I agree and it is growing on me... slowly... Would love to hear Jerry's reasoning behind the "mayonnaise spreader" handle shape... Not doubting his judgement, just honestly curious. .
HA! I never thought of it that way before now, and you have a point. Just funky looking, but it feels nice :thumbup:
Pros - feels great in my hand, wife likes it, orange G10 is really cool lookin. I havent used it yet but I will soon in the kitchen. cons - no built in bottle opener
The sar5, active duty and game warden all have the same palm swell to finger swell placement. It's (from my experience with the sar5/active duty) meant to be held where you have your palm over the palm swell and your thumb on the spine over the ricasso. If you do a lot of work in that position, it's great, but if you like to have your hand really close to the guard it puts the swell right under your pinky's metacarpal. Every custom I've handled that took down the palm swell and made the handle a little flatter on the spine was a huge improvement, making the handle immediately more versatile. take this grip (a pic posted by bigfattyt): and put your thumb over the spine like this: and I think you get the intended grip. The other thing to consider is that the placement of the palm swell on the MUK puts your hand at the same distance from the edge as it would be on a normal gaurded large choil knife. Look at this ratmandu's palm swell, and look at the distance between the edge and the swell. That distance is identical between the MUK and the Ratmandu, even though one has a guard. Your hand is meant to be in the same position as the Ratmandu, but without a guard in between. (image by jazub)
(Image by resinguy) This is a good image for showing how the palm swell placement is consistent across many models. If theres going to be a palm swell, it'll place your hand about 1/2" away from the gaurd, in a position that puts your thumb right at the start of the edge. I'd be interested in hearing jerry's take on the MUK handle. It seems like it takes the pork belly skinner and makes everything more fluid, removing the bumps and extra positions, leaving a smooth transition betwen grips. (not sure whose image this is) (13ninja's image)
got mine from the post office today and i think it is awesome but haven't used it yet except to trim a chicken and some artichokes. the handle fits may paw just fine. good job on this model, all i can say is i'm so happy that i listened to jaxx and bought 27 of them. .
May be some duds out there??? But MUK #535 is just "Super Awesome" Orange & Black is so sweet. I now only want pumpkin. Cant wait to take her bush.
Pros, 1. Handle shape is really nice, and glad I got liners as it seems to fill my hand much better with a bit wider handle... 2. Came scary sharp with a very nice convex grind courtesy of Beef... Cons, None as of yet.
I went with the flatter handle based on what I considered to be the primary intended use of the Muk which is as a skinner and hunter. I personally find it much easier to acquire "edge location" with a flatter, thinner handle when I can't see the edge, as is the case when you have your entire knife covered in blood or up inside the body cavity of a larger animal that you are dressing. A thicker and more rounded handle on the Muk makes this much more difficult. The thicker handle, likewise, will rotate in your hand much more easily when wet or covered in blood. As a pure slicer, the flatter, thinner handle philosophy holds true as well since it so effectively prevents rolling on the hand. :thumbup: Yours in spreading nuclear mayonaisse, Jerry .
Received two MUKs today. One in Orange/Black and the other in Blue/Black G10. Positives: Feels very nice in the hand, good choice on the slimmer handles. Came with a shaving sharp convex edge, which was nicely polished unlikely the usual coarse finish. Negatives: Minor issue. On the Blue/Black G10 handled MUK, the CNC machine they used to shape the pattern on the G10 handles could of been dull? It left a rougher finish on a few of the grooves. The finish on the Orange/Black MUK was immaculate Overall: A very nice knife! :thumbup:
Love the Blade its right on the money,the handles takeing some getting use to Liked it enough to buy another one.
I can't wait until deer season this year. Between the BOSS Jack LE and the HOG Muk LE, I'm gonna be breaking in some NICE Busses. :thumbup:
Boss - thank you very much for the explanation and the versatility of the handle has become apparent over the past week - I'm liking it. Further, cannot tell you how pleasing, and refreshing, to have a knifemaker respond directly to a question asked... Speaks volumes and justifies my enjoyment of Busse for more than just the steel... I love me some good mayo
