Ahm, well. “S” gloves suit me best, size 8 in Europe.
It’s not about the size with the finger choil, you either like it or you don’t.
You can only tell if you’ve tried it once
I dislike choils immensely. They are a waste of edge and IMO a poor design because they make it very easy to cut yourself. Yes, maybe you get a minor increase in blade control for small jobs, but a little slip and you can cut yourself. Plus, more edge is better. Especially in a small knife, I don’t want anything reducing the amount of edge I get.
Plus I find that they often mess up the ergonimics of a knife handle because they try to make them comfortable using the choil over, without using it.
Not really, it’s pretty much the same as with my finger being on the other side of the flipper. It’s handy for people with bigger hands because that’s the only way to comfortably grab the entire handle. Not in my case. Some people say Sanrenmu 7056 and/or Kershaw Cryo are “three-finger” knives. To me they fit perfect. That’s why the choil in the FH51 is just a waste of the cutting edge. Oh well, maybe they’ll release FH52 or something without it. I heard the FH21 has a pretty streamlined handle, I think I’ll give it a go.
Well, to each their own I guess. As I’ve said I have small hands, still I like the finger choil on my (15cm open) Malyshev Gnome.
For most tasks it’s enough of a blade, go and check how much length you really use on a knife.
If you cut open bread rolls every day then you might need a “full” blade though.
Anyhow, that’s why I said, try it yourself if you dare to probably change your mind (as I have).
I even added a finger choil to an Enlan knife when I tried another material for scales.
If it had better balde steel and the clip closer to the butt of the handle then it could be my edc knife…
Maybe you will see your initial opininion was right, so what?
You have a good knife to gift to someone who might like it or you just store it in your toolbox/car as a backup knife.
It’s not a Sebenza by all means…
By the way, it’s slightly arrogant to lecture someone this way who only told his opinion.
You feel one way about it, I disagree, yet I don’t say you’re “wrong”, you just see things different.
And with your sayings above you tell that you don’t even have to try it because you know it already without trying.
Very smart, I’m envious. Kinda.
The Kizer Domin Mini hit the mailbox today. Excellent little knife. Was clean and lubed nicely from the factory. Good lockup, 35% or maybe 40%. Blade is perfectly centered. Wickedly sharp as well.
I couldn’t pass it up. I have never had a knife that uses Bohler N690 steel. I don’t really know anything about it other than what I read on the internet about it. People seem to like it and compare it to VG-10 steel. Think I read it was a Carbon Enriched Stainless Steel. Time will tell how long it holds an edge and how easy it is to sharpen.
A few other knives are in the picture as well, just for a comparison. From top to bottom. 1 is a Kershaw Leek. 2 Medium sized Honey badger. 3 is a Bestech Pebble. 4 is the mini Domin, and the last one is a Kizer Begleiter.
I really like the size and quality of the mini Domin. Is it worth $55? Yes I think so. It seems to be a solid knife.
It is just a great little knife. If you got the extra money and it won’t get you in trouble with the better half, grab one. I think you would really love it. Of course you don’t have to get it in blue. I just have this weird thing in my head where if I see a blue option for anything, I just buy it. I have no idea why.
Yeah, I’m thinking I’ll like this one a lot. The 2.9” blade on the Mini just suits what I like. The Bohler N690 is a good steel to.
Funny you mentioned your liking of the Blue handles. A few months ago I picked up a blue handled knife off MassDrop <span class=““Drop” now”> and loved the color. Since then I have acquired a few others in Blue.
I’ll get this one in Blue too. It is a nice alternative to the usual Black.
Where did you get yours? Blade HQ??
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Edit: This one looks pretty interesting to at $49.95.
The mini pry bar/french fries fork is my test piece for rock pattern and orange peeling.
It’s quite easy to do, all you need is a steel brush mount on a belt grinder or alternatively on a drill press
(if you don’t work at an orthopedic shoemaking or shoe repair shop
It makes the handle quite grippy, it’s surprising that this little surface treatment hasn’t become more popular on cheap knives from China just as anodizing has.
By the way. Now as I have my 120V power supply for anodizing I realize that the best colors are in the low spectrum
Still it’s nice to be able to adjust the current in 1/10V steps, with 9V batteries it was impossible to get matching colors on framelock knives.
I don’t regret to spend the $62