>>1641452Choils are a huge fucking meme. You can just as easily get a smaller to mid sized knife that has all the control of a larger one with a choil in a more comfortable and frankly more useful package. That being said, use what works for you and if you like it then keep using it.
>>1641458Any basic high carbon like 1075, 1095, O1, ect. works. They can be had for fairly cheap if you look around.
