I would love for this to become a thread for pictures of the Rock Lobster in action in other peoples day to day lives.
Here goes!
I believe for a knife to be truly great. Many compromises have to be met and mesh together. A great cutting knife that scares everyone is no good to me, A great looking knife that won't last or do the tasks I usually do is no good. If the handle is too fat and it's uncomfortable in the pocket I won't carry it for long. This knife does not suffer from any of those drawbacks.
It is a big knife. The handle is 4 7/8inches from tip to tip. The handle is nice and thin, which makes it fit nicely and unobtrusively in the pocket. The Curves are great, I am going to call the cut out area of the knife a "SUPER CHOIL" It's like a choil for anywhere from two to three fingers, and it works great. Alot of times my middle finger is up against the back of the super choil when doing a pulling and slicing type of cut. The front of the super choil instills confidence that your hand will not be sliding onto the super sharp VG-10 blade. It offers many unique and very comfortable gripping options.
When cutting something thick, you can hold the back of the handle to keep your hand out of it.
The super choil makes for a comfortable and secure backwards grip. The webbing of the thumb and muscle fit comfortably in it.
You can get excellent control of the tip even with such a generously sized blade like this
I'm not going to spend a lot of time on the lock or clip. Both work very well. The knife is easy to open and close, with no awkward feelings during either action. Lockup is secure. I don't cut with the back of my knife or stab, so I don't do SPINEWHACKS. :rolleyes:
Now onto the blade.... This is in my opinion the Ultimate blade shape and size. No one jumps back when this knife is opened even though the blade is 3 3/4 inches from handle to tip. This fixes the problem I have with knives. I like a lot of blade. Usually with a long blade I have two problems 1. Scary looking - the sheepsfoot style has my wife, and boss at ease even though it is long. 2. Loss of control or a feeling of connection with the tip of the knife, this knife with it's interesting handle and downward sloping blade keep that from happening, I can choke up and get a finger nearly all the way out to that tip! See above picture.
The Rock lobster has solved another dilemma for me. I often war over whether to carry a hawk or wharncliffe style which is great for electrical work to be able to pierce wire with the tip.
Or a knife with a little belly for great slicing ability.
The Rock lobster with it's gentle arc of an edge works great for both. It can pierce, controllably down a wire. It can slice. It's comfortable. It's big but not scary. It looks good too. (I think so anyways :D )
For me this is "the" knife. Usually a jack of all trades sort of knife or tool isn't very good at anything. This knife seems to excel in every way. I'm not super excited about it like the flings I had as a teenager. I feel satisfied, sure, and happy. The way I felt when I met my wife. I know a common feeling for a knife nut when receiving a new knife is that "this is the one for me" However I am sure this is the one for me
Get one you won't be sorry, and if you are let me know I might buy it. I do plan on getting about four more to make it more likely I will have one for the rest of my life :)
