Is the RC-5 unpopular?

To be quite honest. If it had come with the new kydex sheath, and if I could fit that sheath up for horizontal carry. Then I would use the RC5 for my EDC blade.

The RC4 just gives me that convenient carry option.

I may order me the kydex sheath from RAT's website.
 
Just out of curiosity. . .

I know the RC5 won't cut transparent slices of tomato or onion as easily as an RC3.

But, how often does what you do with a knife require such?


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Is a 16 ounce knife really so hard to carry? Might want to get a physical, maybe see a cardiologist, or a strength training coach.
 
Before I received my RC-5 I got myself so worked up with reading the "it's just to heavy" posts that I started second guessing asking for it. Now that I have it I don't know what people are talking about.
 
Weight doesn't bother me. You know it's there, but so what. I carry and use it fairly often. Most of the time, no big deal. The task I notice it's less apt at, is making curly q's to start a fire. It'll do it, but the rc6 is dramatically better suited to it with both the longer blade, and thinner body. That said, I don't see my five collecting dust. And it's absolutely my trunk knife in a molle back and pouch setup.
 
I fined that if you have a good pocket knife and a RC-5 you will never need a nother knife in the woods.
 
Corp I've got to agree with ya. Besides the RC5 is downright light...compared to my kukri's.

I find it works fine for making fuzz sticks, but I convexed my edge immediately upon reciept.

I'm torn between buying a second sheat, or just buying a second RC5.
 
wildmike said:
Corp I've got to agree with ya. Besides the RC5 is downright light...compared to my kukri's.
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Yeah, on the weight thing, I have to admit that I usually carry a 3.5 pound kukri and an R-10 knife, which is a little longer than an RC4, and thicker (:eek:) than the RC5, so complaining about the weight of an RC5 seems kinda namby-pamby to me.
 
I'll throw in that I love my RC5. It's thick, it's near indestructable. I think it cuts very well. I would recommend that you handle the knife, if possible, and compare the feel to the RC6. Go with what feels best in the hand. I am not a choil fan, and prefer the choiless design of the RC5. I like my blades to run up to the guard, and find that very helpful when notching and building things. I seem to catch the choil on what I'm cutting fairly often. I think it's because the knives I used growing up where Scandi style blades, and it's what I got used too. Guardless without a choil. :D
 
Corp. I have an R-10 as well though mine is just a little less thick than the RC5. Unluckily my R-10 sheath gave up the ghost and the leather one I made for it doesn't hold it securely enough for my tastes. Only because the only leather I could pick up localy wouldn't work for wet forming. If I'm gonna carry a knife horizontal it has to be secure.

As to the knife being heavy in use. I used to work with a 28oz. framing hammer 10+ hrs every day. You get used to the weight of anything you work with. To those who find the knife heavy. Get out and use it alot and you will get used to it.
 
Currently I'm using the Busse ASH 1 CG but I'm not a big fan of the rear lanyard hole wich is to sharp when doing heavy cutting. So I'll go for the RC5. The weight is an advantage..

grtz
 
wildmike said:
Corp. I have an R-10 as well though mine is just a little less thick than the RC5. Unluckily my R-10 sheath gave up the ghost and the leather one I made for it doesn't hold it securely enough for my tastes.
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Yeah, the HI sheaths suck for the most part.

I really need to learn to work leather. My Kerambit sheath died on me, so I can't carry it around anymore. <sigh>
 
leather is pretty easy to work - not as easy as kydex, but more forgiving.
drop me a line if you need some tips, want to do a trade, or just need a chunk of leather to work with - I have plenty of 9 oz veg tanned laying around from when I used to do a lot of leatherwork.
 
Haakon said:
Mainly it would be for carrying back in the woods. We have a fair size piece of property I hike around on, I'd use it for some minor limbing of trees and cutting the blackberries and salmon berry plants back from trails (hedge clippers really work great for that, but using a knife can be more fun), creating the makings for fires and so on.
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For those pesky blackberries I would choose a machete or long pruner -no sense facing black berry thorns with a five inch blade. a machete would be nicer for the samlmon berries too, but there are no thorns to worry about.

For those two particular tasks, if you had to do some serious clearing -definately a machete or light/long pruner -with the machete it will still be fun.
 
My RC5 appeals to the German genetics in me - the natural love for overbuilding a thing...just in case!! It is sort of like the Tiger tank of blades - does it need to be that big? heavy? or even just that cool? No, but does it really kick ass when it has to? Hell yes!!

A simplistic theory, sure, but I love my RC5 and find she is "just right" for many a task -not for all, of course, but for many.
 
I think the RC-6 is a better, more well-rounded design for most people than the RC-5, which is a bit thick and stubby for the things most people do with knives.

At least, that's the impression that I get from looking at the designs and reading about them. I've handled the RC-5, but not the RC-6.
 
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