A few designs I've drawn up in my spare time...

[Buck268]

Don't suppose you could post that pic, sounds a lot like what I was thinking on the #2 design!

 

[Liam Ryan]

I'll take a number 4 with a side of onion rings please.
Great work, man, keep em coming!

 

[Scott Free]

The lines look great. I'd suggest that you transfer them to plywood to see how they feel in the hand. One thing I've done in the past is to grind the knife in aluminum first. They certainly look good!

 

[Kyp Degal]

I like #3. The edge comes right down to the handle which will allow a lot of power cutting in that area. No frills. I like!

Thanks, that's the idea behind this one, just a smallish, no frills, basic cutter. Especially meant for bushcraft, as in mainly woodwork, cordage, whittling, etc..

You have some nice designs. I always like breaking out the graph paper and putting some designs down.

Thanks! It's what I do in my spare time, when I'm not posting here or on the other boards I frequent. For some reason, though, I can't draw well on anything but graph paper, it irritates me sometimes, as I'll get an idea for a blade, but all I have at hand is copy paper, and I just can't make it work.

I love to see #2 bump up to a 4.5 inch blade.

I'll see what I can do about drawing a 4.5" version of that one, Sherlock.

Nice designs Josh!

I very much like #3 and #6.
I like thick durable tips that wont break.

Try a large blade for chopping. I have been meaning to design a SAR knife with a slight recurve, tip heavy and a nice belly in the 7-8 inch range with a nice choil for choking up.

I like non or slightly stainless. Plain ole 1095 is fine with a good differential heat treat and coating.

Make sure they are made of thick stock you can beat and pry on then sell me one haha.

Listen to me I am placing my orders already LMAO.

Skam

Skam, thank you! #3 and #6 are the pure utilitarian designs, nothing fancy, just what seemed to me to be what would work well. The tip on #3, as drawn, would be fairly narrow/thin, for finer work, but it could be left thicker easily. #6 would have a good thick tip, as I like that shape blade for heavier work. Never know when you might need to pry a door out of the jamb... Not that I'd do that... >_>

Yeah, I haven't attempted a larger blade yet. About Ka-Bar size is the biggest I've drawn so far. Seems like we have similar tastes, too, because that sounds like exactly the kind I'd go for. It's amazing what a little bit of recurve can do for chopping, I hear. And 5160 is the way to go! Though starting out, I'll probably be working with 10xx steels. 1/4" thickness for choppers, is what I like.

And hey, place on, I'll see what I can get drawn up.

Josh!

That number 6 is a perfect rendition of what a good AP knife is IMHO.

Very nice work.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

I like the #3 something about a clean looking knife makes it look better and stronger. I also like the #5 i got a kitchen knife that looks like that and its the first knife everyone goes for. Why the #5 type of a knife is not as popular??? are there any weakneses in the point that is facing down???

sasha

Sasha, thanks, it seems like #3 is pretty popular! As far as #5 goes, a straight edge is great for a lot of general EDC-type usage, from what I hear. The point, being a good bit finer than, say, a drop point, is great for digging out splinters, whittling and really fine stuff. Unfortunately, this also makes it more vulnerable to breaking the tip. I've only got one knife with a Wharncliffe blade shape, a Case two-bladed slip-joint, but it's a great knife, very functional.

From an industrial design point of view, I love most of your designs. The lines are absolutely beautiful.

It didn't run all the way through the family, though, 'cause I didn't dig the one your sis directed you on at all. It looks like it will work, but it's not pretty like yours!

I appreciate that, BlackPaladin. Unfortunately, my sister knows very little about knives. I try to add to her education whenever possible, even bought her the pocket knife of her choice (within my budget) - a Byrd Meadowlark in G-10 - and made her promise to carry it, which she does very faithfully. She described to me what she wanted, using another design of mine as a comparison, and after I drew it up and cut it out in cardboard for her, she really liked it. So, the way I see it, that's one future customer/gift recipient happy.

Excellent! I especially love number 2 and number 6. You posted number 2 here before haven't you? (checking "my documents"), Yup looks the same design but you modified it slightly. The older version was more like a spearpoint. Either way they are all very very cool!

Thanks tholiver. It was actually you I was thinking of when I made this thread, as you had said in the 'Designing the perfect knife.' thread that you would like to see more of my designs. Number 2 is a bit similar to the design I posted over there, the original idea for my AUCK, that's the one.

Don't suppose you could post that pic, sounds a lot like what I was thinking on the #2 design!

Buck, here you go:


Original Ranger custom, AUCK, concept. I scrapped the palm swell later on.

I had that one made, minus the palm swell, check out my other thread here on WSS.

I'll take a number 4 with a side of onion rings please.
Great work, man, keep em coming!

Liam, glad you like it! I'm plumb out of onion rings though, will fried green tomatoes do?

The lines look great. I'd suggest that you transfer them to plywood to see how they feel in the hand. One thing I've done in the past is to grind the knife in aluminum first. They certainly look good!

Thank you, I've transferred designs to cardboard before, really helps to get a feel for it. Once I get my bandsaw I'll try plywood. Never thought about grinding it in aluminum for a test run, great idea! I might just try that, thanks. Thanks for the compliment, I'd just really like to make a few good, usable designs and get them out there to people that can and will use them.

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Thanks for all the replies, guys, and keep 'em coming! I'll try and get some more designs posted before too long.

(P.S.: Sorry for the insanely long post, hope that doesn't scare some of you off. )

 

[Shotgun]

They're all pretty good, even your sisters , but my favorite is the one you had made. That is one sexy beast!:thumbup:

 

[Buck268]

Wow, thats just about exactly what I would want in a ED-bush-C fixed. Except I don't know shit about 5160, so I'd likely go with 1095.

 

[moonshine47]

WOw, ill take a #3 in 1095 thick point, thick stock...hehe great stuff

 

[EmsRescueGuy]

KYP I can only hope these come out as nice as The AUK you already Had Justin Make.


Please keep it up I look forward to seeing the actual knives in the future.

I would especially Like to see #4 i could really see that as a handy camp knife

I would also love to see your AUK 4 with some slightly longer blades like a 5-6 inch area

Anyway the point is you design some really nice practical knives and you would have a market here.

 

[bishop85gt]

Very nice.

 

[tholiver]

Keep up the good work, can't wait to see the working prototypes, and don't forget to post pics!

 

[Jamesh Bond]

Great looking knives, guys.
Just a thought though. . .
Wouldn't a recurved blade present an additional obstacle for improvised sharpening during a survival situation?

 

[Kyp Degal]

Wow, hadn't meant to let it go this long without posting, sorry, guys.

They're all pretty good, even your sisters , but my favorite is the one you had made. That is one sexy beast!:thumbup:

Shotgun, thanks, I've been using it!

Wow, thats just about exactly what I would want in a ED-bush-C fixed. Except I don't know shit about 5160, so I'd likely go with 1095.

Sweet! 5160 has a higher wear resistance (I think, someone more knowledgeable correct me here if I'm wrong) and a good bit more tensile strength than 1095, which means it's tougher, and will hold an edge a little longer.

WOw, ill take a #3 in 1095 thick point, thick stock...hehe great stuff

Glad you like it, moonshine.

KYP I can only hope these come out as nice as The AUK you already Had Justin Make.


Please keep it up I look forward to seeing the actual knives in the future.

I would especially Like to see #4 i could really see that as a handy camp knife

I would also love to see your AUK 4 with some slightly longer blades like a 5-6 inch area

Anyway the point is you design some really nice practical knives and you would have a market here.

Thanks, RescueGuy, I really appreciate it. I drew up another similar to #4 too, I'll post it farther down. I'll see what I can do working on some larger AUCK designs. The only worry as I get into the larger sizes of that particular design is it becomes much more similar to Justin's RD series. I really respect him as a knifemaker and wouldn't want to infringe on anything there.

Very nice.

Much appreciated, thanks for looking.

Keep up the good work, can't wait to see the working prototypes, and don't forget to post pics!

Thanks, I'm continually drawing more up, working on designing my shop building too!

Great looking knives, guys.
Just a thought though. . .
Wouldn't a recurved blade present an additional obstacle for improvised sharpening during a survival situation?

Jamesh, thanks, first off. And a strong recurve would indeed seem to make it more difficult to sharpen/touch up in the wild, though a slight recurve should pose no great problem. However, I believe it could be sharpened similar to the traditional method of sharpening a khukri(sp?), only with a river stone or the like replacing the chakmak, depending on the size of the blade.

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Here are a few more designs I drew up, a couple due to suggestions here. I am working on a smaller Wharncliffe, another larger blade similar to #3, and a fixed blade translation of the Spyderco Native shape, as well.


#8.) This one is due in large part to skammer mentioning a chopper. Recurve, 1/4" 5160, no choil, I still need to draw up a version with a choil. Hammer poll at the butt of the handle, hollow or saber ground. Dimensions: 7" blade, 1/4" thick, 12" overall.


#9.) This is the design for the Mini-AUCK that someone asked about, seems like it was tholiver. Just the AUCK shrunk down a bit, with blaze orange G-10 handles. It would have liners of some sort, jimping on the thumb ramp and pommel, and a file-cut spine. Dimensions: 3 3/4" blade, 1/8" thick, 7 7/8" overall.


#10.) This one is a touch odd. It's based on a Benchmade Vex folder, though now that's a tad hard to tell. It would have a recurved blade, jimping on both the thumb ramp and pommel, as well as having the scallop of the spine file-cut. Dimensions: 3 7/8" blade, 1/8" thick, 8 1/4" overall.

Thanks for looking, Josh.