Its (un)official - the fashion bushy knife for 2008

It must be true, 2008 saw a lot of Kephart...

Now, about the 2009 favorite...
 

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valcas1 said:
LONG LIVE THE SCANDI GRIND

I hope we see the Pukkko make a come back. I would also like to see some large Bolo/ Parang style working class knives. Like a machete with some belly maybe 3/16"
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Bingo!

It was the year of the full tang Scandi.

Kephart stopped using the knife he designed even before he wrote his famous book in favor of a Marbles. :rolleyes:

The way I see it as the net took off folders were really the popular knives, especially autos. That sort of morphed into tactical autos as the focus.

Then thick blades and choppers really got popular. They steem to still have a good segment.

Then there seemed to be a turn toward fixed blades. I really credit Bark River there. Since that's all they make, and they make them well, they pushed them pretty heavy and got a really good internet buzz going on them. They also made them in smaller sizes where they could compete with folders. Very smart move IMO.

I think the khukuri folks along with the Bark River folks really pimped the convex edge and got it popular. Plus Bark River makes a thin convex so it outperformed most other production blades that were v grind.

Then the whole Nessmuk thing sort of propagated out. Was Outdoors the first forum to talk a lot about him and then KF and then it spread? Anyway the whole Nessmuk thing has got to be one of the coolest things I've seen. Not only was the production mostly by the little guys, but the variety of styles sort of made the Nessmuk the 21st Century Bowie as far as the number of variations.

Then we have the Bushcraft knife fetish. While the Kepharts are mostly all similar, the variety of Bushcraft knives is promising to be as great or even greater than the Nessmuks.

But a lot of the Woodlore knives are fairly thick. But people who handled the Nessmuks figured out that really a thin bladed knife like Nessmuk touted was really better for a lot of the things they really did than a thick blade.

So now we are getting scandi bushcrafts with sculpted handles with thinner blades.:thumbup:

This is a really exciting time for knifemakers and collectors. Not only is the "silk road" of the internet resulting in people in Argentina and Sweden turning out Nessmuks, but US makers are turning out scandis that were based on UK designs that were based on Nordic designs! Meanwhile all the designs are being tweaked as the makers and manufacturers get continuous feedback via the net. F*cking cool as H*LL!:thumbup:
 
I'd like to see more knives in the pukko/skookum shape. I've drooled over Hollowdweller's skook and his new Muscrat Man pukko quite a bit.
 
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I think the leku pattern may catch on. Long enough to be a serious knife, can chop, thin and cut well. Also lighter and easier on the belt than a beastly chopper.

I'm pushing for the year of the wharncliffe next year though. It's okay if that doesn't happen though, more wharnies for me!
 
Definitely the year of the Kephart.

Funny thing with the "bushcrafter" knives mentioned. . .most go my Mors Kochanski's description. It's really nothing more than a full, exposed tang puukko. Yet a lot of guys that like bushcrafter say they don't like puukkos. . .:rolleyes:
 
we seem to be gravitating toward the larger blades of late. the "camp knives". i think ill stick with the strait spined traditional scandis with an axe for most of my usage, but ill probably get a kephart one of these days, even though it will "out of style" before i can afford to buy it.
 
I`m thinking more personal, EDC size blades, in all styles. Look how popular the ordering for the W&SS neck knife seems to be. I really believe more of us spend more time in the "urban jungle" that in the woods, not by choice, but that`s reality.
 
Long live the Kephart! I am loving that pattern.

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Stomper said:
I`m thinking more personal, EDC size blades, in all styles.
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Good points JK. And why not? If I'm going to drop some serious coin for a knife, I want it to be one I'll use. There are too few days during a year when I'll need anything more than a 2.5-3.5 inch blade--aside from the knives in the kitchen.

Nevertheless, there will always be a place in my pack for a good general purpose knife in the 4-6" range. The Kephart, Clip point, drop point, leuku, puukko can all fill that need. I'm just glad to see the interest in useful knives--as opposed to safe queens and 'art knives.'

So what ever next year's knife turns out to be, I'm sure it'll be fun. :D
 
Rotte said:


Nevertheless, there will always be a place in my pack for a good general purpose knife in the 4-6" range. The Kephart, Clip point, drop point, leuku, puukko can all fill that need. I'm just glad to see the interest in useful knives--as opposed to safe queens and 'art knives.'

So what ever next year's knife turns out to be, I'm sure it'll be fun. :D
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I totally agree on the mid size knives always being needed. I just don`t see the big choppers appearing as much. (although I do have a serious craving to make a big honkin` Hudson Bay down the road;))
 
JK's EWOK (which I have a prototype) is actually a mini-Kephart so the transition to 2009 should be smooth if EDC's are the rage. :D
 
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