Describe your "perfect" knife...

A Spyderco Military with the Benchmade Axis lock, available in the Full size and a Mini version, peel ply carbon fibre handle and ZDP189 blade steel.
 
A folder based with a 3 inch 154cm blade, dual thumbstuds and Benchmade's Axis lock. Handle will have black G10 scales and titanium liners, finished with a low ride pocket clip.
 
A fixed blade black coated partially serrated tanto with a knuckle guard. Oh and it has to be heat treated. :p
 
mnblade said:
PERFECT knife? Simple.

Find an old guy who's seen the world (twice) and been around the block (100 times). A guy who WORKED for a living, a guy who has also played hard, namely hunting, fishing, hiking and the like. Now, watch and wait for him to kneel down to help his grandson fix a toy (or maybe make a slingshot the old-fashioned way, with a Y stick and some rubber from an innertube). At some point, Grandad will slide his hand down into the pocket of his pants and draw out a pocketknife, one he's toted as long as anyone who knows him can remember. It might have one blade, maybe two or even three. The bone handle will be worn smooth. The blades patined to a dark, even gray. The joints well oiled and the edge keen. He'll use it as if it's an extension of his own hand. The grandson, meanwhile, will marvel silently, praying to someday own one like it for his own.

THAT, my friends, is the perfect knife!
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Has to be the best!
 
mnblade said:
PERFECT knife? Simple.

Find an old guy who's seen the world (twice) and been around the block (100 times). A guy who WORKED for a living, a guy who has also played hard, namely hunting, fishing, hiking and the like. Now, watch and wait for him to kneel down to help his grandson fix a toy (or maybe make a slingshot the old-fashioned way, with a Y stick and some rubber from an innertube). At some point, Grandad will slide his hand down into the pocket of his pants and draw out a pocketknife, one he's toted as long as anyone who knows him can remember. It might have one blade, maybe two or even three. The bone handle will be worn smooth. The blades patined to a dark, even gray. The joints well oiled and the edge keen. He'll use it as if it's an extension of his own hand. The grandson, meanwhile, will marvel silently, praying to someday own one like it for his own.

THAT, my friends, is the perfect knife!
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that was my first knife when i was 10
 
i would like a 1/4" thick titanium full tang 8" overall length rubberized grip bead blasted finish with the edge hollow ground to 1/2 depth and perfectly balanced w/tac sheath
 
i would like a 1/4"thick perfectly balanced titanium 8" overall 1/2 depth hollow ground rubberized grip full tang bead blasted finish for less visibility knife w/ tac sheath covered in cordura for silence while moving.
 
something from this pic...

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its a tie between mad dog khyber or witch bird, leaning toward the witch bird.
It would be nice to get the above knives made out of infi.
 
Perfect heat treat semi integral 440C flat grind fixed blade rabbet tang with light green G-10 the blade and guard mirror polished, the G-10 glass bead blasted 10 oz cowhide russet dyed pouch sheath: dangler style. The blade 1-1/4 wide by 3 to 4 inches modified clip point totally sterile
 
Hey Morimotom, what is that orange handled knife in the pic? It looks like the Bark River PSK. If so, how do you like it? I'm considering getting on.
 
For me, I'd have to say the closest thing the perfect knife is the humble SAK or multi tool. This is unglamorous, but I base it on what I actually have carried and used the most throughout my life.

I guess it could be made more perfect with a few adjustments, such as a higher quality steel for the knife blade, or gussied up with fancier scales.
 
My ideal knife:

Folder.
3" to 3.75" blade, of D2 or VG-10. Satin finish. Nothing fancy.
Clip point blade, no serrations.
Blade would have a "wave" feature as well as a thumb hole.
Jimping on the thumb ramp of the blade, and the handle. Titanium liners.
Grey G-10 handles.
Titanium clip, subdued in color. Could be positioned tip up or down, left or right.
Handle would have a lanyard hole in the butt.
Open build so gunk couldn't build up.
Lock would be an Arc lock or linerlock.
All of the hardware (blade pivot, handle screws, clip screws, etc.) would be easily removed or adjusted.
 
For a folder, an auto Cold Steel Scimitar with M2 blade steel heat treated by Paul Bos, shaped, ground and polished by Joe Kious with a Tom Krein sharpening, an axis lock with Chris Reeves' titanium handles shaped by Ernest Emerson, a low ride pocket clip by STR and then put together for a final finish by Darrell Ralph.

Fixed blade (short sword), a Philippine style Pinuti shape with Busse Infi blade steel and Busse snake skin micarta scales, blade shaped by Bill Siegel, with a Tom Krein high hollow grind, put together by Phil Hartsfield, all in a Mike Sastre leather over kydex southern comfort sheath.

Matador-
 
gotta have 2, one fixed and one folder.

Folder: Titanium sandwitch style balisong, 3.25 inch drop point M2 HSS blade 1/16" thick, HRc 65, full flat ground to ~ 0.005" behind the edge, with Ti pocket clip and standard latch. I'm not sold on spring latches yet.

Fixed: 3/16" thick, Cold Steel Scalper shaped (drop point) blade, full flat grind and 1.5" wide instead of Cold Steels 1.25", to provide more hand protection by a greater dropped edge. 7" long 8670M blade w/ Alvin Johnson style heat treating w/ enclosed tang and black canvas Micarta.
 
If I had to answer, it would be in two parts, and both would be custom, or at least not made yet. :P

Fixed blade:
Classic MkII USMC-type, with the leather handle (Ka-bar's is better than Ontario or Camillus') and in a good carbon steel (I like 1095, but I might be seduced to better), but without the "blood grove", remove the top part of the gaurd, teardrop butt cap so I can put a lanyard in there, and serrate the false edge.

Folder:
OHT with a plain blade, another layer for scissors, and orange scales.
 
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