Alrighty folks! Here's my slightly delayed summary of Nosh's knife.
First, it comes with some very simple and proper kydex. It's a great fit for the blade as far as the utility goes, and it rides well on the belt. It's also lightweight, another similarity to the blade.
The blade itself was pretty new to me, I hadn't kept up with this thread and was thinking green! Hardly a let down though. This blade is a sharp, thin little bugger with some fairly dramatic handle curves. Out of the box sadly, there was actually a good bit of residual glue along the handles, but I'm thinking that was mostly due to heat exposure during shipping. The majority of it wiped off. That out of the way, I got to sit down and do some slicing to get a feel for how it handled.
As is often the case, this blade was a little bit small for my big mitts. But I think it'd do superbly in the role of a bird & trout type knife, where you need a smaller, thinner blade that can be well controlled. I was worried it was going to be an all-out wash as far as size goes, but in use I found that the dramatic curves helped give a lot of extra control. The slabs were also as thick as the width of the design would allow (and still maintain some sensible proportions).
It did a pretty darn good job making fuzzies, too. It bit pretty well and the thinnish stock was perfect (no binding). The knife was maneuverable in tight spaces, too.
Overally, it's a winner. Some simple fit and finish issues exist but these quickly evolve as a maker gets more blades under their belt. I think evaluation of the design was the real goal of the passaround, and in the role of a bird & trout knife I think it would excel thoroughly. :thumbup:
Thanks.:thumbup:
j/k 
