Folding Bushcraft Knife that is usable/comfortable - by Daniel Koster

Can a folding bushcraft knife compete with the fixed blade version?

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Here's an updated rendering showing the milled slot option.

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Dan
 
Fancier said:
It looks like you have two fasteners for the liners (hidden under the scales) and two fasteners for the scales themselves (exposed to view).
I just looked through a few of my folders and I noticed that they have between two and four sets of fasteners, all exposed.
Since you can't epoxy a folder together I guess one of the things you learn from a prototype is if you have enough fasteners.
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Yes - I have beat and wailed on the handle and it is completely solid as a rock.
Fewer fasteners = less fuss/bother. Also, more likely for the blade to stay centered.

Dan
 
That finished proto is like seeing my dream pocketknife come to life :D I can't believe it took this long for someone to actually attempt, but you are rocking it Dan, I truly appreciate your dedication to this project. My name has already been placed on your list.
 
Daniel- This will be a best selling folder. Congratz.
I'd love to see a 3.25? blade version.
Rolf
 
Hi Dan,

How is the edge geommetry in use? With 0.125" steel, it looks like the edge on this would be more obtuse than say the Woodlore. I guess it is the same as the fixed blade bushcraft, but I'm just wondering if it needs to be as obtuse given that it is a folder and has a slightly less pointy tip than the original buscraft.
 
I am grinding the edge at 13 degrees. If you think about it, that's only 2 degrees off the standard sharpening angle for a fine edge (30 degrees inclusive, 15 per side). But there's a lot more steel 'behind' the edge on a scandi grind.
 
I need an opinion - or two - or ten.

I am thinking about moving the jimping closer to the tip so that it is completely enclosed in the handle when the blade is closed.

Yay!

or, Nay!

???

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Nay! Why would you do that and what would be its function toward the tip?



Daniel Koster said:
I need an opinion - or two - or ten.

I am thinking about moving the jimping closer to the tip so that it is completely enclosed in the handle when the blade is closed.

Yay!

or, Nay!

???

BushcraftFolder10b.gif
Click to expand...
 
I explained it in the post with the drawing - to tuck it inside the liners when closed. More comfy. I'm not sold on it. Seems like if you want a knife with jimping, you are going to accept the idea that it is not as smooth as the rest of the spine.
 
Do most people want the jimping on the back of the blade as a control point (thumb or other)? Where having it too far from the handle renders it more or less useless?
 
The jimping on the 2nd-to-last drawing (post 141) is 0.65" in front of the guard. I've tested this over and over again and have found this to be the best placement on a fixed blade. Far enough forward that it's not in the way while doing "detail work", yet not too far away...your thumb engages the jimping as soon as your index finger gets ready to overcome the guard.

That said, I would imagine that most folks are not using the jimping for safety, but for striking a firesteel. It throws a spark that it at least 5-10 times bigger than just using the spine alone (even if left squared off).

So, if it's closer to the tip (where hardly anyone puts their fingers) you can still use it for firesteel purposes and have a smooth spine exposed when in folded position.

This came in as a suggestion, but like I said, I'm not sold on the looks just yet.


If it's not a big deal, I'd rather just leave the jimping where it is (as shown in post 141).


But, hey.....I'm open to ideas and suggestions still.

I may offer a version without jimping...but as with my fixed blades...that request only comes around about 1 out of every 100 orders...if that much.


Dan
 
As I understand it the jimping serves two purposes, to improve the grip when the thumb rests atop the blade, and to throw bigger sparks with a firesteel. My first thought was that I'd rather skip it entirely, which is beginning to sound like a good idea. Personally I think that a ramp gives a better grip for the thumb, but some consider the hump to be ugly. My thumb isn't long enough to reach jimping near the tip of the knife, so that leaves the firesteel as the remaining justification for tip jimping.
I'm probably going to use the knife bare handed, so the jimping seems a bit extreme.
If the knife didn't have any jimping it would probably be more pocket friendly, but since this is a large knife it is probably going to live in a pouch.
What kind of user feedback do you get on the jimping of your current knives?
 
I think leaving it closer to the handle gives it a couple purposes, but toward the tip only one. My vote is leave it toward the handle.
 
I'd say no jimping at all and leave the spine square, but that's just me. I have never found a need for any jimping or any other type of things like that in general.
 
If it helps, I have a schofield that has the jimping in the normal position. They are exposed when the knife is closed. They are rounded on the corners, and have never caused me any discomfort or gotten in the way. I thought they would not throw a spark but when I struck a firesteel I was shocked.
 
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