EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

I pulled the guts out a paracord strand and wrapped it around one of the tail pins, perfect lanyard (until I make something nicer).
The blade doesn't hit it either.
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Edgeoflife said:
How are those tacos working out? Imo the Southard requires a bearing upgrade to have a least an acceptable action. Im running some steel caged bearings in mine from a knife making site which made a noticeable improvement.
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That’s an interesting g10 replacement 👍.
Honestly about the same as before so maybe mine weren’t too bad, I had already taken it down previously as I bought it used and it was dry and stiff and would flip but not freely. I haven’t had a new one as a reference. The washers have a slightly larger inside diameter.
Pics and video for reference. Someone who’s had more experience may be able to say how it looks. I think it’s fine though, no pivot play or lock issues.
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ChazzyP said:
OK, here ya go, my friend, as I know you're very fond of the Military.

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I lined these up against a couple deck boards for comparison's sake. As you can see there's just the slightest blade length advantage to the Millie, though the Tolk actually has more usable cutting edge, the greater belly of the Spydie notwithstanding (and probably not adding much to that length anyway). Overall they look pretty close, though this second pic shows how very much larger the Military's handle is. The Southard takes up way less room in pocket and is set up for tip-up carry (my preference) though I've always been comfortable with and understand the Millie's tip-down only configuration.

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A few thoughts on the comparison then, both for size and otherwise...

I've never been a great proponent of close blade-to-handle ratios as my old, arthritic hands yearn for plenty of grip length (as well as shape) to hang onto. That said, there's also the concept of usable grip length to consider, and, while the Millie is certainly a favorite of mine in hand--I currently have three (knives, not hands)--there's nothing beyond the point where its handle turns downward toward the butt that's of any advantage other than being a stop for one's pinky.

On the other hand (actually the same hand) the Millie has a great forward grip in the typical Spyderco choke-up position with its generous index finger choil and one's thumb locked up against the elevated jimping. The Tolk is much more comfortable than the Millie in the rear grip position with the lock release even with the showside finger choil, though the blade jimping in that position is a bit of a stretch. The sharpening choil on the Tolk's blade is definitely too small to be a forward index finger choil, but the knife does have a nice pinch grip forward position with middle finger in the handle choil, thumb on the pivot, and index finger on the blade spine where it drops forward of the jimping.

The Tolk's blade is definitely more TBE than the Military's both by my forefinger/thumb gauge and comparing them with the sized fixed gaps on my Shiro hedgehog tool. Though they're both flat grinds, the Tolk somehow oddly presents as a shallow or large radius hollow. Blade stock seems close in thickness by eye, with the Spydie a distal grind and the Southard not tapering 'til the blade spine drops well toward the tip. I've not substantiated this, but my feeling is the Millie's the better slicer and Tolk the better cutter.

The two knives do provide some similarities as well as differences both obvious and less so. I like them both for what they have in common as well as for what they offer in their own ways.
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That shape of the Southard is very nice. 🙂
 
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