Let’s talk about interesting knives

[RealVendetta]

I picked up someone's failed attempt at trying to create a thumb stud deployable SW Modus. What's the worst that can happen?

I saw that! Like to see pics after you fix it. I almost bought it.

 

[Dogdrawz]

I saw that! Like to see pics after you fix it. I almost bought it.

It’s in the que. Might toss it on the old Bridgeport first to start the hole then chunk it in the Haas to finish her off. Will post pics afterwards.

 

[RealVendetta]

It’s in the que. Might toss it on the old Bridgeport first to start the hole then chunk it in the Haas to finish her off. Will post pics afterwards.

Ha! I was going to slap it into our Bridgeport. Nothing you can't do on that old workhorse. If I didn't have 3 knives in the mail I would have bought it.

 

[Dogdrawz]

Ha! I was going to slap it into our Bridgeport. Nothing you can't do on that old workhorse. If I didn't have 3 knives in the mail I would have bought it.

Too funny. Of course after this, I'll have two M390 Modus-es?, Modu-si?, Mode-I?...whatever...one flipper & one thumbstud. One will have to be sold off...oh but which one?

 

[RealVendetta]

Too funny. Of course after this, I'll have two M390 Modus-es?, Modu-si?, Mode-I?...whatever...one flipper & one thumbstud. One will have to be sold off...oh but which one?

Kinda depends on which one you like more I guess. But variety is the spice of life so...

 

[Motega]

For a while I was on a "colored mosaic damascus" kick and ended up with this from a famous Thai bladesmith

 

[kniferbro]

I just bought this Paragon Phoenix only because it was interesting/weird. I actually thought (still do?) the design was super cheesy when I first saw it. Completely not my style. But the mechanism is really cool and now that I have it in hand I kind of like the styling lol. We’ll call it a guilty pleasure . Super ergonomic with a great hand filling grip, the handle tapers on both axes towards the end so you are really locked in from slipping forward. The star of the show though is the opening and locking mechanism- really really fun to play with.

 

[USMCPOP]

Interesting knives - bring the food to the blade, not the blade to the food. Don't need a cutting board, but Band-Aids might be a good idea. There are many variants of the Indian BOTI. Probably derived from agricultural knives used to cut brush, sugar cane, etc.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I always found the Milwaukee fastback knives interesting .

Maybe it's more head scratching than interest, but I can't for the life of me figure out why it's they lock open with a button yet closed with a liner lock.

I assume it has something to do with OSHA regulations or something but haven't found out for sure.

 

[panella]

Found this one as an online image. I have no idea of the scale, but I've never seen a cleaver in a folder. Wild!


Here's one I picked up in an antique store many years ago. Modified kitchen cleaver? Antique butcher's knife? Home forged? No maker's mark. Thick full tang about .21 at the spine. The top of the spine looks even and the same all the way from handle to tip. Very comfortable handle with beveled/rounded sides that looks like a commercially produced product. But who knows?

I have seen one other antique butcher's knife with a distinct clip point, but it looked even larger than mine and the scallop wasn't as long.

 

[JParanee]

A one off SMATCHET from Rick Marchand

Like only accurate rifles are interesting ...........

 

[Rhinoknives1]

Interesting knives - bring the food to the blade, not the blade to the food. Don't need a cutting board, but Band-Aids might be a good idea. There are many variants of the Indian BOTI. Probably derived from agricultural knives used to cut brush, sugar cane, etc.

I sharpened a similar blade for a Indian couple recently where the blade was perpendicular to the user. you put a bowl underneath and shave Coconut out of the shell. Dangerous as hell! LOL .. truly a acquired skill from a young age after watching mom & dad use it since birth ..

 

[tiguy7]

I always found the Milwaukee fastback knives interesting .

Maybe it's more head scratching than interest, but I can't for the life of me figure out why it's they lock open with a button yet closed with a liner lock.

I assume it has something to do with OSHA regulations or something but haven't found out for sure.

My Milwaukee Fastback doesn't seem to have seem to have a liner lock. It flips open and shut using the button.View attachment 1251042

 

[Hickory n steel]

My Milwaukee Fastback doesn't seem to have seem to have a liner lock. It flips open and shut using the button.View attachment 1251042

I had the hawkbill and it did close with a linerlock.

Oh btw if anyone wants to legally carry an auto in California, Stanley B&D offers an automatic dewalt utility knife.
Saw one at the local hardware yesterday.
Don't want one but that was definitely interesting.

 

[USMCPOP]

The native American Indian "crooked knives" are interesting. They are for carving and a pull stroke is used. Some are curved like a spoon carving or hoof knife.

Then there are the old billhooks with dozens of variations. Someone made a collection of miniatures.

 

[herisson]

Yes, the billhook is a fascinating pattern. In the mediterranean forests it's the same "go to" pattern as the machete in rain forests. Its versatility is vastly underestimated. This one was my"one and only" (with a pocket folder) for many years of woodbumming. Of course, it's ideal for grabbing branches, brush or brambles in the hook and, with a simple brief pull, make a clean cut. However, the profile is much thicker at the ample belly and it makes short business of chopping and splitting firewood.

 

[bdmicarta]

I've never thought about a totally interesting knife, I find certain aspects of a lot of knives interesting. On the whole I like a lot of different Bowie knives, and I like the later Loveless hunting knife designs. I also recall looking at older A.G. Russell catalogs and I thought the Morseth Chute Knife was very interesting, but it also looked like a form of Bowie.

I look at folding knives differently since I actually use them more than I use fixed blades, so I don't think of them so much as interesting as I think of them as how well they work. But I've also looked at online reviews of a few knives such as the Benchmade 890 Torrent, or the ZT 562, where a lot of different aspects of the knife and its style and design were studied and described. I got caught up in the discussion of interesting design points and I agreed with them. But overall I either didn't like the knives as a whole or there were some things I didn't like to the point where I don't own either of these any more. Another knife that I find interesting and still own is the Benchmade 913 Stryker.

 

[not2sharp]

Speaking of bowies, I am trying to figure out the history of the TOPS Knives Prather Bowie. Jeff Prather is supposed to have designed this for them, and it was released as the Prather War Bowie around 2011. However, Don Norris had made an almost identical knife, with a 10” blade (The Battle Bowie II in ATS34 and kydex) and he passed in 2008. So did Prather design both, or did he borrow the Design from Norris?

n2s

 

[cbach8tw]

These are interesting to me because they are from ZL Knives in Croatia, my first from a maker from former Iron Curtain nation Yugoslavia after it broke up. Also, my first 1075 steel and I like the larger one as an almost camp or kitchen knife. Which is another interesting debate what is a good blade length to carry? People have their own answers but just a good thing to consider, that is why I got the 4 and 5 inches to try to answer that for myself.

 

[cbach8tw]

This an early Joe Calton hunter in 1095, I like because it is a very comfortable handle, maybe because it was sanded down really smooth with a nice finish. Also, it is remiscent in shape of a Fowler style knife. Classic shape and nice handle.