One week later with Thorin in the pocket (Tolkien fans will know) I can now say: “What a great EDC knife !”.
And especially after each use: “What a cleverly designed cutting tool !”
Of course, I have noticed some nagging about the fact that the ball bearing are not made of ceramic but I remember reading also many issue about the Spyderco Mantra 2 and mine was just getting better and better the further I have used it.
The same for the Nano. It flipper fires now at 100%.

Now the Dwarf has proven to be exceptional in regard of pure ergonomy. This is the knife which has been thought as a tool you can handle for a long time making it a great candidate for wood working and even for various bushcraft uses.

As you can notice the handle got that “elbow” near the end which makes it simply nesting in the palm of my hand.

See ?
It was the same idea on the Casström‘s handle, a knife which is a pure Bushcraft’s tool.

This detail in the way the knife is designed changes a lot in terms of the comfort of the handle in your hand.

Another really nice touch is the way the flipper is integrate to the handle once the Nano is open.

The flipper almost disappear in the handle. It flushes better than on my Amalgame Bowie.

This dwarven knife is done for hard uses and tough work. The blade has a wide full flat grind on almost 4mm thick stock which is really powerful in term of push cutting.
Like the dwarves in Tolkien’s books, you cannot judge the Nano by its size.

This little big knife has a handle to grip hard and a short blade to cut hard.

Also the edge of that CPM Magnacut blade once convexed is easy to maintain crispy only with some leather. Apparently the heat treating has been really well done by Maniago people.

The excellent geometry makes it a breeze to use on soft material also.

The open construction makes it easy to clean.

For the better actually. Titanium and Magnacut are not easy to stain anyway. You are not obliged to clean it immediately. Then under some hot tap water, it is back to new.

So really, so far so good, Thorin the Dwarf (“Nano” in Italian) is delivering and is not a disappointment at all but an excellent surprise. It goes in the same category as the Spyderco techno. Short tools with a lot of power are precious and not easy to design well; a folder short enough to sit comfortably in the watch pocket and with its pebble shape won’t rise any sheeple eyebrow. That’s a gem !