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

[afishhunter]

Sunfish aren't that pocket unfriendly.

Very true. I EDC a large Rough Rider sunfish. Being slim in width, it has a very miminal pocket signature.

 

[jc57]

No worse than pocket carrying a cell phone, I'd guess.

 

[abiggs]

How about a GEC 38 whittler with a wharnie main blade?

 

[Kiteman72]

How about a GEC 38 whittler with a wharnie main blade?

Another good idea!

I suggested earlier the 38 as a stockman/punch platform of some kind. I think the 38 would be a great frame with a number of different blade combos.

 

[knarfeng]

Yeah, not sure I've ever heard a restriction based on closed length. Seems silly of there are some.

If his workplace is like mine, closed length is immaterial. It is the blade that matters.

My workplace effectively has a limit on closed length.
2" max blade length
4 1/2" max opened length.

trust an engineering company to write a spec for the silly issue.

 

[Will Power]

Single-Spring Two blades??? Cloud Nine here!

Here's a Rem Dream

And this silver lining has indeed a cloud shield, a more modern and burlier Sleeveboard

Regards, Will

 

[Dr-Mabuse]

Single-Spring Two blades??? Cloud Nine here!

...And this silver lining has indeed a cloud shield, a more modern and burlier Sleeveboard

Regards, Will

I have been wavering between a 79 or an 81 in blackwood for 3 weeks now! They are complete opposites in terms of profile but seem equally worth my time. Please tell me more about your 79. How does it feel in the hand or pocket?

 

[Will Power]

Dr M I'm really pleased with the 79 and it sees a lot of use so it's not just a pretty face. Very good to excellent in the hand, the broad tapering handle allows a comfortable grip, the thumb can rest very nicely on the bolster itself. The Spear master is a credible slicer and is up for tasks such as preparing kindlig shavings/fuzz sticks. Having a Coping secondary is a useful pairing. The spring is pretty tough so it's not for fans of the weak pull-but on a single-spring 2 blade knife a soft pull would be a bad idea in my view.Not heavy in the pocket either and easy to get hold of due to the Sleeveboard shape, would be better with sunk-joints (all knives are!) As for the 81, don't know I got a Blackwood 82 Dixie and that's sleek!

Sorry for the slight thread drift but enthusiasm you know..:thumbup:

Thanks, Will

 

[bill2000]

Will, that Remington is killer. Slim sleeveboard, nice swedge, great color and jigging, tip bolsters...sunk joints?

 

[Will Power]

bill2000 Many thanks, it's a nice old gent I must say and you guessed correctly, sunk joints, the pocket's choice!

Regards, Will

 

[Ernie1980]

How about a GEC 38 whittler with a wharnie main blade?

A very similar knife already exists, the northwoods whittler. With that being said, I would get one

 

[neeman]

I like looking at Whalers/Toenails/Sunfish knives, but it's hard to imagine EDCing one. They are very broad! How about an elephant on a diet??

I keep going back and looking at this whittler (the bottom knife), and thinking, it'd make a great single-spring two-blade, (to wit, a half whit!)

(with thanks, but no permission from 1fartsmella)

This 52 page thread meanders more than the whole of the Mississippi river

Are we close to anywhere?
Please

 

[rye_a]

This 52 page thread meanders more than the whole of the Mississippi river

Are we close to anywhere?
Please

Charlie has floated idea of a two blade, one spring sleeve board or to a lesser extent equal end knife. There have been no serious objections, so I imagine we will see something like that on the poll.

 

[waynorth]

Sorry if the information is slow in coming! The Case executive I have to talk to is still traveling. I may not speak to him before the Oregon show this weekend coming.
True to form, Canal street has offered an actual prototype!
They do beautiful work, but are less flexible than GEC (who do a lot of in-house engineering) I asked them to propose a knife, suggesting that a single spring two-blade might be the ticket, along with our under $100 final cost requirement.
Here it is!

A little different, and pretty nice!!
I believe they will offer stainless or carbon, and I don't know the wood yet.

 

[rockgolfer]

I must have that. Amazing knife. Carbon please

 

[Old & In The Way]

I'd be more than happy with that Charlie. :thumbup:

 

[Shaggy]

Nice knife, Charlie. I like the blade selection.

 

[Kiteman72]

I gotta say I love the looks of that!

 

[jkulysses]

WOW I really like that Canal Street!! That has Eric written all over it. What is the closed length on that one Charlie? I would be more than happy with that knife with some nice 1095 blade steel.

 

[Jack Black]

Nice knife Charlie, Canal Street have done well there :thumbup: