Hedgehog - Top Liner Lock (2.99" S35VN Blade & Micarta Handle) - A1303

Superb quality and assembly. Exactly as show on the Vosteed website.

Design details I like about the hedgehog:
One detail that really like is that the blade pivot geometry for the top liner / button compression lock and front of the handle/scales is much better than the top liner variant of the raccoon. With the raccoon top liner lock it’s actually possible to give your finger a pretty nasty pinch while opening the blade, that seems impossible with the hedgehog, which is great!

The overall size and silhouette is fantastic!

Things I don’t like about the design/ would love to see improved in future Vosteed designs or later generations of the hedge hog:

Vosteed blades generally are completely lacking in a distal taper. This does make their blades very sturdy but also means that 1) the center of balance is farther out from the handle than it could otherwise be. 2) the metal handles/steel liners for Vosteed handles is actually needed to keep the center of mass from being too far forward. 3) lack of a distal taper just also makes the blade heavier and the tip less suitable for slicing or detail work in crafts or stuff. 4) that said, I’m not sure if the additional grinder setups for that taper would negatively impact the manufacturing complexity of the blades.

While I like the overall sheepsfoot reverse tanto wharnclif vibe, it’d be nice if there was a bit more curve/belly to the blade. That just always makes it easier to do fine detail tasks.

The two tone finish is super pretty, but definitely makes me feel less comfy doing hard use silliness with it. Very crisp grinder work though! I do wish the not stonewashed elements were more polished rather then satin, but I can probably fix that myself.

I’d much rather have the angled reliefs in the spine be more chamfer and less bevel. One of my favorite things about most Chinese built knives so far is that they generally don’t have any sharp corners along the spine and in some cases could be considered a crowned spine!

As a left handed / left dominant hobbyist, i always like left handed friendly pocket tools. The button lock top liner/button compression lock is one of them, BUT I do wish that the button had an extra 1-3mm of stick out from the handle along with the teensiest of a chamfer. But honestly it’s fine if you’re not me.

Overall: it’s great and exactly as expected. My critiques are really just challenges to ask Vosteed to raise the bar on their wonderful work to the next level

I love the Hedgehog. This would be my third version of the knife. I still have not received this particular order. I wish Vosteed would send orders through Fedex or UPS. USPS is never reliable.

I just realized that handling a blade with this high quality needs more textured handle. Yes, the cosmetics of a black micarta is nice. But once you get your patina in there, the handle becomes smooth. I would love to have a black textured g10 for this beast of a knife. More power to Vosteed! (waiting for my Ankylo to arrive)

Razor Sharp straight out the box. D-tent on point. Just the perfect knife for EDC tasks 🤘

Fantastic ergos - blade steel - deep clip - and utility capacity. An easy choice for EDC