Extra Large Two Blade Sunfish?

afishhunter

afishhunter

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One of my EDC knives is a large Rough Rider two blade Sunfish; 4 1/4 inches closed.

I want something a little bigger, say 5 to 5 1/2 inches closed, with a 3 1/4 to 3 5/8 inch main blade.

I know that sunfish have not traditionally been made this large - 4 1/2 inches seems to be the historical maximum, and then only in a single blade configuration, from what I have been able to find in my research. However, just because they have not been made, does not mean they can't be made. And yes, I know it will be "heavy", but that does not bother me. I like my knives to have some weight to them.

I do not need or want anything super fancy, it will be an EDC work knife. Brass bolsters and liners, and plain wood scales (oak, antique pine or ...?) would be fine. I would prefer carbon steel blades.

Any ideas on who I can contact to have such a fish made?
 
Here you go. The Beast :D 4 3/8 closed, two blade, 1095 carbon. Mine should be here today.

Best regards

Robin

 
Wow! The blade on that thing is huge Robin. Looks like it would handle a lot of rough service. I have a #36 EO Sunfish and that blade dwarfs mine. The #45 Roughneck and Lumberjack are both 4.5"
 
BigBiscuit said:
Wow! The blade on that thing is huge Robin. Looks like it would handle a lot of rough service. I have a #36 EO Sunfish and that blade dwarfs mine. The #45 Roughneck and Lumberjack are both 4.5"
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I'm planning on using it for heavy leather cutting, I'm worried about using up my sheepsfoot Barlow which has been my go to leather knife for the past year.

Best regards

Robin
 
The main blades are large!! you could toss pancakes with them.:D

 
Would it be possible for somebody to toss up a picture of a 45 or 46 in hand? I'm curious to see how it's held. In my mind that handle would go from your palm to somewhere around the second joint on your fingers leaving just the tips to curl over the knife. I'd like to know how that looks and feels.
 
I don't have a #45 or #46 but here is the #36 in hand. So you might be able to guess how much larger they are from there.

 
Thanks for posting that, Bob. That looks like just about as big of a handle as I would find natural. I know that people that have used the larger examples have said that they're surprisingly comfortable. I'm kind of an oaf with stubby, clumsy fingers so the idea of a knife that fills the hand is appealing to me. I really like my 23 for that reason, and am curious about the various sunfish patterns. I also am intrigued by just how far these knives push the limits of the slipjoint world. I'm hoping that afishhunter gets his monstrosity made and posts some pictures of an even larger knife. Kudos to him for dreaming of a world with ever larger slipjoints. :thumbup:
 
afishhunter said:
Any ideas on who I can contact to have such a fish made?
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Don Hanson of Sunfish Forge is the only maker of sunfish I know. He doesn't take many orders and I have not seen a sunfish out of him for years, but I have seen his older product and was told that's where the name of his forge comes from. I have not seen one of his sunfish that large though.
 
That's a beast. Thanks for the pics. It actually doesn't look as wide in the hand as I envisioned. I think that the shape of the blade fooled me into thinking that the handle would end up wider. Still a handful to be sure. I really like the looks of those, I just have to pull the trigger on one one of these days.
 
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roseskunk said:
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Ooh, la-- timely image. I have a #45 in ebony on the way in the same configuration (single blade, lanyard hole), and your picture has super-glad I sprung for it all over again. I have a #36 as well, so your having both in the picture is an added boon. Thanks!

Someday, a Whaler. :)

~ P.
 
Lovely BEASTS...heres mine i n buffalo horn...one of 9....thanks Boggs...true you can flip an egg with these..or cut a chicken in half ;)......Fes



 
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