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Awesome indeed!! Planning on adding to the EDC Share thread this evening.

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Comprehensivist said:
I see some additions from Broomfield, CO there. You are truly getting the VIP treatment with this massive comparison opportunity. :thumbup:

Phil
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Indeed! Quite the opportunity I've been gifted, not sure what I did to deserve it, but I'm very grateful that there are so many trusting and generous people that hang around here! Only the Lady and Maverick are mine in that picture, I'm sure you knew that. It was really cool to get my hands on a bunch more of the 4-5" models! I'm a fan of the Hunter and the KE! :thumbup:
 
I'm sure folks thought we were dealing drugs out of the trunk. Little did they know the real score they could have had.
 
TPVT said:
thanks.



for carving, easily the ED Karda. the HB gave me a couple hot spots. the EDK was a pleasure to use. the HB would probably still be preferred for general "EDC" use, but it's now a lot closer than i would have guessed.
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I haven't put either models to any use like that, but I would have guessed the same. I prefer the look and feel of the HB to the EDK, but not by a large margin.

That HB is a beauty by the way! :thumbup: I sure wouldn't mind owning it's convex brother.
 
TPVT said:
for carving, easily the ED Karda. the HB gave me a couple hot spots. the EDK was a pleasure to use.
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Out of curiosity, with the Hiking Buddy was one of the hot spots right at the finger indent/index finger? Even with very modest cutting (bass wood), I noted pressure there almost immediately vs. my Patch knife in similar use:

pertinux said:
I took a block of basswood and set out all four knives nearby. I grabbed each of the knives in turn, repeatedly, cutting the wood (push cuts, draw strokes, pokey things, etc.) without deliberating over grip or angle but doing my best to simply pick up each knife and use it. The Stubby Muk was of course the outlier, but the others proved as similar as one might expect-- with one exception.

The longer I stayed at it, the more comfortable the Patch knife's handle was to me vs. the Hiking Buddy's. While I cannot know how much confirmation bias might be at play, it was, is, very interesting to me that the contours of the Hiking Buddy's handle + blade approach concentrated my hand forward, leading to growing pressure in my forefinger as it rested and worked right behind the blade/guard:

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Mind you, the Hiking Buddy's handle in isolation is still one of the most comfortable handles I've, well, handled. I'm not talking pain or discomfort, just noticeable pressure noticed by someone specifically focused on Noticing. I was able to adjust my grip and hand position to easily relieve that concentration of pressure. But again, I wanted to see how the knives felt in the grabbing-and-going-- and somehow, the contours of the Patch knife, with its taller handle less acute angle(?), provide more pleasing ergonomics for me, at least in this briefest of testlets.
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I haven't handled an EDK, but its handle is close enough others I prefer that I can almost feel its comfortableness from here. :)

~ P.
 
Odaon said:
I haven't put either models to any use like that, but I would have guessed the same. I prefer the look and feel of the HB to the EDK, but not by a large margin.

That HB is a beauty by the way! :thumbup: I sure wouldn't mind owning it's convex brother.
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ya know, it's funny. i would have guessed that the scandi would have been better for this carving task. i was wrong. i preferred the convex EDK. i found the scandi was harder to control....it really wanted to bite. several times, i treetopped my stop cut. (granted, a lot of that is on the carver too ;) )

pertinux said:
Out of curiosity, with the Hiking Buddy was one of the hot spots right at the finger indent/index finger? Even with very modest cutting (bass wood), I noted pressure there almost immediately vs. my Patch knife in similar use:
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you guessed it Sarah! well, i think, anyway. to be clear, the hot spot was above the first crease (closest to palm) of the index finger. the other hot spot was on my "push" thumb. but, that is just a result of the sharp spine. i could remedy that by just slightly rounding the spine closest to the handle.

and, since this is a Pic thread, i guess i'll just drop this here too. the Bush Hermit arrived! :D

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Breaking in my recently acquired Bush Hermit (big Thank You to dsarps!) :thumbup:

I love this model. This particular one has always been my favorite with the black canvas micarta and Koa wood bolsters. It makes for a very handsome handle combo in my opinion. I wish the Forge would make more handles like this with Koa or Ironwood bolsters.










Phil
 
Comprehensivist said:
Thank you gentlemen. It's rare that I have something with wood to show off. You guys regularly steal the show with your fancy wood handles.

Phil
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And some of us are the fortunate recipients of your fancy wood handles [emoji106] That Bush Hermit is the best one I've seen yet!


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