neck knive thickness

[emrhuskers]

how thick do you guys usually make your neck knives. also what do yo think would be the best handle material for a neck knife
. thanks

 

[mete]

I've always felt that a neck knife should be minimalist. 1/8" thick , no handle and the tang has lightening holes .My Custom E.Boese is made of CPM154 with wharncliffe blade.

 

[sicily02]

I make them in all different thicknesses. My current EDC necker has a 1/8" thick steel with 1/8" orange g-10 handles on it.
Most of mine are out of 1/16" thickness. I have some in 3/32" thickness too.

Just depends on the what you want or what someone else wants if you make one for them.

Bryan

 

[SBuzek]

I'm with mete,but also use 3/32"steel w/3/32" G10 handles.
Stan

 

[wolffbite]

Thinner the better... a neck knife will most likely have a narrower blade and thick stock will just make for a more obtuse bevel... not as good at slicing. I like 1/8" and 3/32"

 

[Mitchell Knives]

I use .06", .09" and .125" mostly.

Thinner is better, especially for a neck knife.

 

[james terrio]

Thin is in and light is right :thumbup:

 

[Jason Magruder]

I make a lot of neck knives and most of them are between 1/16" and 1/8" thick. 3/32" is a great thickness for most neck knives. I really only ever go thicker to make the spine better for filework.

Carbon fiber and ebony are my favorite handle materials for neck knives. I like to use lightweight materials whenever I can. Every gram counts on a neck knife. No one wants to carry an anchor around their neck.

 

[emrhuskers]

thanks guys!!! were can i get some of that carbon fiber for scales?

 

[wolffbite]

Couple places here...

http://alphaknifesupply.com/carbonfiber.htm
http://www.usaknifemaker.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=95_36

 

[blandies]

I've found 1/8" is good for small knives. I'm still unsure of what I like better for regular sized knives, though. Where I buy steel is always out of 3/16", 1/4" is too big. I think I may stick with 5/32".

 

[S.Grosvenor]

mine are also thin, .090 to .125", I like the "Thin to Win" approach.

 

[daizee]

3/16" is a lot of steel, even for a pretty big knife unless it's approaching a chopper or fighter. I've seen it work in small knife too, but that takes some skill (that I don't have).

-Daizee