Choils like em or not......

I find that a choil comes in handy on framelocks and liner locks (particularly when closing the folder maybe a little too emphatically)
 
I think that choils are very comfortable on knives, I really like the ones on my Spyderco's especially on my Manix 2's and my CF Stretch 2.
 
On a smaller knife, like the Spyderco Cat, the choil allows me a 4-finger grip on the handle. Without the choil, 3 fingers would be all that would fit, so I like choils on a smaller knife. On a larger knife, I would happily do without.
 
I don't like choils except for long (9+") choppers maybe. For me, sharpening choils especially on folders tend to snag on stuff too often to outweigh the sharpening advantage.

Large choil, smaller choil and no choil

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Big Mike posted a good example of a long ricasso modded to a very short ricasso.


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Not a big fan,

ESEE RC4 great knife besides the stupid choil

I think the lack of choil is what has popularized the "bushcraft" type blades
 
I hate them. If you want to "choke up," then get a small knife like the Spyderco Spin. That's where choils belong.
 
If the Spyderco Caly 3, and the Kopa have choils, then yes, I like them.
 
For bushcraft choils suck

They take up the most important part of the blade where you can apply some pressure while carving wood.
 
I like choils on blades over 5" long because on bigger blades choking up on the choil makes the knives less blade-heavy and better for finer tasks. However, I agree with previous posts that choils are not needed or useful on smaller knives.
 
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