2015 Forum Knife - It's Never Too Early To Think About the Next Blade Forum Knife

SA Condor said:
I'd be game for that! Or a pinecone! Is that natural enough?! ;);)
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He's referring to corn cob jigged bone like this:
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We had a micarta in 2013. It was an elegant white paper micarta. As nice as they are, nothing about the above materials say traditional to me. The last time wood was used was 2010 and bone was 2012.
 
pmew said:
We had a micarta in 2013. It was an elegant white paper micarta. As nice as they are, nothing about the above materials say traditional to me. The last time wood was used was 2010 and bone was 2012.
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I love ebony, but what other wood should be considered? Walnut? Cocobolo? Those are pretty traditional.
 
Delrin. Or hard black rubber. Or tin pressed. Waterfall cel. Acrylic. I don't think we've done those.

The micarta on the Irish Jack looks good; it's yellowing up just like ivory would, with a little use. And since Ivory would have really caused issues with the price I think it was a fair trade. When you think of it as a modern version of plastic or cellulose it's pretty traditional.

If we go wood I prefer ebony, but I think the ability to get a different jigging pattern in bone is good too. Still, the pattern is more important to me.
 
I'm still pushing for a small PunchNut/ small punch gunstock....

While a larger gunstock is nice, and a larger punch gunstock will be great too- in that size range I would still push my vote toward Eureka stockman with punch, even if you guys would be wrong and possibly vote for a pen blade!😝😉

I would like to see wood given another go, as I generally haven't seen much cell/acrylic I've liked- unless the figure/highlights change like with a fine Koa/curly maple or tigers eye stones (chattoyance). My vote would go toward cocobolo/Bocote or other such figured, readily available stable wood, to mitigate costs- as much as aid love to see ironwood/Palm/Koa- I'm sure the costs would be higher. Pay for the design more so than the materials to mitigate price and maximize features.

Love this thread though, just so much creativity and hope! And ideas for next year, and the year after, and..... That's how the Sheepsfoot Jack came about.
 
I don't know if it would push the knives over the $100 threshold, but a nice piece of spalted maple or some species of burl wood would be amazing.
 
Oooh, I like the idea of curly maple or burl. Especially on designs with slightly wider scales.
 
pmew said:
Or of course white ebony - very classy.
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ScruffUK was showing me a knife he hafted with white ebony just last night. Yes, very classy :thumbup:

eisman said:
If we go wood I prefer ebony, but I think the ability to get a different jigging pattern in bone is good too. Still, the pattern is more important to me.
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Of course I like regular ebony too! :D I agree, the pattern is the important thing, different cover materials can look better on some patterns than others :thumbup:
 
If we're doing a gunstock pattern, a nice wood scale is very appropriate coming from the traditional sense. Newer gun stocks are made from all sorts of plastics nowadays but the older guns done in walnut, burl and maple steal the presentation awards.
 
Jsega51 said:
If we're doing a gunstock pattern, a nice wood scale is very appropriate coming from the traditional sense. Newer gun stocks are made from all sorts of plastics nowadays but the older guns done in walnut, burl and maple steal the presentation awards.
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A gunstock should be done in walnut! Figured if we can get it!
 
Scout knife!

Ha ha, I said it!

Seriously, scout knife. 4 tools. Spear blade with long pull and swedge of course, can opener, bottle opener with flat head screw driver, and punch. Bone scales with a bail. 5 or 6 on pull, probably a 5 would be best. If Queen, their version of a can opener. If GEC, I would love to see the old time can opener used. Size? Basic scout size.
 
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