Those look good ! What kind of prices ?
The big one is going to run for $200 plus shipping without a sheath. The Delta Foxtrots and the one Peoples' Knife will go for $160 plus shipping without a sheath.
Per Joe Flowers' announcement about advertising knives vs. posting bushtools with descriptions, I thought I would explain why these are so awesome for woods bumming.
The Delta Foxtrot was a knife design that I came up with for everything outdoors. It's stout enought to use and baton without the fear of failure, the ergonomics of the knife are spot on.
The thumb ramp area is my own. In my opinion, the majority of knives out there that feature a thumb ramp have it in the wrong place. It's just not useful. I do still like the idea of having a nice area on the spine where your thumb can create extra purchase, but i wanted it to be in a place that made sense. That's why it's moved so far forward on the spine. The way I came up with where to put it is not only simple, but also I think something that most others never bothered to do. I held the knife in a position where I would be putting a lot of pressure on it for different cuts and just marked where my thumb naturally sat. That's where the ramp ended up. I also didn't want to make it something overly designed or uncomfortable, so that is why the thumb ramp follows the natural line and curve of the handle, with just a lift at the end for your thumb to push against. No jimping, nothing fancy. What you end up with is a completely useful, well placed, and visually pleasing thumb ramp. It makes all cuts where you would want to use your thumb to put pressure higher on the blade much easier.
The dip that the index finger fits into will really grab your finger. It has a distinct feel to it (you'll notice when you handle one) that gives you some serious control over the knife.
The blance of the knife is slightly handle heavy. Now there's a lot of people out there that will argue why most knives should be tip heavy. The one I've heard most is "so it has light chopping ability". Well here's the deal. This knife isn't meant to chop, because it's not long enough. I never understand why people try to test the "chopping capability" of their medium size fixed blade. In my opinion, if you want to chop stuff, buy a big 10" blade, a machete, or an axe. In reality, I find that a knife that is handle heavy is much faster in the hand, is much more controllable, and easier to use. If you don't believe me, try it.
The grind is a convex grind, which is, in my opinion, probably the best general buchcraft grind you can have. It's just about the perfect balance between a sharp edge and strength that you can get. Not to mention it's probably the easiest edge in the world to touch up out in the field. Also, the tip is sharp but strong.
The handles that are going on these are going to be canvas micarta. The reason I went with canvas micarta was purely a decision of function. I've used just about every handle material out there and if you want something that grips in your hand no matter how wet, slimy, bloddy, whatever you get it, canvas micarta is a winner. If it gets nasty, you can just wash it with dish soap and hot water. When it's dry, it looks brand spanken new. Also, it's strong as hell. It's not going to crack, chip, etc. I keeps right along with the theme of my knives. They're made to be users and survive the hard using woods bum.
Keep in mind, these are just my opinions and the reasons behind my design. If you don't agree with them, no biggie. Everybody likes something different. The people who like the same stuff I do in a knife, will absolutely LOVE these. A lot of thought went into these and they'll appreciate it when they use it.
As for the big chopper, all the ergos on it got the same attention as the Delta Foxtrots, it's just made for heavier camp and hacking use.
