Wich pattern feels good in your hand, on a single blade traditional?

i love the swayback wharncliff as an edc. The teardrop is on a similar concept line.
The backpocket is a great user but depending on how one is dressed could be a bit coumbersome to carry, but its smaller version (is it the trapper? look at Don Hanson's slippies) fits the pocket with a very useful blade at hand.
 
My GEC #42 is easily the best knife from a comfort point of view. I will look for more. Followed by my 72s and 73s. Unfortunately while online reviews said the #83 was nice in the hand, I don't really like it, its too small. Which is a shame as I ordered 4 😐

Another pattern I like is the spear point #92, its very comfortable.
 
single blade Doglegs and Gunstocks feel great in hand for me. The shape really locks your hand in there.
 
I do love wharncliffe style blades! Imo Swayback Wharnies are one of the the best looking knives out there.
I wonder if building one is harder to build? I,m nonot sure why i think it would be, but for some reason I do.
Another thing i like is blades made from files. The last slippie i built has a file for a blade and most likely this one will be as well.
 
I hesitate to say toothpicks, but there is just one that feels great to nearly everyone who has handled one, and that is the GEC #12 pattern. It's 4" closed, a little less slender than others, and just feels great.

This one is hafted in jigged, burnt, second cut stag.

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Getting a little analytical, it seems that any knife of 3¾ - 4 inches closed with a downturned butt (rounding away from the palm in gripping) feels good, as it fits the curve of the hand.
 
mrknife said:
agreed, shame i missed a 48 on the for sale section the other day, wonder what it sold for. it was a slim clip not the big clip tho
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Sent you an email. And yes, the 48 came immediately to mind for me as well. Nothing feels better in the hand IMO

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I'm with Jeff. A large toothpick (think GEC #12) just works for me. I've got some in stainless that I use a great deal in the kitchen
 
The only single blade traditionals I have with me, are a Buck 110, an Old Timer 7OT, and an Uncle Henry LB7. They all feel good in hand.
I ordered a couple single blades last year; Rough Rider large coke bottle, and I was gifted a Case 031S, but I have not been home to get them.
I don't know if the added width of a second blade would make a major difference in feel, but, I like how a Barlow, canoe, and an equal end large sunfish fit the hand. (the three I have with me are all two spring two blades).
 
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