What Knife would you like to see made?

pitdog

pitdog

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There have been a lot of knife trends recently Nessmuks, Kepharts, Machetes and Scandi bushcrafters to name but a few !

What style of knife would you like to see make a come back ?

What style of knife would you like to see made ? Maybe you even have a maker in mind as well !

And are there any styles of knife that you are sick of seeing and would like to see the back of ?
 
Kinda sick of the thick, coated in many colors, tacticool blades. Beanie babies for grown folks.(no offense if thats your cup o tea)

Id like to see a nice frame lock Scandi ground folder.

All I really want right now is my Terrasaur from Brian Andrews....:o
 
well, the Tracker design is growing on me, but i would like to see a BIG WSK style knife, say with a 1/2" thick 10" long blade .


sorry J williams.....

but i'd like to see more HORTON Knives style , 1/2" to 3/4" thick spines, 14 - 16" full convex blades with rounded spines.

a double handed 24" long 1/2" thick chopper

more pocket sized 1/4" thick blades, both handled and skeleton.

more pure white Corian handles, flared SS tubes.......

more giant monster Nessmuks, 12 - 18" blades3 - 5" tall, 1/4 spines.

a fatwood harvester tool..........1/2" thick blade full convex for chopping, 30" long, with chisel scraper tip. Heat treated to be springy for prying and leveraging apart stumps. Slightly rounded spine for smashing apart decaying stumps, swinging it like a baseball bat.

more customs Khukuris, 1/2" to 9/16th thick spines, 20 - 30" long blades, MICARTA scales with SS flared tubes.

big bad arse half sickles, 1/4" thick blades, scaled with micarta slabs.

as for the last part of your question.......i'm sick of seeing moras, sick of skinny little dinky blades that have no place here in the big timbers. :) YMMV
 
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I'm in for a scandi ground folder, but I'd like to see it with some iteration of the axis lock (ball bearing, arc, etc). But on the whole, pretty much anything that I think that I might want someone is making.

I'd like to see a general trend away from tactical blade as well.

Partial serrated blades and "skull crusher" pommels could die a thousand deaths and I wouldn't shed a tear.

I could do without seeing any more recurve blades too.

Oh, and "finger choils." DIE. How about making a handle that is comfortable and a blade that comes back to the hand so that you don't need to choke up? The handle is the handle and the blade is the blade. If you have to hold the blade to use the knife then the knife is designed poorly.

Sorry Pitdog, but I'm tired of super wide blades. How about something handy and pokey? There is only so much use that I have for a spatula. Give me something to get into the recesses of a deer. My little caping knife get a heck of a lot more use than my dogfather. But the dogfather is fun to use limbing the lemon tree.

Skeleton knives need to be buried. The only thing less comfortable than using the blade as a handle is not having a handle. maybe my hands are larger than I think, but I can not stand a skeleton knife. I really don't like super thin folders either. I don't care if they "print." If you care if someone else knows that you are carrying a knife, then you need to assess why, when, and where you are carrying.
 
I think a lot of advancements could be made in handles. I too would like to see more knives w/o choils, serrations, skull crushers etc.

Hmm...

How about and EDC fixed blade, 3" blade, chisel tip and grind in INFI... : )

A SAK, Climber, Treker, or even the Hercules with your custom collection of blades/tools.

These would help pass the time spent waiting on a lightsaber.
 
hlee said:
Sorry Pitdog, but I'm tired of super wide blades. How about something handy and pokey? There is only so much use that I have for a spatula. Give me something to get into the recesses of a deer. My little caping knife get a heck of a lot more use than my dogfather. But the dogfather is fun to use limbing the lemon tree.
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No need to be sorry buddy but you must be reading different posts to me as I hardly see any wide blades !
Most knives recently tend to be pointy bushcraft blades !:confused:
 
Bushman5 said:
a double handed 24" long 1/2" thick chopper

a fatwood harvester tool..........1/2" thick blade full convex for chopping, 30" long, with chisel scraper tip. Heat treated to be springy for prying and leveraging apart stumps. Slightly rounded spine for smashing apart decaying stumps, swinging it like a baseball bat.

big bad arse half sickles, 1/4" thick blades, scaled with micarta slabs.

as for the last part of your question.......i'm sick of seeing moras, sick of skinny little dinky blades that have no place here in the big timbers. :) YMMV
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Hey Bushy I'm suprised ya haven't got one of these by now !:D

http://www.mineralmountain.com/sere.htm
 
pitdog said:
I drew up this design a while back and then kinda forgot about it....

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This is pretty cool looking, but not terribly useful for my purposes. I actually like this one better than the revised version.

Now, move the line of the edge up such that it is equal to the bottom line of the handle, and put the point on the center line of the handle. make the edge mostly straight with a modest sweep up to the tip. Sharpen the blade all the way back to the handle. Now we're getting somewhere.
 
I want someone, anyone to make a one hand opening folder with a pocket clip and a carbon steel blade. A2, O1, 1095, doesn't matter. I just want an easy to sharpen, tough, edge holding blade in a folder that I can carry every day. Don't know why the only carbon pocket knives available are slip joints.
 
im with you bushman5!

I want a .4" thick 12" blade Horton Choppa! But i dont have enough money... :(

I also want me a Laconico, Landi, and Fiddleback

I really want me a BUSSE!

I and I Really, Really, Really, want mo money!
lol.

Ill get them, one day....
 
hlee said:
This is pretty cool looking, but not terribly useful for my purposes. I actually like this one better than the revised version.

Now, move the line of the edge up such that it is equal to the bottom line of the handle, and put the point on the center line of the handle. make the edge mostly straight with a modest sweep up to the tip. Sharpen the blade all the way back to the handle. Now we're getting somewhere.
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Nooooooooooo then it just becomes like all the other Bushcraft clones out there ! Might as well throw a scandi grind on as well so it splits my camp foods instead of slicing them !!!!:rolleyes:

I do actually see the merits of the thin pointy blades of which you speak, my old SRKW Bandicoot was quite a handy little blade.
I just prefer a wider blade for the tasks I do the most !
 
Someone should make a sturdy camp knife with Nessmuk stylings and a combination scandi / convex edge. [cough, cough].

Aside from that, I wouldn't mind seeing some of our resident custom makers take a crack at blades that fit the Grohmann (no. 1 or no. 2) profile.

And I am keen on seeing a return of partial (but sturdy!) through-tangs, which offer tons of option for handle design (stacked leather / wood, combos, etc.).

Best,

- Mike
 
the Ulu needs to make a comeback for sure, and I'd like to see some more traditional working man's scandinavian knives, such as Mora, SVORD, etc etc. I have a notebook at home full of cool designs, but I'm not sure I want to leak them all over the web just yet... trying to budget some money for a rented shop so I can set up a forge.
 
Bushman5 said:
well, the Tracker design is growing on me, but i would like to see a BIG WSK style knife, say with a 1/2" thick 10" long blade .


sorry J williams.....

but i'd like to see more HORTON Knives style , 1/2" to 3/4" thick spines, 14 - 16" full convex blades with rounded spines.

a double handed 24" long 1/2" thick chopper

more pocket sized 1/4" thick blades, both handled and skeleton.

more pure white Corian handles, flared SS tubes.......

more giant monster Nessmuks, 12 - 18" blades3 - 5" tall, 1/4 spines.

a fatwood harvester tool..........1/2" thick blade full convex for chopping, 30" long, with chisel scraper tip. Heat treated to be springy for prying and leveraging apart stumps. Slightly rounded spine for smashing apart decaying stumps, swinging it like a baseball bat.

more customs Khukuris, 1/2" to 9/16th thick spines, 20 - 30" long blades, MICARTA scales with SS flared tubes.

big bad arse half sickles, 1/4" thick blades, scaled with micarta slabs.

as for the last part of your question.......i'm sick of seeing moras, sick of skinny little dinky blades that have no place here in the big timbers. :) YMMV
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:eek: That 3/4 Horton would weigh a ton!! Be fun to play with though. :D
 
More Mountain man style trade knives.
Been lovin' old school these days.
My new BRK MM has been my most used blade lately.
Shaves almost transparent ribbons off wood.
It's plenty strong for light kindling work and an excellent all around belt/camp knife.
Not wide at the ricasso, but with a long straight cutting edge for awesome woodcutting, wider at the swedged, swept tip for kitchen/camp/hunting.
For 5", very good control and fast in the hand. Coffin handle. Lovin' it all.

In fact, more and more swept points are taking over my collection.
Could be the ideal shape for me!
I seriously think these are among the top designs for mid-size knives.
You get the best of both worlds, hunting and bushcraft. :thumbup:

As for handles, more full, less contoured handles.


Marcelo Cantu said:
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Beauty. One of Rick's right? I'll take one with antique buffalo bone or moose antler!:thumbup:
 
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