Asp, Sneaky Pete, Runt, or Shank?

Midwest Chick said:
Thanks so much for the welcome Andy!

The Karda is definitely in the running now! <sigh> So many choices, in a happy way!! :-)
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I can see that, the Karda is like a small Bushboot but a bit pointier. I have an ED Karda, a Karda blade on a larger handle, and I'd say a Karda will handle the vast majority of regular cutting chores, like a pocket knife that doesn't pivot. My ED Karda is very handy, and if you look through the pictures thread you'll see a few of us have and like them. I am wanting to get a 1/8 tapered standard Karda in stainless when I can manage it.


Midwest Chick said:
Nice collection! It definitely helps to have visuals for comparison purposes! You hit all of my likes, for sure!

The Karda and I think it's the Asp (second from top) both have qualities that draw my eye. Love the green canvas micarta on the Asp, but shape of the blade on the Karda is lovely. Guess I'll have to be checking in frequently tomorrow for FBF and see what my first Fiddleback will be! I've learned a lot in just this little while.

Thanks everyone for helping the Fiddleback Newbie!
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In that photo the second knife down is a guardless Hiking Buddy with what I think is a sapphire blue burlap micarta handle. The Shade Tree burlap micarta is awesome! The second knife up is the Karda. The others from top to bottom are an EDC-II, a KPH, and a Runt.

I do not have a standard Three-Finger Karda, but the bottom knife in this pic is an EDK, with a Bushboot right above it.





A shot of just the EDK





I have a couple of knives with the Shade Tree burlap micarta, and it is quickly becoming a favorite handle material for me.

Bushraptor in the "Drunken Burlap"





Nessmuk in emerald green burlap




bonafide said:
I think thats a Hiking Buddy (2nd from top) ... but im far from an expert. ;)
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You can definitely identify a Hiking Buddy, even when it is a rare guardless one :)
 
VANCE said:
just pick one of these

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For reference (from top to bottom):

EDCII
Hiking Buddy
Kismet's Practical Hunter
Karda (not to be confused with the Everyday Karda or the Bushcraft Karda)
Runt

*Looks like Mist beat me to it
 
Captain Kirkwood said:
For reference (from top to bottom):

EDCII
Hiking Buddy
Kismet's Practical Hunter
Karda (not to be confused with the Everyday Karda or the Bushcraft Karda)
Runt

*Looks like Mist beat me to it
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Hey, since we're both saying the same thing, then we're probably right :D
 
For a concealable and compact (and also inexpensive!) way of carrying an ASP or Shank, I would recommend a Dakota Moreau sheath worn IWB. This is my Asp in one. The Shank will have less handle sticking out.
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Brummie said:
For a concealable and compact (and also inexpensive!) way of carrying an ASP or Shank, I would recommend a Dakota Moreau sheath worn IWB. This is my Asp in one. The Shank will have less handle sticking out.
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Thanks for posting that. Decent looking sheaths, and hard to beat the pricing I'm seeing on them.
 
Well, I snagged a sneaky Pete a few Fridays ago for the same reasons you describe. For me it's perfect. Super utilitarian beefy handle for hard tasks, secure grip for last ditch defense. It rides inside the waistband in a Rick Lowe clipped sheath. He used thinner leather when I explained how I wanted to carry, it really works for me. I also own a hiking buddy, love it , def wouldn't want to use it as a defensive tool ( not that I want to use anything as a defensive tool) handle is just way too small for me and there is a lack of guard issue too. Have not handled a bush boot , but from pics I would come to the same conclusion. But I have largish mitts so mabe someone with smaller hands would feel different. (also I'm a construction worker, not any type of expert in these areas) I second the notion that there are way better defensive alternatives ...tazer ..,pepper spray..ect.
 
Midwest Chic,

I would not over look the Bushraptor. It is small in the hand and will do everything you described. I just got one and it is a great knife.
 
Thanks guys! I think my first purchase will be the EDKarda. Dax--I'll also look closer at the Bushraptor. Brummie, thanks for the sheath heads-up also!
 
Midwest Chick said:
Thanks guys! I think my first purchase will be the EDKarda. Dax--I'll also look closer at the Bushraptor. Brummie, thanks for the sheath heads-up also!
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If it helps any, top to bottom- Sneaky Pete, Bushraptor, and ED Karda. I have a Bushraptor I carry a lot and love the design...I just don't talk about it much because on this one my opinion is biased :)

 
mistwalker said:
If it helps any, top to bottom- Sneaky Pete, Bushraptor, and ED Karda. I have a Bushraptor I carry a lot and love the design...I just don't talk about it much because on this one my opinion is biased :)

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If I didn't know better, I'd say that SP is sporting a tuxedo not maroon micarta.
 
Joe Duder said:
If I didn't know better, I'd say that SP is sporting a tuxedo not maroon micarta.
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Yeah...shot inside in bad light, in aperture priority trying to get the details to pop...definitely maroon :)


DaxE said:
If I had to guess on that statement, Thank You;) Like I said on my bushraptor thread, been looking for this knife for awhile now
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Hey, it was just my idea after a trick of the light while I was using a Hiking Buddy one day, and a rough sketch. As usual, the magic is all Andy :)
 
Sneaky Pete is hard for me not to recommend! Love mine for a ton of reasons!
 
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