Koyote pass-around knife compared !

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I received the Koyote pass-around knife yesterday and though I'd give you a quick initial review.

When Ken told me that it was on it's way to me he said something along the lines of ' The handle is not huge so I'll be interested what you think of it '.
A while ago Ken was kind enough to lend me an RC4 to see what I thought of it and to be honest I was not too impressed, the handle was just too small for me and seemed out of proportion for the knife....I have big issues when it comes to knife handles !!!
Anyway as Ken stated the handle on the Koyote knife is only of average size but as soon as I held it I knew it just felt right, just goes to show that length ain't everything ( or so I tell my wife ).

Here is an in-hand shot.......

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First impressions are that I really like this knife, feels great !

I decided to compare it with some of my similarly sized knives....

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Another knife I have issues about the handle is my Koster Nessmuk, in this pic you can see why...an otherwise great knife is spoilt due to scales that are too thin !

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The handle on the Koyote is very similarly proportioned to my ML Kephart, a knife which I love !

I tried the Koyote at battoning....

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Now I wailed pretty good on this knife so I can tell you it's plenty tough, it wouldn't go any farther through this darn section of wood though so I swapped it for my Nessmuk to see if the knife was at fault. Still no good so it must just be a damn tough section of wood !!!!!!

I then made some fuzz sticks........

Average performance here.....

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Very comfy to use but it kinda chatters as it cuts so I'm guessing the grind is now a little off from it being sent to so many people. I will say that it scraped hair from my arm and cleanly sliced post-its but from experience this often means little when it comes to wood.
My sharpening skills are not great but I touched it up a little and it performed slightly better.....

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You can still see the chatter marks though eh !

I then tried my Nessmuk...this is a slicing machine but gets uncomfy after a while due to the thin scales......

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And finally my ML Kephart....I love this knife !

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In summary, I really like the feel and style of this Koyote and would imagine that it would cut like a demon as it comes from the man itself. I'm gonna use this knife as my edc for a while and keep you updated !!!!!
 
good review, I like the nononsense design from Koyote and the Leucu has been on my list for a while. Also like the pics, would've loved to see it against NWA.

Can you maybe post some pics against a Scrap Yard knife (probably not the mutt) for a size check.

Thx in advance.
 
good review, I like the nononsense design from Koyote and the Leucu has been on my list for a while. Also like the pics, would've loved to see it against NWA.

Can you maybe post some pics against a Scrap Yard knife (probably not the mutt) for a size check.

Thx in advance.

I got rid of my Mutt buddy, the Scrapyard knives don't come even close to the performance of any of these customs without carrying out some serious mods to the grind !!!!
 
Thank's for the Review and all the picture's PitDog, You pick'ed a Good selection of Knive's for the comparison, I like Christof's style of Knife making the Puukko and Leuko style's are proven design's, I got one of his Puukko Style Necker's "That I Really Like" and I'll most likely add a Leuko to my Collection In the future, Most likely with a 9" to 10" Blade full tang with Ipe Wood Scale's, I Can See It Already !
 
Thank's for the Review and all the picture's PitDog, You pick'ed a Good selection of Knive's for the comparison, I like Christof's style of Knife making the Puukko and Leuko style's are proven design's, I got one of his Puukko Style Necker's "That I Really Like" and I'll most likely add a Leuko to my Collection In the future, Most likely with a 9" to 10" Blade full tang with Ipe Wood Scale's, I Can See It Already !

A 6" blade with a 5" handle would be cool !!!!!!;):thumbup:
 
SO, the handle length seems to end up being okay most of the time, I'm trying out going just a bit longer on some knives, like .5 inch.

the blade length is a huge debate in my head- I personally find that the 5.5-6 inch range is the most versatile in a bushcrafter leuku pattern, but I do know that sometimes you really are better off around 2.5 to 3 inches. Choppers are a different story.

That's actually where the pukkko style mini necker comes in :)
 
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