So an awesome fellow dog hooked me up with a proxy at the Easton show, and I was able to add to my small but growing Bama Clay collection. These two new ones make four total.


Jerry has very recently modified his Bama Clay coating - the old one was smooth, but the new one is rough like sandpaper. I'm honestly not a fan of the change. The old Bama was a very practical coating while also looking good, but the new coating seems like it will negatively impact cutting performance, and that's especially bad on small slicers like these.

I still dig these knives, and once I've used them enough to wear the finish down to a smoother one, they will probably grow on me even more. But "filing your nails" on these blades definitely sounds about right. They are the roughest knife finish I have ever seen.

The new guys: MS and AD, both about .180 thick.


The whole family - NMSFNO and FSH are both the old style bama clay finish, which I like a lot better.


Spine shot - .275, .245, .180, .180



A closeup - notice how the AD and MS don't reflect much light, while the FSH has more glare on it.


Another closeup both are textured but the MS is much rougher, to the point where I think it will negatively affect slicing.