I guess I'll put my $.02 in here. For me, the HRLM choil is too small to use. I have large hands. The blade is short enough that I do not need to choke up on it though. It is my favorite EDC fixed blade, at least until my kydex comes in for the DM. Would it be unreasonable for SYKCO to offer two versions of the Howler? One could have no choil, for maximum cutting edge length, the other could have a large choil for precision skinning and other similar work. That should not be any more difficult to do than the recent offering of two slightly different recurves. Give the customers a choice. If one or the other proves to be a lot less popular, you know which one to make the next time.