want it to have the strongest lock in the world. I really trust the Tri-Ad lock to not fail under duress Cold Steel has tested this set up for long enough for me to have faith in the real world data to support my own bias. It’s extremely tough and frankly I wouldn’t be happy with any other lock on a folder of this size and purpose. The lock utilized is the now legendary Tri-Ad lock designed by Andrew Demko. Frankly, this isn’t too bad taking into account blade length. The 6 inch blade is made of Japanese AUS-8A steel with a stock thickness of 4.8 mm. It is the biggest folder I have ever handled, and has the longest handles of any knife (fixed blade or folding) that I own. When you think of a 6 inch blade, mentally it’s just 2 inches more than a large folder, but in practice those 2 extra inches just topple all expectations and really skew the knifes dimensions to a whole new level. I will add that you do get used to it, and even after carrying it for a few weeks, I almost became comfortable with its size and weight, which is something I would never have believed to be possible!Īs you can see in this in hand shot, its just insane in terms of sheer size. This is not to say that it’s not a good looking knife, but rather that it’s almost comical in proportions which can be a bit jarring.

Both are beefy folding blades bordering on vulgar but the Adamas has a more refined “oversized everything” feel, whilst the Cold Steel Rajah II is almost clumsy in its proportions with a sense that the knife was designed around its size rather than with it. It’s simply humongous and brutish in appearance, but unfortunately doesn’t carry itself with the same aggressive presence that the Benchmade Adamas possesses. If nothing else, it definitely gets people interested (and talking) about knives, and as far as I am concerned that’s never a bad thing.Ĭold Steel Rajah II XL Oversized Folding Knife – Amazon / Blade HQĪesthetically the Rajah II is not really my cup of tea. I have been hounded to review some of the big folders from Cold Steel for some time, and whilst many of my preconceptions about the size of the knives were confirmed when I finally held one in my hands for the first time, I did also find a lot to like about carrying what basically amounts to a folding sword. Swinging in with a 6 inch (15.24 cm) recurve blade, it’s a pretty fearsome sight. The Cold Steel Rajah II is by far the largest folding knife I own.

Cold steel katana wood cut test