Skip the 5, and just get the 6?

6 would be my choice. It gives you extra length for splitting wood and IIRC is lighter. Anyways, I've always felt the 5 was way to thick for anything other than prying open car doors (which the 6 could probably do also).
 
If you're going to be doing a lot of batoning, the 5 is awesome for that. The grind is amazing for batoning. I'd go with the 5. It really is a great knife. I was sold on it after the pass around.

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adaman04 said:
If you're going to be doing a lot of batoning, the 5 is awesome for that. The grind is amazing for batoning. I'd go with the 5. It really is a great knife. I was sold on it after the pass around.
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My experience was different on the passaround - the 5 is a fine knife, but being able to test it out i was convinced it's not the knife for me and that the 6 I already owned had been the right choice.
(not that i would turn one down if offered as a gift or a smokin' deal, but it's not the first thing I would grab on the way out the door)

good luck with your 6!
 
I have small hands and dont find the 5 to be cumbersome. With that said, I have never handled an ESEE other than the 5, so I cant compare it otherwise.
 
1066vik said:
My experience was different on the passaround - the 5 is a fine knife, but being able to test it out i was convinced it's not the knife for me and that the 6 I already owned had been the right choice.
(not that i would turn one down if offered as a gift or a smokin' deal, but it's not the first thing I would grab on the way out the door)

good luck with your 6!
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Both great blades. I'll probably change my mind tomorrow. People tend to make the 5 out to be this mythical beast creature when really, it's just a 1/4" thick, good quality knife.

OP you did good on the 6, you'll be happy with it for sure. Great knife.
 
I have a 5. I like the thickness and weight of the 5. I'm not sure but I think the difference in thickness and weight is very signifacant. The 5 (I think) is heavier and I know for fact it's thicker. Maybe I'll buy a 6 just to compare, but my 5 is the shiznite. I feel like it can do anything, big or small. I love it. Probrably can't go wrong either way.
 
not sure if it makes a difference to you, but MY 5 is not as heavy as they are described on the site. mine doesn't weight 16oz. it's over an ounce lighter and i KNOW i haven't sharpened it that much because the thing can hold a decent edge :D
 
zignal_zero said:
not sure if it makes a difference to you, but MY 5 is not as heavy as they are described on the site. mine doesn't weight 16oz. it's over an ounce lighter and i KNOW i haven't sharpened it that much because the thing can hold a decent edge :D
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Send it in under the warranty and ask them to weigh the one they ship you in it's place. ;)
 
obsessis said:
Send it in under the warranty and ask them to weigh the one they ship you in it's place. ;)
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most definately! because i obviously ended up with one that has a thinner coating or scales lacking density :D

i was just mentioning it because the 5 seems to catch a lot flak about being chunky and unmanueverable. granted, it's no filet knife, but it's not too fat to be useful by any stretch. in fact, i don't carry a smaller (lighter) knife, when i go out. it takes care of all my "light" tasks, just fine :)
 
Have you heard of the upcoming Lazer Strike, it's 5" long, 3/16" thick, no choil. Shaped like a Kephart/bushcraft knife designed for firemaking.
Just something to consider, I have a 4 and the 5, thinking about the 6, but now waiting for the LS.
 
I say both. The 5 despite the 1/4 inch spine thickness is not as beefy in the hand as many might think. It's a very well balanced knife, great cutter which surprises many. Easily my favorite knife.

6 is good too though.

Again, if you have the funds, I say get both, I did and don't regret it.
 
Really interesting to hear the opinions on the 5 vs. 6. I would have assumed the thicker 5 would have been better suited.
 
I skipped the 5 and went for the 6. I like the blade profile better. And, I already had a Becker BK2 :)
 
The 5! Couple days ago, I built and hung some wood gates in my barn, long story short, they wouldnt close all the way because the hinges werent long enough, and I just lost it (after a world of problems already). So I took my 5 to the post that the hinges were through, to take some of the corner off so it would close. Well, 2hours later, and after I went through a metric shit ton of old nails and screws that were in there I got to nicks in the blade, this is what my 5 looked like after I did this to 3 posts, old red wood 6x6s

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The two nicks are on the curve, you can barely see them, this is without being sharpened.
 
ubet said:
The 5! Couple days ago, I built and hung some wood gates in my barn, long story short, they wouldnt close all the way because the hinges werent long enough, and I just lost it (after a world of problems already). So I took my 5 to the post that the hinges were through, to take some of the corner off so it would close. Well, 2hours later, and after I went through a metric shit ton of old nails and screws that were in there I got to nicks in the blade, this is what my 5 looked like after I did this to 3 posts, old red wood 6x6s

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The two nicks are on the curve, you can barely see them, this is without being sharpened.
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That's a bad-ass edge! I may end up with the 5 too. But for now, I've got a 6 incoming. . . .
 
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