S95-N SOG Specialty, Sweet Knife
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Sweet Knife
This knife is really nice.
It feels great in the hand due to its weight and ergo. It does not have a built on pocket clip like a lot of pocket knives have these days which is nice because I prefer a knife without one, as it feels better when you handle it in your hand. Thus, this knife comes with a nylon sheath that attaches pretty easy to your belt. The Arc lock is also a very nice feature. The blade is very sharp, and seems to hold its edge nicely after a lot of use in a few months. This is my first knife with VG-10 steel, and so far, so good. It is a little big for a utility pocket knife. I recommend using it for outdoors/hunting/camping activities. For a large folder, this is primo.
It’s a SOG. You can’t go wrong.
Update (5/19/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.
The featured review for this product, SOG Specialty Knives & Tools S95-N Tomcat 3.0 Tools & Hardware, was written by T. Stewart.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Tags: blades, cutters, folding knife, large folding knife, large folding knives, large pocket knife, pocket knife, sog, sog knives, tomcat, utility knives
Posted on: March 24, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
G. Powell
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:42 am
Large Bulky but very sharp pocket knife
The actual cutting length of the blade is 3.5 inches. The weight of the overall knife makes quite a lump in your pocket, so SOG sells this with a nylon belt sheath. The recurve on the blade makes it good for slicing things like salamie or ham for lunch. The blade is a bit wide to peel an apple and thick, so that it tends to split the apple vs cut it, if you are cutting wedges. Oranges, just fine.
The action is very smooth, it’s a well machined piece of work. The arc lock is spring loaded so it’s subject to pocket lint, but some WD-40 or equivilent will loosen any accumulated guck. Then some very light machine oil and you are back in business. The hinge pin is thick and looks like it will take some severe abuse before breaking. Of course that voids the manufacturer’s guarantee as it’s not a pry bar, screwdriver, log splitting wedge or a can opener.
This knife is better balanced than those old BUCK lock backs. The finger groves in the handle and the teeth on the back of the blade make for a secure grip when working with messy stuff. For just opening boxes or letters it’s overkill. As a gentleman’s pocket knife it’s too thick and long. As an outdoor man’s knife it’s a good choice if you don’t want to carry a sheath knife.
A nice knife all around, but you might consider looking at the SOG Twitch XL if you want a large “pocket” knife.
T. Stewart
February 26th, 2010 at 7:14 am
Sweet Knife
Rated 5 stars.
Janice Larose
March 5th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
The Rolex of Knives!
Well, I don’t know what kind of measuring device the other guy was using to do his review, but according to my measurement, the blade is 4 inches long and the cutting length of the blade is 3-3/4 inches. Somewhere else someone said “You can’t go wrong” and they are 100% right! This knife is worth every bit of the suggested retail price. It is the smoothest, most precision knife I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot of knives. For me the knife is nice and lightweight. You can open and close it with one hand. Super smoothe and fast with just a little flick of your thumb. This is my favorite knife and I thank the SOG company very much for such a quality product. When I get a few more bucks I am surely going to get another one. Because this knife is so nice I am going to try some other SOG products. Thanks again SOG for a quality product.
The first thing I do when I get a new folding knife is I adjust the tension that controls how easily the blade swings open and shut. I get the tension right where I want it and I put some blue loctite on the screw. I hope this is helpful.
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