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I've been playing with that Spyderco Ulu prototype, and, with the blade in the halfway "box cutter" position, I have to remind myself not to wrap my fingers around the handle like a conventional knife, so that the rear end of the exposed edge doesn't remind me. So far it hasn't drawn blood.
One of the most popular box cutting and general utility knives is the Stanley. Big handle, and a replaceable blade that comes out the front in three positions: short, shorter, and shortest. Very useful. Also cheap and a little clunky, but it works.
How about an upscale box cutter with some precision and a better feel and better steel than those disposable bldes?
G10 handle, or machined aluminum, and a two or three step non-auto OTF mechanism, perhaps from the designer of the ULU's mechanism.
Interchangeable blade, of course, with the handle holding a spare. The blades would be good steel and worth re-sharpening.
Perhaps some folks would like to use such a knife as "steel lab." As-issued in some working class stainless like ATS55, extra blades available in other steels - carbon steel, tool steel, super-stainless, or non-steels like Dendritic Cobalt or Talonite, for a price. Let customers try various types and draw their own conclusions on performance without buying a bunch of whole knives with different geometries.
The blade itself should be a simple pattern with a round hole or two mounting it to the mechanism, and the mounting should tolerate small variations in the blade's dimensions, so folks with some knifemaking skills and equipment can experiment if they want.
Anybody else want one?
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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
One of the most popular box cutting and general utility knives is the Stanley. Big handle, and a replaceable blade that comes out the front in three positions: short, shorter, and shortest. Very useful. Also cheap and a little clunky, but it works.
How about an upscale box cutter with some precision and a better feel and better steel than those disposable bldes?
G10 handle, or machined aluminum, and a two or three step non-auto OTF mechanism, perhaps from the designer of the ULU's mechanism.
Interchangeable blade, of course, with the handle holding a spare. The blades would be good steel and worth re-sharpening.
Perhaps some folks would like to use such a knife as "steel lab." As-issued in some working class stainless like ATS55, extra blades available in other steels - carbon steel, tool steel, super-stainless, or non-steels like Dendritic Cobalt or Talonite, for a price. Let customers try various types and draw their own conclusions on performance without buying a bunch of whole knives with different geometries.
The blade itself should be a simple pattern with a round hole or two mounting it to the mechanism, and the mounting should tolerate small variations in the blade's dimensions, so folks with some knifemaking skills and equipment can experiment if they want.
Anybody else want one?
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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
