THE Hollow Handle Knife Thread

I like the all bead blast finish Chris looks really good, love that you went with the stone and left side sheath...go rambo.

Tah, shephard sheaths makes those particular sheaths, I don't know it Newt makes any, I do know his dad Ed Martin does. Since they both moved and aren't in the same shop anymore I doubt Ed is doing many sheaths for Newt now.
 
I never thought to look, but just checked, on the back of the sheath it does have a stamp for Shepard Sheaths.

 
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cricketdave said:
How do you like it so far Chris?
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Still in awe, it's just a beast. Seems really well made, great edge for such a large blade, slices newsprint paper easy.

Can't wait to get a chance to test drive it more, especially the saw teeth.

It came with a working compass in the buttcap, which I didn't know would be there.
 
If you keep much stuff in the handle put something soft at the top, banging around chopping stuff without a buffer between oh say a fire steel and the compass will give you a very scratched compass. Yeah learned the hard way. The saw works a lot better than I figured it would, takes some determination to use on dry oak. Works great on greener wood.
 
Here is the MCE2 I'll be taking to Hope, BC in 2 weeks. Newt Martin nailed this design and it is sturdy as hell. I'll be headed to the exact filming location of First Blood with this knife and using it for a variety of tasks. Read more about the trip on my website.MCEII.jpg
 
cricketdave said:
I had the buck master for 20years, most useless saw back ever. Absurdly heavy for the size of the knife too. Lot of guys loved them, I wasn't thrilled with it. Finally sold it. The Kyzliar looks cool and i'd like to play with one, but it doesn't excite me enough to buy it. The schrades look good too, just a little put off by the blatant copy of Chris Reeve. I've had the Aitor jungle king since the late 80s, tough knife gave it to my oldest daughter several years ago and she's abused it too lol.
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Hi it was me who did that review Chris posted and I was skeptical but then surprised at how the Survivalist X handled, very well and stayed deadly sharp after bashing away at rock hard seasoned eucalyptus. No handle coming lose etc.

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cricketdave said:
I like the all bead blast finish Chris looks really good, love that you went with the stone and left side sheath...go rambo.

Tah, shephard sheaths makes those particular sheaths, I don't know it Newt makes any, I do know his dad Ed Martin does. Since they both moved and aren't in the same shop anymore I doubt Ed is doing many sheaths for Newt now.
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A true First Blood sheath would have been snapless!:)

I wonder how well does the Martin sawback work on wood compared to the original Lile? You probably would know Dave...

Gaston
 
k_estela said:
Here is the MCE2 I'll be taking to Hope, BC in 2 weeks. Newt Martin nailed this design and it is sturdy as hell. I'll be headed to the exact filming location of First Blood with this knife and using it for a variety of tasks. Read more about the trip on my website.View attachment 528308
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As I recall the split teeth were closer together on the Lile and got clogged with wood quicker, it has been over 20 years though. I did get it stuck in a hog on a very poor decision making hunting trip, lots of beer was involved. Never and I mean don't ever stick a knife with a saw back into something like that and expect it to pull right back out.

The First blood sheath also had a larger stone pocket as well as no retention strap. Honestly I like yours better Chris, it would be a truly traumatic thing to loose that sweet blade in the woods.
 
Here's a knife specifically designed for your hog Dave...: Actually one of my more recently discovered "Grail knives" ($2000 plus value)... RJ Martin

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It is referred to as a "Fighting Survival Knife", and I think its sawback design is clever enough to fully earn it...: Note how the Parrish-style sawteeths are reversed to be easy to get out...

The larger one is a 10.5" blade. Strangely enough, it still looks well proportioned, but since I sold my SURV9, one of the things I have become wary of is large 9"+ knives that look like they have the same blade proportions as a 6-7" blade (another such is the huge Randall Model 12): Personally I feel a large knife should look more elongated in the blade, or it just starts to feel monstrous...: The Neeley SA9, on this issue, is designed pretty much like someone read my mind... It is a subjective thing, as we discussed, and slimness does rob chopping power...

Gaston
 
Newton Martin's MCE-II is bad ass, and definitely no toy :)

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White Oak, and not green

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and...just because I liked this shot...

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I know they do serve a purpose and I know people love them - but I have this "thing" about the complex grinds in the saws on the spine. In my mind, they just double the cost of the blade. Of the 2 blades that I had with them on, I never used either of them. Broke one blade [I admit it was a cheap knife] and gave the other one away years ago.
 
Eh, totally understandable, they aren't for everyone. I wouldn't want them on my fillet knife, skinning knife, bushcraft knife, etc. But I spend a good bit of time in the middle of nowhere with a heavy load of photography equipment. I like tools that multitask, so I do like them on my survival knives.I wish I could get Newt to make me one the size of the hollow-handle he does for TAD, but with a saw back. I'd love to have a knife the size and nearly the weight of the Aitor Jungle King II, but made as solid as Newt's knives.
 
I have to say I love the MCE-II: Very nice pictures, Mistwalker! I especially love the shot from behind (that shows how straight it is to the handle, something my Randall is not, but my Randall "bends" in a way that helps conceal it, so I actually like that on mine) and where you see the MCE-II grind quality close up: It is truly beautifully ground: Great camera work! Scary Spider...

The close up shots of the saw back shows better why I woud rather choose a sawless version, if there is that option: The double sawteeths are fantastic (they look like they would really perform), but I find that the sawteeth that are not full width and doubled-up (those within the clip) should not be there: For the function of "fishing barbs", I find the single teeths in your pictures are clearly too thick at the top because the clip grind doesn't go straight down and thin the blade like it does on the Lile First Blood... I am not a big believer in the idea anyway...

I don't remember ever seeing a picture of a sawless MCE-II, except maybe for some similar lower price all-black model(?): I wonder if someone has a sawless MCE-II?

Gaston
 
The solid teeth at the front act as rackers and clean out the cut when your sawing. I've got a Mce2 without saw teeth but its a 7 inch version.

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