New Design Frenzy.

Fiddleback said:
I really don't see too much functionality that you loose with the tip. I drilled with one. It isn't as convenient as drilling with a spearpoint, but it didn't break. It will excel at skinning, and I can't imagine notching or whitling or debarking wood would be much different than a Bushfinger. Batonning I didn't do. We're going to set up a chopping/bushcraft/testing area outside soon. Then we can have threads showing the knives getting their testing...
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Thanks for the response. When I look at some of your new designs, I am reminded of pirates and nautical blades from the late 1700s and early 1800s. I mean that in a good way; the blades look purposeful and have "soul." A lot of the knives on the market today are missing that.

It is great to see you continuing to create and try new designs. I know that I am not alone in being excited to see what comes next. Cheers!
 
Yesterday I had the request that broke the camels back on the Woodpecker. I thought to myself, and wow it has taken a long time for that thought to get through my thick head, huh? I thought, why not just re-design the handle so that the Woodpecker is functional. That is done and Allen cut a pattern for both it and the new Skein Dhu yesterday. I'll try to get picks up of those drawings today.
 
Andy, let me tell you... I received my PROTO Wingman, and you absolutely nailed it on the handle! The way this knife fits into my hand makes it probably one of the most natural feeling knives I have held. I've never owned a similar shaped handle and I am sold! When more people get to handle this new design I have a feeling they are going to be in very high demand. I just sharked the PROTO Rebel from this weeks Friday sales thread and I feel like I stole the thing since I didn't have any competition. I half way wanted to keep this thread to myself out of selfishness but ya'll deserve the praise on it.

If I had to say one or two things about it.

-First, it's that I don't have a knife sheath that will fit it (I made a boneheaded move and put a hole into one of my JouFuu sheaths because of the upswept blade)! I really hope someone will come up with a great sheath design that will fit this knife pssst Bud... I need an ISP w/clip!

-Second, the blade on it seems just a tad long, but that is I'm sure a personal preference... and also partly due to the upswept configuration.

I'm going to have to let her eat on a whitetail soon!
 
You got the small Proto Wingman, correct? The brother to the blackwood one that I sharked I think. The design that Andy has reconfigured to give it a longer handle.

I love the feel of the handle as well. Fits just naturally in my hand, though I understand why Andy wanted the handle a bit longer. I wondered how you felt about that - I'd like a longer handle, but the darn thing is just so beautiful that I can't let it go. I just can't decide!

I'm in the same boat regarding a sheath. It would definitely help me decide to keep it if I had a sheath for it. Let me know what you find, if you don't mind.

And Andy...if this thing wasn't such a work of art it would be so much easier to just pass on it for the Hiking Buddy or BushBoot I'm dreaming of. But man...it's just so beautiful!

Tony



TxSportsman said:
Andy, let me tell you... I received my PROTO Wingman, and you absolutely nailed it on the handle! The way this knife fits into my hand makes it probably one of the most natural feeling knives I have held. I've never owned a similar shaped handle and I am sold! When more people get to handle this new design I have a feeling they are going to be in very high demand. I just sharked the PROTO Rebel from this weeks Friday sales thread and I feel like I stole the thing since I didn't have any competition. I half way wanted to keep this thread to myself out of selfishness but ya'll deserve the praise on it.

If I had to say one or two things about it.

-First, it's that I don't have a knife sheath that will fit it (I made a boneheaded move and put a hole into one of my JouFuu sheaths because of the upswept blade)! I really hope someone will come up with a great sheath design that will fit this knife pssst Bud... I need an ISP w/clip!

-Second, the blade on it seems just a tad long, but that is I'm sure a personal preference... and also partly due to the upswept configuration.

I'm going to have to let her eat on a whitetail soon!
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Man, it's growing on me!

Those blue liners against blackwood! Beautiful knife!!!
 
Here's the twin

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TxSportsman said:
Andy, let me tell you... I received my PROTO Wingman, and you absolutely nailed it on the handle! The way this knife fits into my hand makes it probably one of the most natural feeling knives I have held. I've never owned a similar shaped handle and I am sold! When more people get to handle this new design I have a feeling they are going to be in very high demand. I just sharked the PROTO Rebel from this weeks Friday sales thread and I feel like I stole the thing since I didn't have any competition. I half way wanted to keep this thread to myself out of selfishness but ya'll deserve the praise on it.

If I had to say one or two things about it.

-First, it's that I don't have a knife sheath that will fit it (I made a boneheaded move and put a hole into one of my JouFuu sheaths because of the upswept blade)! I really hope someone will come up with a great sheath design that will fit this knife pssst Bud... I need an ISP w/clip!

-Second, the blade on it seems just a tad long, but that is I'm sure a personal preference... and also partly due to the upswept configuration.

I'm going to have to let her eat on a whitetail soon!
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Luca917 said:
You got the small Proto Wingman, correct? The brother to the blackwood one that I sharked I think. The design that Andy has reconfigured to give it a longer handle.

I love the feel of the handle as well. Fits just naturally in my hand, though I understand why Andy wanted the handle a bit longer. I wondered how you felt about that - I'd like a longer handle, but the darn thing is just so beautiful that I can't let it go. I just can't decide!

I'm in the same boat regarding a sheath. It would definitely help me decide to keep it if I had a sheath for it. Let me know what you find, if you don't mind.

And Andy...if this thing wasn't such a work of art it would be so much easier to just pass on it for the Hiking Buddy or BushBoot I'm dreaming of. But man...it's just so beautiful!

Tony
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Man, thats cool guys. Thank you for posting. I'm sure the leather benders will have a solution for these soon. I can't wait till more folks get their hands on the other models too. I'm sold on all of them now. Neato knives.
 
Well I just pulled the trigger on the bolstered renegade, so I'm really looking forward to putting the knife through its paces and doing a review! Andy, any chance you guys could snap a side by side of a recluse and a renegade? The recluse is one of my favorite profiles and the renegade looks like a great evolution of the design!
 
Ok. I can't take it any longer. Someone described Andy's knives as they should remind you of your first love -- hmmm, ahhhh, wwwwww...... Always smooth, magical, you know, "like a lady." All I see in this latest design variant is a gigantic, swollen, gout ridden, arthritic toe-- like my mother-in-law. Please help me see something else!!! Please, tell me about how they look like the suspension on a F1 car or whatever.. Alternatively, post some pictures about how they fit in your hand and let your take control of the situation at hand...
 
wildmanh said:
That knife is really cool looking, but how comfortable is the handle?
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I suspect he'll tell you the handle is perfect. Fits in the hand like...well...like it's designed for it. I know mine does, and Tx has posted the same thing earlier in this thread.
 
swonut said:
Ok. I can't take it any longer. Someone described Andy's knives as they should remind you of your first love -- hmmm, ahhhh, wwwwww...... Always smooth, magical, you know, "like a lady." All I see in this latest design variant is a gigantic, swollen, gout ridden, arthritic toe-- like my mother-in-law. Please help me see something else!!! Please, tell me about how they look like the suspension on a F1 car or whatever.. Alternatively, post some pictures about how they fit in your hand and let your take control of the situation at hand...
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Haha! I have to agree. I'm not a huge fan of the new designs aesthetically. I'm sure their ergonomics are awesome, hopefully I'll get to hold one and decide for myself. Maybe they'll grow on me... I'm kinda picky.
 
Luca917 said:
I suspect he'll tell you the handle is perfect. Fits in the hand like...well...like it's designed for it. I know mine does, and Tx has posted the same thing earlier in this thread.
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TxSportsman said:
Scroll up Heber.
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Some how I missed Andy and Vance's posts from the 22nd on handle comfort. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. :thumbup:
 
swonut said:
Ok. I can't take it any longer. Someone described Andy's knives as they should remind you of your first love -- hmmm, ahhhh, wwwwww...... Always smooth, magical, you know, "like a lady." All I see in this latest design variant is a gigantic, swollen, gout ridden, arthritic toe-- like my mother-in-law. Please help me see something else!!! Please, tell me about how they look like the suspension on a F1 car or whatever.. Alternatively, post some pictures about how they fit in your hand and let your take control of the situation at hand...
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Not sure if you were taking a jab or not, but here are a few low quality pictures in my medium sized hand.

Your mother in laws "gout ridden toe" fits perfectly in the center of my palm and promotes my hand to wrap around the rest of her "foot".

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I totally dig the Wingman model. I want one later for sure, and would even love a stretched out version, more the size of a KEB.
 
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