My idea: knife design

The Uluchet is primarily a slicer and skinner, and only coincidentally a useful small hatchet. I've used an ulu myself, and find them remarkably efficient. Even as a hatchet, the uluchet is primarily for processing a kill, rather than chopping wood.

The Revolver is for people who want a light fixed blade, but also want a larger saw than the SAKs provide. It's actually a fair compromise for camping.

I've seen that Russian design somewhere. I thought it had a lot of potential. Carefully designed and constructed, it would serve as well as the Revolver. Unfortunately, many American jurisdictions restrict public carry of anything that looks like a balisong.

I seriously dislike that German knife with tools coming out of the handle. I just can't see myself comfortable with a big sheathed blade waving around towards me while I mess around with small tools at the other end. I'd be happier with a SAK supplementing the bigger knife.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I seriously dislike that German knife with tools coming out of the handle. I just can't see myself comfortable with a big sheathed blade waving around towards me while I mess around with small tools at the other end.
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Agree with that, you have to have a good and reliable shealth, somrthing better than the one pictured.
 
That german model is kind of close to what I think of. Thanks for posting it. Do you have a link to this knife? I am curious.

I would change the handle material and the blade shape. And, only have a forward guard. Something like an F1 shape would fit me better. :)
 
Scottman said:
That german model is kind of close to what I think of. Thanks for posting it. Do you have a link to this knife? I am curious.

I would change the handle material and the blade shape. And, only have a forward guard. Something like an F1 shape would fit me better. :)
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I can put you in touch with the wholesaler only , I have no idea of who retails them , or their cost yet , I just got it in part of a scanned catalogue from DE a couple days ago
 
Am I the only one that feels that I could easily gut myself with the knife blade while using the saw blade on that german knife? Give me a fixed blade AND a folding saw, not a fixed blade WITH a folding saw.
 
hlee said:
Am I the only one that feels that I could easily gut myself with the knife blade while using the saw blade on that german knife? Give me a fixed blade AND a folding saw, not a fixed blade WITH a folding saw.
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LOL
Im totally in agreement , but I guess there is also a market for neato little picnic tools like that too , or they wouldnt be being manufactured .

I have made a few knives out of all hard HSS power hacksaw blades , and left about an inch of the saw teeth in tact along what is now the spine of the knife . That inch of saw teeth works dammed well even on a little 4 or 5 inch blade .

more than a few of them ugly knives found homes with folk doing refrigeration installations and plumbers and electricians , the saw is handy for them , and a blade that puts up with cutting light steel and copper is dammed handy apparently .

OTOH , the saw back gets in the way of batoning , well it chews up the baton anyway I have the first one I made like that , its sawed thru more than a couple 4x2s for the exersize , I mean , the saw was intended for cutting steel bar , under machine power , its not going to blunt cutting anything by hand easily .
 
Agree the Russian "balisong" has potential, but as someone who'd handled it I must say "not yet".
The problem is, in the existing designs the saw blade part is as thick as the knife blade, and carries stuff like can/botle openers - as a result, even with good double-sided teeth the saw is mainly good for making sawdust. Lots of sawdust. Cutting through a piece of wood would be faster with the knife - this is from someone who'd cut down a 2-inch sapling with the saw of this Leatherman Wave.
 
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