Need/Want to get a nice knife...

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arijer

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So i have decided to "try" and drop some money on a "nice" user knife for general outdoor. I live in florida, but hopefully will expand to start going to some other states as the kids get older.

I have a bunch of Barkies, love them, no issues. Also have some fallkniven, again great knives. But i sort of have a itch to get a one of a kind knife. I was thinking of getting a Dozier knife or a Bayley knife. Only problem with the latter is the 6 year wait period. i have a guy that wants to sell his, unused but its a Raven model not a S4.

So what are your thoughts guys, and do you know of other top shelf makers you might recommend instead of these two? I guess I am looking for a one of a kind knife that I will hopefully pass on to my son later. He is young but tends to follow in dad's footprints, at least for now.:D

thanks for the help guys.
 
have a hunt through the knifemakers forums.

there seem to be a bunch of really good knifemakers that post here at bladeforums.com and i'm sure they'd be happy to help you out with a sweet custom, heirloom blade.
 
Decide what kind of a knife your wnating made, General type, materials,a nd a general budget.

Then post a query on the custom knves forum. You'll get several referals for many quality custom makers.
 
Matt Bailey
Matt Lamey
Tobin Smith
Ray Laconico
Daniel Koster

These are the makers I have outdoor/ camp knives from right now. Tobin just built me an awsome chopper for a very reasonable price but I can highly recommend these makers from experience with them and their work.
 
Foilist said:
It sounds like you already have some very nice knives!
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nice for factory knives, but sooner or later, we all want a custom knife. :)
Don't forget makers like Stomper, Doug at DK knives, Phillip Patton, Tim Olt Dave and Jason Winston, Gene Ingram, Rick Menefee...........
 
Mannlicher said:
nice for factory knives, but sooner or later, we all want a custom knife. :)
Don't forget makers like Stomper, Doug at DK knives, Phillip Patton, Tim Olt Dave and Jason Winston, Gene Ingram, Rick Menefee...........
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True. My favorite, and one of the very few that is "safe" from potential trading is my SDS Nessmuk.
 
Jeremy Horton

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Look in the "makers" forum for the fixed blade hunter by Tim Hartmann. It's going to be better than any Bark River stuff and comparible to a custom Dozier. I figure I'm qualified to make that statement as I have all three makers, and for the money Tim's knives are a steal.
 
You could always go with a Randall. While they aren't exactly a one-of-a-kind, they are definitely the kind of knife that you could pass down to a son or daughter.

- Mark
 
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