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Just got home from work to find Kyle's Kiwi sitting on the coffee table!
First impression:
IT'SSOCUTE. I love small traditional folders. They are my jam. This is my first small (sub-6.5") fixed blade, and I cannot wait to use it as an odds and ends knife around the house.
There are two very comfortable grips that I've found most natural: thumb on the spine which allows for 2 full fingers on the handle and the forefinger on the spine. Both grips allow for great control (as you would expect to have on a sub-5" OAL knife), and the wide butt rests comfortably against the palm, right in the big crease created by the thumb. With the edge-out thumb-on-spine grip, this knife is ready to dice up cardboard boxes or peel an apple or do some light pruning or even maybe make fuzz sticks(?)
The forefinger-on-spine grip basically turns your finger into a slicey-dicey machine. The knife completely melts away, and in turn you receive the control of an Xacto knife. The handle length perfectly matches the length on my middle finger, which fills the curve of the handle and rests the pad perfectly on the bottom point of the butt. My thumb provides balance, and my ring finger wrapped around the butt of the knife provides a bit of security and strength.
I can also get a bit loosey-goosey and run my middle finger down the entire length on the handle.
I'm going to have fun with this little booger. Great job creating a stylish, around the house knife, Kyle! Your work is super impressive, and I cannot wait to see what you create next.
First impression:
IT'SSOCUTE. I love small traditional folders. They are my jam. This is my first small (sub-6.5") fixed blade, and I cannot wait to use it as an odds and ends knife around the house.
There are two very comfortable grips that I've found most natural: thumb on the spine which allows for 2 full fingers on the handle and the forefinger on the spine. Both grips allow for great control (as you would expect to have on a sub-5" OAL knife), and the wide butt rests comfortably against the palm, right in the big crease created by the thumb. With the edge-out thumb-on-spine grip, this knife is ready to dice up cardboard boxes or peel an apple or do some light pruning or even maybe make fuzz sticks(?)
The forefinger-on-spine grip basically turns your finger into a slicey-dicey machine. The knife completely melts away, and in turn you receive the control of an Xacto knife. The handle length perfectly matches the length on my middle finger, which fills the curve of the handle and rests the pad perfectly on the bottom point of the butt. My thumb provides balance, and my ring finger wrapped around the butt of the knife provides a bit of security and strength.
I can also get a bit loosey-goosey and run my middle finger down the entire length on the handle.
I'm going to have fun with this little booger. Great job creating a stylish, around the house knife, Kyle! Your work is super impressive, and I cannot wait to see what you create next.
(Well done, Kyle!)