Hello, I have been looking to get another fixed blade that I can carry almost everywhere. On the smaller side also... so I was looking at the esee candiru. What do you guys think? Good all around blade for camping, small lumber and fire tasks? Any recommendation would be greatly appreciated! ~Luke
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Esee Candiru?
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Well first heres some specs if you don't have them already.
Overall Length:5.13 inches.
Cutting Edge Length:2.0 inches.
Weight:1.7 ounces.
Thickness:.125 inches.
ESEE uses 1095 thrue out the whole construction of the knife it's self,hardness is about 55-57 HRC.And you can get them for I think around $40 to $50 on Amazon.com.If you want to see the capacity the knife can handle I would recommend you watch a youtube video on a channel call KnifeHQ.The video is called "ESEE Candiru:Field Test EXTENDED.I'm no expert but I fell the knife fits very well in to the roles as a kit knife and last ditch knife,or a fine detail knife or skinner.
Overall Length:5.13 inches.
Cutting Edge Length:2.0 inches.
Weight:1.7 ounces.
Thickness:.125 inches.
ESEE uses 1095 thrue out the whole construction of the knife it's self,hardness is about 55-57 HRC.And you can get them for I think around $40 to $50 on Amazon.com.If you want to see the capacity the knife can handle I would recommend you watch a youtube video on a channel call KnifeHQ.The video is called "ESEE Candiru:Field Test EXTENDED.I'm no expert but I fell the knife fits very well in to the roles as a kit knife and last ditch knife,or a fine detail knife or skinner.
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Don't have a candiru, yet..being in europe and all that, but i carried an izula in my pocket, and as a neck knife on multiple outings with no problems, so i think this would be a great pocket tool.
Thankyou for your reply, I know the specs and all as I have done research and own esee's, anyway thats the video that really made me figure i could use such a small fixed blade for most things especially in camping enviroments. To me it serves as a suvival, back up, EDC in most cases. ~ Luke
Thankyou for your reply! I to have an Izula and I love it (mainly why i want another esee) it works for almost everything i want/need it for. The candiru seems to do the same as the Izula in most cases but being smaller i think it would fit into the more EDC for me. ~Luke
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I wouldn't call the Candiru a "good all around blade for camping, small lumber and fire tasks". It is, however, a great compact knife that would serve well as a backup or a kit knife. It CAN do all those chores but an Izula II would do them better and far more comfortably. It's size is both its strength and weakness. Just depends on what you want.
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Yeah, that's what i thought too, considering the Candiru.
I have an izula 2 and its the most used knife in my collection. It seems to be the perfect size for many niches. Its small enough to edc but stout enough to abuse. I think the izula 2 is the smallest you can go when it comes to a fixed bladed edc. I have a bk11 and have used some other neckers, but having the full handle on the izula 2 makes a world of difference. The candiru will no doubt be a quality tool, but to cover a wider range of tasks go with the izula 2. The candiru is just too small for a stand alone edc in my opinion. If the candiru is paired with a larger knife, I think its a good choice. Just not as a stand alone.
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