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Hey, if you read this already on the other forums, take off!
Recieved my BF Sifu yesterday. This thing is ferocious. Bob Taylor is a sick, evil, genious. >
It is big(you knew that). Between the 5.5" blade and the longer handle, there is a fair amount of reach. I love the long flat handle. It is easy to change grips with and your hand always ends up in a good position after a flip or a twirl. The handle fills the hand very comfortably, so the coupling always feels strong. I was expecting to dislike the finger grooves, but they definately lock you hand in place, probably a good thing on such a long handle. They are not uncomfortable in any way once I sanded the points off of them.
The recurved edge is brilliant for always presenting the edge at the best mechanical advantage. The lock is perfectly solid, with no blade play at all, even better than my Crawford Carnivore. Full force snap-backcuts have no adverse affect on it. The lock has an effective detent to hold the massive blade closed, but a little practice with a double flip motion allows you to flip open with zest.
This thing rocks! Thanks REKAT, Spark, Mike, Mom, Dad, whoever, for bringing this creature to life. The Sifu is, by far, the most knife I have ever seen for under $200.

Recieved my BF Sifu yesterday. This thing is ferocious. Bob Taylor is a sick, evil, genious. >

It is big(you knew that). Between the 5.5" blade and the longer handle, there is a fair amount of reach. I love the long flat handle. It is easy to change grips with and your hand always ends up in a good position after a flip or a twirl. The handle fills the hand very comfortably, so the coupling always feels strong. I was expecting to dislike the finger grooves, but they definately lock you hand in place, probably a good thing on such a long handle. They are not uncomfortable in any way once I sanded the points off of them.
The recurved edge is brilliant for always presenting the edge at the best mechanical advantage. The lock is perfectly solid, with no blade play at all, even better than my Crawford Carnivore. Full force snap-backcuts have no adverse affect on it. The lock has an effective detent to hold the massive blade closed, but a little practice with a double flip motion allows you to flip open with zest.
This thing rocks! Thanks REKAT, Spark, Mike, Mom, Dad, whoever, for bringing this creature to life. The Sifu is, by far, the most knife I have ever seen for under $200.