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Hunter Design - In the Works
- Thread starter Daniel Fairly Knives
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Yeah, hunter patterns are great edc fixed blades. They excell at most anything, but I think really should be designed to efficiently process an animal. Everything else should be secondary consideration. That task alone is enough to make me leave a knife at home on a hunting trip if it doesn't prove to work well. Granted, I can process an animal with a Buck 110 equally well as any good fixed hunter, but there are some things that make it really that much easier.
Daniel, you're are on the right path for a good hunter design! Everything looks "right" about it. And you know if it looks right, it is right.
I will be following this on very closely!
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Daniel, you're are on the right path for a good hunter design! Everything looks "right" about it. And you know if it looks right, it is right.
I will be following this on very closely!
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Thinner is in and makes sense, especially with ultra high performance steels. My recommendation is to target .115-.120".
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I would like to be in on this knife. I'm good with black micarta but red would be sweet.
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Much appreciated! I'm not sure if AEBL has the name recognition but I'm seriously considering it for the run. It's perfect for a Hunter.
Yeah, hunter patterns are great edc fixed blades. They excell at most anything, but I think really should be designed to efficiently process an animal. Everything else should be secondary consideration. That task alone is enough to make me leave a knife at home on a hunting trip if it doesn't prove to work well. Granted, I can process an animal with a Buck 110 equally well as any good fixed hunter, but there are some things that make it really that much easier.
Daniel, you're are on the right path for a good hunter design! Everything looks "right" about it. And you know if it looks right, it is right.
I will be following this on very closely!
-X
Sounds good Xander... thanks for all of the input, I have been going over it multiple times!
Loveless deserves big credit as the inspiration for my design but as you see mine is my own style all the way.
For years I used a Marbles style Ka-Bar for my hunting knife. I recently got the knife back and am surprised by the near zero edge geometry... which I will be going for as well.
Sounds great, thanks! I think the .130" stock might be the ticket then, after sanding it will be a bit thinner too.
Sounds great! I will likely do an official sign up thread, you're on it! Thanks
I'm trying to hit a low price point on these. There will be zero compromises on finish, buying my materials in bulk will be key.
Everyone stay tuned for more details... let's keep the discussion up too!
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Oh, question, Daniel will this be chisel ground like normal or are you going to go for double chisel grind?
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Shoot, I would be perfectly happy with 60-61 hRc 1095 or O1. Both those steels are cheap, hold edges very well, sharpen up nicely and are capable of all required tasks for a hunter. My current hunter is 1084, it does well, but after one moderate sized animal being field quartered it needs a touch up. If staying away from bones and such it works well, but just needs a touch more hardness to really be a home run! That being said, the design is just so nice it will not get left at home.
I would love to have a DFK hunter to go along with my TX made DanCo hunter.
Something else, I think it really says a lot about Daniel and his dedication to quality and design that he waited almost 3 years before coming up with a hunter pattern. Too often it is many makers first knife design, a few people buy them and they may not perform exactly as planned and they don't buy from that maker for a while. By waiting until skils, understanding, and enough background research has been done I think Daniel is really going to hit this one out of the park on the first swing!
Mad props bro.
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I would love to have a DFK hunter to go along with my TX made DanCo hunter.
Something else, I think it really says a lot about Daniel and his dedication to quality and design that he waited almost 3 years before coming up with a hunter pattern. Too often it is many makers first knife design, a few people buy them and they may not perform exactly as planned and they don't buy from that maker for a while. By waiting until skils, understanding, and enough background research has been done I think Daniel is really going to hit this one out of the park on the first swing!
Mad props bro.
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I think the CMP154 would be great & 140 or so in thickness ~~ 4.2" in the Scales though & a 3 1/2" Blade -- this would
be the ideal "Hunter".!!**
be the ideal "Hunter".!!**
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I think something in the .130" range will be perfect... good call!
Single Bevel with Back Bevel - "low drag" because of only two bevels total, easy to sharpen and I think it will be perfect for skinning, game prep, food prep, etc...
Fine grain for less chance of chipping, easy to sharpen, gets as sharp as anything because of the structure, stainless... top notch performance!
Edge holding is key, I'll be shooting for a high RC and a steel that holds a great edge. CPM154 and 52100 are also considerations... I have never used a steel I didn't like!
It's important for the design to be dead-on, thanks! I'm only releasing a handful of fixed blade designs this year and this will be my "all around" knife... gateway knife.
Much appreciated, it means a lot hearing that.
High performance, good looks, no frills! It has to be clean...
Thanks! I'm trying to raise the bar even further this year.
Wolf-man, hey thanks for the input! I'm still seriously considering the CPM154, it is as good as steel gets.
I also worked more on the design and am trying out a few sizes. Two prototypes are in the works with many, many more paper and cardboard ones tried out!
Thanks again everyone.
I'm still considering a pre-pay on these to fund the run... set a budget goal and once met it will be a go. More later!
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FWIW, AEBL seems to be pretty well known throughout the custom community.
A fair amount of fixed blades use it and a lot of makers overseas use it for folders.
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Will do, thanks!
Thanks for the input too, sounds great. :thumbup:
Good to hear that, I knew it was legendary in the kitchen knife circles... I hear a major razor manufacturer makes their razors with it as it was developed for razor blades.
I've been running behind as I have the flu. I ground the prototype scales anyways today as I'm really excited to get these rolling!
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Let's keep this thread going!
I've been working on the design a lot and have it finalized. I tried all sorts of sizes, etc and the original is still the best!
The official sign up will be soon.
I've been working on the design a lot and have it finalized. I tried all sorts of sizes, etc and the original is still the best!
The official sign up will be soon.
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Ooo, final design?!
One thing I should mention, yes I get all excited about a drop point hunter and there are certain features that hunting knives share, but there really is no "one perfect design" or everything would look the same! And we sure as hell don't want Daniel to start making knives that look like everyone elses.
Just get the design balanced, shaped right and thin and you're golden!
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One thing I should mention, yes I get all excited about a drop point hunter and there are certain features that hunting knives share, but there really is no "one perfect design" or everything would look the same! And we sure as hell don't want Daniel to start making knives that look like everyone elses.
Just get the design balanced, shaped right and thin and you're golden!
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:emot-yarr: That's right!
I agree! I have a template of the Loveless Hunter I am always studying. It was my main inspiration but mine looks nothing like it.
My Ti Friction Folder was the start for the handle, blade shape and size. The Friction Folder was a breakthrough design for me as it is compact but feels big... I have been tweaking my handle shape for the last year and am really happy.
I'm going thin too, .130" AEB-L is my top choice. The grind will be higher than that on the ultra thin prototype.