Ive always liked the design of the Tops Bob Feildcraft, however thought there were a few improvements to be made. The ferro rod striker on the pommel was useless and required being removed. A 90 degree spine needed filing. Also the gimping was very sharp . I’m also thinking of putting spacers underneath the grip to fatten it up before sanding back the corners to remove the squarish shape of the grip.The edge was terrible for a tops and still needs a lot of work to get it to slice and not tear cardboard and paper. I’m using a foam sanding block to convex the edge. The over-bight was the worse Ive ever experienced when I first purchased it. I had been trying to sell it rather than fool around modifying it but had no takers and finally motivated myself to see if it would make a useful blade. I see many you-tubers rave about this design ? It hasn’t really stood up to the other Tops blades I have, that have been great straight from the factory. So we will see after a little more work with emery paper what the outcome will be.
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