If you were to ignore the damascus on the BG, which is your favorite between the two. For instance if you could only take one on a long trip?
if it was o1, i would still take the bernie garland, as its a full tang and i can rely on it. the only issuse is the handle, which could be a little longer, but then again it wasnt made for my hand, but it still works fine and i can say that bernies handles are some of the best ve ever held, and his choice of scales (Box Elder) although smooth, gives a huge ammount of grip, ive never slipped on this handle, which makes it superior in handle material to my other knives, also 4mm can be a bit thick for certain tasks, but this is ofset by the decent grind, this knife can do it all pretty much, beside hacking.
if i were to make any changes it would be to make it about 2cm bigger and make the blade a little thinner.
also the damascus is a brillant steel, takes a beautiful edge, holds it forever and is very easy to touch up + bernies craftsman ship is top of the pile imo.
so yeah, if i were to rely on one knife it would be the BG Damascus, however i love the wolverine as its light, sharp, comfortable and has near perfect edge geometry and proportions, so thats one i carry alot when i go for day trips.
ATB
Josh
