2 new designs, input appreciated

leifjl

leifjl

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So, got these 2 designs which haven't been seen or tested by anyone but me yet.
Any input is more than welcome, I need second, third, fourth opinions on these, so you'll be doing me a solid.

These first 2 are identical. 1/8" A2, 8" tip to butt, CA finished wood from Mark at burlsource.




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This ones .109" 52100, 7.25" tip to butt, G10 scales








Thanks for looking.
 
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They all look great! I like the bottom one the best, an option for the bottom one could be flared tube rivets or a thicker stock size.
 
Love the top design.

A few suggestions for the bottom.
I'm not a huge fan of the sort of g-10 stack. I think it would look much better with 1 liner and a thicker scale, but that just personal preference.

Secondly, and more importantly, the handle overall looks a bit blocky. I think ergonomics and aesthetics would improve if it was contoured more fully.

Otherwise, clean, simple, attractive work.
 
Really nice work! I agree that the handle on the second knife is a little square but that can be fixed if you choose. By the way, I love A2 and have been using it a good bit lately. Great steel.
Merry Christmas
 
Thanks guys, I appreciate it!

The bottom one is deceptively thin in the handle. I wanted something low profile for a behind the back horizontal carry.
I thought it may end up feeling too thin in hand if I contoured it much further, but I definitely am still considering it.
 
Nice designs. On the top knife, I would make the rear of the handle less pointy and more rounded, to be more aesthetically appealing and more comfortable if some one grabs it from the butt end (opinion only, I do not claim to be a hunter, just a thought if one likes to hold their knives in diff positions). The bottom knife, I agree with comments above, make the scale more rounded, and thicker scales rather than stacked G10. Keep up the great work.
 
The first two are awesome. On the other, I don't know why but for some reason a squared-up scale front is a turn off for me.
 
I haven't tried radiused but either would work fine by me. The style I have kind of settled into is coming off perpendicular to the steel for about .125" and then angling back. Definitely not the only way but I think squared off doesn't flow as well from the flat plane of the blade to the plane of the handle width.
 
the second one needs to be rounded more and the square front of the scale will make it hard to get into a kydex sheath (ask me how i know this)
 
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