EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

ChazzyP said:
Having spent about an hour-and-a-half catching up for Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and most of today, I'll venture to agree with Murph here. As much as I enjoy the smoothness and hydraulic feel of my CRKs, I must say that I find my two SHF's to possess at least a taste more of those qualities. My Northwest Coast Edition was brand new and took a bit to break in, but my older PJ came to me as the third owner and the action just blew me away. Another new one that's right there for hydrau-smoothness is the Firetac, a TriWay RHK that arrived with the PB washers installed.

Edit: As far as Shiros go, I've always thought of them more in terms of freeness, not that they aren't smooth as well.



Here, I'll beg to disagree with my friend as I've always had the sense that both of mine did have just "a hint of a recurve" and, putting a straight edge on both, have found that indeed to be the case. The lack of a sharpening choil on both makes that appearance more profound as well as making it more likely that subsequent sharpenings will make that feature even more profound. Perhaps Murph's new factory Dama blade does have a straight run from ricasso to belly. Whatever, that blade looks great with the Sugar Skulls handle, brother.

The SHF is a great work knife and one I've thought that Dcdavis Dcdavis would really like, but I have no idea if Spartan makes or might produce on request a lefty version.
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I’ll have to get a straight edge or peice of paper and see. It very well could have a ever so slight recurve I guess. And man, I can’t believe how well these Spartans break in, it is quite unbelievable. I can say without a shadow of a doubt this damascus blade has broken in so much smoother then the PVD did, it feels like I totally different knife, and now I understand what my brother Quiet Quiet was talking and raving about,
 
ChazzyP said:
Having spent about an hour-and-a-half catching up for Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and most of today, I'll venture to agree with Murph here. As much as I enjoy the smoothness and hydraulic feel of my CRKs, I must say that I find my two SHF's to possess at least a taste more of those qualities. My Northwest Coast Edition was brand new and took a bit to break in, but my older PJ came to me as the third owner and the action just blew me away. Another new one that's right there for hydrau-smoothness is the Firetac, a TriWay RHK that arrived with the PB washers installed.

Edit: As far as Shiros go, I've always thought of them more in terms of freeness, not that they aren't smooth as well.



Here, I'll beg to disagree with my friend as I've always had the sense that both of mine did have just "a hint of a recurve" and, putting a straight edge on both, have found that indeed to be the case. The lack of a sharpening choil on both makes that appearance more profound as well as making it more likely that subsequent sharpenings will make that feature even more profound. Perhaps Murph's new factory Dama blade does have a straight run from ricasso to belly. Whatever, that blade looks great with the Sugar Skulls handle, brother.

The SHF is a great work knife and one I've thought that Dcdavis Dcdavis would really like, but I have no idea if Spartan makes or might produce on request a lefty version.
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How are the finger grooves?
 
Dcdavis said:
How are the finger grooves?
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I've got pretty thick hands from 50 years in the trades and I find plenty of room for a comfortable grip with the fore- and middle-fingers in their choils and the last two trailing nicely toward the butt. There's jimping on the raised blade ramp and forward top handle for the thumb and the underside toward the butt that's not too aggressive for a working man's hands.
 
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Fantastic Friday carry !!
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JasonPaul said:
I'll post a couple pictures of an Inkosi with inlays next to a SHF later this morning. You inspired my first inlaid Inkosi purchase actually. Ergonomics are pretty amazing on each. I've yet to see any lefthanded offerings on the SHF though.
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Perfect, thank you. I used to rotate a lot but here lately I’ve just been perfectly fine carrying the same knife for a while
 
Dcdavis said:
Perfect, thank you. I used to rotate a lot but here lately I’ve just been perfectly fine carrying the same knife for a while
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I've noticed. I was wondering if you still had your inlaid Inkosis!

Here are some side by sides. I will say the SHF feels more substantial in hand in terms of size and bulk. Not a bad thing imo. Their customer service is amongst the best as well.

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JasonPaul said:
I've noticed. I was wondering if you still had your inlaid Inkosis!

Here are some side by sides. I will say the SHF feels more substantial in hand in terms of size and bulk. Not a bad thing imo. Their customer service is amongst the best as well.

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Thanks man. Yep I’ve still got my inlaid ones. I plan on swapping to one here shortly. The PJ’s get a little cold on bare hands in the winter for me. I used to always prefer the inlaid models and thought the PJ Inkosi was a little thin feeling. After carrying for over two months now I haven’t noticed that one time.

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