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Hello all,
I finally walked into my local B&M shop and had the opportunity to play with the newest mini-knives by CRKT, the Dogfish and a Folt's Minimalist. I have to say I was actually quite impressed. I wound up buying a Dogfish as well as a Folt's Bowie style blade and Tanto. They didn't have the Sheepsfoot in stock or I'd have purchased the whole line. In any event, these are surprisingly great small knives, at a very good price point. For those of you that prefer to buy strictly American, let me note here that they do say "made in china" on them. That was a surprise I didn't get until I got the knives home and unwrapped. That being said, the fit and finish is very good. I really like the relatively fat micarta handles and the blades are more robust than I would have expected. I have used them to whittle, slice cheese and peel apples and they handled all three chores quite well. I do not hunt, but my boss does and when I showed him the knives the first thought he had was that they would make good skinners for small game. I haven't conducted empirical studies, but I'll take his word for it. By no means are these massive survival knives, but they are great for EDC carry, as the blades are short enough to be legal in almost all states and would make great backup knives for a b.o.b or small survival kit. One word of caution, the bottle opener on the Dogfish works great, but if you have large hands like me, one must be careful not to open a finger at the same time due to the design of the sharp end of the knife.
Lagarto
I finally walked into my local B&M shop and had the opportunity to play with the newest mini-knives by CRKT, the Dogfish and a Folt's Minimalist. I have to say I was actually quite impressed. I wound up buying a Dogfish as well as a Folt's Bowie style blade and Tanto. They didn't have the Sheepsfoot in stock or I'd have purchased the whole line. In any event, these are surprisingly great small knives, at a very good price point. For those of you that prefer to buy strictly American, let me note here that they do say "made in china" on them. That was a surprise I didn't get until I got the knives home and unwrapped. That being said, the fit and finish is very good. I really like the relatively fat micarta handles and the blades are more robust than I would have expected. I have used them to whittle, slice cheese and peel apples and they handled all three chores quite well. I do not hunt, but my boss does and when I showed him the knives the first thought he had was that they would make good skinners for small game. I haven't conducted empirical studies, but I'll take his word for it. By no means are these massive survival knives, but they are great for EDC carry, as the blades are short enough to be legal in almost all states and would make great backup knives for a b.o.b or small survival kit. One word of caution, the bottle opener on the Dogfish works great, but if you have large hands like me, one must be careful not to open a finger at the same time due to the design of the sharp end of the knife.
Lagarto
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