Thanks for the comments, Duncan. I may pass them on, but not just yet. I'm carrying the swell center today. The pulls on these knives are pretty strong. I'm not sure which one is going to be my favorite, but that brownberry bone is really pretty. I like the effect of the reverse worm groove on the Series XX knives, but I'm not particularly thrilled with the color of the bone. I didn't buy it for the bone color anyway, but the knife as a whole. I like that one a lot. Both of these knives are sturdy and weigh more than you would expect for knives their sizes. They are short of custom standards, but they are very well made production knives. My very first ever Schatt & Morgans; won't be my last (well, I did pre-order two heritage series knives), but they won't be the last either.
Dave, I really like that stag whittler. Whittlers have really grown on me in the last 6 months or so.
Ed J