nutnfancy — August 31, 2008 — Outstanding lightweight tactical and EDC (every day carry) choice, the large sized, plain edge clip version of the Voyager has been a favorite of mine for years. Yes I criticized the stupid diamond checkering under the clip (which tears cloth) in a separate video and I still stand by that assertion. But I have to give this knife a fair review and the easy handle/clip mods I show you here, this problem vanishes and the knife emerges into near perfection. Outstanding features include very light weight for such a large 4"+ blade, AUS8 steel, hollow grinding, VERY sharp (great grind angles need no re-work here!), good traction on the Zytel handle, wicked fast deployment, solid lockup, excellent fit and finish, and thankfully NO steel liners. Downsides might be the overly high price and the pocket clip still is mounted too low on the handle (at least it's on the butt side though). My epoxy mod underneath the clip (and re-profiling the clip) has proven to solve this design's most pressing problem. With that accomplished I will give the Large PE Voyager my highest recommendation for your cutting duties. It's a comfortable and deadly fast backup blade. I dig it.
Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 10 of 10 (with mods!)
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