It's a nice knife. Very sharp, and the combination of FFG and sheepsfoot blade make for an impressive cutter. One of the first times I used it was for cutting brush and branches while cleaning up after a local tornado.
If I had one complaint, it would be that the overall profile in the pocket is rather large. IMO the blade seemed wider than it really needed to be, causing it to take up a lot of room in my pocket.
I've been thinking of modifying the blade shape a bit to make it more pocket friendly as well as look better:
We have a 6×48 belt sander at work, for which (once upon a time) I had personally gotten some belts, ranging from 40 grit to 600 grit. Using the 40 grit, and dipping the knife in a bucket of ice water every second or two, I soon had the rough shape I desired:
I switched to a 120 grit belt to smooth out the rougher scratches. Turned out nicely.
The other thing I wanted to try was thinning down the edge a bit. For this I put on an 80 grit belt and proceeded with extreme caution. I never let the knife blade get even warm but kept it ice cold throughout. Even so after a few passes I decided to stop, turn off the sander, and do it by hand. The sander was just too fast and would've only taken a split second to ruin something.
I finished with the 80 grit and put on the 120 grit, still sanding by hand. After the 120 I finished with a 320 grit.
In progress:
My re-grind job isn't perfect - there's some slight convexing as well as a few scratches left - but it turned out better than I though it would for a first try.
Finished product:
It's my first ever mod job and was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to carrying and using the knife and seeing how it performs.
