What Fiddleback family knives do you look for on Fridays? (Models, steel type and thickness, handles)
I'll start things off by saying I look for ---
-- Knives with 4 to 5-inch blades and handles 5.3-5.5" long in 1/8 stock (got a Camp Muk that meets handle criterion, but it 3/16. Great knife, very useful, but I'd also like to have one with 1/8" stock and a long handle to pack on long hikes in the mountains);
-- W. A. Surls models based on Big Palmer handle in 3/32" A2 steel. Lil Ness has amazing ergonomics;
-- And something that doesn't yet exist: a Monarch blade with a more comfortable butt end, maybe with a Big Palmer handle.
I'll start things off by saying I look for ---
-- Knives with 4 to 5-inch blades and handles 5.3-5.5" long in 1/8 stock (got a Camp Muk that meets handle criterion, but it 3/16. Great knife, very useful, but I'd also like to have one with 1/8" stock and a long handle to pack on long hikes in the mountains);
-- W. A. Surls models based on Big Palmer handle in 3/32" A2 steel. Lil Ness has amazing ergonomics;
-- And something that doesn't yet exist: a Monarch blade with a more comfortable butt end, maybe with a Big Palmer handle.