Bushcraft Knife challenge - Interest?

The sharpening is fine by me.

Here is a pic of the 'style' of knife I am making. I will make a few adjustments to the piece for the competition. I will be using L6 and a green/orange combo burlap laminate from Shadetree Laminates. Cool lookin stuff.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=627170


BTW, what was the verdict on multiple submissions? I would like to submitt a socket handle piece, too.
 
dfarmerknives said:
The sharpening is fine by me.

Here is a pic of the 'style' of knife I am making. I will make a few adjustments to the piece for the competition. I will be using L6 and a green/orange combo burlap laminate from Shadetree Laminates. Cool lookin stuff.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=627170


BTW, what was the verdict on multiple submissions? I would like to submitt a socket handle piece, too.
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Love the look of that knife Dave, bet it's a real versatile blade eh !:thumbup:

How do ya find the L6 compares to 1095 ?
 
kgd said:
Here it is...Nice size for a bushcrafter. Blade is long enough to do most of what you need and yet offer high level of control. The handle is wonderfully generous and very comfortable. A full size knife handle on a compact knife. As usual for Rick's knives, it came sharper than hell. The sheath with its tie off loops was really cool too.

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that's a great looking knife Rick... i like it...:thumbup: looks very versatile.. love the sheath too man...:D
 
pitdog said:
Love the look of that knife Dave, bet it's a real versatile blade eh !:thumbup:

How do ya find the L6 compares to 1095 ?
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This is just my opinion, but I think L6 is a much sturdier steel than 1095. Don't get me wrong, I love 1095, and use a lot of it. L6 seems to take more abuse and keep the edge better than 1095. Like I said, just my opinion.

I am going to make the comp knife a bit thicker (the one in the pic is 3/32 in). I am not going to put the swedge in the front of the spine. I will roll the edges fo the thumb stop for comfort and keep the rest of the spine sharp for spark throwing. I still carry the blade in that pic and it has been a "go to" for a long time.
 
dfarmerknives said:
This is just my opinion, but I think L6 is a much sturdier steel than 1095. Don't get me wrong, I love 1095, and use a lot of it. L6 seems to take more abuse and keep the edge better than 1095. Like I said, just my opinion.

I am going to make the comp knife a bit thicker (the one in the pic is 3/32 in). I am not going to put the swedge in the front of the spine. I will roll the edges fo the thumb stop for comfort and keep the rest of the spine sharp for spark throwing. I still carry the blade in that pic and it has been a "go to" for a long time.
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Good to know Dave, thanks buddy !;)
 
I would imagine with proper heat treat L6 would be tougher.... lower carbon and rich alloying, including vanadium, which increases wear resistance and reduces rust.
 
dfarmerknives said:
The sharpening is fine by me.

Here is a pic of the 'style' of knife I am making. I will make a few adjustments to the piece for the competition. I will be using L6 and a green/orange combo burlap laminate from Shadetree Laminates. Cool lookin stuff.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=627170


BTW, what was the verdict on multiple submissions? I would like to submitt a socket handle piece, too.
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Sweet looking blade!
 
However you guys want to do the sharpening is fine with me.
Scott
 
Wow, some of the design concepts on these knives is very interesting.



Unlike my friends Tony and Marcelo, I tend to shy away from most of the modern "bushcraft" style of knives,

...I find myself carrying knives with more traditional and/or hunting knife styles of design.



The knives I carry meet my needs for a wide variety of chores, even the bushcraft tasks that come up.



I really like the idea of this comparision, :thumbup: :cool: :thumbup:

...giving us a chance to examine what the different makers think a "bushcraft" knife needs to be.



This may lead many of us to a broader view of what "bushcraft" is all about.






Big Mike
 
Ok, I will change the sharpening task. We will put every knife through all the tests and testers until the knife absolutely needs to be sharpened. I will figure out someway to make sure every tester has an opprtunity to sharpen each knife, so that can be scored as well.

We will keep track on how many tests and testers the knife went through before it needed sharpening.

We will score that seperately in the edge retention part. If the knife makes it through all tests and all testers with out needing sharpening it will be scored a 5
If the knife only makes through 2 testers and say half of the 3rd guys tests; it will be scored a 2.5. If it goes through 3 testers and half of the 4th guys tests we'll score it a 3.5 and so on...
 
mcjhrobinson said:
this is gonna be sweet!

tony any chance to do any videos of the review?
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Yes, there will be videos, however I don't have any editing programs so they won't be as entertaining as Joezillas. Not to mention he is more natural than I on video..

However, Rescue Riley and Marcelo are always fun to laugh at, I mean laugh with.

Oh, did I mention that Rescue Riley has confirmed that he will be 1 of the testers:thumbup:

So as it stands, the 4 luck testers will be.

Big Mike



Marcelo Cantu



Rescue Riley



Tonym

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This review will make a great addition to my USB drive with the Camp Knife Challenge review on it. Great reading when nothing else to do.

Can't wait for the final results!
 
The top drawing is the Canadian Belt-knife Culberson or the CBC:D

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Its a combination of the classic Canadian belt-knife and the EDCs that I make......now to try one in steel:)
 
Oops.... I just changed my design.... hey it happens... might have to run this one by Ken, too.


Great lookin CBC design there, Bruce.


Rick
 
Don't worry Kenny-boy... you can tell me which you prefer. Not that it matters, you anorexic-whafer-knife-wielding-picture-snapping-wannabe-biker-flick-watching-tour-guide.

Rick
 
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