What knife would you like to see next from CPK?

JustinFournier said:
Curious... Why tapered tang when Nathan can model the knife and pinpoint balance and weight by skeletonizing the tang?
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He could also do both... and tapered tangs are teh sexeh.

In 1/4" stock, I'd be pretty interested in how light/nimble a knife could be produced, while still taking advantage of the nice chunkiness of the thicker stock in the form of the knife. A big 1/4" thick knife that carries and handles like a smaller 3/16" thick knife seems like it'd be a win.
 
Just think of how many D2 skinners could be produced in the time it takes to make a big chopper style knife. Wouldn't it be better for the brand to get knives into the hands of more people? I would love to see a bunch of Carothers knives in the wild.
 
Vernal2014 said:
Just think of how many D2 skinners could be produced in the time it takes to make a big chopper style knife. Wouldn't it be better for the brand to get knives into the hands of more people? I would love to see a bunch of Carothers knives in the wild.
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I guess, but I don't hunt, so I could care less about skinners :) I've got plenty o' logs to destroy, though.
 
Vernal2014 said:
I need to get a log destroyer. It must be fun destroying logs with a sharp chopper
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I used a LC to split a 8"-9" yellow cedar round, full of knots. Zero problem. The LC is extremely capable. Very little it can't do. I would also love another D2 Skinner as a kitchen utility knife before we see a heavy chopper, but will buy both regardless.

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The NMFBM is the only chopper anyone has told me they prefer for really heavy jobs over a LC. At that point personally I would rather have an axe. So think there is room for the HC pattern for guys who have to have a knife to do that, but really think the D2 Skinner pattern would be pressed into service daily, and the HC rarely.

Man I am tired. I forgot what I was going to say.
 
Vernal2014 said:
Just think of how many D2 skinners could be produced in the time it takes to make a big chopper style knife. Wouldn't it be better for the brand to get knives into the hands of more people? I would love to see a bunch of Carothers knives in the wild.
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This. Maybe not D2, maybe D2, but for those of us trying to get into the brand I'd hate to sit on the sidelines for a run of a few, large knives. Purely self interest here (but, hey, the post asked what we want). Maybe Nathan needs a break from the volume.

JustinFournier said:
I used a LC to split a 8"-9" yellow cedar round, full of knots. Zero problem. The LC is extremely capable. Very little it can't do. I would also love another D2 Skinner as a kitchen utility knife before we see a heavy chopper, but will buy both regardless. The NMFBM is the only chopper anyone has told me they prefer for really heavy jobs over a LC. At that point personally I would rather have an axe. So think there is room for the HC pattern for guys who have to have a knife to do that, but really think the D2 Skinner pattern would be pressed into service daily, and the HC rarely.

Man I am tired. I forgot what I was going to say.
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I have wondered why some of the semi-custom makers don't make a line of camp axe/hawks (maybe there are, but I'm not aware)? Wouldn't that complement the LC? Can you imagine a CPK Camp Hawk?
 
TRfromMT said:
Can you imagine a CPK Camp Hawk?
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Lorien said:
sure can!
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Yay :) When I buy one, then my Winkler will have a friend, and I'll officially go from a 'hawk owner' to a 'hawk collector'!


Looking back on my description of what I'd want out of a CPK/Lorien heavy chopper, I'm suddenly realizing that it's roughly a 3v version of a Winkler camp knife that I'm thinking about, with CPK/Lorien design cues.
 
JustinFournier said:
...The NMFBM is the only chopper anyone has told me they prefer for really heavy jobs over a LC. At that point personally I would rather have an axe. So think there is room for the HC pattern for guys who have to have a knife to do that, but really think the D2 Skinner pattern would be pressed into service daily, and the HC rarely.

Man I am tired. I forgot what I was going to say.
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The light chopper is much more nimble, but I do like my mistress when a little more oomph is needed. Would be curious to see what Nathan and Lorien could come up with in the somewhat unnecessarily burly category. :D

Here's a comparison picture just because.

 
Thanks for the comaprison picture, trevitrace!

I've owned a NMFBM, loved it, unfortunately had to sell it due to finances.

The one very slight issue I did have with it though was that the handle. Holding it in the forward part of the handle, near the guard and swinging with a lot of power, my hand would slide back the rear position and I would have to constantly re-adjust. Again, a very slight issue and I realise now that I probably could of solved it but doing a lanyard through the rivet..
I will mention that the handle was always, extremely comfortable, no matter which position.

The reason I bring this up is that I've been looking at the ergos of the CPK LC and Dan Keffeler's Sasquatch. I know Dan helped with the design of the handle and I think he's experience and input in the LC has solved the issue I had with the NMFBM.
The curve in the handle where the fingers grip is much more gradual and looks much larger (yet to try it out in person). This should provide a much better grip and stop the sliding/re-adjusting issue I had with the NMFBM. This curve looks to be the same on Dan's Sasquatch.

Awesome.

Can't wait to try the LC out...soon. Very soon.
 
TRfromMT said:
Maybe not D2, maybe D2
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I'm only into the first week owning a knife in Bohler-Uddeholm 'Sleipner' steel — which is supposed to be a sort of super-hybrid of D2/A2 (Moletta/Lionsteel uses it a bunch) — and at 60HRC so far the stuff seems pretty awesome. Reeeeealy takes a vicious edge (the knife has a bit less than 0.015 behind the edge too, so nice and thin), and after some moderate deliberate abuse chopping through nails and wire and stuff in the garage earlier this week, along with boning out a few chickens, and other general chores, it's still razor sharp, and none of the deliberate abuse was able to produce any edge damage. Certainly no chipping, which I've heard D2 is known for.

Apparently the Sleipner stuff is good at higher hardnesses too, and was designed to be performant above 60HRC.

Anyways — just throwing that out there as a "hey... what about this..." idea if a dedicated slicer/skinner is in the works, and D2 is on the table.
 
trevitrace said:
The light chopper is much more nimble, but I do like my mistress when a little more oomph is needed. Would be curious to see what Nathan and Lorien could come up with in the somewhat unnecessarily burly category. :D

Here's a comparison picture just because.

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The FBMLE is the reason I didn't get a cpk chopper yet
 
IMO handle looks massively inferior to the LC handle, which in my opinion is at least half the magic of the LC. Also, RLC > LC for me. Axe for heavier work IMO. Just want to state my bias. Handle is a major concern for me in a HC. Hot spots ruin a knife for me.
 
I'd really like to see a nice "one tool option" sized knife. Something in the size range of the GSO 5 or 6. No 1/4" stock for me. I've never found a use for such thick steel, especially when something like D3V works so well even with thinner stock and edge geometry. It would have a 90 degree spine, 3/16" stock to handle a beating, micarta scales, and basically fill any void one could find between the FK and LC. Think FK on steroids.
 
ManOfSteel89 said:
I'd really like to see a nice "one tool option" sized knife. Something in the size range of the GSO 5 or 6. No 1/4" stock for me. I've never found a use for such thick steel, especially when something like D3V works so well even with thinner stock and edge geometry. It would have a 90 degree spine, 3/16" stock to handle a beating, micarta scales, and basically fill any void one could find between the FK and LC. Think FK on steroids.
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The upcoming Survival Knife?
 
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