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edge. Th e Tribe also bit deeply with no

edge damage—again, thanks to excellent

heat treatment.

REPORT CARDS

Both knives performed great. You only

have to decide on size diff erence, along

with carbon vs. stainless damascus steel.

I preferred the contoured handle of the

Suna because it fi t my hand perfectly.

Sarge and Olamic have both done

excellent jobs with the Tribe and Suna,

respectively.

DESIGN SUGGESTIONS

I would prefer a little more guard length

on the Suna and a bit of handle contour

for tighter control on the Tribe.

Both companies warrant their knives to be

free from defects as long as the knives have

not been abused. For more information

contact Sarge Knives http://www.sargeknives.

com 800-454-7448 and/or Olamic Cutlery

http://www.olamiccutlery.com 408-480-3533.

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Using a dead-blow hammer for a baton, the
author quartered up a tree branch quickly
with the Tribe and its shorter blade. It was
a tad easier to split the wood with the Suna
because of its longer blade.

Zane Blackwell

P.O. Box 234

Eden, Texas 76837

325-396-5235

Blackwell Custom

Knives

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