Laurence, thanks so much for the feedback. You know as of late I'd been thinking the same myself; this sort of "grew" from a shorter design and while it feels quite good in the hand and functions pretty well as a utility/parer, I've been debating trying a version with increased blade height to...
Long time lurker, first time poster here...I'm just starting out and my interest so far lies in kitchen knives; here's a pic of one of my first, this one is AEB-L and blue G10, blade just a bit under 5".
Would love to hear any and all constructive feedback!