To a fellow Texan, take a peek at the ESEE 3, Rowen makes magic with 1095 and mine came razor sharp, and you cant beat the warranty. Just my 2 cents as I've had both and there's no comparison.
I'll send you my ESEE3 if you need some time to see for yourself. Yea, its that good. I have a well used ESEE4 that has proven itself time and time again in the field.
Providing sheaths for one particular dealer has even more solidified my belief in ESEE, I sew a lot of leather for those knives.
IMHO of course, but side by side and in use in the field...... the choice is easy.