O.K. I just remembered you are in Canada. So in the interest of maintaining CD-USA relations I now suggest a Grohmann Russell. Yes, it too has a lousy leather sheath prone to self amputation and some people dislike the steel. The elliptical shape is not optimal for feathering kindling and it takes more effort at batoning. But, you can find a fellow canadian in our resources who makes splendid kydex sheaths and the knife can be had in either hollow or flat grind. The friendly people in Pictou ( who never answered my emails) even offer cosmetic seconds at discount.So there you go, why buy Cher Bono-Altman when you can have Celine Dion! Breaks into a spirited rendition of Snowbird.