For some time now I have been spending more time working with smaller knives. In a way it has been like a trip back in time for me
to a time when my priorities in choosing a knife were completely different than now. Then it was a time when I looked at the aesthetics of a knife as much as comfort and cutting ability and never really weighed them in their use as a defensive weapon. While I have found myself enjoying working with the smaller knives again, the current urban study I am doing is actually making it more of a necessity to familiarize with smaller knives and tools
This is a Schrade SHD1, simply says Schrade Custom on the ricasso, that I have been working with for a few days. It has a blade length of 3.75 inches or 9.5 cm with an over-all length of just less than 8 inches or about 20 cm. The blade is .125 inches or just over 3 mm.
It has a tapered genuine stag handle which is fitted well and that is comfortable but a little small for a tight four finger grip in my hand but my hands arent exactly small either. Because of the pommel swell it does offer a great two-finger grip for chopping.
The sheath is like the Scandi design but with a fixed belt loop and doesnt dangle. It is very comfortable to wear, and fits the knife well nice and snug so the knife wont just fall out of it.
Out of the box it is very sharp, it had no trouble whittling shavings from a Sycamore limb
and made quick work of producing some fatwood shavings for tinder
The tip is good and stout also; I used it to whittle out a piece of Sycamore to use for a quick line tensioner.
and afterward it was still plenty sharp enough to slice some grape tomatoes no large tomatoes on hand.
All in all it seems a good knife. Its the wrong time of year for me to do any skinning with it but I am sure it would handle the task just fine.
This is a Schrade SHD1, simply says Schrade Custom on the ricasso, that I have been working with for a few days. It has a blade length of 3.75 inches or 9.5 cm with an over-all length of just less than 8 inches or about 20 cm. The blade is .125 inches or just over 3 mm.
It has a tapered genuine stag handle which is fitted well and that is comfortable but a little small for a tight four finger grip in my hand but my hands arent exactly small either. Because of the pommel swell it does offer a great two-finger grip for chopping.
The sheath is like the Scandi design but with a fixed belt loop and doesnt dangle. It is very comfortable to wear, and fits the knife well nice and snug so the knife wont just fall out of it.
Out of the box it is very sharp, it had no trouble whittling shavings from a Sycamore limb
and made quick work of producing some fatwood shavings for tinder
The tip is good and stout also; I used it to whittle out a piece of Sycamore to use for a quick line tensioner.
and afterward it was still plenty sharp enough to slice some grape tomatoes no large tomatoes on hand.
All in all it seems a good knife. Its the wrong time of year for me to do any skinning with it but I am sure it would handle the task just fine.
