BF is a great place for the research on the latest and greatest. I've reading on the Izzys and how awesome they are. I never thought too much about it as I'm more of a folder guy. Last week I was at a local outdoors store and they had the Izzy. I've seen it on the web but never handled one. I fell in love and picked up the black coated Izzy with the kit. Its a lot smaller than I had expected. I knew it was small but it actually fit the length of my hand. The fit and finish were great and was shaving sharp. The first thing I did was wrapping it up in paracord. This gave it much more grip and comfort. I followed the instructions that was included but I found that method didn't provide much purchase on the Izzy. I wrapped it a la Strider style and it was improved. I still found that it didn't fill my palm. I re-wrapped it Strider style but with a black rubber core in the empty space of the scales. The grip is now a lot thicker and fills my palm.
This little knife has a lot of potential and I can't wait to take it out in the woods as soon as it gets warmer.
This little knife has a lot of potential and I can't wait to take it out in the woods as soon as it gets warmer.
