I've been doing a bit of carving with my knife lately and really enjoy it. Right now I'm in the process of carving an entire walking stick from local wood. A lot of the time I rest the handle butt on my leg and grab the back of the blade for percise cuts. The knife has about 3" of saw teeth on the spine, not a huge issue but you have to be aware. This morning I used a 3.5" x 1" piece of kydex, heat molded over a thinner piece of steel to make a cover for the saw teeth. It really worked out well, thought I'd share! 
