Best Sub Hilt Fighter?

[TDE]

I am getting ready to start on my fifth knife soon and I a thinking about going crazy and try and make one of my favorites. A sub Hilt Fighter! Who is the best around? Do you have a favorite maker? Paul

 

[Todd Robbins]

TDE,
The subhilt by William B. Ellis on the cover of Knives 2004 is really awesome! Mike Fellows has a really nice one in there, too. The Big Bear by Bob Loveless has to be my favorite, though.

 

[beluga]

The best is Bob Loveless, David Broadwell and Brad Duncan (believe it or not, he also makes nice fixed blade).

 

[Ebbtide]

Brend.
Siska.
Loveless.

 

[anonymous]

walter brend's subhilt model 2 is the best by far. but the chances of you finding one in the secondary market are the same as the chances of me farting and $1600 flying out of my cornhole. you'd have to get one from him direct.

 

[Robert Hankins]

Loveless

 

[Keith Montgomery]

S.R. Johnson, Rob Brown and Ricardo Velarde.

 

[RL]

Originally posted by beluga
The best is Bob Loveless, David Broadwell and Brad Duncan (believe it or not, he also makes nice fixed blade).

Yes, I have seen a pic of the Brad Duncan subhilt...it looks great! Good list, BTW...I would add Brend, Siska, Lovestrand, and RJ Martin:

RL

 

[anonymous]

Originally posted by RL
Yes, I have seen a pic of the Brad Duncan subhilt...it looks great! Good list, BTW...I would add Brend, Siska, Lovestrand, and RJ Martin:

RL

^^i've handled that exact martin subhilt. the fit & finish/workmanship were about 60% of the "fineness" of a brend model 2. still a really nice design though, just not finished to the nth degree.

 

[RWS]

Schuyler Lovestrand.

Pictures from Robertson's Cutlery

 

[TDE]

those are all great! Thanks! Paul