2012 Bladeforums Knife - Pattern Thread

[wintermute]

And so begins the quest for the 2012 Bladeforums.com, Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades Subforum knife, 2012 Edition (let’s just call it the 2012 Forum Knife, okay)?

Ash (Knife Crazied) and myself (Manfred) have volunteered to be the cat-wrangling committee this year. Luckily we will be have plenty of help from our esteemed Moderators Peregrin & Knarfeng, wise committee members from Forum Knives of yore selflessly volunteering to help us with some pro bono consulting work, and of course, this Ship’s Captain, Spark, without whom none of this would be possible. If I forget others that are involved in this process, I apologize because I am typing this up at work.

The process will be a bit different this year, with Spark ordering and shipping the knives for us. This will require a bit of financial responsibility on everyone’s part in the way of an initial non-refundable deposit for knives ordered. We don’t have a not-to-exceed cost yet, but unless there’s objections, let’s say, if at all possible, we’ll try to keep the knife cost below $100.

As you can see, there are still things that need to be worked out (including international shipping), but we have time for that later. It’s time to start the fun.

Let’s start how we usually start…pick a pattern. Keep in mind that these have to manufactured and the more unique tooling the manufacturer needs to build, the higher the cost, so don’t go too nuts. This is thoroughly un-scientific, so I will keep this thread running until it seems like it’s run its logical course.

So…

Go!

Just wanted to say that everyone's been good so far, but let's keep the scope of posts strictly to pattern selection. I've added a chat thread for all other discussion.

 

[Will Power]

Any single-spring pattern.

 

[johnny twoshoes]

GEC Conductor. :thumbup:

 

[SSonnentag]

I'd like to suggest a Case Tuxedo pattern. I favor the burnt stag scales as well.

 

[Daniel Dorn]

I'll be the first, and hopefully not the last to put in for a Lanny's Clip model. Maybe get Case to offer a special handle material on the Bose knife that comes out this year. I know it will probably be too expensive, but I can dream, can't I?

Otherwise, I might like some other larger single-bladed knife.

 

[Nixelplix]

I'd like to see a large knife similar to the Case Classics Toothpick:

or the Yukon Hunter:

 

[2Dead]

I'd like a wharncliffe trapper or 2 bladed jack based on a trapper frame. It shouldn't be hard to find a manufacturer for this.

I do admit to a GEC preference for this as I love GEC's #48 pattern. If its a WT, while GEC doesn't have a production WT model, they have made single blade #48s and have made wharncliffe blades on the #48 frame for the Scagel Fruitports. Should be easy enough to mate the two. And for a Trapper Jack, I'd still use the #48 frame, put the pen blade in front of the skinner clip blade (single blade #48s). A re-creation of a Schrade Walden 294 Jack is what I'm looking for here. We could do the peach seed jigged bone, double bomb shield (GEC already has these) and maybe a fluted bolster to set it apart from other #48s.

That said, I get one of these if Queen or Case made it too.

 

[LKJW]

I have to think about patterns, but wanted to thank all involved for stepping up!

 

[quattromori]

I like to see this project getting started, and I thank everyone who's working on this, I have no doubt that you will make a great job. Now, it's time to throw in my two cents...

Any single bladed knife below 3,75" would be good for me.
Or, a two bladed jackknife with a curved blade (clip, drop, spear) paired with a straight blade (wharncliffe, sheepsfoot).
Preferrably one bigger (main) blade and one smaller (secondary) blade.
Don't care if the main blade is curved (like a GEC #56 or #66 with a sheepsfoot secondary) or straight (like the Congress jack proposed by Nate on the old thread).

Fausto

 

[waynorth]

Yeah! I get to campaign for a knife this year. This big All-American Stockman has been sitting on my desk for almost two years. Occasionally it might go to the store with me, but I have chosen not to use it, as I have too many that have wear and use.
It is a big'un at 4 3/8", and has beautiful blades, and smooth bone handles. Carbon steel tops it off.
I bought it years ago, and it was made by Bill at Great Eastern (when he worked for Queen) for the then owner of the Case Classics brand. He was quite proud of the knife back in 1997. I suspect we could convince him to make a "clone", if it turns enough cranks here! Think about it folksy folks!!

 

[waynorth]

Yeah! I get to campaign for a knife this year. This big All-American Stockman has been sitting on my desk for almost two years. Occasionally it might go to the store with me, but I have chosen not to use it, as I have too many that have wear and use.
It is a big'un at 4 3/8", and has beautiful blades, and smooth bone handles. Carbon steel tops it off.
I bought it years ago, and it was made by Bill at Great Eastern (when he worked for Queen) for the then owner of the Case Classics brand. He was quite proud of the knife back in 1997. I suspect we could convince him to make a "clone", if it turns enough cranks here! Think about it folksy folks!!

Sorry Fausto - I know it's got a lot of blades!

 

[Knife Crazied]

Sodbuster or toothpick would be my choice.

Sent from Ash forum mobile

 

[War Eagle]

I like the idea of our knife being based on the #48 GEC Trapper, the #33 Conductor, or as Knife Crazied suggested a Sodbuster. Any of these would be great IMHO. Not ruling another pattern out just these are the ones that sound best to me so far. We'll see where it goes, should be fun getting there!

 

[Doug Add]

I am extremely new here, so don't know if my opinion counts for much, but I like the idea of a #48 style single wharncliffe blade knife. I am quite taken by the Scagel Fruitport, and want one badly, but have no knife money left right now. I'd love to see one like that!

 

[Josh Carrasquillo]

If its not inapropriate to suggest a lockback, then something like the wharncliffe fruitport with a back lock would be awesome.

 

[ndeezl]

A congress jack from GEC would be cool...in 440C (*ducks)...

Nathan

 

[Peruna1998]

I second Trand on a wharncliffe trapper, but I might offer an alternative, a serpentine wharncliffe trapper on the GEC #66 frame. Start with the simple #66 frame with the muskrat clip blade from the GEC Mink Muskrat and add a wharncliffe blade. Voila, a wharncliffe trapper in a serpentine frame. To make it funky. Go 440C blades.

Or since everyone loves soddies and so many want GEC to do it (if I read the boards right), why not a GEC stag #71 sodbuster.

So, my suggestions:

GEC #66 Wharncliffe Trapper
GEC #71 Stag Sodbuster

 

[Railsplitter]

.... I might offer an alternative, a serpentine wharncliffe trapper on the GEC #66 frame. Start with the simple #66 frame with the muskrat clip blade from the GEC Mink Muskrat and add a wharncliffe blade. Voila, a wharncliffe trapper in a serpentine frame. To make it funky. Go 440C blades.

Oh yeah! I really like this idea!:thumbup:

 

[coyote711]

I'd like to see a two-blade "jack" type. I'm using "jackknife" as a generic term, because I don't really care if it's a serpentine jack, dogleg jack, equal end, trapper, etc. Two blades opening on the same end, nail nicks both on the mark side. A nice clip blade main and a shorter sheepsfoot secondary.

Here's the thoughts behind my choice: With both blades opening on the same end, and the nail nicks on the same side, you have the choice of either blade without having to turn the knife over or flip it end-to-end. I like a clip blade for the nice sharp point and the belly - a useful, all around versatile blade. The sheepsfoot blade, being shorter, gives you more control for precise cutting tasks - utility knife like.

I'd be fine with a wharncliffe for the secondary, too. Just not sure you could tuck it low enough in front of the clip to have access to the nail nick on the clip blade. Maybe you could have a low riding clip blade and tuck the wharncliffe behind it?

Anyway, those are my general thoughts ... just kind of rambling on.

 

[jazub]

3 5/8" SOWBELLY in 2012!!! :thumbup::thumbup:

-that pattern Waynorth is showing off looks mighty sweet, too