About the Toor Knives Field 2.0

All Toor Knives uphold a high standard of quality; the company was born when Connor Toor took it upon himself to solve the issue of mass-produced knives that servicemen were relying on in the field.

Toor Knives are, consequently, entirely made by hand in the United States, representing some of the highest-quality handmade knives in the industry, especially at their price point. 

This post will shed some light on a specific Toor Knife, the Field 2.0, which we offer here in CPM-154 steel with a walnut handle and leather sheath. 

It is one of the more versatile knives under the Toor brand, especially since it is not specifically designed to cater to military use and is instead (as the name might suggest) optimized for outdoorsmen. 

Here’s what it offers. 

Blade Profile and Steel

First, one of the main value drivers in the Toor Field 2.0 is the fact that the blade is made from CPM-154 steel, a super steel that offers an excellent balance across edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance. 

Despite its fairly simple chemistry, CPM-154 steel offers excellent, fine grain structure and even carbide distribution. With 1.05% carbon, it has more than other comparable tool steels like 1095, which gives it a unique ability to take a solid heat treatment for good edge retention. 

This steel also has a considerable concentration of molybdenum in the matrix, which contributes to both hardness and toughness, and makes for an abuse-resistant and wear-resistant steel. 

Also, CPM-154 steel is rich in chromium, with a concentration of 14%, which makes it highly corrosion resistant as well. 

The people at Toor Knives are also quick to extoll the virtues of this steel alloy as well, comparing it to 440C but noting that it offers better wear resistance, toughness, and corrosion resistance while exhibiting a lesser tendency to chip along the edge. It is also easier to machine and polish than 154CM. 

The blade profile is a classic straight back with a razor sharp edge and belly; the 4.5 inch length is also perfectly sized for both tasks that require a fine touch as well as heavier jobs, and the grind keeps more steel behind the edge for greater overall strength and durability. 

The straight back profile is also highly utilitarian and not overly specialized for one or a few specific applications, making this great as a hunting knife, camping knife, survival or bushcraft knife. Consider it a jack of all trades thanks largely to its shape and profile. 

The blade also sports thumb jumping along the spine which affords greater control, along with a perfectly square 90° spine that is well-adapted to throwing sparks off a ferrocerium rod fire starter, further enhancing the utility and versatility of this knife. 

Lastly, while this steel alloy is relatively corrosion resistant in its own right, Toor has finished the blade with a KG Gunkote finish, which delivers a sleek, pleasant, gunmetal gray look while also further protecting the steel against corrosive influences. 

Scales

Toor Knives has committed something interesting in the design of the Field 2.0 that not many knife manufacturers are still doing. It has made this knife with walnut scales, not a synthetic such as Micarta or G10. 

Despite the relative virtues of those synthetic scale materials, the genuine walnut scales of this knife are comfortable and offer a warm feeling in the hand. Also, being made of natural wood, they are safer to use in extremely cold temperatures.

But that only reveals a small portion of the value of the design of this knife’s scales, because Toor has enhanced them with what it calls its “Dynamic Fluting” which offers both comfort and improved traction and control, even under adverse conditions. 

This feature of the knife’s scales consists of precision cuts, with a .25” radius on each flute, which encourages proper grip mechanics and forces all the grip pressure onto the apex of the blade edge, improving leverage and control in one fell swoop.

It just so happens that this “Dynamic Fluting” not only improves grip under good conditions, but in cold, wet conditions as well, while improving the general feel that the knife offers in the hand, and lending no small measure of appeal to this Toor knife’s aesthetics as well. 

All in all, this is a nice series of features to see exhibited, especially on such a high-end knife intended for hard use in the field. With just a little bit of care and attention, the walnut scales will also last just as long as any synthetics on the market. 

Sheath

The Toor Knives Field 2.0 also comes with a beautiful Hermann Oak saddle leather sheath that will offer good retention from day one, but which will limber up and develop a beautiful patina with time. Thoughtful features like this and the fact that the knife sports natural walnut scales boost value here and make this a true heirloom quality knife, albeit one that will not flinch in the field. 

Other Features

In addition to what has been covered here, this Toor knife offers: 

• An exposed pommel with a pass-through for a lanyard.
• Full-tang construction for unparalleled strength. 
• A Rockwell Hardness rating of 59-61, delivering uncommon edge retention.
• And, like all Toor Knives, it is entirely made in the United States. 

Of course, it is only one of the Toor Knives and tools we offer here, so to learn more about it you can check the link in this post or reach out to us directly for more assistance. 

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Not sure if this is the right Toor Knife for your collection? There are many others that we represent here and some are better suited as tactical knives than as bushcraft or survival knives. Check out our full collection and get in touch with us directly if you have any questions about the knife specifications of the models we sell, or if you need a recommendation.