My Camp design.....good or bad ?

[pitdog]

As you all know I have been more than impressed with my TTSK that John made and so while camping last week I began thinking how the design could be morphed into a full blown camp knife/survival knife.Something that wasn't too big to have on your waist during an expedition but still having enough heft to chop and batton etc. I didn't want to go overboard with a 1/4" monster as it would need to slice and dice around camp so I went with 3/16" stock !

Anyway this is the TTSK ( Like ya didn't know )....

And here it is morphed into a grown up knife........

What do ya think ?

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

I would thicken the narrow portion a little and make the grip more similar to the TT. Just a little too accentuated with the curves methinks. Looks like it would have a great sweet spot!

 

[Jason B.]

That looks good :thumbup: you might be a knife maker before you know it


I like the drop in the handle, I bet it would chop like crazy.

 

[pitdog]

That looks good :thumbup: you might be a knife maker before you know it


I like the drop in the handle, I bet it would chop like crazy.

Yeah that's one of the reasons I dropped the handle, another benefit is if you picture the handle raised so it is horizontal it would allow finger clearance when cutting foodstuff etc !

 

[valcas1]

Pit,

What does the hump (for lack of better terms) facilitate in your design process? On the TTSK I think I see the benefits, I am not sure of the benefits on this larger one.

Paul

 

[11x11x]

I'd loob off a portion of the top peak. Otherwise its cool.

 

[pitdog]

Pit,

What does the hump (for lack of better terms) facilitate in your design process? On the TTSK I think I see the benefits, I am not sure of the benefits on this larger one.

Paul

Mainly to add a little extra weight for chopping, but also as a hand placement to add force when cutting through tough materials !

 

[Jason B.]

Maybe round the top, make it flow from tip to handle.

 

[WalterDavis]

Yeah that's one of the reasons I dropped the handle, another benefit is if you picture the handle raised so it is horizontal it would allow finger clearance when cutting foodstuff etc !

I think I'd put a bit more belly on it, and maybe bring the point up just a tad bit higher, for exactly that reason. As it is, it looks like you'd have a pretty limited amount of edge for use on a cutting board. Other than that, for general field use it looks like a kick-butt design:thumbup:

 

[Sharp Eye]

pitdog
It think you have a real winning design there

I would straighten the handle to the point

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1. better drilling

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2. better kitchen duty with more knuckle clearance
I would like the hump just a little less high and more rounded.
just my $0.02

 

[Fletcher Knives]

I think you should bust it out exactly as you designed it and try it out. Looks like a cool design.

 

[Fonly]

I would love to see that in steel, intresting design.:thumbup:

 

[Mentor]

Looks neat!

I would probably reduce the contouring on the handle just a bit, and round the spine of the blade so that it flows a bit more smoothly from tip to end.

Other than that, it looks intriguing. I'm sure it would make a great camp knife.

That's going to need one heck of a wide sheath!

All the best,

- Mike

 

[pitdog]

I think I'd put a bit more belly on it, and maybe bring the point up just a tad bit higher, for exactly that reason. As it is, it looks like you'd have a pretty limited amount of edge for use on a cutting board. Other than that, for general field use it looks like a kick-butt design:thumbup:

I raised the tip and gave it more belly but it's starting to look like all the other knives out there now !

 

[wildmanh]

And here it is morphed into a grown up knife........

What do ya think ?

I like this a bunch!! Would love to see it in steel. The second drawing you did, looks funtional but just doesn't speek me.

Heber

 

[atakach]

I raised the tip and gave it more belly but it's starting to look like all the other knives out there now !

id keep it just as the origional drawing:thumbup:, and avoid falling into the cookie cutter knife world:barf: as much as possible.

just my thoughts, thats what makes different knives unique, i hate seeing a whole table lined up with identical knives and different color handles:barf:. i like origionalitity, and i think you show a good bit of it in the first drawing, but hell whatever floats your boat i guess

 

[pitdog]

I like this a bunch!! Would love to see it in steel. The second drawing you did, looks funtional but just doesn't speek me.

Heber

I agree with ya buddy, thanks !

 

[pitdog]

id keep it just as the origional drawing:thumbup:, and avoid falling into the cookie cutter knife world:barf: as much as possible.

just my thoughts, thats what makes different knives unique, i hate seeing a whole table lined up with identical knives and different color handles:barf:. i like origionalitity, and i think you show a good bit of it in the first drawing, but hell whatever floats your boat i guess

Cheers buddy !!!

 

[scouter27]

I raised the tip and gave it more belly but it's starting to look like all the other knives out there now !

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p236/denaleeguy/design001.jpg

I would like to add something here for you. Knives have been around for literally thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of years. While every once in a while there are some recent innovations that seem stick around, for whatever reason. The TB Tracker and Ron Hood's ATAX come to mind, the ATAX isn't really a 'knife', and the TBT has a fairly famous name attached to it, and a distinctive look but isn't really all that different from other knives out there when you really look think about it.

What I'm getting at here is that sometimes, everything is the same for a reason; it works.

I would say build your original design, and see how you like it. even if it's just in wood or clay or something to see if it is comfortable, and adjust as needed then build another until you get it just how you want it. After you think you have it all worked out, build it in steel, and go to town. Adjust again if needed, and you should be almost there, if not ready to go.

 

[goatariba]

I raised the tip and gave it more belly but it's starting to look like all the other knives out there now !

i'm really no help on this one, but it's interesting that all i see in this is a small kukri that's convex instead of concave in the blade shape. anyone else seeing it this way? interesting design in the least.