SOG Hidaka pocketknife: An awesome 3V blade for hard use, paired with an utterly unsuitable handle

Kikuo Matsuda has made some incredible knives--from custom fixed blades to his previous collaborations with SOG, such as the excellent Kiku XR LTE, with its short three-inch blade. The prospect of a larger knife in this series with ultra tough 3V blade steel sounded promising. But a poorly-designed pocket clip and a protruding liner make the handle unusable for extended projects. So close! A little tweak and the next version could be a legendary blade.