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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Esquire & Hiking Buddy side-by-side pic?
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Comprehensivist
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You got a very nice one there Rob. Is that Bocote? Of your four small ones, which one(s) are your favorites if you had to start over again?
Thanks,
Phil
Thanks,
Phil
NUTRAMAC
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Phil,
Yes bocote over black with lime green.
I have to give the edge right now to the bushboot. It was really underrated in my mind. I did not think I would like one with the handle shape but boy was I wrong. It fits my hand the best.
The esquire fits my hand much nicer than the runt.
If I had to rank them on comfort and usability in my everyday carry roll
It would be
Bushboot
Esquire
Runt
All great options with the esquire being the smallest working knife I would want to Only carry if given the option of just one
Rob
Yes bocote over black with lime green.
I have to give the edge right now to the bushboot. It was really underrated in my mind. I did not think I would like one with the handle shape but boy was I wrong. It fits my hand the best.
The esquire fits my hand much nicer than the runt.
If I had to rank them on comfort and usability in my everyday carry roll
It would be
Bushboot
Esquire
Runt
All great options with the esquire being the smallest working knife I would want to Only carry if given the option of just one
Rob
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I'm sorry Runt, Karda, BLJ, Bushboot, EDKarda, HB!!!... Ima let you finish, but the Esquire is the greatest FB EDC of ALL TIME.
This blade is perfect for pocket carry, not to small, not to big. And its built for hard use. You can get a better grip than a Karda, and the blade is larger for heavy use. I absolutely love it. Andy absolutely knocked it out of the park with this one. At first glance i wasnt interested. Didnt necessarily like the handle shape. But when he released a scandi, i had to have it. Boy was i surprised. I plan on having a few more of these babies in my life. Quit reading this, and get to planning on how to shark one of these bad boys on Friday.
Rant over, handing the mic back
This blade is perfect for pocket carry, not to small, not to big. And its built for hard use. You can get a better grip than a Karda, and the blade is larger for heavy use. I absolutely love it. Andy absolutely knocked it out of the park with this one. At first glance i wasnt interested. Didnt necessarily like the handle shape. But when he released a scandi, i had to have it. Boy was i surprised. I plan on having a few more of these babies in my life. Quit reading this, and get to planning on how to shark one of these bad boys on Friday.
Rant over, handing the mic back
Mistwalker
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Looking at this...
And this...
I'm really thinking the Esquire is the right model to fit her hand best. Now...since she is my main woods roaming partner, and set of matching handled Esquire and Monarch would just be really cool for us
And this...
I'm really thinking the Esquire is the right model to fit her hand best. Now...since she is my main woods roaming partner, and set of matching handled Esquire and Monarch would just be really cool for us