For all of you tactical knife lovers, please don't read this post. You might get offended, but it is the feelings of a poor, newbie knifemaking, college student Bastid!!
Taz is my nickname from track and field. As a hammer thrower, i tend to spin pretty fast!
I liked Micarta and G10 earlier, but now I like the wood handles. Looks nice and not as threatening. They also have a softer feel to them and look more dressy than boring old black and dark red! No offense guys, but i would love to see a lockback, sliplock or stockman type knife for this. Classy enough to carry and use, big enough to get the job done. I have a tactical liner lock with the black blade, but truthfully, I never use it. it just sits in my pocket and when people need a knife, I lend that one even though it cost me 100 bucks. A friend doing an internship wioth a Police department has it now. Why? The reason is simple. For every day cutting chores, a stockman, sliplock or simple lockback out performs it in every way. Steel that holds an edge is great for a user, but it must be easy to resharpen if needed. I see most of the people want tactical..why is that? how many of you have a NEED for a tactical folder? LEO's, paramedics and people who need to be able to open a knife quickly need a tactical. Military personnel. How many of you whip out your tactical folder to open mail and then complain about people thinking knives are dangerous?? I know I don't NEED a tactical folder and I feel like I wasted 100 on the one I have because I never use it. Sure, i can use it in self defense if I need to and all of that, like you will need it when you dont have it, blah blah blah, but when it comes down to it, I wouldn't want my life to depend on a liner lock with a thick, hard to sharpen blade and a not too great liner lock. If i need to carry a knife, i will make myself a few small FB to stash on my person. Stronger, sharper and more intimidation. Seeing someone pull a Fb out is more intimidating than see someone open a folder IMHO. DO tactical knives have their place? Yes. Are they fun to flick out and play with?? HELL YEAH!!! Are they for me? NO! i would rather see a knife I can use and carry everyday and enjoy and that people could see and see that knives can be beautiful tools and not just weapons. A tactical folder is also more likely to get you in trouble than a nice, gentlemanly lockback or stockman. Yes, a Fb will also get you in trouble, too. What I am saying is that there are a lot of production tactical folders out there that you can get a very good blade from. MT, REKAT, Camillus, Benchmade, Gerber, etc. It is very expensive to find a nice, custom lockback or slip joint. believe me, I have looked! This is a way to get a very sweet talonite knife for free!!!!!! Get a classy design that you will love and will actually use and will want to carry.
I would love to see a 4" closed stockman with wanrcliff main blade with a little belly, secondary sheepsfoot blade, spear point blade instead of the spey blade, nice maple burl handles with mokume bolsters. Something simple yet elegant that i can use, enjoy and show other people that a knfie is a tool and can be incredibly looking, not jsut a weapon. Yes, a tactical would be nice with anodized scales and still look nice, like Jeremy reynolds custom he sold in the for sale forum, but for now, i would like to see a stockman style or a single bladed warncliff slip lock or lockback! Sure hope I win!!!
