Help on direction of a custom needed.

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lmalterna

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I have had and currently have a number of custom and higher end semi-custom knives & each has a use it excels at for me but I am still chasing the versatility scheme... what I am looking at trying now is:

6" blade,
2" wide,
3/16" thick,
1/2 width convex grind with 1 1/2" sharp swedge,
no choil,
moderate guard,
sculpted straight slabs,
full tang/exposed.
Forged is a preference, I trust builder to know what steel will suit his build.

I might talk myself into a full convex with no swedge. Anyone know of a maker doing something similar that I could visit their sight. Use- everything! :) Daily EDC carry, woods walking/camping, hunting. I don't plan on felling trees or clearing land but simple shelter building using small saplings and splitting small kindling will be done. Opinions? Guidence?

Thanks,
Bill
 
In the production world, Fallkniven makes such knives. I have one, and it is equal in quality to many a custom.
 
Anthony,
I have a SFNO right now and the ZTNO I had was the closest I have found in blade shape. I am looking at the knives from Razorback - Knives right now. The ZTNO was too thin in the grip and I did not like the drop angle in the tang/handle.
Joss,
The only good spearpoint tip I saw at Fallkniven was the mine clearing knife and it is a bit too long.

Thansk,
Bill
 
If you are looking at one of Scott's knives then I think you are looking in the right direction. You won't go wrong there.
 
You will probably by happier with a 10 " blade if you are going to be chopping with it, as in brush clearing.

A shaped handle with a larger pommel than the rest of the handle will resist slippage from the hand as well.
 
Bill, I responded to your email. Give me a phone call sometime. We can work out the details of exactly what you need better that way.
Scott
 
This is what it has settled down to:
6" blade
3/16" thick
1 3/4" wide
Traditional spearpoint
no swedge
no choil
O1 steel
full convex grind
moderate stainless single guard
buffalo horn scales
5" handle
tang extended 1/4" & exposed tang at pommel(to protect scales from batonning from rear)


:) Bill
 
About 15 miles east of Roanoke. I work in Salem though. the only part of B'Burg I saw was bar row... did the crawl once :)

Bill
 
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