What knife would you like to see next from CPK?

Casinostocks said:
There was some form of Integral on Nathan's Whiteboard in the past. Maybe it was an Integral Shiv? I don't know how far up or down that Whiteboard his concept of CPK-Integral Something is currently at but with his completion of Shiv 2.0 pattern plus the limited run of the Pig Sword, Maybe Nathan has some nifty ideas to set forth. Price wise he had previously said ~ cost of a crown but didn't specify where or what dentist he had chosen for that cost scale but that was a few years back! I'd say maybe the cost of ~ 2 x crown-abutment these days in the metro NC areas to be on the safe side?
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Add in the cost of a couple Ti implants that could also be incorporated into the knife design? Motto engraved on the blade, "Take a bite out of crime, AARP style".

"I'll gum ya ta death!" Extra points if you know the movie quote and who said it. (Don't cheat and look it up... 😆)
 
I'd like to see a boar spear with a drilled hickory handle with a rod through it threaded both ends. Taper fit head that also threads into the spear head and a counterweight piece threaded to the bottom. That would keep the shaft straight so it wouldn't bow like my CS boar spear did. 😖
 
Sheepsfoot/wharnie/cleaver Behemother. When I am clearing down trees on days like today, I like to break them down with my Tops El Chete. A big heavy chopper like this makes quick work turning all the limbs into a neat stack of wood. Its more fun and faster than loppers or chainsaw.

The best part of the sheepsfoot/wharnie tip is being able to chop limbs in half, that are just barely off the ground. I dont have to bend over to pick up a branch to chop it. Just walk over whack it and move on. The chete blade shape is great but the handle blows goats. Make a wharncliffe behemother please. I will buy two in the preorder:thumbsup:
 
Oldaxe said:
Sheepsfoot/wharnie/cleaver Behemother. When I am clearing down trees on days like today, I like to break them down with my Tops El Chete. A big heavy chopper like this makes quick work turning all the limbs into a neat stack of wood. Its more fun and faster than loppers or chainsaw.

The best part of the sheepsfoot/wharnie tip is being able to chop limbs in half, that are just barely off the ground. I dont have to bend over to pick up a branch to chop it. Just walk over whack it and move on. The chete blade shape is great but the handle blows goats. Make a wharncliffe behemother please. I will buy two in the preorder:thumbsup:
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Sounds like your thinking of a CPK parang and I'm all about that!
 
The ginunting! My favorite short sword after the wakizashi. It's a single-handed combat weapon of choice for the Phillipine Marines Corp ~ Force Recon Battalion.

Practical? Ehh... The parang is likely a better all-around machete style blade.

However, is it cooler than Fonzie on his 1949 Triumph Trophy TRS Scrambler? ABSOLUTELY!
 
yoko said:
Sounds like your thinking of a CPK parang and I'm all about that!
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It’s interesting how folks here have a particular blade shape in mind, when they think of/read the word “parang”.

As I understand it, the word is of Malay origin. The funny thing is, while traveling (and backpacking) in Malaysia, they seemed to call everything with a blade longer than a knife (which they called “pisau”), a parang. Sort of a ubiquitous catch all, similar to the way many folks here use the term “machete”.

I heard the term used in reference to everything from an actual Tramontina brand Latin machete, to a barong (stabby looking leaf blade shape), to goloks.

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I wonder if it’s something similar to the term “kung fu” in Chinese?

That’s another one that fascinated my nerdiness, when I learned what it actually meant.

The term “kung fu” literally means “acquired skill”, and contrary to the common Western perception that it means Chinese martial arts, can be applied to ANY acquired skill. “Hao/Hou kung fu” (literally “Good/excellent acquired skill”), is a commonly used term of praise for any/everything, from a chef’s cooking, to a wood carver’s work, a calligrapher’s strokes (and yes, martial arts).

The misunderstanding, comes from the fact that it was a very common term of praise at martial arts demos/tournaments, and the attending Westerners who were familiar with the term “hao/hou” = “good”, assumed that “kung fu” must mean “martial arts/skills”, since they always heard it as a term of praise at martial arts demos/tournaments.

The Chinese (Cantonese) term for “work” is “Chou kung” (literally “do skill”).

*** the actual Chinese term for martial arts is wushu (Mandarin)/MoSutt (Cantonese), which uses the same characters as the Japanese term Bujutsu (“martial/war arts”, the actual techniques, vs Budo/Bushido “ways of war”/“way of the warrior”, which encompasses not just techniques/skills, but also mindset/philosophy and related practices, that aren’t necessarily skills/techniques).
 
One translation I learned of kung fu is "time and energy". Its always stuck with me, as you mentioned, it can be applied to anything you want to put time and energy into.

To keep with spirit of the thread, another run of DEKs (sorry). Scaled down DEK would also be awesome. I'm curious how well the new skinner will fill that role (for me), even with its thinner geometry and tip. For an "out there" pick, it would be hard for me to vote against an axe/hatchet head.
 
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