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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
New Koyote in the house!
- Thread starter rpn
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You have good taste!
hah! How she use?
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I do like the modifications I see between the two pics. I think this model has some GREAT potential. I also LOVE the butterscotch micarta, probably my favorite handle material.
Wowza, what a woods knife! This sucker is a cutting machine! Can't say enough about handle comfort- it's just perfect. Incredible control for all kinds of cutting. I just plopped down for like 40 minutes to process some green wood and get a feel for it along with a few other favs. I hope to give it a spin the kitchen this w/e. The tip is a drilling machine as well. Gotta say the sheath is just carry perfection as well!
hmmm, I know the blade is 4" from the tip to the scales- measured for someone last night...maybe Christof will be along for the rest?? Does remind me of something I was gonna post. When I saw the photos and got and handled the knife, I wondered about needing a 1/2" more on the handle...once I used it- not! So perfect...
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The model name is "Great Basin Bushcrafter"
The design elements involve a long clip that run back to the thumb ramp. The idea is to maintain some of the advantages of the leuku spine (straight and squared for scraping, safer to stick a block on for draw knife work) while reduciing the mass a bit and giving a dropped tip.
The guard section can be done with either the handle integral guard or the bare metal. Both work, it depends a bit on mass. C Bryatn's one is the bushcraft challenge knife, the guard is left very wide so that you can use your index finger on the guard.
The design elements involve a long clip that run back to the thumb ramp. The idea is to maintain some of the advantages of the leuku spine (straight and squared for scraping, safer to stick a block on for draw knife work) while reduciing the mass a bit and giving a dropped tip.
The guard section can be done with either the handle integral guard or the bare metal. Both work, it depends a bit on mass. C Bryatn's one is the bushcraft challenge knife, the guard is left very wide so that you can use your index finger on the guard.
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Wowza, what a woods knife! This sucker is a cutting machine! Can't say enough about handle comfort- it's just perfect. Incredible control for all kinds of cutting. I just plopped down for like 40 minutes to process some green wood and get a feel for it along with a few other favs. I hope to give it a spin the kitchen this w/e. The tip is a drilling machine as well. Gotta say the sheath is just carry perfection as well!
Great pics and awesome blade! I would love to add one of those to my collection:thumbup:
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Your "GBB" looks awesome and the pics are KILLER!! I just thought you would have a "Samuel Adams" Summer Ale instead of a SN SummerFest...
I'm just gonna have to keep starin' at your pics until my "GBB" arrives. As Tom Petty says, "The Waiting is the hardest part". Have a great weekend!
