2012 Bladeforums Knife - Pattern Thread

[Nicktterrell]

I second a sowbelly!

I like this one except a little smaller and a different handle material.

 

[Jayphog]

My top two would be the Congress Jack and the Wharncliffe Trapper. I'm a big fan of GEC so that would be my choice for the manufacturer. Many thanks to those doing the work this year!

 

[Boggs]

Congress Jack would be my first choice...and Corey,Tortoise Shell..now that would be nice

 

[et10]

Anything around 3" to 3 1/2" single blade would be best as I consider thinner as better for pocket carry. Although the small stockman interests me as well, as I regularly carry a Queen Country Cousin, not really thin by single blade standards. Carbon steel preferably, but 440c or D2 wouldn't be a deal killer for me. Clip, drop, sheepsfoot, spear or any combination, as long as no wharncliff is included as either a main or secondary. The wharncliff addition would be the only sure deal killer for me personally. Scale material I'm pretty much open to, but as nice as stag looks I wonder about its practical utility in an EDC user. Tool bladed knives like the TL-29 or a camp knife are application specific in my opinion, and definitely not something I'd put in my pocket every day. As far a manufacturer goes, Case seems pretty attached to their stainless. Gec would be good, or Queen if they'd promise to actually sharpen before delivery.

 

[Peruna1998]

If I am not mistaken, doesn't the frame on the proposed Congress Jack look similar to the GEC #61? I realize the #61 is a single spring design, but could it be done with two springs to accommodate the additional blade?

 

[biglmbass]

My vote would be the congress jack or the wharncliffe trapper made by GEC.

 

[biglmbass]

Peruna,

The 61 has been done with 2 blades on a single spring and with 4 blades on 2 springs.

 

[ndeezl]

Yup. Congress Jack sounds good. In CARBON steel. (Throws a half-empty RC Cola can at Nathan's head . . . )

Or a Sodbuster would be good too.

~Chris

Come on man, finish the RC first jeez! Let's try and be civil I like that the congress jack is picking up some steam :thumbup: 440C, 440C, 440C!

Nathan

 

[Chief]

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?

My thoughts exactly. Something like that sweet brown bone with yeller edges might help keep the price down. More expensive than past offerings, but worth it IMO.

Thanks Ash and Manfred for taking this on.

 

[Thalestin]

I'd love a peanut made by gec (with a wharncliffe main)

 

[Steven65]

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.

This in 440c would definitely get my vote!

Steven

 

[moonwilson]

I love the idea of a GEC peanut. In 440C. That might be expensive and unrealistic for GEC to do though. I think they'll get around to making one eventually.
Of the ideas posted so far I really like the congress jack. We're all getting Lanny's clips this year from the Case/Bose collaboration anyway, right?

 

[pertinux]

About 3.5" closed.

Ah, okay. Thanks. 3.5" is very doable. I was concerned they were leaning toward a more beastly size. Not that the bigger knives aren't fine in their own right, but would possibly be larger than I would be comfortable with carrying.

~ P.

 

[Flying Guillotine]

Anything based on a GEC serpentine frame would be great. Their acrylic tortoise scales are very classy, too.

 

[Peruna1998]

Peruna,

The 61 has been done with 2 blades on a single spring and with 4 blades on 2 springs.

D'oh. I should know that.

 

[alfbacca]

After seeing that picture, I'm all for a Congress Jack! Preferably made by GEC with threaded bolsters, and around 3 1/2, 3 3/4's in Ebony.

 

[Smaug]

I'd vote for a two-bladed slip joint, with a single back spring. Not a muskrate though, I like two different blades, with the small one being a pen and the large one being a clip. As for manufacturer, I'm not picky, as long as it is made in the USA and the quality is good. I'm not even picky about blade steel or scale material. Overall size should be 3 to 3.5", with 3.25" being ideal.

Edit: Something like the GEC Conductor or Buck Companion pattern would be about perfect.

 

[Peregrin]

That Congress Jack sure looks fine and gets my vote. I'm in for whatever is chosen but a 3 1/2" closed length in that pattern would be the berries.

 

[justsomedude]

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.

I like where you are going here. If I could get a fruitport with both of the blades on one body it would be a grail... Probably not for under $100.00 though, hey I would pay $200.00 for it (or more )

 

[goodeyesniper]

That congress jack is quite handsome. I'm also partial to a half congress, with a nice pointy wharncliffe or coping blade. Main or secondary doesn't matter.

On a different line of thought, a single blade backpocket design gets my fancy. Shadow pattern, lanyard hole, etc.... Maybe front pocket instead so it's a bit smaller?

On handle materials I'm partial to wood over any type of bone. A well executed acrylic, while generally not my style, is sort of interesting me too.