Slingshot, Moin, Bruno and me are going fishing on 25th and 26th May near the Cauvery. We can squeeze in one more, so why don't you join us? Bring the knives along and you can get the opinion of four guys in one place and have a good time fishing as well. If you can make it, PM me your e-mail address and I'll add you to our ongoing e-mail chit-chat.
I have no credentials as far as knife making goes but I do feel you can do much better. Let's take your recent field knife. As you may recall, I really liked the initial blade geometry and that has come out well, though I am not so sure about the addition of the recurve. However, being slight, it probably wont matter or may even proove to be an asset.Mack...i would greatly benefit if you could explain.
For me, a knife's handle is very important and I feel you could have done much better. I have mentioned the points in the other thread.
BTW, are you wet-forming your sheath and if so, do you still find the retention to be just as good?