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.
Thus looks very interesting.If you don't mind a friction folder I highly recommend you give an Ohta FK5 (2.25" blade) a shot. There are various handle material options, but here is an example from knifecenter:
![]()
I have a larger model (an FK7 I think) and I quite like it.