Does anyone have experience with this knife? I have to admit, aesthetically I love the stonewashed blade and the handle design so naturally I look for an excuse to buy one, but I can't ignore performance or lack thereof. My current setup for outdoor trips includes a Mora Robust / Laplander Saw and a modified Ontario machete. My EDC is a mini Griptilian. I do have an Izula that floats around when I'm in the mood to take it.
So I'm drawn to the SCHF14 even without much of a reason to be, and overall the reviews seem good on Amazon, but there are an alarming few reviews that indicate that maybe it's treated to such a hardness that it's brittle as a result leading to several examples breaking unpredictably. I wouldn't mind just buying it and taking it on a trip if I knew I could depend on it, but I'm not sure if this is normal with these knives or if the heat treat is just inconsistent and most likely the one I would get would be fine.
If not the SCHF14, are there any knives with similar styling that are more robust?
So I'm drawn to the SCHF14 even without much of a reason to be, and overall the reviews seem good on Amazon, but there are an alarming few reviews that indicate that maybe it's treated to such a hardness that it's brittle as a result leading to several examples breaking unpredictably. I wouldn't mind just buying it and taking it on a trip if I knew I could depend on it, but I'm not sure if this is normal with these knives or if the heat treat is just inconsistent and most likely the one I would get would be fine.
If not the SCHF14, are there any knives with similar styling that are more robust?
