Thickest Knife

patrickcudd

patrickcudd

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I was wondering where I could find the thickest knife. I saw one one this site that was made out of 1/3" stock.
 
Productions probably the Strider/Buck knives.

For that matter most of their customs too are sharpened pry bars.

Mineral Mt. Hatchet works makes some beefy stuff also.

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I believe in thick blade. But on the other hand, there is a limit that supporting parts can be made strong enough to match a strong blade. In other words, the thickness doesn't count much if pivot or lock disintegrates early on. So, a moderate thickness might be the best choice for folder. For fixed blade, I would think the thicker the better...
 
patrickcudd said:
I saw one one this site that was made out of 1/3" stock.
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I guess you are talking about my Tantobrecher (German for "tanto breaker"). :D
Jürgen makes even thicker knives, here are some with 1/2" stock.

If you ask a knifemaker to build one for you, then it's just a question of how thick you want it to be. The thickest production knives I am aware of are around 1/4".
 
There are quite a few available knives in stock thicknesses greater than 1/3 of an inch (remember, that's right between 5/16 and 3/8). Himilayan Imports Khukris are often thicker than 3/8. Occasional Busses (usually called fatties) come out that mic at around 3/8.
 
With HI you get one style and one style only - khuks. I don't mean to knock them at all, but they're a pretty specialized design. And for the price of a Busse fatty you could get a custom anyway.
 
Quiet Storm said:
I guess you are talking about my Tantobrecher (German for "tanto breaker"). :D
Jürgen makes even thicker knives, here are some with 1/2" stock.

If you ask a knifemaker to build one for you, then it's just a question of how thick you want it to be. The thickest production knives I am aware of are around 1/4".
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Yup, your Tantobrecher made me drool a bit!

ETA: Does Jurgen have any knives in the US?
 
HI makes some knives that are not khukuris -- the Himalayan Bowie is 1/2" inch thick if I recall correctly.
 
Cougar Allen said:
HI makes some knives that are not khukuris -- the Himalayan Bowie is 1/2" inch thick if I recall correctly.
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Please forgive my ignorance, but who is HI?
 
Quiet Storm said:
With HI you get one style and one style only - khuks. I don't mean to knock them at all, but they're a pretty specialized design. And for the price of a Busse fatty you could get a custom anyway.
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Not true sir. $145.00 gets you this

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and $195 and $100 respectively for the non kukhri in this pic.

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They also do small belt knives.
 
Quiet Storm said:
With HI you get one style and one style only - khuks. I don't mean to knock them at all, but they're a pretty specialized design. And for the price of a Busse fatty you could get a custom anyway.
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Well, I had HI make me the Bowie in 1/2 inch thickness years ago out of 5160 and I paid $225 for it. They originally made 100 or so and probably more by now, so there are very thick knives already out there. :thumbup:


Quiet Storm said:
And for the price of a Busse fatty you could get a custom anyway.
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doubtfull that you would get a better custom than the fatty at the fatty's price:D

I like Jurgens knives though they look cool. :thumbup:
 
Cobalt said:
doubtfull that you would get a better custom than the fatty at the fatty's price:D
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Actually, doubtful you would get a better custom than the fatty, period. ;)
 
Andrew Taylor said:
Not true sir.
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I stand corrected, my apologies. I didn't know about HI's non-khukri offerings, pretty interesting. That big bowie looks nice.

I doubt that Busses are the best knives (or even the best knives for the money), I doubt that any knife or line of knives could ever be "the best". I think it is safe to assume that Jürgen's 1/2" 440C blades are tougher than similarly sized Busses with 3/8" stock INFI. Having never handled a Busse custom, I can't comment on their fit and finish, but IMO the regular production/semi-custom Busses can't hold a candle to any custom by a renowned maker.
 
Quiet Storm said:
I stand corrected. I didn't know about HI's non-khukri offerings, pretty interesting. That big bowie looks nice.
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Consider a knife made of very tough 5160 hammer forged and 1/2 inch thick. That is what the AK Bowie was. I call it the AK Bowie. Rusty renamed it the Cobalt Special.

Quiet Storm said:
With regards to Busses being the best knives (or even the best knives for the money): I doubt that, but to each his own.
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True, to each his own. I would have no problem with a Rinaldi Custom big blade of cpm3V. Or possibly a large forged 52100 blade. I think the differences in performance at these levels is negligible. However, I like the design and styling of the Busse knives and always have, so that is where most of my money goes. For the money I have not found another High end blade tat outperforms it in every way. However, I spend money on HI, Ranger and Swamprat as well. For the money those are impossibly to beat at any level.

Jugen is worth a look as well. Looks like some real nice stuff from him. I wonder what other steels he uses aside from D2 and 440C.
 
Quiet Storm said:
I think it is safe to assume that Jürgen's 1/2" 440C blades are tougher than similarly sized Busses with 3/8" stock INFI. Having never handled a Busse custom, I can't comment on their fit and finish, but IMO the regular production/semi-custom Busses can't hold a candle to any custom by a renowned maker.
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I wouldn't assume that, why would you. Toughness is not a matter of thickness as much as it is a matter of steel and HT. sure a 440C 1/2 inch blade will be strong. But with Jurgens design it will not be in anyway an effective cutter at all. Getting it sharp after the factory edge wears off will be interesting as the blade angle is truly too thick.

Consider that CPM3V is easily 3 to 4 times tougher than 440C at the same thickness and INFI is even tougher as is S5 and S7. A flat ground 3/8 inch Busse would outcut, outchop th 1/2 440C blade by a wide margin and it would hold it's edge much longer as well. The 440C blade would chip on hard materials and what you would eventually have is a prybar with a chipped out edge. I would take a 3/8 inch 5160 blade over 440C anyday. Same goes for 52100 or any other heavy use steel.

As for the fit and finish. If you haven't seen the latest offerings from Busse you don't really know. My satin blades are as good as any custm I have seen in Fit and finish. In fact I have seen much worse from Custom makers. Now the coated blades may be a different story. However even those have gotten very good in finish.

All that being said, I am more interested in performance than looks, so as long as the finish is good I a happy as I know performance wise they are hard to beat.
 
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