BK14.6 New Tweener/14 Concept. Input Requested

[thrillbilly]

This morning I was ''playing'' with my 16 and 14...grabbed my spare 16 scales...got to thinking

this is the result

OAL-81/8''
B- 33/8''
H-43/4''


I have found my design for when I get a custom knife built!
When I get a few other projects finished I'm gonna order another 14, and visit a metalshop, fabricate a 16 handle and then do some cutting/welding.


I bought the 16 mainly for a hunting knife, and Im sure it will excel at it...but I have found in my experience that a smaller blade is more useful for skinning/dressing deer-size and smaller animals, longer blades aren't necessary and often are a hindrance.

I would love to hear y'alls thoughts (good OR bad) about this. Hoping Mr. Ethan or Tooj would share their reaction.

If KBAR made this hybrid I would pre-order one as soon as I heard of it, and I think many thousands of hunters would love it.

*I love the 14/11 blade, great size for any general purpose task...been EDCing mine and using the heck out of it, more I use it more I like it...but the handle is designed for ease of carry and ''necker duty'' not for longterm in-hand use. The 16 handle IMO and for my hands, is a piece of ergonomic art!

 

[DeadFall27]

There is so much win with this idea...:thumbup:
I love smaller blades with larger handles; keep us updated, I wanna see the final result!

 

[clich]

I like the idea of long handle and short blade. chris at KFU does a good one with the his edc model. Lots of handle length. Not the wide blade variant but the standard edc. I love the idea. I like lots of control and a small blade long handle combo is about as in control as you can get. Itd be a sweet hunter, great carver, and, with that finish you have on your 14, a sweet looking little blade

 

[kg4ghn]

I'd buy one. A short drop point blade is perfect for skinning IMO.

 

[thrillbilly]

BK14.6

*waves pitchfork*


That Is All

 

[Tin.Man]

Looks damn good!

Id buy one, or three

 

[Kabarcamper]

Now that's cool !!!! Necker + Tweener = Neener.....?
Can't wait to see the end result great concept.

 

[daizee]

Hi Thrill'y,
I think it's an AWESOME idea - so much so, that I started making knives specifically to achieve this configuration.
A 3" blade with juuuust enough handle to fill the hand is an *excellent* balance. Me Likey. In fact, the BK-11 and BK-2 were the blade shape inspirations. You should make one exactly as you want it.
However I'd recommend you engage someone on the forum to make one from scratch rather than cutting two perfectly good finished knives and welding them back together.

The green micarta handled one has a 3" blade. These days I'd do a FFG like the BK-11

-Daizee

 

[thrillbilly]

Hi Thrill'y,
I think it's an AWESOME idea - so much so, that I started making knives specifically to achieve this configuration.
A 3" blade with juuuust enough handle to fill the hand is an *excellent* balance. Me Likey. In fact, the BK-11 and BK-2 were the blade shape inspirations. You should make one exactly as you want it.
However I'd recommend you engage someone on the forum to make one from scratch rather than cutting two perfectly good finished knives and welding them back together.

-Daizee

No way do I cut up a 16/15/17! I was just thinking cutting handle off a 14 and making my own handle from steel stock. Nothing else it'll be worth the ~30$ for a 14 just to have a ''real'' concept in my hand before I ordered a custom, and best case scenario the fabricated one I make will suffice as a ''User''

I do like your blades Daiz...look VERY pleasing to the eye, but personally I dont care for the drop-handle, I like the straight-line handle/blade style better in my hand while cutting.

was that a ''I volunteer to help the crazy hillbilly'' post Daiz??

 

[thrillbilly]

OAL-81/8''
B- 33/8''
H-43/4''

 

[L4NE4]

I have a knife on order with JK.

3" blade, 4" handle, 1" wide. Should be a perfect whittler

 

[thrillbilly]

Its hard to have a ''perfect'' game knife. I have a few right now, still none I am 100% happy with, I haven't used the 16 yet but just in handling/design I know I'll like it more then what I have/have had.

The Gerber Gator right below the BK16 is my fave, only one I use. That paticular Gerber Gator in the pic is my nephew's, I lost mine...hence the reason I wanted the 16! As I was pointing out to Daizee, the only part of the Gator I would change is how much the handle sweeps down from the blade, and the blade height is a lil narrow. The BK16 fixed both those issues nicely...now I just want one with a tad shorter blade.

The two Sharpfingers work well, quality blades, just not my cup of tea, the Schrade with guthook is a POS, HATE HATE HATE guthooks. It lives in my truck as a JIC/Loaner. The black Gerber is a taiwan POS, same catergory as the Schrade, Loaner. The stag Gerber is a very nice knife, pretty and Sharp...but I dislike the choil and it's too heavy.

I have went thru a lot of game knives, owned prolly 30 at one point or other, from quality to cheap crap, and have borrowed/used many many more. I think I've finally distilled all that Use/Trial down into what I personally want in a game knife (maybe)

 

[Pug-butter]

There is so much win with this idea...:thumbup:
I love smaller blades with larger handles; keep us updated, I wanna see the final result!

Maybe something the size of the BK7, but less "jack-of-all-trades"? ie., make it designed entirely for either chopping or slicing.

 

[daizee]

No way do I cut up a 16/15/17! I was just thinking cutting handle off a 14 and making my own handle from steel stock. Nothing else it'll be worth the ~30$ for a 14 just to have a ''real'' concept in my hand before I ordered a custom, and best case scenario the fabricated one I make will suffice as a ''User''

I do like your blades Daiz...look VERY pleasing to the eye, but personally I dont care for the drop-handle, I like the straight-line handle/blade style better in my hand while cutting.

was that a ''I volunteer to help the crazy hillbilly'' post Daiz??

Heh. I mostly just do my own designs. Tho you keep it up and you might inspire me.
I'm not allowed to take on any more work until I deliver the current queue, but my consulting rate is $50/hr.


-Daizee

 

[DeadFall27]

Maybe something the size of the BK7, but less "jack-of-all-trades"? ie., make it designed entirely for either chopping or slicing.

Epic Brohoof...just sayin'...

 

[1066vik]

Now that's cool !!!! Necker + Tweener = Neener.....?
Can't wait to see the end result great concept.

tweener + Necker = Tweeker

I like it -- nice concept.

 

[Bladite]

Maybe something the size of the BK7, but less "jack-of-all-trades"? ie., make it designed entirely for either chopping or slicing.

 

[thrillbilly]

tweener + Necker = Tweeker

I like it -- nice concept.

Im thinking Necker + Tweener + The Becker Tecker!

 

[DeadFall27]

This thread just got 20% cooler...

 

[SoldMyHat]

The ESEE 3's blade is only 1/8" longer that the BK11 with a full size handle. Also the same thickness. Might be worth considering. Although the handle wouldn't be the same and it's choiled. Just thoughts.

But yes. BK11 long would be sweet.

Oh. And the BK11 would have a little more meat at the handle to weld with. And it's a few bucks cheaper.