I am glad to have been able to assist you BC. The emersons are hand filling as in width (the smaller ones). The bigger ones, well they are just bigger! IF I had to choose only ONE, the Emerson cqc15 mini or the Spyderco PM2, I would probably be dead before I could make up my mind. BUT as I have said at present, the Spyderco blades win out for me. IF you haven't and IF you have the funds, give the Spyderco PM2 a try. You just might like it.

Now if Sal would just make it with a recurve tanto point like the '15 has...