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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Fixed Blade Knives
- Thread starter ncmetalguitar88
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My best performing fixed blade is a Boye Basic 3. There is nothing fancy about it except for performance and unfortunately price. But the overall design is incredible... comfortable to use and pretty frikkin lightweight. The other best fixed blade knives I've had have been Swamp Rat knives though I've never been super stoked on non-stainless blades. Most of my FBs are currently Striders. I carry my Strider SA-GG way more than any other FB knife I own. Mainly because it's compact, I really like the handle (a big deal for me more and more) and STOUT... almost too stout. ...also Strider does a great job with their heat treat.
I have a Fiddleback Forge one of a kind on its way to a sheath maker and it should be on its way to me next week! They are GORGEOUS and the reviews seem to be very favorable. I chose cpm154 because I prefer stainless at least for now. If the knife is even close to what I'm hoping for (feel, carry, use, aesthetics) I'll be picking up an O1 Fiddleback Forge knife pretty soon. I spoke with Andy Roy (who IS Fiddleback Forge) today and he said that O1 is his fav and he recommended it over CPM154. I just wanted a material I know I like and after a bit of use I may give high carbon another chance. I figure its a great opportunity to try two different steels crafted by the same hands...potentially a good way to get quality insight.
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!!
I have a Fiddleback Forge one of a kind on its way to a sheath maker and it should be on its way to me next week! They are GORGEOUS and the reviews seem to be very favorable. I chose cpm154 because I prefer stainless at least for now. If the knife is even close to what I'm hoping for (feel, carry, use, aesthetics) I'll be picking up an O1 Fiddleback Forge knife pretty soon. I spoke with Andy Roy (who IS Fiddleback Forge) today and he said that O1 is his fav and he recommended it over CPM154. I just wanted a material I know I like and after a bit of use I may give high carbon another chance. I figure its a great opportunity to try two different steels crafted by the same hands...potentially a good way to get quality insight.
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!!
So very true. He's got a variety of styles and steels and his prices are really fair.
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in the 200 - 300 dollar price range you can find a nice custom user I wold look at these.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/855-Fletcher-Knives
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/826-Fiddleback-Forge-Knives
http://fowlerblades.com/
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/855-Fletcher-Knives
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/826-Fiddleback-Forge-Knives
http://fowlerblades.com/
I'd really recommend getting in touch with Shawn Hatcher, just Google 'Shawn Hatcher Knives'
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Besides the makers in the exchange another company to check out is Blind Horse Knives. They do amazing things with their O1.
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This is GREAT STUFF hear!
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Wow, lots of help from everyone! Thanks for it all. After reading everything, I guess 2-300 is a bit much. I was basically just basing it off of the price of the folders I already have. I thought that fixed blades were a good bit more expensive than folders. Now the hard part starts. Picking the one I like the best from all of these awesome options...
