Semptec (Cheap) Ceramic Knife

[Etherealicer]

Semptec Ceramic Knife

Why did I buy it:
Stuff you don't use still needs love. Especially cheap stuff rusts, batteries leak etc. Ceramic knifes are extremely low maintenance. Besides I got it for less than 10$ at a pearl store (half price ).

Built quality:
I kinda like the design and it feels solid, though the clip is loose. the wooden sides don't fit well and are sticking out a bit. There is a major design flaw, when closed the back end of the blade sticks out of the frame. All screws were damaged during assembly and "worn out". There is a lot of space between the blade and the sides/scales.
When open the blade locks and is really solid  .

Blade Shape:
I quite like the blade shape, its excellent for food preparation (especially smearing some spread on a bread works well, something I don't like doing with a thin blade like on a vic).

Durability & Sharpness:
It was sharp out of the box, sharp enough to cut a ripe tomato easily. I took it out to some sandstone caves and did some carving, edge retention was excellent, it is still sharp. I also dropped the knife from 2m on its tip landing on concrete five times, no breaking though there are some scratches.


PROS
- Excellent edge retention
- Like the blade shape

CONS
- Really cheaply produced
- Lots of sharp edges
- Lots of space for dirt to accumulate


Conclusion:
Its not an EDC knife, it is just not good enough for that (probably also won't last). However, this is the perfect knife to store in a kit, when you are going to use it, it will be there for you. Personally, I don't like the knife enough, I am hooked on the idea of a ceramic blade though for my first aid kit.

[Goatlord666]

I think this is a very good knife as long as you have the good fortune of not dropping it on a hard surface. it should serve you for a long time. I did have an old benchmark ceramic that cracked tho. Hoping this one fares better

[jekostas]

It's really, really easy to get cheap ceramic kitchen knives around here, but nearly impossible to get folders unless it's Boker from one of the knife stores.

[Etherealicer]

I think this is a very good knife as long as you have the good fortune of not dropping it on a hard surface. it should serve you for a long time. I did have an old benchmark ceramic that cracked tho. Hoping this one fares better

As stated above, I actually did drop it 5x from 2m height on concrete (straight on the tip of the blade). The tip shows wear but nothing a little time on a sharpening stone couldn't heal.

[Goatlord666]

Oh I think I missed that part due to my excitement... that's even better best then!

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