Hey everyone,
My name is Ryan and this is my first post on bladeforums. My older brother just got engaged and named me his best man so I'm already thinking about a wedding present. He and I are both nuts about good pocket knives- at the moment, we both have Kershaw Blurs with tanto points and spring assisted opening mechanisms (http://www.kershawknives.com/productdetails.php?id=85&brand=kershaw). As a wedding gift, I really want to get him a nice knife- in particular, one with a damascus steel blade. I was hoping you guys might be able to give me some suggestions for companies/ custom order knife makers.
As far as what I'm looking for in the knife, my brother works outside and uses his Blur every day. When he isn't working, he is most likely fishing or hunting or doing work around his yard; he puts his knives through hell. I know damascus has potential to rust, but I don't want to get him a knife that he will never use. I know he'll keep up with the rust issue, so it's got to be built like a tank with good blade thickness and a durable point (he had a Kershaw Leek a while back and broke the point; not any fault of the knife itself, that particular blade is just a bit thin for the abuse he is bound to put it through).
The blade should be around 3 1/2 inches, half serrated, half straight edge (I have not seen a damascus knife with serrations so I'd be willing to compromise here if need be). He is a big fan of the spring assisted opening on the Blur, but any knife he can open and close easily with one hand would work.
Not too sure I want to spend a whole lot of money on this so I'd say $150 would be the absolute most I'd pay.
In summary, the knife needs to have the following features
1) Damascus steel blade
2) Built like a tank with good blade thickness for rugged use for work/fishing/hunting
3) 3 1/2 inch blade; half serrated, half straight edge
4) Easily opened and closed with one hand (spring assisted is encouraged but not necessary)
5) Other materials in the knife can be wooden or synthetic; as long as the design is practical it'll do
6) Easily sharpened for to a ripping edge
7) Around the $150 dollar mark
8) It's got to be kind of special too! He is my only brother and I'd really like to get him a knife he'll cherish for years
Thanks in advance,
Ryan
My name is Ryan and this is my first post on bladeforums. My older brother just got engaged and named me his best man so I'm already thinking about a wedding present. He and I are both nuts about good pocket knives- at the moment, we both have Kershaw Blurs with tanto points and spring assisted opening mechanisms (http://www.kershawknives.com/productdetails.php?id=85&brand=kershaw). As a wedding gift, I really want to get him a nice knife- in particular, one with a damascus steel blade. I was hoping you guys might be able to give me some suggestions for companies/ custom order knife makers.
As far as what I'm looking for in the knife, my brother works outside and uses his Blur every day. When he isn't working, he is most likely fishing or hunting or doing work around his yard; he puts his knives through hell. I know damascus has potential to rust, but I don't want to get him a knife that he will never use. I know he'll keep up with the rust issue, so it's got to be built like a tank with good blade thickness and a durable point (he had a Kershaw Leek a while back and broke the point; not any fault of the knife itself, that particular blade is just a bit thin for the abuse he is bound to put it through).
The blade should be around 3 1/2 inches, half serrated, half straight edge (I have not seen a damascus knife with serrations so I'd be willing to compromise here if need be). He is a big fan of the spring assisted opening on the Blur, but any knife he can open and close easily with one hand would work.
Not too sure I want to spend a whole lot of money on this so I'd say $150 would be the absolute most I'd pay.
In summary, the knife needs to have the following features
1) Damascus steel blade
2) Built like a tank with good blade thickness for rugged use for work/fishing/hunting
3) 3 1/2 inch blade; half serrated, half straight edge
4) Easily opened and closed with one hand (spring assisted is encouraged but not necessary)
5) Other materials in the knife can be wooden or synthetic; as long as the design is practical it'll do
6) Easily sharpened for to a ripping edge
7) Around the $150 dollar mark
8) It's got to be kind of special too! He is my only brother and I'd really like to get him a knife he'll cherish for years
Thanks in advance,
Ryan
just my two cents.