I have examples of his top three winners. I like knives that cut and slice and of his top three I would place the Spyderco PM2/3 first, the Benchmade 940 second and the ZT a distant third in cutting and slicing performance. My Spydie is S30V, the Benchmade 940 is S30V and the ZT is S35V. The ZT S35V is harder to touch up than either of the other two knives. As good in cutting performance as the Spyderco PM S30V series is the S30V 110 from the Buck Custom Shop. Grind geometry, heat treatment and thickness behind the edge are important.


Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.