CPK Behemoth Chopper

[on_the_edge]

^^^You read my mind. I'm also thinking I can spread it across two slices of bread at the same time. It's all about efficiency.

 

[Gusbuster]

A couple of old proto pics.

 

[mr2blue]

Can someone give a mini review of the smashed Cat sheath

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Mini review: the Mash Cat sheath is good.

 

[moparsbob]

I just weighed mine, and my BC with ebonite handles weighs 24.2 oz. With the mashed cat sheath, 32.3 oz.

 

[XtianAus]

Can someone give a mini review of the smashed Cat sheath

I owned a mash cat sheath for my FK and it was phenomenal. Literally the best sheath I have ever experienced. So nice and tight but with an easy disengagement should you draw the knife.
If that is anything to gauge his other sheaths by, then he is well above other sheath makers that I have experienced from custom or factory makers.

 

[Azula Gun Holsters]

Extremely well balanced in the hand and crazy sharp. What a great knife.
Our sheath weighs in at 4.6 ounces and keeps it snug on your waist with a low profile that does not get in the way and is easy to stow in a pack.

 

[Lorien]

^that's pretty light, what weight leather are you using?

 

[Azula Gun Holsters]

^that's pretty light, what weight leather are you using?

We use drum dyed veg tanned double shoulder 6oz leather. Typically half the weight of a similar kydex sheath with tek lok.

 

[Nystagmus]

Mine arrived today! Quite literally, the drizzle stopped, the sky parted..and then there was this long white box on my front porch. I am acutely impressed by the design, execution and overall quality of this knife. Thank you CPK team! You guys are awesome!

On a side note..I'm a pretty big guy and I've done filipino martial arts off and on for years. And after handling this knife for a few minutes, I am newly impressed by Jo's performance on Knife or Death: This is a Big Damn Knife!

I'll try to get some pics over the weekend. Thanks again CPK!

 

[abbydaddy]

Mini review: the Mash Cat sheath is good.

My hot take: He's right you know.

It is good. I personally am very partial to leather sheaths (just like I like wood furniture on my guns), but I think the Mashedcat sheath for the BC is really excellent, and the drop loop is pretty optimal for me.

 

[uGAshooter]

Extremely well balanced in the hand and crazy sharp. What a great knife.
Our sheath weighs in at 4.6 ounces and keeps it snug on your waist with a low profile that does not get in the way and is easy to stow in a pack.

I can attest that his sheath for a big knife is light (incredibly so) and holds a knife well, and at an incredible price to boot. Recently picked up one for my Busse NMFBM, and I absolutely love it! Top notch craftsman!

 

[betzner]

As mentioned more than once, a DAMN BIG KNIFE

 

[Casinostocks]

Congratulations Bob and very nice to see you back

Those sheaths aren’t half bad either

 

[91bravo]

 

[Ajack60]

Just landed down here on the Gulf Coast

 

[PeteyTwoPointOne]

Can someone give a mini review of the smashed Cat sheath

I have 2, both are VERY form fitting.

On one of them, I have to kinda lever the handle down to break the sheath's grip and then draw out on it.

On the other, it's a two-handed affair for sure because I have to actually get my fingers in there in pry the pancake apart to deploy.

Sheaths, especially Kydex, are always a security vs. ease of access kind of proposition for me. And Eric's sheaths are the closest to the perfect balance of those properties with every one of his creations I've owned. But with these the balance is more skewed to the "secure retention" side that the others I've got. Not a terribly bad thing especially if you like a really secure hold on your blade. But I've definitavely gotta be more mindful, deliberate <and thus, slower>, to draw out of these Behemoth pancakes.

Could be the sheaths, or my grippy handle material <Tt & unbufnatchcan>, or a function of handle shape, or a combo of those factors.

Maybe it's just me...it usually is.

 

[TommyGun56]

Just landed down here on the Gulf Coast

Very Nice

 

[Gusbuster]

I have 2, both are VERY form fitting.

On one of them, I have to kinda lever the handle down to break the sheath's grip and then draw out on it.

On the other, it's a two-handed affair for sure because I have to actually get my fingers in there in pry the pancake apart to deploy.

Sheaths, especially Kydex, are always a security vs. ease of access kind of proposition for me. And Eric's sheaths are the closest to the perfect balance of those properties with every one of his creations I've owned. But with these the balance is more skewed to the "secure retention" side that the others I've got. Not a terribly bad thing especially if you like a really secure hold on your blade. But I've definitavely gotta be more mindful, deliberate <and thus, slower>, to draw out of these Behemoth pancakes.

Could be the sheaths, or my grippy handle material <Tt & unbufnatchcan>, or a function of handle shape, or a combo of those factors.

Maybe it's just me...it usually is.

If they are Ebonite, then I guess it’s the Ebonite. I had the same problem, I had to separate the back of kydex a little wth my index finger to get it started. However, the Mashed Cat sheath fit and worked perfectly with my Tero Tuf proto. So I switched my proto to the Mashed Cat, and my Ebonite production BC to Grog’s Crusader Dragon Sheath, and all is well.

 

[Mike Pierson]

A Big Damn Knife arrived today to New Mexico. I luv the unbuffed natural Micarta handles.
Feels great in my hand, arrived razor sharp!
Thank you CPK crew: Overjoyed with my purchase!