The Tilt and Dione Lucas?

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When I first saw the Tilt I was initially reminded of a set of molybdenum steel kitchen knives that we had, especialy one designed by Dione Lucas. The myth about it was that it never needed to be sharpened, but of course that was just nonsense. I'm pretty sure I still have this knife set in storage somewhere and was thinking about pulling them out and sharpening them up. The logo on the one in the pic below is a bit washed out, and mine are actually in a little better condition, bet there's definitely a family resemblance.

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Dunno, I've had those knives in the family since my youth and they were the first time I'd ever heard of "premium" knives. So the first time I even saw a Tilt it immediately said Dione Lucas. It was also the first set of "exotic well made" kitchen knives that hit a mass audience. The whole set had a similar blade design, some more elongated. Handle was rosewood, which was pretty exotic at the time as well.
 
I see where you're getting at. Some of the lines and angles obviously resemble one another.. but that'd be like saying a santoku kitchen knife is akin to an Insingo Sebenza.
 
i see more of the tilt in the brous division flipper...

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I don't see it. Nice looking knives, but the looks are different.
 
Well, that blade shape is probably some kind of standard and I'm just not very knowledgeable. It's like a Wharncliffe but with straight lines on the back rather than a curve... or something? Looks like Hinderer is making something similar:

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zImsKee said:
Alright. way to much similarities here. Someone has to be held accountable.
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Heh. I do think the 770 and the Southard have similar blade shapes, enough that if I'd known more about Spyderco's warranty policy and the 770 had come out at the same time I'd have snatched it up in a heartbeat. I'm not sure about some of the others. They're more tantoish and less sheepsfootish.
 
Very angular post, OP.

I see the angularity, and of course the Tilt is all about angles and sharp points.

I pulled out my DLC Tilt at a range day last weekend and there was a lot of oohs and aaaahs over that bad boy.

Too bad there are not more of them, because there would be a lot more ferver over them if there were more people that have been lucky enough to have handled them.

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TotalDbag said:
Which ones? Because the TiLT is definitely not a sheepsfootish. I assure you it's extremely pointy.
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No I meant the Southard and the 770 (and 777). It's a very utilitarian and beautiful shape, though a lot of folks seem to not like it.
 
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