Attention 2019 Forum Knife : Poll - End Capped

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

I went with bare headed, I think it looks best on a jack.

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Most likely a century under its belt, only chip/crack is right beside the bolster. Go figure, happened so long ago the edges of the chip are worn smooth. A bare head can stand the test of time, besides if we get a great cover material there will be more of it to enjoy!

 

[Sabercat]

Of the three current polls, this is the one I'm most up in the air about. I think the knife will look and function great either way.

The only small issue I could have with the end cap, is that it could make one or two of the shields look awkward. Especially the banner.

At least that's how I picture it....certainly could be wrong.

 

[Edgeoflife]

I went with end cap but a tough call as they both look good to me!

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

That does look nice, but I'll counter it with some pictures of lovely bare head jacks.

I had already voted barehead ( I always vote before reading the comments), but I strongly suspect this post is singlehandedly responsible for barehead's lead.

I've usually seen these referred to as "bare headed", probably because writing "look at these pictures of bare ends." can be misinterpreted.

Clearly you aren't a web developer. That's called clickbait, and it generates traffic.

Most likely a century under its belt, only chip/crack is right beside the bolster. Go figure, happened so long ago the edges of the chip are worn smooth. A bare head can stand the test of time, besides if we get a great cover material there will be more of it to enjoy!

Good Lord Almighty, David. Where have you been hiding that? Who made it?

 

[Jakedsnake]

End Capped!

 

[cigarrodog]

Bare End if it’s wood, will look superb.

 

[cbr1000]

It's hard to decide without knowing what covers we will end up with!

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Good Lord Almighty, David. Where have you been hiding that? Who made it?

Its my Challenge ( via Empire) harness jack. With an overcast sunset to my back, and having been practicing my photography skills, that's the best pics of it I've took so far. I thought I'd posted those pics somewhere before, but I might have forgot

 

[JohnDF]

Okay, I ended up voting "Bare".
I hope we get some kind of wood covers

 

[waverave]

For reference using the given example and NF(ish) bolster...with/without/lined end cap.

 

[rbeggs]

I love them both but I vote end capped!

 

[draggat]

Unless the cover material is stag, bare ends don’t make sense. Especially considering that many people are considering this a heavy work knife. A bare head has more chance of fracture if dropped.

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

For reference using the given example and NF(ish) bolster...with/without end cap.
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Great mock up pics! Sometimes it really helps to have a visual representation to get the idea. Thanks

 

[Travman]

Unless the cover material is stag, bare ends don’t make sense. Especially considering that many people are considering this a heavy work knife. A bare head has more chance of fracture if dropped.

Bone can also fracture if dropped on a hard surface, so the end cap can be useful for bone knives too.

 

[knifeswapper]

I try not to drop my knives. But when I do, I have found no consistency in the the non-pivot end landing first. I have seen way more knives with a crack in the middle of the slab after a tumble. Basing this decision on how a dropped knife will fair is much like picking a girlfriend by the way you feel she will handle the breakup.

 

[Prester John]

I try not to drop my knives. But when I do, I have found no consistency in the the non-pivot end landing first. I have seen way more knives with a crack in the middle of the slab after a tumble. Basing this decision on how a dropped knife will fair is much like picking a girlfriend by the way you feel she will handle the breakup.

Good point. But I prefer the way a capped end looks. Some of my favourite knives are bareheads, though. I'll be happy either way.

 

[draggat]

I try not to drop my knives. But when I do, I have found no consistency in the the non-pivot end landing first. I have seen way more knives with a crack in the middle of the slab after a tumble. Basing this decision on how a dropped knife will fair is much like picking a girlfriend by the way you feel she will handle the breakup.

Wasn’t there a comment in a recent thread about how there is no such thing as logic when it comes to what should be the right pocket knife?

I like end caps, so whether true or not, when you drop a bare head knife, it always lands on the butt and cracks!

Stop trying to de-rail my logic!

 

[MadDuck]

I've changed my mind with every picture and drawing. I finally went with end cap because I think of this as a working knife and the small amount of extra protection provided by the end cap might be important.

 

[Travman]

I think this BF knife reminds me of a Northfield version of the Case 11031 SH. I’m voting for a bare end.