I know the temptation to leap toward fixed blade knives for practical edc applications, but any reasonable person would exhaust the folding knife...

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Insipid Moniker said:
I like mine quite a bit, but I will warn you that the bone scales had some flaking when it first arrived. Only an aesthetic issue, which I didn't mind, but watch out for it.
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Just received mine. It's a nice pocket carry (with big pockets) and it's in my pocket right now. What a nice little knife, a bit outlandish but so stylish, and I really appreciate the mirror polished blade. Mine is reasonably well finished : the bone of the scales is consistent although mismatched (one dark brown, the other golden/orange brown) and unevenly chamfered (the orange side is more deeply chamfered in the middle of the upside). Surprisingly, while I am a symetry buff, this doesn't put me off. It feels so nice and solid in hand. What the "1095" will yield only time will tell. This might be a pattern I could tweak a bit and have done in a slightly smaller format.
 
Danny Linguini said:
I don’t believe there were folders in Jesus’ time. He’d just look wryly at you and say ‘Whatchoo talkin’ bout, fam,’ while pulling the Holy Smatchet out from under His robe. And then ye all shall tremble.
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Actually, there were folders. Many Roman legionaries had a Piemont lever folder in their belt (very similar to the Svörd Peasant). Found in archeological digs on Roman camps dated back to 100 B.C. Of course, there were Smatchets, too. Gladiuses, they called them. Romans...
 
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herisson said:
Just received mine. It's a nice pocket carry (with big pockets) and it's in my pocket right now. What a nice little knife, a bit outlandish but so stylish, and I really appreciate the mirror polished blade. Mine is reasonably well finished : the bone of the scales is consistent although mismatched (one dark brown, the other golden/orange brown) and unevenly chamfered (the orange side is more deeply chamfered in the middle of the upside). Surprisingly, while I am a symetry buff, this doesn't put me off. It feels so nice and solid in hand. What the "1095" will yield only time will tell. This might be a pattern I could tweak a bit and have done in a slightly smaller format.
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Glad you got a good one! I'm enjoying mine a great deal. The 1095 definitely needs sharpening more than some of my blades, but it's definitely sufficient for my day-to-day needs and touches up super easily.
 
This is good news. I definitely thought this 1095 wouldn't be tempered in the high hardness range, and that's a good thing in my book. I have been wanting a Sharpfinger for years but when I was ready to pull the trigger there were only offers in "alphabet soup" steel. So, meh... This said, my everyday uses are easily satisfied with the "lowest" steels ever. In my world, again. Did I ever tell about my Taiwanese fish knife in 3cr13mov ? Yes, I did. It's great, by the way, in the kitchen. Needs slightly more periodical honing than my 14C28N blades but that's it. What knife will I use for this evening's meat pie ? Whatever flies my fancy. Any steel is good steel as long as you are only cutting clean meat.
 
Heffeb said:
I know the temptation to leap toward fixed blade knives for practical edc applications, but any reasonable person would exhaust the folding knife possibilities first.
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I never claimed to be reasonable.

Folders were invented for convenience, and that's still their main advantage. When convenience isn't the primary concern, I'll take a fixed blade every time.
 
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