Alright guys,
I've been browsing the web, reading reviews and searching my mind back and forth.
What I'm (still) looking for is a stout fixed blade in the 6.5 to 7 inch area. And by stout I mean 0.17+ inches in thickness. What's important to me is that the knife doesn't have a choil and fingerguard (like for example the Izula or the Becker Necker or the Bark River Pocket Bravo).
I have the Izula 1 as EDC right now and it does the job. It's a great blade for an okay price, I'm just not completely happy with the design.
Of course there's a number of candidates, let me list them and tell you why I couldn't push myself to get one of these.
Busse Game Warden Hack: love it, love the fact that I can basically get any thickness from 0.14 to 0.22'', it's just very expensive for 7 inches of steel.
Fehrman Thru Hiker: currently the most likely candidate, it's a little big and the design with the big fingerguard isn't that great (0.19'' thick).
Swamp Rat Rodent 3: nice knife, great price, but has the dreaded choil and fingerguard.
Bark River Mini Fox River 3v: very nice one, I'm not sure though about the heat treatment, I've been reading some not so good reviews about Bark River's 3v. It's choilless, yes, but there's basically no protection at all, I wish the area where the index finger is was a little more pronounced, like for example with the Scrapyard Scrapivore (that one is too thin and I'm also not sure about the prying pommel end making it uncomfortable in the hand).
Spartan Blades Enyo: interesting little knife, one has to get used to the design. Also quite expensive.
I've had my experiences with knifemakers, some good, some bad. Ironically, the most expensive custom knife I own has the worst fit and finish of them all, that's why I wanted to check the production knife market first.
Do you have any more suggestions for a knife that meets my (weird) requirements?
THANKS A LOT
Andi
I've been browsing the web, reading reviews and searching my mind back and forth.
What I'm (still) looking for is a stout fixed blade in the 6.5 to 7 inch area. And by stout I mean 0.17+ inches in thickness. What's important to me is that the knife doesn't have a choil and fingerguard (like for example the Izula or the Becker Necker or the Bark River Pocket Bravo).
I have the Izula 1 as EDC right now and it does the job. It's a great blade for an okay price, I'm just not completely happy with the design.
Of course there's a number of candidates, let me list them and tell you why I couldn't push myself to get one of these.
Busse Game Warden Hack: love it, love the fact that I can basically get any thickness from 0.14 to 0.22'', it's just very expensive for 7 inches of steel.
Fehrman Thru Hiker: currently the most likely candidate, it's a little big and the design with the big fingerguard isn't that great (0.19'' thick).
Swamp Rat Rodent 3: nice knife, great price, but has the dreaded choil and fingerguard.
Bark River Mini Fox River 3v: very nice one, I'm not sure though about the heat treatment, I've been reading some not so good reviews about Bark River's 3v. It's choilless, yes, but there's basically no protection at all, I wish the area where the index finger is was a little more pronounced, like for example with the Scrapyard Scrapivore (that one is too thin and I'm also not sure about the prying pommel end making it uncomfortable in the hand).
Spartan Blades Enyo: interesting little knife, one has to get used to the design. Also quite expensive.
I've had my experiences with knifemakers, some good, some bad. Ironically, the most expensive custom knife I own has the worst fit and finish of them all, that's why I wanted to check the production knife market first.
Do you have any more suggestions for a knife that meets my (weird) requirements?
THANKS A LOT
Andi
