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The short version:
I like the HAK (HideAwayKnife) a lot. I can't afford one.
The reason I love the idea of a HAK so much is that it lets you use the hand it is being held in! It loops around your fingers so that you don't lose opposable thumb usage in that hand, so you can still grip wires, hold another tool, or thumb through a manual while never dropping the knife. I don't see why every single engineer on the planet does't already have one.
The problem is that a custom version is $130, and even the UHAK (their new non-custom 440C model) is $70. I am more looking toward <$50, preferably around the $30 region; I don't mind cheaper steel, I carry a ceramic rod with me at all times anyway ($1 from ragweedforge, go pick one up the next time you get a Mora). So, do you know of any HAK substitutes?
One I've found is the CRKT Ringer, in 3Cr13 steel (not sure what that is):
Another close idea is the Cold Steel Urban Pal. It doesn't loop around your fingers, but you can use the middle and ring fingers to hold it instead, so the concept is the same. I like it a lot less though because it's more threatening-looking and in crap steel (420). Also, it's obviously impossible to sharpen without specialty rods:
Are there any more that you know of?
I like the HAK (HideAwayKnife) a lot. I can't afford one.
The reason I love the idea of a HAK so much is that it lets you use the hand it is being held in! It loops around your fingers so that you don't lose opposable thumb usage in that hand, so you can still grip wires, hold another tool, or thumb through a manual while never dropping the knife. I don't see why every single engineer on the planet does't already have one.
The problem is that a custom version is $130, and even the UHAK (their new non-custom 440C model) is $70. I am more looking toward <$50, preferably around the $30 region; I don't mind cheaper steel, I carry a ceramic rod with me at all times anyway ($1 from ragweedforge, go pick one up the next time you get a Mora). So, do you know of any HAK substitutes?
One I've found is the CRKT Ringer, in 3Cr13 steel (not sure what that is):
Another close idea is the Cold Steel Urban Pal. It doesn't loop around your fingers, but you can use the middle and ring fingers to hold it instead, so the concept is the same. I like it a lot less though because it's more threatening-looking and in crap steel (420). Also, it's obviously impossible to sharpen without specialty rods:
Are there any more that you know of?
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