If you could have any manufacturer make any knife to your specs, what would it be?

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BJE

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Lets say your favorite company called you up and they want to build a production knife to your specs, what would it be.
Keep in mind whatever price they will charge for the knife you will also have to pay.

I think I would keep it simple, I would ask for a barehead trapper, about 3 7/8 closed, clip main blade and wharncliffe secondary, long matchstrike pull on clip blade, nice thin blades that taper to a sharp point and the primary bevel going all the way to the edge, i.e. Opinel.

Carbon steel of any type, carbon backsprings, federal or acorn shield and either sawcut delrin like old timer, or a nice jigged deep red or green bone such as Boker.

Price would hopefully be around $50 and made in the states or even germany.

Basically remake an Olt Timer trapper and replace spey with wharncliffe and old timer shield with acorn or federal shield, pinned construction, no Swindon keys or glued shields.
That would make me very happy.

What would you dream up?
 
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I have a couple of ideas. Both to be made by GEC. ;)

The first would utilize the #73 frame. I'd want a single blade knife, barehead, and with a proper clip point. Something along the lines of the blade on this Tony Bose WT.

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The second is a swayback. GEC is already set up for it with their #47 Hay'n Helper, it seems like a no brainer to me develop a version with a wharncliffe blade. It'd be a great seller.

- Christian
 
I think I'd like a SAK Farmer setup only made by GEC and with osage orange handles. That would be pretty cool. I'd put down a couple hundred for that.
 
I'd like a Senator knife from Boker. Made in Germany. Carbon steel. Natural handles, perhaps cattle horn. Don't see why it would cost more than $50-60, the going price of their current lineups.

An equal-end bartenders knife from Great Eastern. Wood handles, Cocobolo or similar. I'd expect to pay a hundred bucks for one.
 
A Norfolk whittler on the case/bose frame with a slightly wider than usual coping blade secondary and a Wharncliffe master. I have some creamy Walrus ivory for the scales.:D Dream on.

Best regards

Robin
 
There are a lot of factors that go into the decision about a company. Price and quality being two of the top--and you should be skeptical if someone says they can do both. I am very picky when we have knives built for Northwoods and we pay extra because of the little tweaks and time it takes.
 
My project would be with GEC, and should come in at around the $125 to $150 price range.

I would start with their 3-7/8" #48 serpentine trapper frame, barehead bark ram's horn covers, but with a double-lined copperhead bolster and two blades.
The slender regular clip with long pull and cut swedge from their Northfield #12 Powderhorn, and a Wharncliffe secondary with mark side crescent nick
and drawn swedge. Blade steel would be 154CM @ 60-61 HRc, 420 liners and bolster, and add a plain badge shield for engraving initials.
 


This one is pretty easy for me, just move this main blade to the pile side well, and in the mark side well put a slender 2/3 length Wharncliffe. Keep the ebony covers, and of course I would want a properly sized acorn shield to match the 440C blades...
If they make them, they will sell!
 
Simple - I would take their #81 frame and make a hawbaker. Use the same shaped blade that is on the already existing coon skinner for the clip/skinner. Also it would have smooth bone. Dark green perhaps or maybe a tobacco color. And the blades would be on one spring.
 
joeymoey said:
Simple - I would take their #81 frame and make a hawbaker. Use the same shaped blade that is on the already existing coon skinner for the clip/skinner. Also it would have smooth bone. Dark green perhaps or maybe a tobacco color. And the blades would be on one spring.
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A hawbaker would be great for me as well.
 
CJZ said:
Schrade sheepsfoot barlow
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I have a knife that may be similar to what you describe. It's a schrade gardeners knife I believe, bareheaded boys knife style frame with a single large sheepsfoot blade, the bolster isn't quite long enough to be called a Barlow, but it is barlowesque.
 
They're already making my perfect factory knife, and it comes out in November. The problem is that they want $460 for it.:mad:
 
Alox SAK same size as the cadet with a large/small blade configuration along with tweezers and a toothpick in the scales. I take it in the traditional red color.
 
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