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DPris

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Jerry,
Knife just arrived, I appreciate your attention & help.
Please tell Garth thanks, too.
Denis
 
Geeze Louise, what a demanding bunch! :eek:
Impressions! Photos!
Normally I charge for that stuff, ;) but....OK.
Blade is reminiscent of my Swamp Works Desert Battle Rat in thickness, color, and forward blade profile. The thickness inspires confidence, the tan coating & micarta should keep it fractionally cooler in the desert. Not much point for "pointy" work, but it doesn't look like it'll be very fragile, it should dig just fine if necessary, and I didn't buy it to stab with (I'm a peaceable sort nowdays.). Mixed feelings on the choil; it takes away a fair amount of rear cutting edge where I sometimes like it, but it also lets me choke up on the blade for finer work with a more forward grip to change the handling dynamics, so that's probably a wash.
The blade has less forward heft for chopping than the longer Desert Rat, which was a concern I had in ordering it, but there's enough weight there to still do a pretty fair job on small trees, limbs, and so on if needed. The slightly shorter blade I regard as a compromise; I like the longer DR, but (if somebody will get Dwayne a sample knife for patterning) this FSH will ride better on the Rhino & in the truck than a longer blade while giving better performance in severe conditions than a shorter blade.
The handle is a bit off in my hands; I'd prefer a thicker palm swell, and it could be about half an inch shorter in the gripping section of the grip. But, I'll grow my hand into it as it is, and the long grip gives two bonuses- it'll fit well with reasonably thick gloves, and it provides some longer "slide room" to move the hold back and change the leverage for a three-fingered chopping grip. The linen micarta is rough in texture, I ordered it for that reason. It'll resist twisting and sliding in the hand under force and in a wet hold much better than that smooth black handle material Buck's used on their classic fixed blades for decades, for example.
Just first impressions. I won't be using it to mow the lawn or remove trees from the back yard (I use more efficient tools & machinery for that), so won't know much about it in use till it actually hits the field, and that depends, right now, entirely foursquare & deadcenter on Dwayne getting my sheath done for it.
All in all, I have no doubts it'll do what I bought it to do.
Did that help? (Remember, I never said I'd have sex with it. :D )
I'll see what I can do for a photo, may be a day or two.
Denis
 
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Denis,

It took me a few days to get used to the Fusion handle. I found that by moving my thumb closer to my hand, and curling my first finger a bit more than usual, that the grip became very useful and secure.

I've now done a bit of chopping with the knife, and have grown to appreciate the handle.

I look forward to reading your comments once you have used the knife.

David
 
I give, WTF?
I thought my impressions were asked for.
Those were my impressions.
Good knife, as I said- it'll do what I bought it to do.
No knife I've ever handled was absolutely perfect for me, this one has a couple quirks, but I'll grow into them and I'm not complaining.
Kinda like Bill Jordan's famous comment about the uniform hats used by the Border Patrol- they never fit exactly right when they were first issued, but after a while your head sorta grew to fit the hat.
I'm quite satisfied with it.
Did I say something that offended?
Denis
 
Between you and me... Skunk may be outta boos.... :eek:

Cool right up and I think once you unleash the infi, all will be well in the world :cool:
 
djolney said:
No idea what Skunk's WTF was about.
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Don't spend too much time trying to figure out what Stinky is thinking about, just go with the flow.............


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Denis,

Glad it arrived and thanks for sharing your first impressions. The handle was designed to be a 3 position handle ([1.]"Advanced" forward grip with index finger placed in the oversized choil for up-close and finer work, [2.] "Standard" forward grip right behind the guard with a much "grippier" texture for cutting and medium duty chopping, and [3.] "Rearward" grip with much less aggressive texture for chopping where the knife can slide in the hand under heavy impact.

As for Skunk's WTF???. . . That stands for "Where's The Fosters???" . . . . :eek: :D

Jerry
 
DPris said:
Did I say something that offended?Denis
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of course not!! you can't offend me, i was confused of the lack of pictures, i need flash cards my fellow porker :)
 
Jerry,
That's about what I figured on the grip, works for choking up on the blade and/or sliding back for better leverage for chopping. Not a criticism, just an observation.

IS,
Didn't realize there'd be any interest in another knife photo, hadn't originally planned to do one, don't have a clue on how to get a photo on here.
But, I'll try to put something together today & maybe email it to somebody who does know how.
Would you like it with ketchup & mustard, or whipped cream & strawberries?
Denis
 
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