What knife would you like to see next from CPK?

Blues said:
Oh, I dunno...

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Maybe a folder?
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I suppose this question really comes down to “what does Nathan want to build”. What does he truly enjoy building.
My thoughts are that as a blade smith machinist extraordinaire like Nathan, I might lean in one of a few directions.
Profit margins, mass market desirability or what’s interesting, what people will actually use and appreciate carrying and not just taking out of the safe for picture time, or something not boring to make and is going to be looked upon many years down the road as a work of true excellence in a difficult field.
I know nothing about the profit margins but it seems like something reasonable in size and easy to make that people just haven’t got enough of would be profitable over something big and hard to make so you had a lot of hours and material costs invested to recoup. So that might be something in the 3-5 ish blade length. This also satisfies the mass market desirability and the real life carry and use criteria. I would think that there must be an immense feeling of satisfaction seeing your hard work actually used.
Can’t speak to the boring to make because only the maker can define that.
Only the hardy woodsman enthusiasts are going to have much use for a big blade. They are cool but mine only comes out when I want to smile and we are Back to the age old argument of knife vs axe.
The swords seem to be a fantasy piece (as finely crafted and obviously difficult as they may be to make), not many will or can carry and have any real world use for them but perhaps people will look at those examples now as well as down the road and see the true genius you are known for.

Obviously I don’t have a clue what you want to make but my vote always comes down to reality of carry and use and in a fixed blade so smaller sized blades get the nod.
That criteria also makes the folder the most carried and used by far.
 
Elgatodeacero said:
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I think that it’s pretty neat that one of Ben Tendick’s thumb knives is featured in this video. Overall, a pretty interesting video. Thank you, Elgatodeacero.

As far as “next” blades, I’m still in for skinners, in multiple flavors.
In keeping with my love for Japanese style blades, a few have mentioned tantos. Nathan’s K20s are amazing and I think his tanto design would be equally fine and much easier to design and produce. Something that may still be used in camp, woods, and kitchen, if desired. Dare I say, a scaled up Scraiken (which I really like), with a wide-ish, 7” blade? Mark - I’m in for a prototype 😊. Mike
 
bluemax_1 said:
Little time with a heat gun should take care of that.
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That also sort of runs the risk of messing up the kydex, albeit not a huge one if you know what you're doing. I'm sure I could do it. It would be nice just to have a stock option for thicker handles too, though. Based on my very limited experience as an apprentice machinist, I imagine writing a whole new program or modifying an existing one just to machine handles from thicker micarta would be sort of annoying, and it would of course make for a longer operation, or alternatively they could machine liners from thin G10 which I imagine would be as simple as maybe doubling up two thin pieces of G10, bridging it across some parallels, drilling a few holes and then bolting that to some kind of aluminum jig, and writing a comparatively simple tool path to make an end mill cut out both liners simultaneously, but then you'd have to worry about people taking off the liners and having a sheath that's too loose or something...

Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist Please forgive me if I'm off base here or suggesting something silly, I'm just throwing around ideas! :)
 
DeadPineKnives said:
That also sort of runs the risk of messing up the kydex, albeit not a huge one if you know what you're doing. I'm sure I could do it. It would be nice just to have a stock option for thicker handles too, though. Based on my very limited experience as an apprentice machinist, I imagine writing a whole new program or modifying an existing one just to machine handles from thicker micarta would be sort of annoying, and it would of course make for a longer operation, or alternatively they could machine liners from thin G10 which I imagine would be as simple as maybe doubling up two thin pieces of G10, bridging it across some parallels, drilling a few holes and then bolting that to some kind of aluminum jig, and writing a comparatively simple tool path to make an end mill cut out both liners simultaneously, but then you'd have to worry about people taking off the liners and having a sheath that's too loose or something...

Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist Please forgive me if I'm off base here or suggesting something silly, I'm just throwing around ideaT L r R
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