Lady and the Earl is a RU-vid channel created by myself and my wife. Both of us are scientists covering various aspects from meteorology, statistics, ecology, entomology, botany and environmental chemistry. The channel covers our interests, ideas, hobbies, equipment reviews and opinions.
Some of the areas covered will include: Bushcraft (both from the male and female perspective), Cookery (including outdoor cooking, baking, and healthy eating), Ecological Research, Farming (including an overview of the aspects of what it is to be a farmer, livestock husbandry, environmental and financial pressures), and Education.
We will also have guest appearances from our friends and acquaintances covering various aspects of teaching, politics, environmental pressures of farming, and active research in the sciences.
Got mine in Green today. Must say it is much better than I expected. Strong, heavy which is what I prefer, shave sharp out of the box. Once I added my usual drop of oil on the workings it became even smoother.
Almost got this brother but got the Ganzo G729 instead, which really good. I also own a Spyderco Resilience which I use to carry a lot. It is exclusively a camp and garden knife and it gets weekly use. Thanks.
I have ordered a 1601. I was unable to find a ganzo copy. I have several other ganzo models that I am very happy with. I would take the 1601 over the Spyderco Manix/Manix XL any day of the week, and twice on Sunday. I also recently bought a Spyderco tenacious lightweight, because it was reasonably priced. Which means a whole lot more to me than “status”.
I've had the cima1 it was a great knife but as usual it came with a slightly shitty sheath. They have a few others I might want to try and just get a tek lok
I HAVE THE BROTHERS 1601. EXCELLENT STRONG KNIFE. VERY SHARP, HOLDS A GOOD EDGE. GREAT FOR EDC CARRY, AND FOR WHATEVER IT'S NEEDED. GOOD REVIEW. THANK YOU.
The annoying decorative gimping on the brother knife does not mean that it's not a copy of the Spydercon Manix 2 knife. I own that knife and the lionstel. The Lion is a clone the lionsteel clone is very similar but lacks the same quality and materials.
First, you're talking Chinese 440c, which is identical to Western 440b. Not great, in other words. But mainly you're talking about a pocketknife with one blade for une in the wild. That's completely inexperienced, amateurish, and as silly as a screen door on a submarine. If you're going to do this you may as well just carry a fixed blade. Contrary to bad books, worse movies, and idiotic RU-vid bushcraft and survival channels, and the pseudo-experts who officiate there, he pocketknife has been the number one knife in the wilderness for very close to seventeen hundred years, the big belt knife has never been used for anything other than self-defense and skinning and processing game larger than deer. Longhunter, mountain men, trappers, hunters, pioneers, frontiersmen, soldiers, sailors, survivalists, and the general public all relied on the pocketknife to do ninety-nine percent of all knife work. But one thing they learns by about 1000 A.D. was that a pocketknife with one blade was, at best, foolish, when there was any other choice. They were right. The only time they violated this multiple blade philosophy was when the Barlow first hit the market. At the time, it had only one blade, but it was the first pocketknife that was strong enough to stand up to hard work, AND because it sold for a few pennies, was cheap enough for poor people to buy. They didn't buy it because it had one blade, but because it was the only choice on the market if you were really poor. What makes a pocketknife so valuable, and the reason every group of wilderness people used it almost exclusively, was because it was like carry two or three or even four knives all in one handle. You could have two, three, or four blades of different shapes, each designed to do something better than any other blade design. At first, those who did little but skin and process large animals, which they learned could be done with a pocketknives, typically chose a Hunter patter with two large, strong, clip blades. When the Trapper hit the market, those who did little else but trap and skin furbearing animals loved the clip point blade and the spey blade because while the knew a clip point has always been best for "money cuts", they learned that the spey blade was far and away the best skinning blade anyone had ever conceived. Then the Stockman came along, with is really just a Trapper with a shorter spey blade and a sheepsfoot blade. This knife now rules the wilderness because it's the best combination of carving knife, skinning knife, and camp knife ever put together in one handle. The Swiss Army Knife is also popular because it has two blades, a saw, and an awl, but unfortunately the two blades have the same design, and that design does none of the things a woodsman needs as well as the blades on a Stockman. At any rate, flip knives are pretty silly in the city, even if you do feel cool flipping one open, and even if all your buddies own one, and even if RU-vid is filled with a lot of people who love to show off their collections. These knives are really good for three things. 1. Filling the pockets of those who keep coming out with new designs each year that are really no different than designs from other years. 3. Giving teenager wet dreams. And adults who still live on teenage fantasies about using a knife in some exciting "tactical" situation. 3. Police officers who might actually need such a knife in a tactical setting. That's it. No one who knows knives, and certainly no one who knows the wilderness, would ever, for any reason, slip one of these things in his pocket and walk off into the woods. In my research, I've found that mjore and more people are carry a Stockman because it's the only knife designed to do every knife chore than comes up in the wilderness, and a simple Swiss Army knife with two blades, a saw, and an awl. The Hiker/Fieldmaster is a good example.
Just ordered the Cima "upgrade" model which means for $5 more on Amazon, it has a sheath that fits and retains it better than original, which in US is $22 and "upgrade" model is $27. Also I have the Mora heavy duty. Cheers from New Orleans
Some real gems of information here. I was fortunate enough to pick up one of Mark’s “Hybrid” Knives yesterday, can’t wait for it to arrive! Thanks for the great video.
Thank you. A nice comparison and selection for the budget minded. It would have been more appropriate to have honed up the CIMA first. But still a useful enough comparison. Interesting take on the RAT hybrid perspective.
Tips on CIMA 1 Fixed Blade, Sheath We all know that the Sheath is really loose, and a good way to stop it is to put spacers, about 0.030" thick on both sides of the mouth opening. It will stop the rattle, but the knife will still dislodge from the sheath, if shaken forcefully upside down. Great knife, great price.
I love my clones...Being on a fixed income and not able to afford the real thing but still want a decent knife, a guy has to do what a guy has to do. I only have one fixed blade...a clone of the Spyderco Bradley Bowie...What a beautiful knife it is, and very usable with D2 blade steel.
A guy does what he chooses to do, and then makes excuses for why he did it. You are not getting a decent knife with a clone, and fixed income or not, buying a second rate knife is always foolish decision. There's a trick to buying the real thing on a fixed income. It's called SAVING YOUR MONEY. UNTIL YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO BUY THE REAL THING.
Just stumbled on this channel and ordered it on amazon for $ 27.00 love the mid to low range knives they have always served me well .Happy Trails glad to have found a new blade name to keep an eye on .
Yeah i had to do a little lock tuning on my g727 . Its still 10× better than a rat1. The el04 is in the mail .ill have to do a lock spring job on it but its still cool.
this is not a good comparison! Where the logic here... this out is out of the box.... o but this one cuts Better and I sharpened it too but I'll still copare it... 😒
It is a violation of British Law to possess a folding knife with a locking blade in public. I am notifying MI5 and the House of Lords of this blatant disregard of Her Majesty's public safety decree.
Hello there...between the g729 and g727, which one do u reckon is better as an all purpose, lightweight EDC knife that can chop up meats and veggies, slice some wood, and also double up as a self defense tool. I am particularly interested in ur views regarding the strength of the point as well as suitability of the knives for fine work....cheers... Kshitij P.S: since we now have the g753 in the mix too....how do u think it would fare against the 729 and 727 on these same parameters?
Really great and helpful comparison video, many thanks. I'm not sure about the Customs bit though; why/how would they ban you from PayPal? The payment method doesn't really come into it.
I suppose these rules for carrying a knife are about the same in all Europe. Some knives are illegal here in Belgium (daggers, balanced throwing knives, knives hidden in other objects like a pen or a walking stick....). For the rest if you carry it hidden, not disturbing the public order, behaving weird, dressed in full camo in the city, trying to get in a courtroom or a sports event, you'll be ok I guess...
Your firesteel is too hard mate. Try one of the ones from woodlore. Soft as hell, I only need one small scrape to light anything and I only use the last 10mm of the steel
its not a copy its a clone, copy = all names etc ..also: money that isnt given, cannot be "taken away" Anyway the Ganzo you show is awesome too, I have it. I EDC my Ganzo`s more than any other knife and I have a lot of Shirogorov`s and Spyderco`s.
CIMA-1 Fixed Edge Knife On Gearbest it's for 20.39 $ with coupon code: CONEGB www.gearbest.com/fixed-blades-knives/pp_235633.html?wid=21&lkid=10358076 I hope this will help you
its pretty horrible over here in the u.s im trying to get my 9 month old son and wife the heck outa here. btw i just got the ganzo g729 i wonder if it is pretty much the same knife as that one? cheers
I wonder about the Ganzo 740 how would it compare for Bushcraft? Even bigger blade. What is the perfect size folder for bushcraft or bugging out? Pretty bad that customs sticks it's nose in your business for buying a copycat product.
I would love to try out the Ganzo 740, and compare, but currently not to hand. I have played around with larger folders though, and found that folders around the 3.5 inch blade length to be the best (for me), as lateral stress at the pivot point increases with blade length, plus there is a tenancy to push the blade more, and have had lock and blade fail above the 3.5 inch length in hard use applications, in the past. Now I know that materials, blade thickness, width, lock type and build quality are important, but for a folder if you stick around the 3-3.5inch length you can do most tasks, also the strongest lock you can get is the standard lockback folders, they really are good....but deployment is not as fun as other lock types. If you are doing harder work than is suitable for a folding knife (up to you to deicide on this), for safety reasons a fixed blade or axe would be better, I use all of these combinations and will do a video soon on my UK based bugout/car kit. Many thanks for the comments.
Looks great If you make any more you should be able to drill through it with a solid tungsten carbide drill bit as long as you use plenty of coolant & take your time, I've made a few myself out of HSS & I also found it hard to remove material & get an edge, I eventually got my edge sharp on a belt grinder with a 60 grit belt & deburred it with a diamond file....
I own the Ganzo and you really can't go wrong for the price. Only advice I'd give is don't try to baton with it ...the axis lock failed and I cut my finger quite badly- my own fault should have known better. Another excellent review.
I agree, can be hit and miss with folders, but there is a safe method to baton with a folder, I will do a short video soon on my method. Thanks for the reply
Steven Robertson If you really need to baton with a folder, don't lock the blade and go slower compare to a fixed blade. Batoning without locking the blade will not damage the locking mechanism.
