It never occurred to me that it's (the finger choil) usefulness might vary with knife size, I see your points. With a small knife, the extra grip length of a choil will allow you to apply more pressure and have more control. It's almost like having a larger knife. Looking forward to hearing the knifes specs.by curmudgeon - New Knives, and New to You Knives
Ryan, That's an interesting knife. When you receive it, will you measure the thickness behind the edge and let us know? I have several knives in CTS XHP. I like it. Another thing I am wondering about is how much blade play there is with the lock back. It seems Spyderco is doing better these days with their lock backs. Some of their Byrd folders are also excellent in this respect.by curmudgeon - New Knives, and New to You Knives
The machetes I have from Cold Steel have the poly handles. I like them. They are comfortable for my use. If I had to use them all day, the story might be different. I think I would use gloves if I was going to use it for an extended time. The might be a good choice for self defense, etc. They are light, 12" long and cut well. You could sure do worse.by curmudgeon - General
I have several of the Cold Steel Bowie machetes. They don't cut particularly well as the come from the factory. The edge needs to be thinned. When that is done, they cut well and they are tough. If you order it from Baryonyx they offer the option of thinning the edge for you. It is worth the small extra charge if you don't want to or can't thin it yourself. With the edge thinby curmudgeon - General