SDFK is Glorious

Hard to not like this knife. It wasn’t one I felt like I had to have since I already had the HDFK. But I am glad to have it. It is different enough to have its own personality.

For some reason, it seems even more impressive sans scales…nothing to hide the chunk:
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Nice to have a splash of color as well. I’m not a “red” guy, but the (maroon) double red has a very nice look. And man do I LOVE the feel of unbuffed micarta! Mmm

The only other knife I have in this color family is my REK’d Infinidu:

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A bit darker with indoor lighting
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mb> said:
Hard to not like this knife. It wasn’t one I felt like I had to have since I already had the HDFK. But I am glad to have it. It is different enough to have its own personality.

For some reason, it seems even more impressive sans scales…nothing to hide the chunk:
kh448e3l.jpg


Nice to have a splash of color as well. I’m not a “red” guy, but the (maroon) double red has a very nice look. And man do I LOVE the feel of unbuffed micarta! Mmm

The only other knife I have in this color family is my REK’d Infinidu:

fkenQB0l.jpg

EQY4ZGtl.jpg



A bit darker with indoor lighting
bg7lysZl.jpg
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I want a Signature SDFK.
I’m set on the Basic and would like to compare both in the hand. Also like the feel of unbuffed micarta.
 
mb> said:
Hard to not like this knife. It wasn’t one I felt like I had to have since I already had the HDFK. But I am glad to have it. It is different enough to have its own personality.

For some reason, it seems even more impressive sans scales…nothing to hide the chunk:
kh448e3l.jpg


Nice to have a splash of color as well. I’m not a “red” guy, but the (maroon) double red has a very nice look. And man do I LOVE the feel of unbuffed micarta! Mmm

The only other knife I have in this color family is my REK’d Infinidu:

fkenQB0l.jpg

EQY4ZGtl.jpg



A bit darker with indoor lighting
bg7lysZl.jpg
Click to expand...
You’re right, it is different enough from the HDFK to have it’s own personality. It, too, feels wonderful in the hand.

That’s a beauty you’ve got there! :thumbsup:
 
Blues said:
Standard78 Standard78

DId you do some work with each side by side?...I'd be interested in your impressions if you have. That Behemoth is one serious mother...
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The Behemother is the serious mother. 😅

I actually sold my Behemoth when I got the Behemother. The reason for my personal choice was simple, the MC fit perfectly in my role as a Large Camp Knife (9-10" blade do-all backwoods knife). Right size and the weight is something I'm used to packing around.

For me, the Behemoth wound up on the 'bigger/heavier than I want to carry while backpacking, so it was relegated to 'better than MC chopping power', where I wouldn't be hiking a lot with it.

The Behemother just took that chopping power to another level, in that 'too heavy to carry on longer hikes' category. More raw chopping ability than the Behemoth and still light enough for swinging 1-handed for limbing. And the limited run rubber inlay scales are not only a thing of beauty, they're my absolute favorite in use of all the scales I've tried (Terotuf being my 2nd, but also had/have/tried ECAM, Micarta and Ebonite).

I really am curious to see how well the K20 will work for brush and limbing 😅
 
bluemax_1 said:
The Behemother is the serious mother. 😅

I actually sold my Behemoth when I got the Behemother. The reason for my personal choice was simple, the MC fit perfectly in my role as a Large Camp Knife (9-10" blade do-all backwoods knife). Right size and the weight is something I'm used to packing around.

For me, the Behemoth wound up on the 'bigger/heavier than I want to carry while backpacking, so it was relegated to 'better than MC chopping power', where I wouldn't be hiking a lot with it.

The Behemother just took that chopping power to another level, in that 'too heavy to carry on longer hikes' category. More raw chopping ability than the Behemoth and still light enough for swinging 1-handed for limbing. And the limited run rubber inlay scales are not only a thing of beauty, they're my absolute favorite in use of all the scales I've tried (Terotuf being my 2nd, but also had/have/tried ECAM, Micarta and Ebonite).

I really am curious to see how well the K20 will work for brush and limbing 😅
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Well, thanks for that reply, but that was not the answer to the question I asked Standard78 Standard78 ... 🥳

(To be honest, that's probably considerably more knife than I would find useful for the tasks I might legitimately put it to.)
 
Blues said:
Standard78 Standard78

DId you do some work with each side by side?...I'd be interested in your impressions if you have. That Behemoth is one serious mother...
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I only split a 1 foot piece of doug fir 4x4 so far with the SDFK and it splits just as nice as the Behemoth. I haven’t chopped with it yet because I’m in the middle of moving, but I do have an old baseball and golf ball that are just begging for a whooping.
I’ll be sure to post up results.
 
B bluemax_1

The reason I am somewhat more interested in the performance of the shorter, less heavy of the "efficient" for their size / do it all" knives is that I have long arms relative to my torso / frame. Over the years, (as we've discussed), climbing, lifting, martial arts etc have taken a toll on my shoulders and elbows to some degree. It's much less stressful for me to work with, say, a 12" machete vs. an 18" machete....and for the same reason, a shorter stockier piece would work better for me than one where the lever / fulcrum / center of gravity are placed further out from my core, for lack of a better way of expressing it.

(Well that and the fact that I'm a hothouse flower.)
 
Blues said:
B bluemax_1

The reason I am somewhat more interested in the performance of the shorter, less heavy of the "efficient" for their size / do it all" knives is that I have long arms relative to my torso / frame. Over the years, (as we've discussed), climbing, lifting, martial arts etc have taken a toll on my shoulders and elbows to some degree. It's much less stressful for me to work with, say, a 12" machete vs. an 18" machete....and for the same reason, a shorter stockier piece would work better for me than one where the lever / fulcrum / center of gravity are placed further out from my core, for lack of a better way of expressing it.

(Well that and the fact that I'm a hothouse flower.)
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Totally understandable.

I think in that respect, it's why I sold my HDFK, but am keeping the SS SDFK. It tips the scales enough (for me) in the chopping category, despite not really being a whole lot bigger.
 
bluemax_1 said:
Totally understandable.

I think in that respect, it's why I sold my HDFK, but am keeping the SS SDFK. It tips the scales enough (for me) in the chopping category, despite not really being a whole lot bigger.
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I think they're both pretty awesome and I'd be hard pressed to give either one up...but I can see your reasoning.
 
Blues said:
B bluemax_1

The reason I am somewhat more interested in the performance of the shorter, less heavy of the "efficient" for their size / do it all" knives is that I have long arms relative to my torso / frame. Over the years, (as we've discussed), climbing, lifting, martial arts etc have taken a toll on my shoulders and elbows to some degree. It's much less stressful for me to work with, say, a 12" machete vs. an 18" machete....and for the same reason, a shorter stockier piece would work better for me than one where the lever / fulcrum / center of gravity are placed further out from my core, for lack of a better way of expressing it.

(Well that and the fact that I'm a hothouse flower.)
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I just finished running them both through a few pieces of old 2x4’s I had laying around and they pretty much performed exactly the same given the fact that the primaries on both look to be the same height, but I could be wrong considering my Behemoth is a prototype.


Comfort wise, I’d say the SDFK handle is better, but not by much.
Weight is noticeable since the Behemoth looks to have an extra 4 3/4” of blade length, but once again it isn’t anything drastic.

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I’d say stick with the SDFK if you’re looking for a solid camp knife for splitting wood and most likely sloppy food prep, but if you’re looking for a chopping, splitting machine that puts a stupid grin on your face, the Behemoth is that knife, or I’d wait for the LC to make it’s comeback.

This was just for shits and giggles.
I don’t have Miss Jo’s ninja-ness so it took two swings to split it.
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I’ll attempt this with the SDFK when I find another golf ball or the baseball that grew legs and took off.
 
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