Funny. That's exactly what I was thinking as this thread evolved. I met him a couple years ago and think he lives within 5mi of here (didn't live 'here' then). Great guy. Anyway, I like the knife in theory, but in practice it's never in the 5" knife rotation because it's so darn heavy. I'm OK with the thickness (big hands), but the weight of that much G10 is oppressive. If I had more confidence in my skill or in the outcome, I'd try drilling out the slabs in a series of holes that could be seen when looking down at the spine & tang...

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Or I could sell it. But then my wife would spend the money and I wouldn't have the knife or the money. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif" alt="" />