Will the cut-out blade stand up to batoning?
Yup. I batoned the living hell out of it just to see if the slot was a fail spot and it held up perfectly.
Will the cut-out blade stand up to batoning?
Dave, that's one fugly blade :yikes: - but as long as it does its job and is comfortable in use ...
Are you going to mod the drop down so that, should the velcro come undone, the ferro and whistle aren't 'gravity activated'?
(meaning 'I dropped it' or 'It fell out/over/down')