Certainly did not mean to imply that you would be abusive to you gear, nor did I mean it to imply that for Dave either, just used that turn of phrase as it means hard use in the field to me. Without question, from what I have seen, you my friend, are in the field. Specifically in a manner that this particular knife was designed for. That is why I think you would be a great tester for the field knife and why I mentioned you in the post quoted. Reading above, Nathan seems to maybe thinking the same thing. I hope you take him up on the offer.
If not, the jello wrestling with Dave is still on the table......