Proposed 2022 Bladeforums knife??

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Knife looks amazing. Good luck to whoever wants one. Seems there is a lot of work and thought that goes into these forum knives. I will not be trying to get one. I feel I am too new to this forum and would feel like crap if I recieved one over a more established member. Will be following to see the end result.
 
Jakeywax31 said:
Knife looks amazing. Good luck to whoever wants one. Seems there is a lot of work and thought that goes into these forum knives. I will not be trying to get one. I feel I am too new to this forum and would feel like crap if I recieved one over a more established member. Will be following to see the end result.
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Spoken like a true porch member.... kudos.
 
For Those Who Came In Late:


So any suggestions from this time forward which might give Charlie or Bill a headache...or even so much as to roll their eyes eg...
Can we have playboy bunny ears shields? or Can we call it "The Hefner"?...or
Can it be different in any way from whats on offer?...
Will earn the transgressor 6 weeks in the Porchenberg Zoo !! Cleaning out the Narwhale stables!!!
 
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Elgatodeacero said:
I am hoping the covers are black delrin.

Someone mentioned delrin cracking at the pins, but I have never seen cracked delrin even on knives that are 10 years old?
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Oh, I have, and on some high end knives. But, it's not all that common, and it tends to run 'in the family' so to speak. If the knife is well built pin cracks don't have to be a fact of life with Delrin. In fact, since Delrin is somewhat malleable pin cracks should be less likely than on more rigid materials like bone.
 
The knife is not my style, but when I started this hobby of appreciating Traditional cutlery I did not like anything except for single bladed knives. Had I not opened my mind, I would be in a much worse place, not my wallet though, it has suffered from my opened eyes...lol. I always participate in the forum knife because the important part is learning and friendship, and it aint easy in my parts to find knife aficionados or nuts as some would say , in my neck of the woods. Thank you for the effort even after last years lumps, I look forward to the opportunity.
 
I’m new to the forum but growing interest in these old traditional blades. I’d definitely be in for one of these!
 
Im interested in this Delrin topic.
I'm sure I read somewhere that Schrade Delrin was marketed as "indestructable delrin"...
As a former firefighter I can assure all of you that nothing is indestructable...
I have a yellow del Schrade with birdseye rivets that is cracked at the pivot points.
Also sawcut del and Staglon knives that are severely faded by sun damage....but hey if you leave things in the sun long enough.....
I'd also like to know what high end knives have delrin? I think its a basic material that came about as a cheap and durable alternative to wood or bone...as such it would go well on a Bunny knife...inkeeping with the poverty stricken, rabbit scoffers of the past.
 
In this advert from 1982, these knives produced in the dying days of Joseph Rodgers, are described as having 'Black Cellulose Acetate' covers. Cutlers used to refer to the material as 'Ebonite', which was probably used in Sheffield in earlier times :thumbsup:

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Oddly enough, it seems to be Yellow Delrin that's more susceptible to cracking around the pins in my experience (CASE, RR and Queen) why that would be can't imagine.

Buck's Black Valox seems very tough and I've not had any of that split, nice grippy too.

I'd like to know what the pattern No. will be for the Forum Bunny? Certainly there will be offshoots from it as in years 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19. etc.
 
abbydaddy said:
While I realize that we have historically been rather spoiled for choices on our forum knife, I really think that acrimonious debate over the knives in recent years has soured the process. I hope that folks wanting to join in this year's knife purchase will do themselves the favor of reading through the thread and understanding that this year is not one where we get to make changes. I'm sure there is no harm in talking about our preferences, but my understanding is that lobbying for options is not on the menu. This is a take it or leave it knife.

I also miss the days of getting to design our own knife. When I started participating, there were a lot more options for makers, and the orders were a lot smaller. Over the last eight years the number of makers willing/able to accommodate us has shrunk, while the numbers of orders has grown, and the spirit of friendly cooperation during the design process has morphed into competition over options.

I hope that folks wanting in this year can embrace an ethos of thankfulness for the opportunity to buy a fine example of the cutlers art in an unusual (in the US) traditional pattern. I have faith that Bill and Charlie aren't going to lead us astray on this one.
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I am both glad to have a knife this year and like the pattern/blade/handle selection more than any forum knife since 2009, excepting 2021 which is an absolute gem.

Committee knives are almost always weird knives to me, and are bound to have at least one feature you really don't like. Unique is not usually a good thing, or it wouldn't be unique..
Not an issue this year :)

waynorth waynorth I vote for a fine linen micarta if there is a choice, but count me in, with many thanks, however it shakes out.
 
Jack Black said:
In this advert from 1982, these knives produced in the dying days of Joseph Rodgers, are described as having 'Black Cellulose Acetate' covers. Cutlers used to refer to the material as 'Ebonite', which was probably used in Sheffield in earlier times :thumbsup:
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Those are 2 different materials. Cellulose Acetate is also known as celluloid, one of the first plastics. Ebonite is one of the names for hard rubber, which is highly-vulcanized latex rubber. Ebonite doesn't outgass and self-destruct like celluloid often can. But Ebonite does discolor from water and UV exposure. Ebonite also comes in multiple colors and is still used in the manufacture of pipe stems and writing instruments. It can be polished to a nice shine. You can find old straight razors with handles in black or red and black mottled ebonite. It was commonly used in fountain pens and mechanical pencils until the late 1920s, when celluloid took over.

Easiest way to tell the difference between shiny black Ebonite and black celluloid is to rub the surface with a little polishing paste and a cloth or paper towel. If it smells like burnt rubber and the polishing cloth turns brown, then it's Ebonite. Celluloid will sometimes smell like camphor/mothballs when polished, but won't leave brown residue on the cloth.

I have one Sheffield-made penknife with black and red ebonite covers. If I can find it I'll post a photo.
 
PointyThings said:
Those are 2 different materials. Cellulose Acetate is also known as celluloid, one of the first plastics. Ebonite is one of the names for hard rubber, which is highly-vulcanized latex rubber. Ebonite doesn't outgass and self-destruct like celluloid often can. But Ebonite does discolor from water and UV exposure. Ebonite also comes in multiple colors and is still used in the manufacture of pipe stems and writing instruments. It can be polished to a nice shine. You can find old straight razors with handles in black or red and black mottled ebonite. It was commonly used in fountain pens and mechanical pencils until the late 1920s, when celluloid took over.

Easiest way to tell the difference between shiny black Ebonite and black celluloid is to rub the surface with a little polishing paste and a cloth or paper towel. If it smells like burnt rubber and the polishing cloth turns brown, then it's Ebonite. Celluloid will sometimes smell like camphor/mothballs when polished, but won't leave brown residue on the cloth.

I have one Sheffield-made penknife with black and red ebonite covers. If I can find it I'll post a photo.
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Ebonite was also commonly used in bowling balls. Up to the 1960's, maybe early '70's iirc.
 
PointyThings said:
Those are 2 different materials. Cellulose Acetate is also known as celluloid, one of the first plastics. Ebonite is one of the names for hard rubber, which is highly-vulcanized latex rubber. Ebonite doesn't outgass and self-destruct like celluloid often can. But Ebonite does discolor from water and UV exposure. Ebonite also comes in multiple colors and is still used in the manufacture of pipe stems and writing instruments. It can be polished to a nice shine. You can find old straight razors with handles in black or red and black mottled ebonite. It was commonly used in fountain pens and mechanical pencils until the late 1920s, when celluloid took over.

Easiest way to tell the difference between shiny black Ebonite and black celluloid is to rub the surface with a little polishing paste and a cloth or paper towel. If it smells like burnt rubber and the polishing cloth turns brown, then it's Ebonite. Celluloid will sometimes smell like camphor/mothballs when polished, but won't leave brown residue on the cloth.

I have one Sheffield-made penknife with black and red ebonite covers. If I can find it I'll post a photo.
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Very interesting :thumbsup: Sheffield cutlers and cutlery manufacturers also, often, refer to 'Bexoid' or 'Bex' in relation to another common type of pocket knife handle. The material used today isn't actually Bexoid though, as it was in the past :thumbsup:
mbkr said:
Ebonite was also commonly used in bowling balls. Up to the 1960's, maybe early '70's iirc.
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Indeed :) :thumbsup:

I'm just going to re-post the link, that was in my previous post, again, in case anyone missed it ;) :thumbsup:

en.wikipedia.org

Ebonite - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
 
waynorth said:
I'm not ready for changes, and neither is Bill. What we see is what we'll get.
Proposing changes triggers polls and arguing - I for one am not ready for that!! 😲
We don't have to do it of course. I suspect Bill has gotten this far, so would produce one if we don't go for it. We get the chance to get one at a reasonable market price, but as-designed!
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Sounds great , would it be possible to pay up front this time ?
 
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