Small, STOUT, fixed blade.

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Maybe a Murray Carter neck knife? Or a Bark River City knife? The City knife comes with an awesome leather pocket sheath.
 
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TOPS Baghdad Bullet. Meets your size and thickness requirements. Mine...
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I suspect a problem you might have with a knife of that thickness/size will be the skeletonized handle. I just think you will have to press hard to pushcut a short 1/4" knife, and with no handle, it will be uncomfortable. I could be wrong.
I know that Rick Marchand rounds off the edges of his tangs, so if you take off the cord wraps, it's more useable.

I'd consider custom makers. Kentucky, a blacksmith here, has sold a couple of 1/4" thick, full flat grind knives, in 5160, and they were about 4" long. I bet he could whip one out for you, and under $100. Especially, cause you don't need a handle.
 
jeffzerot said:
Strider SLCC, stout, small, sharp, excellent, only thing is hard to find.
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1/8 inch thick stock, thanks for the suggestion though. I'm thinking, more of a drop point version of a DB, out of 1/4 inch stock... something more along those lines.
 
J_Curd said:
Just some advice...I had this knife custom made a while ago and it was the epitome of sharpened pry bar. I would strongly advocate thinner stock because you cant get enough leverage on a knife that size to require the thickness.
Grab an Izula and try to break it :)
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I agree...
RevDevil said:
Scrapivore CG
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I agree...

Check out Horton Knives, he's a maker here and he has his own forum. He makes fat neckers. Although wearing anything in 1/4" stock around my neck sounds unpleasant.
 
foxx said:
I suspect a problem you might have with a knife of that thickness/size will be the skeletonized handle. I just think you will have to press hard to pushcut a short 1/4" knife, and with no handle, it will be uncomfortable. I could be wrong.
I know that Rick Marchand rounds off the edges of his tangs, so if you take off the cord wraps, it's more useable.

I'd consider custom makers. Kentucky, a blacksmith here, has sold a couple of 1/4" thick, full flat grind knives, in 5160, and they were about 4" long. I bet he could whip one out for you, and under $100. Especially, cause you don't need a handle.
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Yeah, for this particular purpose, I'm not exactly expecting a nice elegant slicer. If I can find a custom maker who will work in Stainless and give me 3 inches of blade and enough handle to hold onto, (as long as they can get some Kydex too) I'd be more than happy to give them my business. There's a guy in Korea, RAIDOPS, who builds knives along the lines of what I'm talking about, but he's moved out of S30V and is currently using "mere" M2... Which may be better in every way, except for rust resistance...but there it is. :)
 
SR101 is no slouch, in a small knife... I'd take it over SR-77. SR101's edge retention is much better.

Happy Hunting...
 
I didn't hear what you thought about the Boker Plus line of Vox knives, like the Boker Plus elegance BOB - not skeletonized handle but ~3" drop-point blade, Aus-8 stainless, 0.25" thick, production model...

Anything else in that line (Boker - Vox) you like? Custom does seem like it might be the way to go...
 
chiral.grolim said:
I didn't hear what you thought about the Boker Plus line of Vox knives, like the Boker Plus elegance BOB - not skeletonized handle but ~3" drop-point blade, Aus-8 stainless, 0.25" thick, production model...

Anything else in that line (Boker - Vox) you like? Custom does seem like it might be the way to go...
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I looked at the Boker - Vox line, very interesting, not quite as tankish, methinks, as the 7 MM thick blade stock might lead you to believe.

Here's a DB, for comparison. Look at how the tip is ground. (the DB is a tanto, and I'd really rather have a drop point, but the picture is a good visual cue, I think.)

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Ah, I see - you'd prefer less stock-removal up the spine towards the tip...

You could try Dan Certo (Relentless Knives) - he works in S30V and makes some thick compact knives, drop-point...
 
What about the booker Irwin pocket Bowie or street beat? I have a buddy with a wharn and he really likes it. You could also think about the kingdom armory bill the butcher
 
chiral.grolim said:
Ah, I see - you'd prefer less stock-removal up the spine towards the tip...

You could try Dan Certo (Relentless Knives) - he works in S30V and makes some thick compact knives, drop-point...
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Interesting stuff, I'm not really into those aggressive swedges, but Mr. Certo looks like he's got some very interesting products. Thanks!
 
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