What do you want in a fixed blade EDC/Survival knife?

marcinek said:
So you are promoting your work to potential customers.
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I dont have any work to sell I am simply trying to find out what people like. once I have made knives to sell they will find their home in the appropriate sub forum per forum guidlines.
 
DrossCustoms said:
I dont have any work to sell I am simply trying to find out what people like. once I have made knives to sell they will find their home in the appropriate sub forum per forum guidlines.
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Certain seems like you are trying to reach out to, as you continue to say, "potential customers."

Either way here is what I see that people here like/don't like:

1) Drop the "EDC/Survival Knife" nonsense. Its meaningless, the members here see right though it, and it could potentially damage your credibilty.

2) Spend a lot of time using knives in the woods. That will affect your designs in a positive way that people will see.
 
marcinek said:
Certain seems like you are trying to reach out to, as you continue to say, "potential customers."

Either way here is what I see that people here like/don't like:

1) Drop the "EDC/Survival Knife" nonsense. Its meaningless, the members here see right though it, and it could potentially damage your credibilty.

2) Spend a lot of time using knives in the woods. That will affect your designs in a positive way that people will see.
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+1 for this. As a knife user you must know what YOU would want but cannot get. That's the basis of many knives, such as Becker BK2 came about from an improvement on the British MOD knife!
 
I have made and sold lots of knives myself over the last 8 years. What I found discouraging is trying to please everyone. If you make stuff you think looks good and performs good then others will too. Very hard to re-invent the wheel.

My 2 cents on preferences:
1) comfortable handle - think mora, helle, fallkniven
2) modest blade size 3-4"
3) thin stock 1/8-5/32nds for anything under 4"
4) grind: scandi or convex

good luck!
 
IH8U said:
My 2 cents on preferences:
1) comfortable handle - think mora, helle, fallkniven
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THIS is one of the most important things.
On the last two knives I made (well, one was a sword...) the part I spent the longest on was handle design.

That's a big part of what makes the Junglas so awesome; handle design/ergonomics.
Other knives have blades that could work as well, but the handle on that Junglas can be used all day long.
 
Left row middle.
Total length about 10 inches. Full tang.
Good hi carbon steel 1080/1095/01. 1/8 th Scandingrind or 3/16 Full flat.
About a 5 inch blade. Drop point. Good edge on spine for firesteel.
Handle not too contoured, rounded edges. Lanyard hole. A little of the tang at end of knife, 1/8 th or so.
Sounds like a TOPS BOB kind of.........🎯

Have fun with your knife making.
 
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Something like the Doug Ritter Survival Knife RSK Mk2 Perseverance ...

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Something like that in CPM3V or A2 would be great!
 
Like 09silverado stated, EDC and survival are two different things. For EDC I want a folder, not too thick, FFG, stainless and wear resistant. I EDC an M390 Millie. For survival I want fixed blade, in CPM 3V or INFI, saber or convex grind and with a blade length over 6".
 
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