The Benchmade Neil Blackwood Skirmish has a Ti handle and S30V steel blade.
The only thing I wish it had was a frame lock stop. The Ti frame lock stretches out and the blade drops open with the less resistance detent ball.
Love the hefty of the knife.
My other favourite are my customs from the late Peter Marzitelli. The one of a kind Big Snarly in Dino camo is in my pocket most of the time.
Met him at his house and showed me the last custom folder is made…fell in love with it and picked it up from him.
Some designs, are just that, designs.
And while i approve having a little edge over the monochrome mess we all are engulfed in, then some times the urge to be different bother me a little too, feel like people are trying too hard.
And those thumb studs, i am not too crazy about those.
I also find myself getting annoyed with designs that strain to just be “different” as eye candy, not as a matter of function. I have been seduced and then disappointed. I tend to go more conservative now, although occasionally something catches my eye. This narrows down the pool and thus minimizes excess knife buying!
I didn’t actually carry this today, but I do strap it to my belt when I’m at the cabin.
My brother-in-law is trying to start a business as a knife maker, and this is one of his earlier attempts. He also made the sheath. It’s a great knife, but the stuff he makes now is way beyond this.