opinions and help needed

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Hi,

I need your help and your opinion.
This is the first knives I will make with wood handle.

Knife is 3/16 and scales are 1/8".
Do you have any suggestions on how to fix the scale to the handle? This will be a small production knife (35).

Also, if you have any comments on this knife it will be appreciate.


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Thanks
 
I like the knife; it should appeal to lots of people. Would *I* buy one? no, but this is strickly based on personal preferences...
For a knife this size, I don't like a thumb ramp, nor aggressive jimping. I makes using the knife without glove uncomfortable quite fast.
Also, I don't like "medium-sized" choils...either a full finger-sized choil or none at all would be my preference.

As for your question on scale attachement, what kind of wood did you have in mind? I personnaly used Koa, Maple, and Cocobolo.
I used a slow cure epoxy for the bond, and pins (brass, stainless steel). Never used flared tubing on wood for fear of cracking the wood, but I've seen other using this method.
Corby bolts would be another option.

1/8" seems very thin, but that might be what you're looking for (light & thin knife)?

Interested to know which steel you plan to use as well :)

Bonne journée!
 
IMO, you're knife design is spot on for what's in demand these days. Would I change some stuff? Of course, but that's not why you posted this topic. As far as affixing the scales, pins and epoxy are very popular methods (as stated by defaultuser). Another way to go would be using threaded rivets, like corby.....though I dunno how practical that would be with the thickness you're using. Having the ability to remove handles is a plus for me, but that's just one mans opinion.

good luck!
Dan
 
Knife is made out of CPM154
Blade is 3.5" long.

For the medium (1/8 radius) "choil" it is for a production purpose only. Since every knife is hand sharpen with stones, it help going faster.
For the jimping, it look more aggressive than it is, tester find it not enough agressive on the preproduction batch.

The handle will be made out of wallnut. And yes I'm looking for a thin knife.
Do you have some tutorial or literature for using pins to fix the handle?
Where can I buy corby bolt?

Thanks for your opinion.
 
keroscene said:
IMO, you're knife design is spot on for what's in demand these days. Would I change some stuff? Of course, but that's not why you posted this topic. As far as affixing the scales, pins and epoxy are very popular methods (as stated by defaultuser). Another way to go would be using threaded rivets, like corby.....though I dunno how practical that would be with the thickness you're using. Having the ability to remove handles is a plus for me, but that's just one mans opinion.

good luck!
Dan
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What would you change? It's the best time to get comments before I start the production.

Btw sorry for my english I'm a french canadien.
 
Tandem Expédition;13191240 said:
What would you change? It's the best time to get comments before I start the production.

Btw sorry for my english I'm a french canadien.
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Well, from a demand standpoint I really wouldn't change much. I was speaking more about personal preference. Would def either reduce the size of the thumb ramp and move slightly forward or remove it completely. Maybe put a swedge on it to make it better for penetration, as it looks like a fairly aggressive design.

That's my 2 cents. It's a very nice design as is and will sell very quickly!
 
keroscene said:
Well, from a demand standpoint I really wouldn't change much. I was speaking more about personal preference. Would def either reduce the size of the thumb ramp and move slightly forward or remove it completely. Maybe put a swedge on it to make it better for penetration, as it looks like a fairly aggressive design.

That's my 2 cents. It's a very nice design as is and will sell very quickly!
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ok So for the first batch I will make some knife without the thumb ramp and less agressive jimping. This way I'll see which type is easier to sell.
For the swedge, I already make the CAD for it but it will be only for custom knife that will be available at the end of 2014 (need to reduce the cost of the production knife).
 
I like it! Both are gonna sell like crazy. As I said b4, it's a great design and will appeal to the majority of knife buyers. Hell, I may even buy one! What's your price-point gonna be?
 
I think the best epoxy is West G-Flex. When it cures is has a very small amount of flex so when the steel and wood expand and contract at different rates the epoxy doesn't crack.
Tim
 
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