The unofficial, non binding, carries no weight, 2020 forum knife possibility discussion thread

Sabercat · Feb 11, 2020

At one point there seemed to be mutual interest between many porchgoers and KSF in a Northwoods offering for the traditional Bladeforums knife...I think that would be the best place to start, and see if we can get the ball rolling. IF KSF and GEC are willing and able.

dredd8 · Feb 11, 2020

SVTFreak said:
My buddy ( dredd8 ) has a neat knife made out of what the maker called “pasture wood”. I think we should get one with slabs of that. I’m not sure I could use that to cut my food though....

(The makers “pasture wood” is cow poop mixed up in resin so it’s “stabilized”.)

ddavis · Feb 11, 2020

Old Hunter said:

YES! I’m on board with any of these, though a 102 would be perfect!

Whetstone39 · Feb 12, 2020

Old Hunter said:
Fixed blades, eh? You know Buck Knives offers several style blades and can give us special steels, custom handles, and stay price competitive - cut good too. Picture yourself sporting one of these to the mall, fishing pier, campout, or out woods walking. OH

Hey Bruce - great lineup :thumbsup:

. What is the model of the knife next to the white-handled beauty? (Second from the left on the bottom). Please and thank you

Misplaced Hillbilly · Feb 12, 2020

dredd8 said:

Oh Crap! Thats a nice knife!

glocktenman · Feb 12, 2020

P D said:
I would like to see an uncommon pattern modelled after GEC #45 Lumberjack, GEC # 46 Whaler OR perhaps the vintage Winchester #29 Sunfish.

GEC #45 Lumberjack. Last released in 2012.

AH yea! Single blade whaler would be crazy!!!

glocktenman · Feb 12, 2020

Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Maybe its the knife,or the nautical backdrop, but am I the only one that sees a stormy sea in that blade!? Awesome knife

I see it too! Pretty cool

Old Hunter · Feb 12, 2020

Whetstone39 said:
Hey Bruce - great lineup . What is the model of the knife next to the white-handled beauty? (Second from the left on the bottom). Please and thank you

Tom, thanks, that knife is a Buck 116 Caper; it was in the Buck Knife catalog for years but a limited run knife nowadays.

Old Hunter · Feb 13, 2020

Whetstone39 here is a better picture of the Buck 116 Caper, this one circa 1971/72. OH

stevekolt · Feb 13, 2020

Old Hunter said:
Fixed blades, eh? You know Buck Knives offers several style blades and can give us special steels, custom handles, and stay price competitive - cut good too. Picture yourself sporting one of these to the mall, fishing pier, campout, or out woods walking. OH

Definitely interested in it being a Buck fixed blade this time around...with the option of a lefty sheath. A fella can dream can't he?

Whetstone39 · Feb 13, 2020

Old Hunter said:
Whetstone39 here is a better picture of the Buck 116 Caper, this one circa 1971/72. OH

Thanks Bruce! That looks like a great carry size, I’ll take two

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hornetguy · Feb 13, 2020

Whetstone39 said:
Thanks Bruce! That looks like a great carry size, I’ll take two .

Yes... I agree. I could probably go two on that one, myself.

hornetguy · Feb 13, 2020

another thought for a fixed blade... which might have (probably has) been mentioned before... a run of the GEC H20 with a really nice handle? I have nothing against the Bucks mentioned, at all. This was just another thought, as most folks seem to really like that size knife..

meako · Feb 15, 2020

This thread is turning into an echo chamber....
Essential to proceed
*Organising committee
*Financials/ treasurer
*BF authority to proceed
*Polling/ size of order/ number crunching
*Official no nonsense thread to nail down what will be the 2020 bf knife
Required but not essential:
*Exemption for meako from no nonsense component.
Erm ,erm anything else?
All volunteers take one pace forward.

BuckShack · Feb 15, 2020

There seems to be plenty of interest in a Forum Knife. I hope we keep the annual tradition going. And if we do, I hope it goes quick and smooth and not a headache for anyone involved with the nuts and bolts (we being the nuts

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cbr1000 · Feb 15, 2020

Bladeforums annual knife + Northwoods/GEC + Knivesshipfree

bflying · Feb 15, 2020

I'm still liking the idea of a Whaler. If not, then a fixed blade in some form.

meako · Feb 15, 2020

The question that has been on my mind for a while now ...and I believe it to be quite pertinent..
How many of us will forego our "dream knife grails" when it gets down to the fact that it might not be what we are getting fepending on poll results and availability of someone to build it ?

Old Hunter · Feb 16, 2020

A fixed blade in some form? I always thought the Buck 119 was Special! OH

Jsega51 · Feb 16, 2020

meako said:
How many of us will forego our "dream knife grails" when it gets down to the fact that it might not be what we are getting depending on poll results and availability of someone to build it ?

Isn’t this what happens every year? Everyone posts up what they want, almost no one gets their wish, yet plenty of forum knives get sold. Maybe I’m not understanding your question though.