Review: William Henry Black Palm Mokume

Well, I finally got the WH T12-BPM. It is the Spearpoint model, the largest of the three standard designs that William Henry makes in this class. I've never owned one of the spearpoint models before, but it was smaller than I thought it would be. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, it just sounded bigger on paper.

Materials This knife has a 154CM blade, Titanium back spacer annodized gold, titanium liners annodized blue. The handles are a highly polished Black Palm that is cut with the grain, rather than diagonally cross grain which is done sometimes to create the black 'capsules' that you see. The Mokume is forged by Mike Sakmar, and is really nice stuff. It is appears to be satin finished, like the blade. There is also a leather lanyard and leather slip case.

Performance/Quality I probably won't be using this knife a whole lot since it doesn't have a pocket clip or anything... but when i took it out, the action was smooth and the fit was outstanding, typical of WH. The blade locks positively and is scary sharp. It popped hairs just like my spydies do new in the box. It fits the hand pretty well, not perfectly, as it seems like my hand is too small for the handle slightly. The knife has a relatively large handle to blade ratio. I like how the blade drops below the tang, sort of like a kitchen knife. They did an extremely good job of the fit and finish of the knife.. almost seamless.

Do they have sheaths with clips on the sheath? I dont wear a belt all the time (actually usually I dont wear one).. I prefer to clip inside my pocket, like those William Henry evolution sheaths. The Icon and Spectrum sheaths have clips too. I supposed i Could get one sewed on.... or look for local leathersmiths. I already have some decent nylon sheaths, but i never use them.

I have some sheaths that came with my Microtechs that would work.. I might try that, or i might just pop it in my pocket with the leather sheath... we'll see. Shipping to canada from eknifeworks is expensive i really gotta buy a bunch of stuff to make it worth it. Kitchen knives. that's what i need. a nice new wusthof grand prix chef.

I've ordered the sheath with pocket clip from WH. Apparently they make their own. I've also decided that i want the Rayskin Spectrum knife. I've been looking at those quite a bit and i've come to like them a lot. I've heard complaints about the mattlock not being very good. Any one have any comments or experiences on the mattlock?