A 2016 Forum Knife. An apology, and The Crossroads!

I miss a couple of days and everything has changed, Not that I mind, I'll buy whatever the final decision is. All of the ideas sound good but Im just at a loss of where we are now. BTW, please put me on the list too.

JPrime84: I'm not too far from you. if you need any help with boxing, shipping, etc. just let me know.
 
well if it's not apparent i'm in as well. whatever happens. just remember, mr. Waynorth i'll still have to have funds for the upcoming Texas Camp Knife SFOs that are coming up, one at least;). sheepfoot and awl, that's all, if i get my wish, but any combo would be fine, spear being last. long pulls, match strike if ya got 'em. opposing sides for the pulls. blades sit low(a hundred years ago was art nouveau, no?), streamlined. lovely bright bolsters to go with smooth sided luxury. or just whatever comes to mind:). thanks, Neal
 
I'm in for at least one of whatever is decided. I'll throw in another vote for the carpenter knife though!
 
Ok, so here's a wild question 'voiced' out loud . . . What about a Lambsfoot on the 3 ¾" EE frame :eek:
 
As far as I know, nothing has been decided. A lot of interesting patterns have been discussed.
To my mind, once Charlie posts a poll, we'll know what the actual options are. Until then, this is just a discussion of possibilities.
 
Pipeman said:
Hi Jack. I thought Charlie was saying that GEC and he had put a lot of time into the EE and that maybe the future would hold a Lambsfoot. That's why I shut up :D
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Thanks Robin, and sorry :D :thumbup: I don't recall ever having seen a Lambsfoot on a (round-ended) Equal End Jack frame :thumbup:

SadSappySucker said:
So if we go two blade on the EE are we talking two full size blades?
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No, not necessarily :thumbup:

Stand Straight said:
The more I look at the Lambsfoot, the more I’m liking it especially with the curved frame.
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Good taste :thumbup:

knarfeng said:
As far as I know, nothing has been decided. A lot of interesting patterns have been discussed.
To my mind, once Charlie posts a poll, we'll know what the actual options are. Until then, this is just a discussion of possibilities.
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No need for anyone to panic, we're still just kicking ideas around at the moment :thumbup:
 
The coke bottles and coffin jacks that have been posted would be awesome! I also think a eureka jack or a norfolk would be pretty dang neat and relatively unique.

What do people think about copper bolsters/liners? I've been on a bit of a copper kick lately, I think it's somewhat underappreciated. The only knives I can think of that utilize it are the Kabar Dog's Head coppersmith line and the Old Forge knives made by Rough Rider. I think the color of polished copper is prettier than gold or silver and the patina, in my opinion, makes it even better.
 
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Jack Black said:
Thanks Robin, and sorry :D :thumbup: I don't recall ever having seen a Lambsfoot on a (round-ended) Equal End Jack frame :thumbup:



No, not necessarily :thumbup:



Good taste :thumbup:



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No need for anyone to panic, we're still just kicking ideas around at the moment :thumbup:
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Morning Jack, I finally found Charlies post regarding the lambsfoot.

"I hope some year we do a Lambfoot! That blade is more versatile than a sheep foot IMO.

BTW, Bill has a lot of work done on the 3 3/4" EE (future scout). We have an opportunity to have the "Triple P" version, if we choose! "

Best regards

Robin
 
A 3 1/2" Carpenter's would be nice, but with one of the two blades made smaller, and the curve of the handle going the other way. The swayback looks great, but I like the feel better when the curve is reversed.

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With the carpenters knife idea - I like the thought of a pinchable spear or drop point main blade, with the secondary blade being a large coping blade. Maybe something the size of the ancient barlow blade? Maybe a bit shorter? Both blades from the same end of course.
 
A few more thoughts...
I think we should follow Charlie's idea, and stick with the 3,75" equal end frame.
Now, I'm not an expert on cutlery history, but I've never seen a lambsfoot blade on an equal end frame. If we go with the lambsfoot, we might stick to the tradition and use a swayback frame.
There are, however, a few interesting (and traditional) options with the equal end frame that aren't currently in production and that we could consider.
My first idea is the clip/pen jack. Since the Schrade I posted earlier didn't raise much enthusiasm, maybe an old catalog page (from the sticky thread) could convince someone else that this frame/blades combo (although not as common as the spear/pen version) did exist in the past:

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Another uncommon (yet traditional and interesting) idea could be a cattle knife with a sheepsfoot main and punch (HSB catalog image for reference):

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Just throwing in a couple ideas :)

Fausto
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quattromori, I like that you're looking through old catalogs. The lack of enthusiasm on my part was that it's a very basic and common pattern. GEC typically runs them anyway. For example the #68 pony jack. But sometimes the basics are good too.

quattromori said:
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Now that's uncommon!!

jprime84, not a bad idea but it would no longer be a carpenter's knife. Sounds like a smaller version of the 77s that collector knives ran and those were successful.
 
quattromori said:
My first idea is the clip/pen jack. Since the Schrade I posted earlier didn't raise much enthusiasm, maybe an old catalog page (from the sticky thread) could convince someone else that this frame/blades combo (although not as common as the spear/pen version) did exist in the past
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Was it ever in doubt?! :eek: :thumbup:

I'd been thinking of posting some old pics too, always a good source of inspiration. I agree that a Lambsfoot (alone or with pen) wouldn't really suit an equal-end frame, though it wouldn't have to be a swayback frame either :thumbup:

In terms of two-blade Jacks, I'd be pretty happy to see a lot of patterns, clip and pen, spear and pen, Sheepsfoot and pen, a Doctor's Knife, or a Carpenter's Knife. I'm sure there's lot of other interesting variations too :thumbup:
 
Jake,
I agree that the clip/pen thing could be a bit "basic" but maybe a few features (a good looking shield, flat bolsters - as in the Schrade I posted earlier - and nice covers) would make it stand up from the pony jack and such.
Sidenote: the HSB catalog I took the cattle knife from was posted some time ago...by a member named supratentorial :D

Fausto
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Here's an example of George Wostenholm's old Anglo-Saxon pattern (though mine has seen a lot of use) :thumbup:



 
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