SchradeDelta Class Reckon Tini Fixed Blade with 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade, 6.4in Fixed Blade for Buschcrafting, EDC

Schrade SCHF9 Extreme Survival Knife with Fixed 1095 High Carbon Steel is an AMAZING AMAZING value.For a 6.4 inch blade .25 thick full tang a true full tang this is the DEAL of the Knife World. As of December 2013 $39.00on Amazon this is GREAT. EXCELLENT KNIFE - Sheath is fair - it's big. Worth getting a nice custom leather sheath.This knife seems to be a great Farm Carry tool. It's TOUGH as nails - great handle - Sharp and fine looking. For the price you invest it's not going to bother you to pound the heck out of it - what are knives for. You may want to get a 2nd as a collectors piece cause in my thought this is a $50.00 knife in 4 or 5 years if not sooner. For the price I wouldtake this over the Becker BK2 with .25 thick blade. The BK2 is a 5" blade. I like the 6 inch blade - it's about a 6" inch cuttingedge - I only count blade length from tip to where the blade starts - meaning the actual cutting edge not the entire size of the blade (why cound the finger choil area as part of the blade if it does not cut?) For Wood Batoning I prefer at least a 7" to 9" blade. Becker BK9, Ontario RTAK2, Ontario SP8 .26 thick on the SP8. BK9 and RTAK2 are both 3/16th's thick. I believe the RTAK2 is a bit longer than BK9 but the blade profile on the BK9 is better for busting through wood. Although the BK9 is not .25 thick it will not get "stuck" in wood like a full flat grind blade will. Not enough "real estate" moving through the wood. Sort of like a very think Machete would not be able to Baton through 8" oak it will get stuck. Not enough mass moving through. You won't have this with the Schrade - but the BK9 being thinner has more Length so to me it's more my style of a knife. Any knife can baton through 3" diameter wood you don't need a .25 inch thick blade for small logs so I don't know why these short blades are so thick. It's nice since they will take abuse. I just with this Schrade was 7.5 inches that 1 inch makes a HUGE difference when trying to Baton wood.Back to the Schrade. It's too large for an EDC "every day carry" It dwarfs the Cold Steel SRK in mass although only 1/2 if that longer than SRK in total length. It would make a GREAT back pack blade. GREAT GREAT for wood Batoning. If you are not into 7 plus inch knives GET THIS ONE. It can do just about anything any knife can do and for the price this is a real nice gesture by Schrade. The Becker BK7 will be better for cutting food and for finer wood work cause the BK7 is thinner it's 3/16th of an inch - this Schrade is .25 inch thick VERY SOLID. I have a feeling this one will become a classic IF they end up discontinuing it soon. It is worth $50.00 in my book. Don't knock yourselves out looking for a knife this one is it. KABAR, Ontario, Ranger by Ontario are to me the best out there for the price and as good quality as a Busse or Essee - those are higher end designer blades for people who have more money to burn - at the end of the day this knife will do EVERYTHING any of the others can. Thanks Schrade - sad you are not made in the USA any more. So after buying this folks get a KABAR BK9 for your big carry or the Ontario SP9 or RTAK2 or Ranger 7 or Ranger 9 ALL MADE IN USA (Specific Models of these companies are still made in USA other models are made in Taiwan) Peace friends!

Comparatively, this seems to be a very adequate and nicely designed knife for only 40 bucks. Personally, I bought this because I wanted something between my Becker BK2 and BK7, and I wanted something with Kraton rubber grip scales from the factory rather than those slippery hard Grivory grips on the Becker BK's that cost you an extra 40 dollars a pop to replace with micarta. Also, I wanted a cheaper knife that won't worry me to abuse and neglect a little. This knife fits that bill completely.Many other reviewers seem to complain a great deal about the extended and full-sized grip but I find it just perfect for my average size male hands. (For reference: I cannot palm a basketball and I have a too short and weak grip on a football which always kept me from playing quarterback. Also, I wear men's large gloves but they are slightly loose) But the grip on this knife seems perfect for my hands.My knife came quite sharp - it just needed a little stropping to smooth it up. The grind could have been more symmetric, sure, but that really doesn't bother me for the bush craft uses I intend for this blade. Actually, this blade looks like it had more hand finishing than CNC work I bought this knife to use and abuse in the field not for show nor for something to impress people with by slicing tissue paper or shaving my forearms with! And I always prefer 1095 carbon steel, but you never really know how good the heat treatment on any blade until you have beaten it up a bit and re-sharpened it a few times. Even high-priced knives can sometimes come with poor heat-treatment - it happens to the best of them. The recurve on the SCHF9 blade is not a problem to sharpen if you use a large size ceramic rod or diamond steel rod, which are available on Amazon at low prices.. I am used to using and re-sharpening kukri shaped machetes that way, and it just takes a little practice.As for the sheath, yeah it is a little cheap and it is not made for left hand carry due to the slanted guard, but fortunately, I'm a leftie who has learned to draw with a reverse grip over the years and I can always find or make another sheath if necessary. It seems that no matter what price you pay for a knife these days, it comes with some cheap sweatshop made sheath - so that is just something to expect.So in summary, I am quite pleased with this low cost, Asian-made Taylor Brand Schrade knife as far as matters of price, ergonomic design and out-of-box quality, but only time will tell how much abuse it can endure. Upon initial inspection with some light use, I believe it to be a good value compared to similar and higher priced bush craft/survival type knives.