I have been handling the FK quite a bit over the last couple of days, and I really think this one of the best "beta" knives I've seen come out of HI.
Generally speaking, when we ask for something (especially without sending a physical sample to the kamis), the first knife to come back is about 85% what we asked for if we are lucky. That's not knocking the kamis at all. Think about it, we're fighting language barriers, distance, and expectations balanced what we THINK works and what the kamis KNOW what works.
Usually after the second or third run we get a 90-95% knife compromising what we wanted with what the kamis can do.
From concept to design to manufacture to finished product...I'm really impressed. The FK is not some unwieldy brute. Where the AKB was basically by design to be a sharpened prybar (Remember, Cobalt et al set out to once and for all design THE nuke proof bowie), the FK dances. The balance is superb. It would be at home in the hands of an outdoor enthusiast looking for chopper that could do the fine stuff in a pinch as well as the hands of a more martial minded individual looking to balance power with finesse.
The scabbard that came with the FK is very well done. It fits like a glove and rides high. It could use a little bit of a cant if one were wanting to have it at the ready for a fast draw. However, most of us using it for a camping and hiking blade might find the stock scabbard great since it does ride so high. No banging into your leg and with flannel over-shirt this 16+" monster is practically invisible to any sheeple that might take exception to your chopper.
I'm going to design and maybe start on a prototype sheath for it today. I have some leather that is armor-thick that I can't figure out what to do with. It's too thick to wet mold, too tough to cut at rounded angles by hand, and too heavy for smaller belt knives. What is might be good for is thick multi-layered sheets to build a sheath. The FK lines should be easy enough to cut since they are fairly straight, the weld of the sheath should make for a durable guard for the stitching, and the over all stiffness should yield something that is heavy enough to offset the weight yet fast on the draw. I'm still toying with the idea, but I'm thinking something that ties to the thigh for easier access.