Here are my favorites:
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Being that you favor Micarta over res-c for big blades, I'm not sure how helpful this is. I have owned an NMFBM and BWM, but prefer Res-C on 10"+ blades, so these are my keepers. The BWM and NMFBM are both great, but the handles didn't do it for me. There's always the KZ and MOAB!


JYD #137