Few things about RC-5

[A.L.]

First of all, Im feeling like a dork to ask but I'll ask to make sure: what is the small pit in the handle for? Does it have a function or is it just a design thing?

Second.. call me weird, but I love that smell on of the handle.
At first, I thought it was too strong but I've grown to like it. It's very pleasant.

Thanks for your time!

 

[sd550]

It's a bowdrill divot. Here's some pics of it being used http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=660974&highlight=RC-5+divo

 

[blackfeetmageet]

The "pit" is for a bow drill. It is a method for creating fire with friction. There are a lot of videos on utube, just search bow drill. You should be able to figure it out from there; the "pit" on the knife is only one small part of the bow drill system.

 

[sleevefullofaces]

The divot in the handle is for starting fires with a bow drill.
I never noticed a smell on my RC-5. Until recently I was a heavy smoker though.
Congrats on a great knife!:thumbup:

 

[mtnfolk mike]

haha.. no worries man... the hole/indention in the handle is so the knife can be used as a socket, for a bow drill(during fire by friction)..

i don't have one, so i don't know what the smell is all about, but that made me laugh... my wife and my younger son are fanatical smellers.... they're always telling each other "eeewww this stinks, smell it.."

edit--- i guess i'm a slow typer... many folks beat me to a response...

 

[SuicideFO]

That smell I believe would be the freshly sanded micarta.

 

[Grump]

my wife and my younger son are fanatical smellers.... they're always telling each other "eeewww this stinks, smell it.."

That's better than the alternative: eeewwww, this tastes like crap, taste it! :barf:

 

[TheGame]

Whenever something smells bad in my house the person who smelled it ALWAYS asks me to smell it. (Mainly because I smell everything in great detail)

Never been asked to taste anything, though.

 

[SOUTHSTAR]

That's better than the alternative: eeewwww, this tastes like crap, taste it! :barf:

I wouldn't sniff it too much . You may become addicted.

 

[A.L.]

You know, I thought it would be a pivot for the drill!
I sniff all kinds of stuff, also on knives.
I also easily smell the micarta in my hands after just handling the knife.

Thanks for the answers guys!