Cutlery Proposals for the Bladeforums 2015 Knife

[GreyCheer]

I'm pretty sure that I'll be buying the 2015 knife no matter what; it'll be my first forum knife. I do like the CSC knife better as long as nothing is changed. I took some liberties and "swapped" the spey on paint. I thought it might be interesting and hope nobody minds.

 

[Fanglekai]

I'm pretty sure that I'll be buying the 2015 knife no matter what; it'll be my first forum knife. I do like the CSC knife better as long as nothing is changed. I took some liberties and "swapped" the spey on paint. I thought it might be interesting and hope nobody minds.

That looks a lot better even though it's a small change.

 

[B.F.U]

I much prefer the Canal Street offering over the GEC. And I would much prefer it in 440C rather than carbon steel.

I agree. I don't know much about the 14cr...... that CSC apparently uses, but I'd love to see a good proven stainless.

I respectfully disagree. IIRC, last year CS was also first to the table with a physical proto which was received as being rather mundane. GEC then proceeded to blow away everyone with the mock-up drawing of their new #77 jack. This year, CS again produced a physical proto before other competitors released their designs, but this time CS has produced a model which arguably is more intriguing than GEC's initial proposal. I'm sure GEC will come back with another iteration but let's give CS credit for opening with a strong contender.

You are correct. I think CSC has submitted a great knife. I like shadow patterns, I like turkish clips, I like sheepfoots, and I like wood. I'd certainly hope they'd do the sensible thing and drop the sheepfoot and put its nail nick on the pile side. I'd also like to see a more vibrant wood, like Osage, or an interesting micarta, like ivory.

 

[arizcowboy]

I like the GEC better but would still buy the CSC. And I prefer bone over wood.

 

[dynamicmoves]

I still like the CSC. Not a fan of spey blades or square bolsters.
For me, I like wood more than bone.

 

[abbydaddy]

I really like the look of the GEC proposal, but I wouldn't have any use for it, and I don't want to buy a knife I'm not going to carry. The CSC shadow pattern on the other hand looks like one that I will use and carry.

The square bolsters look nice, but I find that for myself I am really partial to shadow patterns (maybe because I also tend to like modern folders without bolsters). I feel like the square bolsters are going to be uncomfortable and make the knife less pocketable, whereas the shadow looks like it would slide right into my pocket.

Plus, on the blade selection, I find myself really enjoying whittling lately, and the CSC looks like it would be better for that, especially with the sheepsfoot. (of course the altered drawing with the sheepsfoot is really way more appealing to me, I do not know what I would ever do with a spey blade)

I am still on board with the CSC shadow pattern, wood or micarta (my two favorite handle materials).

 

[Jack Black]

Charlie, thanks for all your work here on behalf of the forum :thumbup:

 

[neeman]

Eric's Canal Street is unique
I have not sen his offering anywhere else

The GEC offering is not a unique pattern

Schatt & Morgan Keystone Series #16 2006
Serpentine Moose
Jigged Green Bone
3 1/2"

 

[knarfeng]

I agree. I don't know much about the 14cr...... that CSC apparently uses, but I'd love to see a good proven stainless.

14-4 CrMo is made by the Latrobe division of Carpenter Steel. It has the same composition as 154CM or ATS-34. Very good stuff.

A couple of years ago Canal Street was unable to get 14-4CrMo in thicknesses adequate for a stockman blade. Whether they can now obtain that today I do not know. If not, I would be quite happy with 440C.

 

[Relee1]

I like both the GEC and the canal st. and would be down for either, but of the two, I much prefer the canal st. I like the wood handle and the unique shadow design. I also prefer the sheepsfoot secondary over the spey.

Many thanks to Charlie for his hard work on this project.

 

[fishface5]

I love GEC quality, but that CSC with badge shield is simply awesome. Would be awesomer with squared bolsters IMO but I can probably mod that myself. I kind of find the patterned wood a bit distracting myself, I think it would be cleaner with either no pattern or with a smaller/more regular pattern like snakewood or black palm or such.
R.e. the paint version of the GEC: not sure how the sheepsfoot would sit in the handle compared to the spey, it makes a big diffference which is why it's more common to see a whatsitcalled (oh yeah, coping) blade like on the S&M pictured above, that's much easier to seat next to a bigger primary blade without making a very wide backspring.

 

[quattromori]

I much prefer the Canal Street offering over the GEC. And I would much prefer it in 440C rather than carbon steel.

My thoughts as well (I'm referring to the shadow pattern with wooden handles and badge shield).
Thanks again to Charlie

Fausto

 

[fatcorgi]

I like both entries so far.

The half stockman on the #81 frame is exactly what I was originally hoping for as a forum knife. Since everyone wants a low-riding blade, they could replace the clip with their california version, like their #81 muskrat pattern. I have no problems with a spey blade.

That said, I think the CSC is the deserving winner so far, esp. with a good stainless steel, my preference would also be for some sort of micarta handle too, but that is just me.

Any outcome would be good, we are caught between a pillow and a soft place really.

 

[bill2000]

I like the updated CSC design better too. Wood is not my favorite material with the exception of gabon ebony but I much prefer it to micarta. The GEC offering is a very nice design but really not very unique and I prefer a more random jigging pattern. I think the symmetrical jigging patterns on many of today's knives is boring.

 

[pmew]

I've not been around much recently but I check in every once in a while to have a look at how we're progressing.

CSC have produced a much more intriguing design than GEC this year. I'll vote for Eric's creation, I think it's beautiful.

 

[SCWillson]

While I'm a big GEC fan, I'm not going to purchase anything without either a sheepsfoot or wharncliffe blade as part of the package. I consider a straight edge to be the essential aspect of any pocketknife. I'm also not a big fan of square bolsters, especially on such a large knife. I'm not a collector; I buy knives to use them. So right now the Canal Street submission gets my vote.

 

[jc57]

Canal Street version the winner for me so far.

 

[blademan 13]

I strongly favor the CSC in this instance. Very original and would look great in a shadow pattern with stainless and Cocobolo or natural linen micarta! Regardless of whether or not it is selected as the Forum knife, CSC would do very well offering different variants of this knife down the road. Carbon, stainless, wood, micarta, bolstered, shadow, different rivet combinations, blade configurations, etc. Of course a carbon steel, tip bolstered stag version would trump them all Just a great design Eric! :thumbup:

 

[Will Power]

Both knives are big around 4", that's where the similarity ends.

I assume the GEC will be single-spring like the CS? If it's two springs, uh-uh.

I like the shield and jigging on the GEC, if the bone is a light colour not some very dark brown, it will be very nice. I dislike the inclusion of a Spey blade though, no use for that one me. It needs a Coping, Sheepfoot, Sheepcliffe, Wharncliffe, even Modified Pen but not that Spey. Actually, I think it would work better on the Dixie frame anyway as a big knife with square ends is more cumbersome in the pocket. The GEC ignites no interest as it stands, so I'd vote against it, at the moment.

THE CS has the originality factor: no Forum Knife has been Shadow, nor single-spring, NOR HAVE WE YET HAD STAINLESS SO LET'S ALTER THAT FOR ONCE :thumbup:
The CS would look really something in Zebrawood or Osage Orange or it would look excellent in Natural polished micarta, or Burgundy or Antique Ivory. The blades and shield suit it very well too. Just hope they get enough snap in on the W&T....

Marks out of 10. CS 8. GEC 5. CASE 0 so far.

Thanks, Will

 

[2Dead]

I'll be in for either one but I do like the CSC version a little better, even with a sheepsfoot on the GEC model. And honestly, I like the Bocote on the CSC one too. Ok, the second one is a little dark but all the bocote I have is a beautiful golden color separated by black/dark brown swirls and lines. It's actually very beautiful in hand. Also, no 2 versions will be exactly the same. You can't say that with most bone or micarta.