What knives do ya really like but know ya shouldn't ?

A Brian Goode To the Woods knife and a Rik Palm Fire Genie (ok not technically a knife but who cares).

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Both are calling my name but is unlikely I'll ever have either one.
 
I have always really liked the looks of Striders, Extrema Ratio Knives, and the Microtech's (fixed blades). The Striders and Extrema's are super expensive and why I don't own any yet, but maybe one day I'll bite the bullet and get one.
 
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I obtained an Extrema model (Col. Moshin?) for a friend a few years ago and it was really nicely proportioned. However, like you, I couldn't see what justified the high cost (other than the fact it was THE knife my friend wanted).

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Don Rearic said:
Whoever designed that was a big fan of the old Pacific Cutlery (Pre-Benchmade) WeeHawk Boot Knife, that's all that Tatang really is...a call back to the WeeHawk.
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They got even closer with the "Skinat", it just needs the false edge. Rather pretty with the orange scales.

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Although totally not the kind of thing that usually appeals to me by quite some margin I always felt the design had legs. That's strange because I like simple. Simple to me was the SOG Government. And I figure if I were looking for a knife for that role now for me it would be the Fallkniven S1 that took up the torch. So what is it about this?
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Ha, I don't have the answer to that, and it is that dilemma which propels me. There's just so much I hate about it:

1] The grind
2] Too much belly and not straight enough
3] Over the top guard
4] Finger stalls
5] Sharpened back and I want rounded to push on
6] Idiot pommel uncomfortable to push on and digs in ya
7] Wasted space at the ricasso
8] I don't find FRN very comfortable on big knives
9ish] It's H1 not conventional steel. Never tried it.

Yet here's the thing – Despite having so many features I despise I can't help but feel it may be quite brilliant for the intended role. It strikes me as the antidote to those WSK type things and potentially a lesson in how to bundle an array of field and defensive application attributes into a small package.

It is of absolutely no use to me at all but I've a suspicion there's going to be some Israelis that are chuffed to bits with this. Oddities like this don't come round very often and that's why I like it.

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Happy holidays.
 
Personally I've yet to meet a knife that I didn't like. I've never seen a knife that I didn't think couldn't have some practical use under some certain situation or cutting chore.

I've been sort of put down by a few of my knife loving buddies because of my intense love for Hawkbill blades>> Spyderco Hawkbills in particular. The more I carry Spyderco Hawkbill folders the more uses I find for them.

I also concur about the new Spyderco fixed blade Warrior. The knife on the surface doesn't look like a working tool. But I can see where it would be a very valuable tool in some survival situations.

I truly believe that Hawkbills get a bum rap. I think that they are just completely misunderstood and have been the victim of baseless predjudice. I'm right now trying to locate a top notch fixed blade hawkbill blade. I hope Spyderco is drawing up plans for one now. They are truly a very progressive production knife company.

Now I do think that the new Spyderco Temperance 2 model is so elegant looking that I might have trouble using it for the first time.

But again I've never met a knife I really didn't like for some cutting chore and if nothing else I would keep any knife in my footlocker for future use. I do believe that most knives do have some practical uses and are valued tools in many situations.
 
I know I shouldn't but I really like this...
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protourist said:
I know I shouldn't but I really like this...
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Why not? That might be very practical.

Talking of tracker knife, I would never buy one but I'd gladly test one. Maybe if the chop end would be convexed and the whittler part converted to scandi it could work much better.
 
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