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Well, I've now got over 1K posts just in this section, and I'm at 2500+ OAL. So, time for another contest. Since I like y'all the best, you get to benefit from the contest.
Restrictions (thanks to Hark):
*Must be 18 years of age or older (if I ask for proof, you shall and will provide it)
*Must live in the continental United States, excluding New York City.
*Must be a Beckerhead, or else a contributing member of this subforum who is on-track to become a Beckerhead. To be judged by yours truly. -edit- Contributing member of the HTM forum will also do, in retrospect, because I love HTM knives also.
*Must abide by all local, state, and Federal knife laws.
*Must be a carbon based life form.
*Must own a Becker knife. -edit- Or an HTM/DDR. I suppose I should add in my other blade love, HTM being my other favorite subforum.
*Must be able to roughly sketch a knife.
*Must be willing to communicate regularly via email so I can get the knife as close to your desires as possible.
MISCELLANEOUS fine print: Winner agrees to abide by all local, state, and federal laws regarding knife ownership. I will not be held responsible for any injury or death caused by inappropriate use of the knife. The knife is not a toy and should not be treated as such. These knives are sharp and can cause injury if mishandled.
Anyways, on to the contest.
1. You must post a pic of your favorite Becker knife, customized or not. It does not have to be yours.
2. You must design your dream fixed blade knife, and it must be based loosely around a Becker design. Make sure we can see what features you've redesigned. Maybe you want a Becker short handle, but bigger for your giant mitt? Maybe you want to see a different blade style on a handle? Maybe you want your own handle design on a Becker blade? Maybe you want something totally different but you think it would be a good addition to the Becker line?
What do you win? You win the blade you designed, made out of 1095 (or possibly 5160), and bocote handles + steel pins. If you want something more interesting materials-wise, I'll do it, but will charge materials cost (since things like damascus steel, high end burl, mosaic pins, etc, are fairly pricey, and right now I can't afford to buy more). I'd prefer you limit your designs to 12", with a maximum of 18".
Winner or winners will be chosen based around the design or designs I am most excited to create. Who knows, maybe we'll create something really cool, and we might get to be responsible for creating something that Ethan decides to put into full production, like the Eskabar.
Restrictions (thanks to Hark):
*Must be 18 years of age or older (if I ask for proof, you shall and will provide it)
*Must live in the continental United States, excluding New York City.
*Must be a Beckerhead, or else a contributing member of this subforum who is on-track to become a Beckerhead. To be judged by yours truly. -edit- Contributing member of the HTM forum will also do, in retrospect, because I love HTM knives also.
*Must abide by all local, state, and Federal knife laws.
*Must be a carbon based life form.
*Must own a Becker knife. -edit- Or an HTM/DDR. I suppose I should add in my other blade love, HTM being my other favorite subforum.
*Must be able to roughly sketch a knife.
*Must be willing to communicate regularly via email so I can get the knife as close to your desires as possible.
MISCELLANEOUS fine print: Winner agrees to abide by all local, state, and federal laws regarding knife ownership. I will not be held responsible for any injury or death caused by inappropriate use of the knife. The knife is not a toy and should not be treated as such. These knives are sharp and can cause injury if mishandled.
Anyways, on to the contest.
1. You must post a pic of your favorite Becker knife, customized or not. It does not have to be yours.
2. You must design your dream fixed blade knife, and it must be based loosely around a Becker design. Make sure we can see what features you've redesigned. Maybe you want a Becker short handle, but bigger for your giant mitt? Maybe you want to see a different blade style on a handle? Maybe you want your own handle design on a Becker blade? Maybe you want something totally different but you think it would be a good addition to the Becker line?
What do you win? You win the blade you designed, made out of 1095 (or possibly 5160), and bocote handles + steel pins. If you want something more interesting materials-wise, I'll do it, but will charge materials cost (since things like damascus steel, high end burl, mosaic pins, etc, are fairly pricey, and right now I can't afford to buy more). I'd prefer you limit your designs to 12", with a maximum of 18".
Winner or winners will be chosen based around the design or designs I am most excited to create. Who knows, maybe we'll create something really cool, and we might get to be responsible for creating something that Ethan decides to put into full production, like the Eskabar.
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I know there was a concept knife that was dubbed the BK-8 in the database, but that isn't going to happen, right? I really like the BK12/Ritter RSK MK2 but due to the length and weight, it's just not the same kind of chopper as the BK9 and I'd like to see another large, general purpose knife in the lineup that can chop with the king. I started with that pattern - standard Becker handles, wide chord drop point, and high flat grind, and just take it out to 8 inches, of course. I could probably be persuaded off of this but I'd also like to see a very modest choil to allow you to choke up a bit more and help with some fine work. The pattern below is a decent representation of the concept but is not drawn to scale.
