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I’m wondering if the G729 model has been dropped, I couldn’t find it on their website: https://ganzoknife.com/

timo5150, does your G729 have full steel liners or skeletonized ? Also if you don’t mind saying where did you purchase it from? $15 delivered is a great price!

Yes it has full steel liners and I got it from Gearbest. They had a flash sale a week or two ago when I bought the ones for my son in-laws but I think I paid like 17 when I bought mine.

I haven’t sharpened my wife’s Spyderco yet but I think they are around 17 degrees. I just put the Ganzo on my KME sharpener and it looks to be about 20 degrees. With the cheaper steels its easy to change the angle though.

Maybe that’s why Gearbest has been having sales on them.

Two knives arrives today. They are so beautiful.

I’ve been looking at that one, how do you like that AXIS lock button?

Also was looking at these:

The axis lock button is okay, but without ball bearing, it is tighter so have to fold using two hands.

After playing it side by side with my Ganzo FB760, the plastic button is definitely better.

Is that one an original design or a clone of something?

Yeah guess I better hurry up and get mine. I’d like to find one with the Skeletonized liners though.
I wonder if they were ordered to cease and desist production by Spyderco.

I think it is cloning 90% of original Spyderco Manix 2 XL.

The knives I’ve purchased from GearBest have all been inspected by Border Force which caused a delay, but they’ve all come through. As long as they’re not prohibited (e.g. assisted) you shouldn’t have a problem.

GearBest seems to describe some knives as assisted even though they aren’t, especially if they have a ball bearing pivot.

Lansky 4-rod Turn Box Knife Sharpener, a budget alternative to the Spyderco Sharpmaker.

https://www.amazon.com/Lansky-4-rod-Turn-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B000B8FW0E/

You know that you can edit posts right? :+1:

Out of curiosity has anyone tried the extremely cheap Dollar Tree sharpening stone? I just picked one up to mess with on some very cheap junk knives that I have. Currently my sharpening method depending on the state of the edge is choose a sandpaper grit, lay it on top of a mouse pad then pull at a slight angle keeping the edge perpendicular to the direction I’m pulling. I managed to get a knife that was dull to quite usable using this method, but it took some time. I’s like to try out one of those sharpmakers eventually. Thanks for the alternative skinny_tie! The Spyderco costs more than my entire knife collection currently so I’m always interested in budget sharpening methods.

I sharpen my knives when they got dull a bit, usually with a steeper angle than the original one.

But I meant the blade thickness behind the actual cutting edge. Usually cheap knives tend to be quite thick, often with a thick blade stock because it’s “cool” to many people.
This way you get a sharpened prybar instead of a slicer like the usual Spydercos. These blade are or for outdoor use but I like to cut an apple instead of prying it :wink:

This one would be nice to try if they wouldn’t cost twice as much in Europe…

But not the vertical blade play on some units. I read that some times in reviews.

Does anyone know where the upgraded version of this (with skeletonized liners) can be purchased (G7291-BK, black one with CNC machined grooves in the G10 - second from left in the photo)

According to Steel Reviews (isti242’s Blog) At some point this model were upgraded with skeletonized liners and are now a bit lighter weight:

“The latest versions come with skeletonized steel liners so they weight only 4.02 oz (114 g)!” Steel Reviews: Search results for g729

I’m not sure if the skeletonized liner upgrade included G7291 model with CNC grooves. I did see on a review the Ganzo Firebird F729 (Carbon Fiber version) and it did have the skeletonized liners. Chinese Knives: Review Ganzo-Firebird F729

Also does anyone know if these models have been discontinued by Ganzo?
G7291
G729
F729

None of these are currently showing on their website. https://ganzoknife.com/

As I know the CF version debuted with the skeletonized steel liners then they upgraded the solid G10 versions too. I bought my G729 last April at GearBest and it came with the skeletonized steel liners and the Firebird logo on the blade. I have no info about the grooved G10 versions.

Sorry Adahn. I just checked it against her Spyderco and they are darn close to the same behind the edge. Its definitely a slicer and if there is a difference its minute.