I just received this email from Garth.

Fatter brother? You have a fatty SFNO?:eek::eek: What's that come in at, .27 or .3?

Of the two, which do you favor more?
 
.27, I think.

My preference went to the thinner one, but not by a wide margin. I tormented over which I would keep and in the end I let the fatty move on. It was no easy decision; the fatty is an brilliant knife that feels perfect in the hand.

They are both amazing, but I give the edge to the thin one for chopping. The more thickness you add to a knife, the more handle heavy it becomes since that's where the extra steel is going. Also, since I have the Heavy Heart, the niche I needed the SFNO to fill was the lighter camping knife. The thinner knife is perfectly capable and if I want to carry a heavy knife, I'll carry the Heavy. :D
 
Thanks for your opinion. I'm still trying to decide if .20 is satisfactory for an all-arounder. For some reason, the BATACLE just feels so much more solid than a cg SFNO. You're opinion gives me some food for thought, however...
 
To expand a bit on my decision to sell the fatty (yes, I'm still rationalizing it to myself :D). If the choice I was making was "which 1 I would choose to keep?", it probably would have been the fatty SFNO - the rock solid prying beast that is comfortable to carry but can do anything. Instead, the question I asked myself was "which knife/knives should I keep to fill the tasks best?". I went with the smaller easy carry do-all blade and the heavy hitter. :thumbup:

Anyhow, I'm rambling. Good luck with your decision. You have a tough choice to make -- they are both sweet knives. :D
 
My questions are really many. I just got an FBMLE, but the mags don't seem to fit my hand very well, so the question is: do I keep it and sand the grips to fit me the way I'd like, or do I sell/trade it for an HH? (Problem is that I have a small collection of satin/tiger blades and the FBMLE fits in there perfectly) :(

The other thing is this: I have a BATACLE, which seems to me to be a great all-around blade. However, the SFNO has better ergos but is quantifiably thinner. I could see the SFNO being a better all-around user, but at only 3" shorter than the FBMLE, anything the SFNO can do BESIDES chopping, can probably be done very well by the BATACLE. :confused:

The real truth is that none of these knives is REALLY an option for the "one-knife" philosophy. I could probably get by with an SFNO if it was thicker, but really, the best option is an HH or HOGFSH(LE).

As it stands now:

Satin/tiger warden
Satin/tiger cultie
BATACLE (satin/tiger)
FBMLE (satin/tiger)
Nuke Badger (queen)
Clip SFNOv (queen)

Truth is that I have plenty of knives to accomplish pretty much anything I'd need to...but now I'm feeling a mite hoggish, so I'm trying to decide what should be next, or if I should do some "trading".
 
I'mGatMan! said:
Truth is that I have plenty of knives to accomplish pretty much anything I'd need to...but now I'm feeling a mite hoggish, so I'm trying to decide what should be next, or if I should do some "trading".
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My max is around 8 blades. Once I have that many, I'm always compelled to trim the fat. I could have kept the fatty SFNO, but the redundency would've killed me. Sick, I tell ya, sick. :o

Sweet list of blades -- I love that satin and tiger. Good luck in your choices. :D
 
Joules...

I'm still very sullen that OP got that black/blue custom SFNO before I could, but since Jamie's such a nice guy, I'm trying to get over it. :D

And wait..if 8 is your max, what's with all the Rats in your sig pic? And are folders considered part of the 8?
 
I'mGatMan! said:
I'm still very sullen that OP got that black/blue custom SFNO before I could, but since Jamie's such a nice guy, I'm trying to get over it. :D
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He tried to back out of it, but nossiree. I says to him, I says "you gotta doit, you da sucka". An he says "I'll give you a thousin'" an I says, "no ways, you says six fitty, you pays six fitty!"

Don't haggle with the master. :cool:

:confused:

:D :D
 
Nice Troy!! I do like the double cut look! She's PURDY!! Now go beat her!
Did Garth do the micarta handle re-profile as well? Or did you drill them out and grind on 'em?


River 8... I am guessing you got yours back with the handles firmly re-attached?
 
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