Suggestions for this kind of knife?

Dadpool said:
I believe an Emerson CQC-7A hits all of your bullets except this one: The primary grind is saber, but the edge bevel is a chisel. You can pay someone to regrind it (voiding the warranty), but you might also find that you don't mind it. I figured it'd be worth mentioning since it comes so close. :)
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Wow thanks for the suggestion, as I didn't even know that there was a non wave version. However, I am looking for a knife with a handle thicker than my Griptilian... Around the width of a 110 or Opinel.
 
Well, you certainly won't find marcinek giving his normal need for details on this one. :D I must admit that I wasn't willing to go over it all and think through the options :oops:; the number of members who did/are is more evidence of what a great community this is. :thumbsup: Good luck in your search (though my peripheral guess/suggestion is to get together with a custom maker; usually a great experience).
 
Scott321 said:
Ok... My small knife collection has slowly let me learn what type of pocket knives I usually grab when I walk out the door. However, I don't think my tastes are popular, and I am looking for suggestions.

I'm looking for a knife with all of these characteristics:
1. 3"- 3.5" blade
2. Thick handle 0.6" - 0.9" thickness
3. Not too tall, e.g. Buck 110 handle is just a little taller than it is wide
3.5 Very important - thick, rounded handle near web of hand for strong hammer grip push cut comfort
4. Neutral handle, e.g. Opinel or Buck 110/112 style with no finger grooves anywhere
5. More traction on handle than a Buck
6. FG or SG blade with DP and no swedge
7. Not too thick blade stock 0.09" - 0.12"
8. Good stainless steel (I'm flexible here)
9. 3-4.5 oz preferred
10. Easy one hand opening (I consider the Buck 110/112 easy one hand openers)
11. Full steel liners
12. Secure lock, but no frame locks
13. Blade cutting edge closer to handle with no finger choil (Griptilian is a hair too far for my preference)
14. Price: under $200

Does something like this exist?

My most carried knives (suburban EDC) are:
1. BM Presidio 1 (favorite)
2. BM Boost
3. Buck 112 DP
4. Buck 112 CP grooved
5. Buck Aluminum 110 DP
6. Modified Opinel No 8 (currently modding a No 9)
7. Occasional BM Amicus, 94x, Griptilian full size
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Dang dude I could have wrote that my self. Sounds like we are on the same page.
Yah . . . they don't make a knife like that.
Just joking (sort of).
Let me think about it. Most of the ones I use I have modded one way or the other to fit those parameters . . . think Urban Trapper with a Cold Steel krayex kitchen paring knife handle modded to fit. Another of my favorites, but is a liner lock, is my Cold Steel Ti Lite IV with the blade majorly ground down to full flat and 1.9 mm at the spine. THAT is one brilliant EDC if you can relax about the liner lock. Works GREAT for me !

PS: OOOOPs . . . the Urban Trapper is a liner lock. Like I said hard to find what we like.
 
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Wowbagger said:
Dang dude I could have wrote that my self. ...
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Ya, I keep thinking that I should just mod knives that are pretty close to what I want. I just get scared that I will totally ruin one of my preferred knives... although the Opinels were cheap enough for me not to worry.

Although I've been very impressed with some custom scale makers products, some slight alterations from the basic design were outside of their comfort zone (meaning they didn't want to try it). I don't hold it against them as I've had experience in other hobbies with custom makers not wanting to do small, one-off, component jobs... and even some that would if I didn't mind waiting a year.

I just need to get better at modding things myself. Oh, and BTW I don't mind liner locks. I just don't like the feel of frame locks when I'm cutting with a hammer grip.
 
This doesn't check all of your boxes but you should give the svord peasant knife a try.

They have a nice fat handle, the "locking mechanism" is pretty darn secure since you are holding the tang in place, it doesn't have full liners but it comes in a nice hard wood (mahogany I think), and they're only about 25 bucks (even less for plastic handle) so if you hate it you won't have put too much of a dent in your knife funds.
 
kizlyar, a Russian company has folding knives with thick handles. Check them out.
Here's an example
kizlyar vega. Its under 5oz blade is 3.6
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Scott321 said:
Thanks for all of the suggestions everyone. I am unfamiliar with some of the knives suggested, so I will do a little research.
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Any other suggestions are welcome. I remember seeing a member here post a pic of a knife that looked like it was all black, with really thick, blocky rubber handles, back lock, and not too thick of a blade, but I can't remember who or where he posted it.
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Could the knife with the thick, blocky rubber handles have been a Kershaw Black Horse?
 
Your preferences are very similar to mine, except that I have small hands and I like a slightly smaller blade (on average). Here are a few that might work for you -- though I couldn't remember a single knife that checks all you boxes. I hope you will take an especially close look at the Maserin Atti, since it seems close in to your specs in every way except for the 1/4" reduction in blade length -- and it's a real nice-looking knife.
Mcusta Taina - Blade length 2.75"; Handle thickness 0.43"
Maserin Atti - Blade length 2.75"; Handle thickness 0.51"
Fallkniven P3 - unsure of handle comfort at "web"; Handle thickness 0.52"
Benchmade North Fork - edge very slightly recurved; "Handle thickness 0.53"

Enjoy your search and good luck! (I'm betting that by the time you're done you won't have a single knife that meets all your specs -- but somehow there will be several that you'd like to have!
 
Scott321 said:
Wow thanks for the suggestion, as I didn't even know that there was a non wave version. However, I am looking for a knife with a handle thicker than my Griptilian... Around the width of a 110 or Opinel.
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Protech also offer the CQC7a and they offer several blade choices, not sure if their tanto is single ground but their drop point has a conventional grind. If autos are legal in your state it might be one to consider. Pretty sure nearly everyone would agree the F&F of Protech's version is miles better than Emerson's too. Kershaw also makes some CQCs but they are pretty meh.
 
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