Glad you liked the video. Ed Schempp designed the Rock Salt as a "handle stuff in the outdoors" knife. Of course, stuff in the outdoors can involve two-legged predators as well as camp chores. The Rock Salt is not a big, heavy chopper, but is an extremely capable cutter. The ergonomics are superb, and you can use the thing hard and for a long time without any "hot spots" creating blisters or otherwise making your grip uncomfortable. Ed owns and runs a farm and grows wheat out in Ephrata, Washington, and knows quite a bit about tool design, use, and knives. His experience in competive cutting, the time he spent in the Philippines exposed to native designs that were excellent as weapons and tools, and his long-time experience forging his own steel and making his own competition blades have made his designs some of my all time favorites. He has made knives for quite a few very well known "combat knife/martial knife" instructors. Ed insists on making the tool fit the hand, which is why most of his designs fit into your hand like a handshake from a twin brother. Ed is "good people," and I consider him a walking encyclopedia in regard to what makes a truly first class knife design. I have sought his input on more than one occasion when working on a knife design or two of my own.
i actually think it could work if you were to lash it to your PFD...any thoughts?
