Nkonka Jr & Q's for CRK

[Hugo]

Hi Anne!

I read from your web page that the Nkonka's grind was made with 16 inch wheel. Sounds larger than normal... what size wheel do you use on the rest of the one piece range and Sebenza?

The Nkonka is a bit on the large side, any chance of Nkonka Jr with something like 5-5.5 inch blade?

Same shape with the high grind done with the 16 inch wheel - a little thinner blade of course (4.5mm? BTW, what thickness is the Nkonka now? Same as Projects I presume). Other difference in the blade: leave out that long unground and unsharpened part of the blade just after the "bedposts"! No room for that in 5-5.5 inch blade, besides it's quite useless anyways... Same design with the grinds on the handle as well as the good looking leather sheat. And of course the in-handle tool set

The smaller size of Nkonka Jr would be much more suitable to the urban areas most of us live. Besides there is more use for such screwdriver kit in the urban environment. Out in the woods there are much less screws to tighten...

Hugo

 

[Chris Reeve Knives]

Down the line somewhere there might well be a smaller version of the Nkonka but nothing in the pipeline right now. It will be hard to scale down the screwdriver kit - but then Chris loves challenges!

FYI - The other one piece knives are ground on an 8 inch wheel.

Anne

 

[Hugo]

Originally posted by Chris Reeve Knives
Down the line somewhere there might well be a smaller version of the Nkonka but nothing in the pipeline right now. It will be hard to scale down the screwdriver kit - but then Chris loves challenges!

Ok, we'll just have to wait then...
Anybody else interesten in smaller Nkonka? ...or am I the only one?

Originally posted by Chris Reeve Knives
FYI - The other one piece knives are ground on an 8 inch wheel.

Anne

Thanks. The Nkonka seems to have "more flat" grind then the others. That's what I'd like to see in a smaller 5.5 inch blade also. (possibly even without the screwdriver kit...)

Hugo.