P~ in comparing the Patriot, that you carried for sometime, to the recent Fiddlebacks what about the Fiddleback made you switch? I apologize if you covered this in another thread previously.
Brett, I still carry the Patriot, especially when a side pocket provides the perfectly proportioned perch for my KSF 2-compartment pocket sheath.
And, I still heartily recommend the Patriot to
anyone considering a "pocketable" fixed blade. Its usefulness and in-hand comfort belie its very portable size, and its price point and (currently) steady availability make it more fun to recommend than yet another knife that someone will not find for themselves easily.
As for the "switch," I'm still not sure what has just happened, and is ongoing!
I collided with a perfect blue, and I am loving what I'm discovering. The knives. The men who are making and enjoying them. Shadetree's burlap. The sheathmakers and leather that pants 'em.
I've written, am writing, more about all of this
here.
... I expect the Stubby Muk to fit in with my WLSTs and Whaler(s), ie, the funny-wow factor in a tool that's well-crafted and suited for work, if less practical in my day-to-day life than other options? But look forward to finding out.
~ P.
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