The BladeForums 2022 Traditional Knife Thread

[Stan Rose]

I'd like one please.

 

[sitflyer]

I'd like one please.

Look up above on this page and there is a buy now box where you enter your username and select a payment type.

 

[Fanglekai]

Got my order in. Thanks!

 

[Stropping Young Lad]

Still surprised I haven’t seen a Big Lebowski joke in this thread yet… Anyways, I really like it Charlie, and thanks for showing the historical examples!

Good for severing a toe?

 

[HAKnPocket]

Regarding serial numbers. When orders are closed I'm going to be putting together a spreadsheet with names, usernames, addresses and such for my use. At that time I will start taking requests for serial numbers NOT BEFORE.

I will also start issuing refunds for shipping for those first hundred who got hit at that time, it'll be easier for me to tackle it then. I have NOT FORGOTTEN about that.

I was wondering why the total was off but didn’t fret it. Figured my might just be shipping and I wasn’t paying attention. No rush for sure. I probably speak for everyone when I say thank you for your’s and Charlie’s work on making these happen.

 

[RBB2]

Here you will see some older "Bunny" blades!!View attachment 1961058View attachment 1961059

Thanks for the examples, Charlie! I'd never heard of a bunny knife before this.

 

[BuckShack]

What is a Bunny Knife. Why the name. It was cool seeing pics of old Bunny knives but I've never heard of them before and I'm curious.

 

[tomas_f]

What is a Bunny Knife. Why the name. It was cool seeing pics of old Bunny knives but I've never heard of them before and I'm curious.

Here it is from the man himself

Proposed 2022 Bladeforums knife??

Some years ago, settling Australians thought introducing rabbits to their environment would be a good idea, providing a ready source of food in an ideal climate. Too good an idea as it turns out; they, the rabbits, quickly over-ran the country!!! But it did provide a great opportunity for the...

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[BuckShack]

Here it is from the man himself

Proposed 2022 Bladeforums knife??

Some years ago, settling Australians thought introducing rabbits to their environment would be a good idea, providing a ready source of food in an ideal climate. Too good an idea as it turns out; they, the rabbits, quickly over-ran the country!!! But it did provide a great opportunity for the...

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Awesome, thank you sir. A great knife indead!

 

[black mamba]

Just got our internet back up and placed my order, hopefully not too late.

 

[mrknife]

Just got our internet back up and placed my order, hopefully not too late.

nice! just in the nick of time, supposed to close on thursday

 

[joeradza]

Just got our internet back up and placed my order, hopefully not too late.

As long as the order went through you should be good.

 

[celticrogues]

What is a Bunny Knife. Why the name. It was cool seeing pics of old Bunny knives but I've never heard of them before and I'm curious.

This older thread has some cool info in it too:

Traditional Austrailian Bunny knife questions

Speaking to a friend who is originally from down under, I have discovered that there is more than one type of knife traditionally referred to as a Rabbit or Bunny knife. There is a fixed blade skinner as well as a clip point folding knife. They seem to have been produced in the early 20th...

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[cudgee]

hopefully not too late.

I think there was one put aside for you.

 

[Coyja]

Still surprised I haven’t seen a Big Lebowski joke in this thread yet… Anyways, I really like it Charlie, and thanks for showing the historical examples!

She kidnapped herself, man.

I'm a little stunned at that etch. I get that the original versions had something similar, but they were also relatively cheap.
A simple graphic bunny etch would have been perfect (in lieu of a bunny shield, that is).

 

[cudgee]

I get that the original versions had something similar,

That was really just a marketing ploy. I never saw one with an etch, the ones sold here were mainly all from England and came like this. I'm not saying that some did not come with an etch but i never saw one, the first ones i ever saw were much later after i started collecting knives, i lost my first one, but this is one i have that i bought years ago.

 

[Murphjd25]

The etch kills it for me too. At least I’ll have one to pass on to someone who missed out.

 

[KnifePneumonia]

My grand father was born in 1930 and still tells stories of the rabbit drives when he was a young child in Kansas. They used small fence post, tree branches, clubs, basically anything they could to bop a bunny on the head for a quick clean kill. He'll get a kick out of this year's knife when I show him over the holidays.

 

[Pàdruig]

The etch is indeed a bit of a bummer. Not because of its size or content, but rather that its font is a plain and modern looking one that seems out of place on an otherwise very traditional pattern.

The good news is, it's easy to remove if it bothers one too much.

 

[Owen K.]

The etch is indeed a bit of a bummer. Not because of its size or content, but rather that its font is a plain and modern looking one that seems out of place on an otherwise very traditional pattern.

The good news is, it's easy to remove if it bothers one too much.

Hopefully it's not super deep etched. I would also prefer is it was just about any picture of a bunny, over lettering.