ML Knives Short Survivalist

PayetteRucker said:
There are alot of really good smallish fixed blades out there-the Beckers, the Izula, the Buck Paklite Skinner (a knife of absolute beauty-all the curves holes and jimping in all the right spots... it's like a dream girl) and I can't really justify dropping the money on a custom right now (Although ML knives are obviously spectacular quality for the money). Sure is a sweet piece of work though, I'd be happy to own one.
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The thing that really seperates the knives you mention from those such as Matt ( ML Knives) makes is that the ML ones have chunky handle slabs that really enable you to get a good grip on the knife when working on wood.
As much as I love my Swamprat Warden, the lack of handle slabs makes it uncomfy for prolonged use even though it is a longer knife than my ML.
Obviously there is always a downside and in this case it's the added bulk.If you are going to carry the knife around your neck then the slimmer profile of the Izula etc is going to be the better carry option.
 
I HATE the whole idea behind neck carry. Not only does the bouncing around drive me nuts but it's very easy for your knife to get snagged on something and ripped off. I'd consider carrying a knife like this baldric style but I have a list 100 reasons long why neck carry isn't a good idea. At this point based on my budget if I'm going to be doing any prolonged slicing I'd use my Koyote Leuku anyway.
 
PayetteRucker said:
I HATE the whole idea behind neck carry. Not only does the bouncing around drive me nuts but it's very easy for your knife to get snagged on something and ripped off. I'd consider carrying a knife like this baldric style but I have a list 100 reasons long why neck carry isn't a good idea. At this point based on my budget if I'm going to be doing any prolonged slicing I'd use my Koyote Leuku anyway.
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He does some great little blades as well !:D:thumbup:
 
pitdog said:
The thing that really seperates the knives you mention from those such as Matt ( ML Knives) makes is that the ML ones have chunky handle slabs that really enable you to get a good grip on the knife when working on wood.
As much as I love my Swamprat Warden, the lack of handle slabs makes it uncomfy for prolonged use even though it is a longer knife than my ML.
Obviously there is always a downside and in this case it's the added bulk.If you are going to carry the knife around your neck then the slimmer profile of the Izula etc is going to be the better carry option.
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I really like my Becker Necker and my Paklite (Payette is right about this blade!), but the ML is more comfy than either....
 
pitdog said:
He does some great little blades as well !:D:thumbup:
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I think my favorite knife is a small Koyote Nessmuk:

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Bought it on a whim, and it became a quick favorite.

I'm not a huge fan of neckers, except when traveling by kayak or canoe. Especially kayak, where it's nice to have a knife handy.
 
Rotte said:
I think my favorite knife is a small Koyote Nessmuk:

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Bought it on a whim, and it became a quick favorite.

I'm not a huge fan of neckers, except when traveling by kayak or canoe. Especially kayak, where it's nice to have a knife handy.
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I can remember when he made that one, great looking little blade !:thumbup:
 
I thought that the whole idea of a custom is to get a handle that fits you, All of our custom makers do a good job of that. When you go production, you take what you get or modify it yourself.:)
 
As this thread is still around, if anyone has an RC3 or RC4 can ya measure the handle on those...that is the part of the handle that you can actually hold not the whole length.
The ML Survivalist has a handle just over 3" and it is all usable, I'm guessing that the RC Knives handles are not much longer and they have a massive following on the forums !
 
Pitdog --

I missed your request, but will get back to you on that.

In the mean time a shot of my Survivalist:

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(photo by ML Knives)

Arrived today--I'm lovin' it. A bit bigger than I imagined. Maybe because of the good sized handle slabs as Pit mentions above. I get three fingers on the scales and my pinky finger falls naturally on the exposed pommel.

This is a very cool knife--Pit forget the RC-3, you need one of these!
 
Rotte said:
Pitdog --

I missed your request, but will get back to you on that.

In the mean time a shot of my Survivalist:

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(photo by ML Knives)

Arrived today--I'm lovin' it. A bit bigger than I imagined. Maybe because of the good sized handle slabs as Pit mentions above. I get three fingers on the scales and my pinky finger falls naturally on the exposed pommel.

This is a very cool knife--Pit forget the RC-3, you need one of these!
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I agree, this is a great little blade.... :thumbup:
 
Great little blades guys!Now I must log off so that I can look ML knives up,Thanks alot!
 
Rotte said:
Pitdog --

I missed your request, but will get back to you on that.

In the mean time a shot of my Survivalist:

852764462_JqtRD-L.jpg

(photo by ML Knives)

Arrived today--I'm lovin' it. A bit bigger than I imagined. Maybe because of the good sized handle slabs as Pit mentions above. I get three fingers on the scales and my pinky finger falls naturally on the exposed pommel.

This is a very cool knife--Pit forget the RC-3, you need one of these!
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aahhh man....these look like great little knives..:eek: i really like the design of it... i may just have to break down and order something from Matt, it's been a long time...:o
 
Rotte said:
Pitdog --

I missed your request, but will get back to you on that.

In the mean time a shot of my Survivalist:

852764462_JqtRD-L.jpg

(photo by ML Knives)

Arrived today--I'm lovin' it. A bit bigger than I imagined. Maybe because of the good sized handle slabs as Pit mentions above. I get three fingers on the scales and my pinky finger falls naturally on the exposed pommel.

This is a very cool knife--Pit forget the RC-3, you need one of these!
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I got a modified version coming buddy !!!!;):thumbup:

I only asked the RC 3 question out of curiosity for those that questioned such a small handle !
 
pitdog said:
I only asked the RC 3 question out of curiosity for those that questioned such a small handle !
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Here's a comparison shot for you:

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The RC-3 is considerably bigger, but because of the guard has only about 1/2" more usable handle. The ML Survivalist has a thicker handle which provides plenty of grip. RC-3 is great knife--especially for the money--but I just love these little blades!
 
Love it when a bushcrafter is actually thin enough for food prep. My Koster is great at anything but slicing or peeling food. I use it for food prep but it is not ideal. The same happened with the Spyderco Bushcrafter, too thick to be comfortable for food prep. Considering that making food is probably the most common thing that you do in the wild or at home I find it strange.

The shortish handle is not a disadvantage, makes detail work easier in fact. A knive maker that I know specialises in hunting blades and all of them have a handle that is thick at the blade and then becomes progressively thinner. The handles are also not very long. The local hunting community raves about his knives.
 
Rotte said:
Here's a comparison shot for you:

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The RC-3 is considerably bigger, but because of the guard has only about 1/2" more usable handle. The ML Survivalist has a thicker handle which provides plenty of grip. RC-3 is great knife--especially for the money--but I just love these little blades!
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Cheers buddy that's a perfect pic to explain what I was talking about.
Some people said the ML's handle was too short but due to the design the usable length is just shy of the RC3 which many people hail on here as a near perfect knife, then figure in the thicker scales and you can see it's a very handy little blade!:thumbup:
 
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