Recommendation? Design concept

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Brady13

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Hey guys, I’m 16 years old and I’ve been making knives for a couple years now mostly thanks to the wealth of knowledge I have found on BF, so I just want to say a big thanks to everyone who has contributed.

I have made a few knives now and am going to be trying a bigger fighter/Bowie style knife and I was wondering what you all thought of the design, please ignore any measurements or writing on there, what can I improve and change? How can I make it a more ergonomic and fast looking knife?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/189139927@N03/50066814312/in/dateposted-public/
 
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I have a nice piece of stabilized Tasmanian Blackwood, and I have 3/8”x1” 4140 for guard material.
 
Personally I don’t a think a harpoon blade says fast, sleek, fighter.
Your sketch looks tall and again that doesn’t say fast to me.
This is what I picture when I think of a fast fighter.
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Brady, I like the looks of your drawing, and darn close to being a really good looking Bowie. BUT - as other folks have said, it doesn't really look like a "light 'n fast" fighter. It does look like a strong heavy duty Bowie.
 
IMHO Try the same lines with a 20% reduction in height (Looks chunky) and that should get you closer
What ive done in the past is take a picture and manipulate it in photoshop or Paint or take it to your local Office max and ask them to do it for you They can print it out
 
Hankins said:
IMHO Try the same lines with a 20% reduction in height (Looks chunky) and that should get you closer
What ive done in the past is take a picture and manipulate it in photoshop or Paint or take it to your local Office max and ask them to do it for you They can print it out
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Thanks, I think I’ll give that a go because it does look quite big so I’m gunna try that out
 
Looks pretty darn good. When I look at it, I keep seeing the long straight line along the top of the handle all the way to the ramp up to the harpoon.
A good designer to look at for this style is Sam Lurquin. He does a lot of these, but with a variety of interesting curves.
 
Looks close to me now. The guard gets a bit thin and flat. I would curl it back on the inside.
At this point if you can execute anything like this you will have a fantastic piece.
 
Great looking knife! If you want an aggressive look, try tilting the guard forward a little. Also, I would make the blade a little longer, in comparison to the handle, but that is just me
 
Mark van Elteren said:
Great looking knife! If you want an aggressive look, try tilting the guard forward a little. Also, I would make the blade a little longer, in comparison to the handle, but that is just me
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Yah I was thinking about tilting the guard a bit and see where it will look best, I see what you mean with the length, it wouldn’t hurt if I made it a bit longer. thanks for the tips
 
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