This is a story about a man with no name.



He was born into this world without a name, without a face. Here's his picture.

No but seriously.



I've noticed a few folks not using their actual names or using a picture of them.



As much as we liked to keep ourselves hidden from others on the World Wide Web, I think here, at this community, there should be an exception. This site isn’t just another random site… Continue

OK so here we go....



First grab a knife with a lanyard hole and a talon hole, and a boat-load of paracord. The talon hole is a registered trademark of Busse, but I've seen a few knives that have the front guard hole (Kiku Matsuda, i.e.) and the guard will only work if there is a front guard hole.



Also about the paracord, I didn't measure mine but I used a lot of extra. You might want to measure out 9' or so. (if you prefer a thinner guard you can take out the strands… Continue

Note, this is a very, very short test. I only did the very simple tasks.



The test I did was just between the RMD and Grunt. It was wet and I was really satisfied when I finished the test. Both knives were stropped and were very sharp.



At the time, it was fairly dark.

Just before the test I was able to catch the flock of geese in the picture above. They flew right over me.…



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Alright so this is how the review will work: my friend and I both have experience with the Ontario RTAK-II, and we've decided to write this review together. He’ll write about the knife itself, and I’ll write the knife in use. The pictures are from me.



RTAK-II Review!



Measurements:



Friend:



Overall Length Blade Length Edge Length Handle Length Width



17.125 Inches 11 Inches 9.5 Inches 6 Inches 3/16th



Me:…



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So finally a friend and I have acquired a good assortment of medium sized fix blades to test.



The test is broken down in to 2 categories: Use and Comfort.



Then those two categories are broken down into several sub categories: fuzz/curl making, batonning, chopping, and drilling.



Ratings will be given to comfort during all these task. This is a very limited view as we are only gauging initial comfort during use. We are not measuring how comfortable the knife is… Continue