Need/Want a "Truck Knife"

[pertinux]

My truck knife was designed by a truck driver and built by a custom maker. It has a remington bullet frame (3 pin plus thong hole) with extra thick brass liners, chesnut bone scales, nickle silver bolsters, steel pivot and a ~3 1/2" warncliffe convex ground blade, spring and blade made of ~1/8" O1. It's got a strong snap so it won't close on you. The blade size and convex grind is perfect for cutting hose, tire, belts, etc. The tip is fine enough to cut open a drink hole in lid on a cup of coffee. Only problem is the size and weight. Having it purpose built and taking two hands to open helps keep it legal on the road.

That sounds both really interesting, and well-thought-out (the two don't always go together!).

Do you have any pictures...?

~ P.

[Doug Add]

Folks, let's remember which Forum this is and keep to suggestions of a Traditional style. Suggestions for knives of other styles will need to wait until the question is asked in another forum.


(Note: khukuris are rated "Traditional" in my book.)

Sorry Frank, if my Victorinox Swiss Tool suggestion was over the line. I have always considered Swiss Army Knives as traditional folders, but perhaps that's just my twisted way of thinking.

[medicevans]

That sounds both really interesting, and well-thought-out (the two don't always go together!).

Do you have any pictures...?

~ P.

I would also like to see pictures of that!

[brownshoe]

Sorry, my camera still uses film Maybe over the weekend I can get a family member to take a picture.

The knife design comes from the mind of the truck driver / knife knut, but based upon an existing pattern made by the custom maker. I bought the knife on the secondary market, but called the maker. He said the man commissioned two (maybe 3) and its the only warncliffe blade he's ever put into that the Remington handle. He had "reconditioned" the knife for the seller I got it from and said that it showed signs of use, but held up well afer 15 years. He ony had to remove less than 1/32" of the edge.

Of course, I use it, so there's a new pit in the blade and some existing and new freckles on the inside of the backspring. I've kept the convex edge maintained by stropping with 400 grit sandpaper on a flexible backing (leather or cardboard) per the maker's suggestion.

[medicevans]

Wait, where do you put film in a digital camera? I'm confused........

Anyway, that sounds interesting. I can wait to see it.