Here is my 3mil

Red Izula is on the brown truck for delivery today.


ETA:  Received 187 out of 250 according to BladeHQ. Pretty cool stuff.

After looking through 5 pages of pure awsomeness I would like to purchace the izulla for starters.  I need to know were to find them.  I have found them on ebay but is there some were better?

I was recently comparing prices on the Izula aswell. Cheapest i found on ebay was $48.99 shipped. Knifeworks has it for $41.95 + shipping. I ended up using them since i also wanted to order the ESEE 4 at the same time to save on shipping.  

These are the shops I use for my knives.

http://www.the-knife-connection.com/eseeknives.html

http://www.knifeworks.com/ESEECutlery-1.aspx

http://www.howesknifeshop.com/esee-knives/



From the ESEE web site.

http://www.eseeknives.com/onlinedealers.htm



Walk-In Store:

   Trading Post Knife & Pawn (1600 Green Springs Hwy. - Birmingham, Alabama)
   Russell's Rocking R Company (22370 Bucksville Road, McCalla, Alabama)
   Armor-Geddon LLC (10123 North Wolfe Rd # 2116 - Cupertino, CA)
   Sharpstuff USA (3300 N. Pace Blvd, Suite L2 - Pensacola, FL)
   Shooters Firearms (5085 University Blvd. W - Jacksonville, FL)
   Onion Arms Corp (3300 Industrial Parkway - Jeffersonville, IN)
   Open Range (6401 Cross Keys Blvd., Crestwood, KY)
   EdegWorks Knife & Supply (200 N. Market St, Frederick, MD)
   Star Outdoors (31 Rd 6299 - Kirkland, NM)
   The Long Island Knife Store (298 Maple Ave. -Smithtown, NY)
   BladeOps LLC (1352 West 7800 South - West Jordan, UT)
   Hansohn Brothers (Culpepper, VA)
   Green Top Hunting & Fishing (10193 Washington Hwy. - Glen Allen, VA)
   Wade's Eastside Gun Shop (13570 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue WA)
   East County, Inc. (309 West Main St. - Elma, WA)
   Beartooth Mercantile (197 Diamond Basin Rd. - Cody, WY)



Maintains Walk-In Store & Web Store:

   Earth Traverse Outfitters (Knoxville, TN)
   Smoky Mountain Knife Works (Sevierville, TN)
   Willey Knives (Greenwood, DE)
   Tactical Response Gear (Camden, TN)
   New Graham Knives (Bluefield, VA)
   Gear2Survive (Winder, GA)
   Beckwith Blades (Houston, TX)
   East County Guns (Elma, WA)
   KnifeWorks (Columbia, LA)
   Cowboy Knives (Umatilla, FL)
   Spectre Firearms (Houston, TX)
   Knife Cave (Sevierville, TN)
   EM Gear (Atlanta, GA)
   Freeport Knife Company (Freeport, Maine)
   Blade HQ (Lehi, UT)
   BladeOps (Taylorsville, UT)
   Emergency Matters (Lehi UT)
   Georgia Military Supply (Winder, GA)
   GMS Tactical (Mesa, AZ)
   Grand Prairie Knives (Troy, IL)
   Advanced Tactical Solutions (Santa Rosa Beach, FL)
   Chestnut Ridge Knife Shop (Latrobe, PA)
   GunKings (Allen, TX)
   Men's Toy Shop (Nashvile, IN)



Internet Sales Only:

   The Knife Warehouse
   One Stop Knife Shop
   Dave's Knife World
   Knife & Supply Co.
   RMB Blades
   Outdoor Pros
   Action Concepts
   Knives Ship Free
   Knife Center of the Internet
   Knife Outlet
   Knife Deals Plus
   Survivalist Knife & Tool
   Knife Depot
   The Tinker's Knives
   Two Wolves Outdoor
   Knife-Connection
   Cumberland Knife Works
   Knives Town
   KnifeSupply.com
   Tactical Defender
   Howe's Knife Shop
   Essential Survival Company
   Self Reliance Group
   Rocky National
   Molly's Survival Gear
   TAGannon
   Dead Drift Outfitters
   BloodMoon USA
   Predator Special Ops
   Omega Zombi
   Equal Three Knife Works
   Lantac Gear LLC
   LifeLines Adventure Gear
   JSE Survival
   Survival Oriented Supplies
   Knifestrategies



International Dealers:

   Workwear (British Columbia - Canada)
   Hettykat Outdoor & Survival (The Netherlands)
   S & R Knives (Ontario, Canada)
   Fenix Equipements (France)
   RAT Cutlery South Africa (South Africa)
   OPS Equipment (France)
   Coutellerie Tourangelle (France)
   Wolfster's Knife Shop (Germany)
   Fioretti Coutellerie (Luxembourg)
   Time Zone (Poland)
   Practical and Tactical AS (Norway)
   2Sharp (Netherlands and Belgium)
   Cutting Edge Knives (Brisbane, Australia)
   Supply Sergeant (Edmonton, Alberta - Canada)
   Passione (Italy)
   Sea Air Thai LTD (Bangkok - Thailand)
   Survival Knives LTD (UK)
   Manfred Rhemann (Germany)
   MaxBlade (Italy)
   Warriors And Wonders (Canada)
   Dux-N-Dogs (Canada)
   Knivbutik (Sweden)
   Bugoutshop (The Netherlands)
   Top Gear (New Zealand)
   Ninjutsu-Akademie Heilbronn (Germany)



Wholesale Only:

   Source One
   Blue Ridge Knives
   JB Outman Distributing
   H.L. Dalis
   MGE Wholesale Inc.
   ProCut

Just wanted to interject that this is not true. The law against Handguns, Illegal knives and Clubs does not apply inside your vehicle or directly en route to your home or vehicle.  You can't carry elsewhere but you can carry in your car.

I just ordered a second ESEE-4P Desert Tan and a Pink Izula(for my wife on her birthday in December.....ssshhhhhhh)

I would get a 3 but I want a kydex sheath standard with it as I'm not a fan of the molded ones (no real reason just don't like them).

I'm thinking of getting rid of my ESEE-5S and getting another 4 and possibly a 3 despite the sheath.

Just curious why you dont like the 5? Or atleast why you would prefer a 4 over the 5?

I've been thinking about ordering a 5, or maybe even a 6, to use as a general camping/survival knife but i go back and forth whether the 4 i already own is big enough or not.

Get the -3. Put the the factory sheath back and order a GodSpeed sheath. He does nice work. I think for the -3 sized knives they run $30-35 ish. And if your trading the -5 for something, I'd get the -6.

http://www.godspeedtactical.com/home.htm

Thanks for all the info.

thanks OP!  I never realized Knifeworks (Columbia, LA) was just a 30 minute drive.  I'm truly screwed.

Knifeworks is good people and a great business I'll definitely purchase from again. Placed several orders with them including a rather large one with custom engraving - they do a great job and have super fast turnaround times.

Bladeops.com is about 5 blocks from my house. :(

My little Izula II battoned down a tree today.

It just got hungry, or did the tree piss it off?

I was writing a mini review on the knife and decided to play.

Here is the mini review.


Well, after almost a month of using my Izula II, I think I am ready to give a little review.

I wanted a pocket fixed blade to carry everyday. The Izula II looked like the perfect candidate.  

 

The size of this knife and it's sheath fits perfectly in the front pocket of a pair of jeans. It carries well and always seems to be oriented in the correct position. Great.

So the little knife carries well but how does it cut? From the start I felt the edge was a bit on the blunt side, (still very sharp, just the angle of the edge left me wanting a better slicer) so I beveled and polished the edge more to my liking.

Here it is with the carbon Opinel #7 I typically carry as well and you can kind-of  see the tune up I gave the factory edge.

 

Now it cuts and slices like a champ. I have used it from everything from cutting fruit, to cutting a fresh mounting surface for a 3/4 inch thick fiber reinforced mud flap on a dump truck.

The little knife cut it all with ease. So I decided to try something a little more difficult, just for fun I wanted to see if the little Izula could cut down a small tree. While not something most people do with a small knife (The blade is only 2.65 inches and the over all length is 6.75 inches.)I figured since it is touted as a small survival knife, it is conceivable it could be pressed into service to build a small shelter.

After finding a good heavy stick I proceeded to baton down a small tree. Granted it took a bit more time than using an axe or a saw, but it worked and the blade even held a great edge afterward.

 


All in all I am very impressed with the knife. The 1095 carbon steel takes a great edge and offers a great mix of toughness and edge retention. The scales on the knife are canvas micarta and extremely comfortable. The sheath works great for pocket carry and is very positive in its retention.  This has become my favorite edc knife, and I enjoy having a sturdy fixed blade pocket knife way more than I would have imagined.

Nice micro review! The polish looks really nice on that blade edge.



The review says the ant was making shelter.

After alot of research, we just purchased a bunch of Izulas for our unit. We got about 15-20 of each color with our unit patch on them.

I hope everyone will like them, I know I will.

BTW,ESEE customer service was amazing; they replied to my email with what I needed for a unit order within 10 minutes! One of the smoothest purchases I've ever done and a great deal.

Thanks ESEE

^ Sick! A snap of them would be cool.

I'll be sure to post pics when we get them, 3-4 weeks.

I ordered mine when I was in Afghanistan and they answered all my questions for me, made purchasing the knife super easy!!!    Awesome customer service@

ESEE 4 number 2 arrived in the mail today. Didnt plan on buying it, but i couldnt pass on the price.

Also a few pics of my wifes survival kit. Mine will be similar except an ESEE 6 in a Spec Ops sheath as soon as the sheath arrives.

*still working on the contents a bit. Going to replace the thread with dental floss or something similar and i want to add more paracord. But, its coming along nicely and i still have some room in the tin and pouch.

I got my wife's pink Izula and my ESEE-4 in on Friday and while trying to get the Izula out of the sheath misplaced my left index finger and sliced it down to the bone

Now it will come out easy but that first time was like it was welded in.  I should have used some paracord to tie of from the sheath but was in a hurry I guess.

I finally got the gash to stay closed today but should have went and gotten a couple of stitches I think...oh well.

Oh and she opened the box so that gift isn't going to work now for her birthday that's in December  I wrapped the handle in paracord and added a length of it to the sheath and she really likes using it as a neck knife.



Once her Nalgene bottles and a couple other things come in her day pack will be complete

What pouch is that on the front of the ESEE 4s sheath?

I just found them on knife works website.

Its an awesome pouch. Its made for the ESEE 5 and 6 but fits the 4 just fine.

Is that custom or is it one of those short runs?

I plan to order one this week sometime. They are pretty cheap too and you can carry a lot.

I want an IZULA, ESEE 4 and Junglas so bad now....

Here is my lite machete i won from usa made blade.

My ESEE 4 will be delivered tomorrow today !

Anybody know how much their LE discount is?

It's not published and it is asked to remain confidential. Email them for a price sheet.  

^ This. I emailed them requesting LE/MIL pricing and got the info from ESEE within 10 minutes. I just did a bulk order and have already recieved 3 emails and a phone call from them.......can't say enough about ESEE customer service, just awesome.

I'm going to order a Junglas and a few other items for personal/ duty use very soon

so after looking through this thread i've about decided i cant live without an ESEE 3.  my only question is this, for all these colored blades, how are u guys sharpening them without messing up the finish on your blades?  seems like they'd be scratched all to hell from sharpening all the time!

It's just a hammer you use to drive nails with , if it gets scratched......meh.....so be it !

while i dont disagree, no one in this thread seems to have scratched up knives, so there has to be some trick to sharpening them without damaging the finish.

I'm not sure of a sharpening system or type that touches anything but the blade edge. So if the knife is dull enough that it needs to take the edge back some, you end up taking a little of the finish off. But besides for that the sharpener will not scratch the edge.

I have taken the edges back on ESEE knifes and then polished the blades. The finish is very tough and it holds fine to sharpening.

EDIT- By the time I finally hit submit, the penguin showed up.

If you use them to cut more than just paper, tape, 550 cord and other small things you will not mess up the finish. Ill try and get a picture latter tonight but my 5 has some of the finish missing on the middle part of the blade but I have chopped and split a ton of wood with mine. I have really abused it and I still have only lost a small amount. The coating holds up much better than one would think.

Even my Izula has split some small pieces of wood and the finish is all there but is just has a few marks on it. I still have yet to cut anything major with my 3!

Heres some pics. It really isnt that bad for what all I have done with the 5. I have been using if for about two years now and I have never touched the blade with a sharpener. It still cuts paper like it was brand new!

alright cool, i guess i just underestimated how durable the finish is.

instead of a 3, i think i'm going to do an izula and a 4

Just say screw it and buy all three! I am having a hard time right now deciding on if I should order a DPx HEST or two more ESEEs.

Its a custom one I had them do for me.

I placed an order for an ESEE-3. I can't wait to get it. I never thought I'd spend over $100 for a knife.

I just placed an order of an OD green Izula at knifeworks.  I will post pictures when I get it.  

Next on my list is an ESEE 4, then a Junglas...

Now that you have yourll be looking at $200 knives next.

Should be getting my Esee 5 soon, ever since i've seen these knives and watched all the you tube videos, i have absolutely fell in love with them. Im sure once I actually get the Esee 5 in hand, I'll love it even more! Can't wait to start putting it to good use. The Izula 2 and Junglas are next on my wish list!

First there was brd. Then it was sbrd and now it'll be ekd (expensive knives disease).

My first ESEE came today!  I wrapped it in about 5 minutes and I think it looks pretty good.  







Now I want to buy an ESEE 4.

Something I forgot to mention.  I am carrying my Izula in the front pocket of my pants and it fits great in there.  It is perfectly think and I know that it won't fail any task I need it to do.  I haven't even used this knife yet other than carry it in my pocket and wrap it, but I can tell already that I can trust this knife.