When I look at my Final Judgement, I think of it more as a piece of art. The lines, fit and finish are really smooth. Most of the folks who have seen the Fehrman blades will agree with me: they are beautiful. The knife I actually use is a Peace Maker, and frankly, I could very easily use this knife for the rest of my days and never need another. The knife addiction will no doubt nullify this scenario. I never was the kind of guy who could just waltz into Wally World and get a 110 and never look back, although such an action is probably the most frugal and pragmatic way to go about dealing with the ever present EDC question. This solution is terribly 'vanilla' and boring.
My DF has seen extensive use and works well as a medium sized chopper and camp knife. It is similar in performance to my Basic 9, sharpens well, and is probably as bullet-proof as a knife can be. For the hard earned cash, the DF is the benchmark. Some days I wonder if there is any real difference between INFI and the wonder-steel that scrapyard employs. The variance in performance is woefully slim in my estimation. I can hear my credit card clapping somewhere in the back of my mind. Are there any readers here that have stacked up the credit card bills as a result of knife purchases, and now you are forced to gather your spare change to pay the minimum?
When I need real power and speed, the re-profiled 18 inch Ontario comes out and performs sheer magic. Never fails to bring on the smile. Hossom has a lot of experience in this area, and pushes the idea of using a properly honed machete in concert with a SAK for survival purposes. I wonder how he kicked the knife addiction and what he did with all his extra money that he saved by not ordering more Busse products.
Anyway, to answer your original question, I'd order the DF and use the rest of the dough for some pizza and imported brew. Then, I'd log on to bladeforums again.
