7", 1/4" thick blades

clich

clich

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looking for a .25 thick 6.5-7 inch blade. what do you guys recommend? wood processing will be the main work. before you ask, i want 1/4 thick because i like thick steel, i know that thinner stuff can do the work, its just a comfort thing with 1/4, i feel like it wont ever break. again, its my personal opinion and thats not up for debate so lets keep it to suggestions for knives. lets also say $ isnt an issue. thanks guys
 
Got to say the Swamprat Chopweiler~

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By pitdog2010 at 2011-07-22

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Check out my recent post,

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/887017-Crazy-Edge-Holding-!?p=10052822#post10052822
 
I would recommend looking at the makers here on bladeforums. Scott Gossman will make you a 7 inch tusker that is 1//4 inch.Jeremy Horton I think almost all of his stuff is at least 1/4.Bill Siegle I have a hardcore survival knife that has a 7 inch blade that is 1/4 inch. Bruce Culberson and Dan Fairly plus a host of others will make what you want. I only listed makers that I have knives from.All great to deal with. I have a bull dozier from Bill Siegle that has a 9 1/2 inch blade that is 5/16 thick. Believe me I also prefer thick knives.Just my 2 cents.
 
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Made by Jim Bensinger. Mine only has a 5 1/2" blade .25 thick, triple quenched 1080 and micarta. This thing goes through more wood than my woodsplitter.
Its as tough as nails. Ive done things that would make lesser fixed blades roll over and die. I cant say enough good things about Jims work. I have a custom utilty/ wood proccesing khukri from him that will be ready tuesday. F&F may not be top notch all the time, but his prices are ridiculously low for a custom maker. A 7" wood proccessor of your design should run you around $200. I reccommend his 5160.

Here is his site:
http://vermontbladesmith.com/
 
If you wana keep the price down the Cold Steel Recon Scout is a nice fit. 7 1/2" blade and 5/16" thick. Its a batoning bitch for a benjamin ;)
 
Tops : Condor Alert, Steel Eagle 107E, or if you like sawbacks-the 107C, 107D.

Ontario: Ranger RD6 (6.5"), RD7 (7.5"), RD Tanto (6 7/8"), Drop point RD6, RD7.

Or you could even try to find a Ranger RD6 Signature Series. 3/8" thick S7 tool steel, micarta handles, full width, full tang, extended tang. I got mine for $149.99 brand new.

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Pictured next to a BK2.

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Scrap Yard SOD, 7" blade .27" thick of S7 steel which has so much toughness compared to just about any other steel out there its probably equal to about 1/2" thick 1095 blade
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Since money isnt an issue and wood processing is the main objective let me offer one word for you....Busse.
 
steeljhp said:
Since money isnt an issue and wood processing is the main objective let me offer one word for you....Busse.
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Busse was my first thought as well. :thumbup:

The Boss Jack (Combat Grade), which you can currently get directly from Busse, is close to what you're looking for: 6.25" blade, .220" stock. And, of course, if you're okay with paying secondary market prices, you could probably find something that fits your criteria even more precisely.
 
Hogue makes a fixed blade you might be interested in.
if money isnt an issue, I have a Fehrman First Strike that i have full confidence in.
all these are 0.25" thick
 
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The Recon Scout sounds like a perfect fit. It blasts through wood with it's full flat grind and 5/16 thick spine.
 
Busse or Fehrman, I have used both hard, and both are great. I have a fehrman final judgement on the way right now. Its the 9.5 inch version of the first strike. The first strike is a better all around knife, but the final judgement is a better wood proccessing knife in my opinion.
 
I don't know the thicknesses, but I can recommend the Becker BK7 and Ka-Bar full size. 1095 is a great steel, and neither are amazingly expensive (so if they do somehow break, which would be VERY hard to do, they are easily replaced).
 
Cold Kill said:
I don't know the thicknesses, but I can recommend the Becker BK7 and Ka-Bar full size. 1095 is a great steel, and neither are amazingly expensive (so if they do somehow break, which would be VERY hard to do, they are easily replaced).
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The BK7 is 3/16 :). Also, I've seen a few full size USMC's broken from wood processing, so personally I wouldn't recommend them for this use case.

Clich... have you thought about a JAB Potbelly? I know you said you weren't worried about price, but from what I hear, the potbelly is quite a beast, plus its made out of that 1095 CroVan that I know you love AND it has Tooj's very own HT (plus, when you get it, I can swap handles with you from my ZK ;)).

Good luck man, and remember, when you get it, we need USE photos.
 
clich said:
looking for a .25 thick 6.5-7 inch blade. what do you guys recommend? wood processing will be the main work. before you ask, i want 1/4 thick because i like thick steel, i know that thinner stuff can do the work, its just a comfort thing with 1/4, i feel like it wont ever break. again, its my personal opinion and thats not up for debate so lets keep it to suggestions for knives. lets also say $ isnt an issue. thanks guys
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That seems like a short blade for battoning. Just curious. Any thought to a Ron Hood Hoodlum?
 
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