Different handle, straight spine vs thumb ramp, round choil vs square, and INFI instead of SR77 -- Other than that, it's so close to a Dog Father that I'm not hearing the Bushwhacker's call yet. It's a great knife, no doubt, but unless the price is right, I'll probably stand on what I've already got.

Wow, that is super sweet dig the old school look.

Perhaps, but when Peter commented on similarities between my SHBM and a (full-height ground) Dog Father, I didn't think much about it until nearly a year later when I dug both out for pictures. Then I noticed that they were a lot closer than I expected:



I recall that my SHBM is about 1/4-inch -- with the Bushwhacker being slightly thinner, but saber-ground, I'm not sure they'll feel so different. Once they start shipping we'll know for sure (of course, that may make it too late to place an order).

I think that I have now found my winter camp knife. Most of the others mentioned on this forum were heavier than I cared to tote with me over long miles. I hope that this one is a good compromise.

Ooooooh, I want one of those!!!!

Pretty cool looking but that's gonna be some serious cake. Honestly, a Dog Father or the upcoming Rat 10 do it for me more. What can I say, I'm a sale rack kinda guy! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

If I had either a shbm or zt bm-e, the bushwhacker wouldn't appeal to me nearly as much, but the chance to get a thin mistress at factory prices is too good to pass up. If Dan did a 3/16 inch thick dogfather I would be all over that, but thick seems to be the order of the day for the yard so I'll just have to "settle" for ThINFI.... Darn <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I heard that if you can afford to live in California, you can afford ANYTHING! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />