Well, I had a whole post written up. Bunch of photos. Talked about YouTuber's designing knives and then PieFed.World just decided "oh here's an error, how about you lose all that work"
So, I'm not re-writting all of it. Here's the summary:
This is a great knife. Blade is really thin. Crossbar lock is very well tuned. The burlap micarta is very much burlap micarta. I've used it for food prep, made fatwood shavings, cut a bunch of paracord, and reduced boxes to confetti. It's been very solid. It displaced my previous long term EDC (the CJRB Maximal) for the time being but honestly both of these knives are excellent. You cannot go wrong with either.
If the 2.88" blade is too small for you, there's a newly released "Over Yonder" with a 3.35" blade that might be to your liking. Same blade thinness, just longer.
Here's a bunch of photos, including some comparisons to the Maximal.
The sort of modified spey blade shape of the Yonder is different indeed. I was intrigued by it because I have only 2 other knives with spey blades (both of which are more classic in shape). For sure the Yonder is not for everyone.
The Maximal with it's classic drop-point blade is really good. A no-brainer for recommending to people who are not sure what knife to get first. I'd say the Yonder is for a first knife person who's a bit of an odd duck ๐ or for a second knife for someone who wants something a little bit different but not too different.