my knife design has arrived...Teaser...

Happy B-day John,
Glad you like your Tear Drop. I like the choil and the different shaped handle you are thinking of. I also thought about putting in a bigger oblong hole in the blade where the smaller round one is after I made the knife LOL.
We will have to work on the next one;) and do it just a little differently:D

Bryan
 
Happy Birthday, Mr. Riley, and many more!

Cool little knife. I'll be waiting to see version two.
 
If I were going to design/make one of those, I would make it overall a little narrower, and I would avoid extending the handle scales over the cutting edge (because it will make it tricky to sharpen).

It looks like a really cool design though, much more useful than the Steel Flake that I made up a while back. I like the addition of the handle scales and the point on the blade
 
THanks for the kind words guys... I like this little knife... BUt it;s hard to get used to I keep gazing longingly at my wood handled thin scandis....but I think this will be PRetty cool in the long run.
 
Happy Birthday!

Love the concept of the knife. Great idea for the oblong hole to increase grip and proficiency (probably would work as a bottle opener too!). I am not sure, but I would consider losing the scales altogether.
 
The Scales really did make the tear drop more comfy to hold and use I thought. Having one with out the scales is a thought but not near as easy to hold on to.

Bryan
 
no the scales are staying for sure...it makes the knife infinitely mor versatile and comfy.. but I think I might have them go straight across so I can take a skinner and a reverse grip..in a safe and comfortable way.
 
Happy Birthday Riley! Nice knife concept, I would want the hole twice the current size, then I'd want to buy one! I think a bigger hole will give more control, and a more secure grip for pressure work. Nice execution both of you guys!
 
Looks like I should read a thread to the end before posting to it! At least great minds are thinking alike here!

Take a look at my Card Skinner knife I got for a b'day present...there's a thread here on it with pictures. Similiar in concept not shape, and no scales. You guys should get one to handle to see what I'm talking about...they're less then $20 to check out and amazingly sharp and agile...would like your feedback too.
 
Yeah, an oblong hole is what I was thinking as one's thumb will be in it more than likely doing 'pressure work' if I'm not mistaken. I did'nt want to upset the Spydie guys by mentioning a hole that was similiar to theirs...But it looks like a neat knife so please keep at your work for us Mr Breeden!
 
I'm already drawing up plans in version 2.0..but first I;ll do a thorough review.. While It is hard to get used to after being a dedicated mora man for some time. I think I might be on to something here.
Also it needs a big brother something to handle the heavy work... I'm kicking aorund a few ideas...

One thing I like about this knive is that when held a cetrain way it almost works like an ulu..so I was thinking of something along a cleaver design for a partner..don't know yet.
 
John, DEFINITELY buy one of the 'Card Skinner' knives for a $20 spot to see what I am talking about with it! Or, I could mail you mine, but I know yer not cheap like that!
 
Tracker1..I'll definitely check them out.. I liked the one in your thread a bunch....THanks for the heads up and feed back everyone...
 
How about this? Based on siguy's and Rescue Riley's designs, it also looks like one of the original flint tools: a handaxe.

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I'm liking this thread, it's almost like a wheel gone full circle for me. I started sudying the late stone age in middle school and made some stone tools...loved the sizes and shapes but decided I much prefered steel and went back to knives...never considered making those same tools out of steel. Great idea...I like the back to the basics approach...though I still won't be giving up my larger fixed blades any time soon, I can see the possibility of a new dsire in some of the smaller ones forming.
 
I feel that working with different designs and different sizes, even when obviously less appropriate, can teach me something about the way cutting works, by making me think about what it is that's missing from the smaller or stranger tool.

For example, why did our most distant tool-using ancestors use a handaxe as a scraper, although later generations abandoned it -- until the Inuit came along and reinvented the ulu.
 
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