Inexpensive Bushcraft Gear: Gerber Profile Knife Review

A review of the Gerber Profile fixed-blade knife.

http://blueridgebushcraft.webs.com/

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Bushcraft
• blue
• ridge
• knife
• gerber
• profile
• review
• outdoor
• wilderness
• survival
• hunting
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• backpacking

[ShotgunHemingway]

Do you really think Gerber makes a 20 dollar knife from 440C? Why ever try to guess what steel they used when it's clear you don't understand much about different steels.

[blueridgebushcraft]

@ShotgunHemingway you're right. In retrospect, I shouldn't have guessed at the steel used in this knife, it's the "gerber mystery steel" whatever that is. I usually don't feed trolls, but this time you've made an assumption about my knowlege of steel. I understand more about different steels than you may have guessed from watching a youtube video. I am a certified welder and backyard blacksmith... I may not be a knife geek, but I do have a good working understanding of steel.

[ShotgunHemingway]

@blueridgebushcraft Yeah I guess it makes me a troll because I questioned a error you made. I apologize if I hurt your feelings but if your making an error like that in a public forum like youtube I think you should be a little less hurt if someone points it out. True I did assume you didn't understand much about steels but lets face it you know it's "gerber mystery steel" but in the video you say you think thats 440C. Thats a pretty wild claim for a knowledgeable reviewer to make.

[blueridgebushcraft]

@ShotgunHemingway you didn't hurt my feelings. what makes you a troll is that you watch a video and take one letter (not a word, a letter) and use it as an excuse to make a personal attack on somebody who at least had the fortitude to contribute a video to this "public forum". If a polite person wanted to point out something that MAY be an error, he would have done so without making assumptions about somebody that he doesn't even know. feeding time is over. good luck..

[wagouche]

Been carrying a gerber profile for prolly ten years or longer now. Great knife for the money. And if you do damage or break it. It's easily replaceable.... Working on a custom sheath design to market myself for it. Good video by the way.

[Shrek45acp]

Nice video. I have had my gerber profile for quite awhile now and like it. Field dressed two deer with it so far and keep it for that purpose. I have a mora #2 and really like it more than the gerber. Very sharp and pretty tough relatively speaking of course. Good as a backup to my tops anaconda for Bushcraft. Just my 2 cents. Good review bud!

[cnuggets9000]

hey... im from boone N.C, but i moved to texas. everybody over here pronounces "Appalachains" with a long A after the L, but everybody i new in north carolina pronounced it with a short A. do people pronounce it like that where you live in the blue ridge mts?

Also: please please please please please do a Gerber Paraframe review :)

[RECONDO101st]

I put a nice convex edge on mine, stippled the grips, polished off the finsih off, attached a paracord lanyard and cut a strikerr groove. I like mine allot. I put holes in my sheath for thigh lanyard, melted the edges for extra strength and put a paracord knife strap holder with a compression tie on it.

[hammurambi]

I cut right out through the side of my sheath. That being said, it's not a bad 20 dollar knife.

[STRIKER520]

@blueridgebushcraft For $20 and the fact is any knife maker using 440c would put it on the blade to show the quality I have never seen a 440C blade unmarked my guess it is 440a or b or aus 6 or below not trying to be a troll and not saying you do not understand the properties of steel just for the price 440c is not going to happen.

[tac94540]

@tfoshohoe yeah i usually would keep oil on my blades but i messed up, and i guess you cant complain too much about a blade that cost me like twenty something bucks but the nicks still bother me. i have since redone the blade and no problems since.

[tfoshohoe]

@tac94540 they need to be oiled

[dexterlexter123]

take off the scales and grind the steel a bit to make it fit your hand

[cdltpx]

If you bought it from wally and you don't like return it they don't say anything as long as you have a reciept. I have returned without a reciept.