I have been on the fence about ordering a Ditch Pik from JB for two weeks now. I really like the Shivworks curriculum as well as the Libre "Reaper" stuff and get a good deal of utility use out of my P'Kal and China Pik.
Lately, thanks to Ed Calderon, I have been rolling with a Victorinox Fruit Knife in a pocket sheath. That is a tricky, but nasty little combo for a "pocket pik".
Pics as promised of my new Ban Tang Ti DLC'd forward edge recurve CP. Wow that's a long name for a small blade. Shown for comparison with my SAF. Threw an extra DCC clip on the sheath for now. I have other plans for the factory sheath so as soon as I get back from vacation the blade will be going to Bladerigs for a sheath.
As an EWO alumni, and with previous training before, I want the most grip-able knife I can still conceal in my normal clothes. Anything very flat and thin, like with a thin cord wrap in the normal clinch pick position will probably not accomplish that for me. I really like the egg shape of the clinch pick, but I would love to get more time on ban tang's more flattened (yet still egg silhouetted shaped) clinch pick. I played briefly with the trainer and enjoyed it. IME, the silhouette, thickness, texture and shape all play a role as variables for access. I have usually L-XL sized gloves, so I would certainly like a slightly oversized CP, but I am not sure how well I could conceal it. Up1911Fan, that's a beautiful knife. I certainly want to move over to a double edge CP style knife.
The experimentation continues.
Last edited by SLUZENE; 03-05-2019 at 02:31 PM.