New Information Needed on the 2016 Forum Knife!

A. jigging good; bone color?
B. long pull-matchstrike if possible
C.(sigh) carbon is fine, certainly if it's your preference Charlie
D. THANK YOU CHARLIE, JUST THANK YOU.
E. as few polls as are reasonable
i know i've mentioned it several times but in the cad drawings it looked as though there was an option for pins or no pins; with bone i would guess the pins are a requirement? also the color, because i'm red/green colorblind really has some bearing for me. those two colors aren't great for me, but could be all-right in darker shades. or black, that's a nice color;). do you have thoughts yet as to the bolsters? i still would advocate for several rings-i've recently seen as many as five(5) look very nice but 2 or 3 would be great.
thanks, Neal
 
Worm Groove is really excellent. But how about the colour?? The original photo showed a light coloured model and I think this would be a nice departure from the dark brown bone on many knives.

Longpull on a Spear always looks at home.

A steel poll would be useful but why not restrict it to a short period say 72 hours? That's enough to gauge enthusiasm.
 
Carbon check
Long Pull check
Worm Grove not so much but not a deal breaker so long as jigging is deep and NOT regular
Thanks Charlie
 
Yes to worm-grove I think it's beautiful
Yes to long pull on a spear blade it just looks natural
yes to carbon steel of which I am old and a fan of

Thanks for taking this on Charlie.
 
Will Power said:
Worm Groove is really excellent. But how about the colour?? The original photo showed a light coloured model and I think this would be a nice departure from the dark brown bone on many knives.

Longpull on a Spear always looks at home.

A steel poll would be useful but why not restrict it to a short period say 72 hours? That's enough to gauge enthusiasm.
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Let's see how many mention wanting 440C, which is the only alternative to 1095 that we have available. If we get a bunch, I will gladly poll it.
 
I can't argue with worm groove, long pull or carbon steel. This is shaping up to be a beautiful knife, which is no surprise with Mr. Campagna at the helm. Thanks again Charlie!
 
Will Power said:
Worm Groove is really excellent. But how about the colour?? The original photo showed a light coloured model and I think this would be a nice departure from the dark brown bone on many knives.
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I can't argue that there's been a lot more dark bone than light, but in my experience bone tends to lighten up as it's carried. If we start with a light bone to match the antique knives than by the time it's an antique it might look like the bone wasn't dyed at all. :eek:

I'd prefer something the tone of the recent #18 jigged brown bone pictures that have been floating around. Not necessarily that color, but something that dark. I think it would look good with worm groove. This isn't a major hangup for me, though.

Every thread needs pictures, so I stole some from the Internet of S&Ms with worm groove covers.

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Thank you, Charlie! You are a prince amongst traditional knife lovers!

Carbon, long pull and worm bone.
 
Cory Hess said:
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^ That is gorgeous! I wouldn't mind something different, regarding color. I like burgundy and purple (don't own either color on a knife), and blue or green might be nice. Those colors might put off most people, but there are ample opportunities to pick up an earth-tone knife.

As to Charlie's questions:

1) Yes
2) Yes
3) Whatever (I would prefer stainless but will make do with 1095).

Why all the excitement about a bar shield? I'd prefer something more interesting like a centered gimp shield (or acorn if it's stainless). I'm in no matter what, though. Just thinking out loud really.
 
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waynorth said:
Let's see how many mention wanting 440C, which is the only alternative to 1095 that we have available. If we get a bunch, I will gladly poll it.
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OK, controversial as I ever I'd like to see 440c:thumbup::thumbup: After all, we have not YET had a GEC made Forum Knife in stainless:cool::D

Thanks, Will
 
440c would be lovely, but i don't think it'll happen. anyway i'll say 440c over carbon contrary to what i put above, but it just ain't gonna happen. bar shield yes, no purple please-it looks blue to me, which is nice but i'd like to see the true color of the scales-:Doiled bone anyone? nary a hj have i seen in simple white or off white. how about yellow, always refreshing. if it was white on the surface and dark in the worm-groove it would really pop!
thanks, Neal
 
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