Help with knife design. Now a WIP. FINISHED!! Almost

It looks pretty good now. I would eliminate the triangles, mainly because they will tend to get junk caught in the corners and will be a pain in the gluteus maximus to clean out.

That's great that you were able to do a test run. How does it feel in your hand?

Ric
 
looks good, i will be honest and say i dont like the triangles, but...BUT... its not my knife, and frankly if im making a knife for myself i dont care if people dont like a part on it cause its for me, and me only. The handle looks a tad chunky to me espically once you add some scales on it i would find it a bit uncomfortable to grip but blade design is good overall.

btw if your looking for some sort of design to put on the knife in place of the triangles to dress it up a bit have you considered maybe etching something on there..... always an option
 
Heck I like it. It's something new and different and it shows some imagination. Maybe chamfer the edges of the triangles slighty to keep the crud from getting in there. One thing for sure is you are not too proud to take advice and listen. That in itself will take you a long way. Good luck!
 
Keep the cut-outs,it will be a little bit of a pain to clean out ,but it gives a different look,if you take them out it will look like every other knife you see out their.
 
It looks good! The triangles might sacrifice some cleaning convenience and possibly strength, but if it's an aesthetic you're set on then maybe that's a fair trade-off. Besides, making a knife to more difficult spec's is only going to make the learning curve so much steeper - I'm not seeing a down side. Having said that, maybe consider rounding out or angling the corners a bit if you can so stuff doesn't get stuck in there too much (the last thing you want is to be digging crud out of the cut-outs with a twig thinking "should've got rid of the holes like they said" :) ) Also, I want to see final product photos :)
 
Looks much better. The cut outs are your choice. The knife looks fine.....make it in good steel and lets see how it goes.
 
Thanks for all of the advice and comments everyone I really appreciate it.

I will need some more advice as I get to the wood scales because I have never done them before.

It looks like this has become a WIP. I'll keep updating as I get more done. The stock comes in today.

thanks
Nick
 
You know what! I say keep the triangle pockets, it's your knife so do what makes you happy. It's not like your trying to win a popularity contest. It actually looks great but now you have the heat treatment to worry about, if you don't get the heat treat right you will end up with a fancy paper weight instead of a knife
 
Make the handle a little smaller every one seems to make there handle really wide but when you put handle material on it you will see what i am talking about it will be uncomfortably big. Not even sword handles are that big. The shape of the handle is perfect but a handle that is to big will actually make it harder to hold on to during hard use.
 
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Why not make the pockets into holes instead? I like the way they look, but think they'd be better as complete holes. Just my 2 cents.

Otherwise I like the way it looks.
 
chad2 said:
Make the handle a little smaller every one seems to make there handle really wide but when you put handle material on it you will see what i am talking about it will be uncomfortably big. Not even sword handles are that big. The shape of the handle is perfect but a handle that is to big will actually make it harder to hold on to during hard use.
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I knew as soon as I held it that the handle was way too big. The newest drawing has it taken in from the bottom. (if that makes sense). Thanks for the advice!
Nick
 
amamachinist said:
I knew as soon as I held it that the handle was way too big. The newest drawing has it taken in from the bottom. (if that makes sense). Thanks for the advice!
Nick
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No problem it seems like you are on the right track other than that
 
The evolution is going a direction i like.
I'd make the pockets into through-holes, and then raise the grind way up into them. I don't see why you couldn't raise the grind up into the pockets.
If you want to cut THROUGH things, you will need a higher grind, else you'll have an edge like an axe, even steeper than a BK-2.

-Daizee
 
Nick,
I like the progression.
While making the handle less wide, you might consider curving the back a little -- too straight of a handle spine hurts when chopping.
another thought about the triangles - can you relieve the inside edges so they're not a sharp 90* transition -- this will be more comfortable if you use the knife in a pinch grip (they would work as indexing holes for grip) and less likely to catch when chopping through woody material.
even in 1/4" stock, I think your design will work, but 3/16" will give a better cutting profile.
 
Debris catchers is what they are. With all the different materials a camp knife comes into contact with; those pockets could fill with a lethal combination that could be passed along to the food supply.

I like it other than that.

Fred
 
I got started on the Real version. Figuring out how to cut the pockets evenly on both sides took some thought. I've already decided that this will be the only knife I make with the pockets. Too many disadvantages and too much work. But I'm liking the way it's going so far.

First I milled a pocket in a slab of aluminum so that I could keep my position after flipping the stock. And so that it would be flat with my mill.

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Cutting the pockets on the first side. .125 flat endmill .030 deep

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Flipped over and cutting the other side a mirror image of the first. With the same datums. Flooded with cutting oil just to be safe.

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Ok here it is profiled with jimping and handle holes. I made a grinding jig today so I can make the bevels more evenly from side to side.

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Here is the jig on my practice piece I'm going to give it a try before I start on the real one.

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