You won't see these at Blade

Bladite said:
that's why i like the evo... it's not trying to be ... a knife exactly...

the glorified tracker... it's a knife...

and from: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=425135

is this:

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not too shabby actually. i have one of the first, and i will NOT sell it. too many refined and good design elements, but especially, the khukri/chopping aspect was done RIGHT. as a draw knife? wow. it's amazing. apparently bowyers go bananas for these. though, a good draw knife is also worth its weight in bows :>

the actual tops type tracker? don't like it. the original Beck design? like it. don't have one or a clone.

that EVO digger/tool? lust Lust LUST. if someone offered me a user as a good price ... someday.


Bladite
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That is awesome!

I never liked the Tops model, yet I liked the Red Scoprion Six version. I don't like thier new RS6 WSK EVO2 Custom Knife it looks odd and I just don't like design.

However, the Koster one looks bad ass! His site has a lot of pages offline atm, is he still making that model?
 
amon said:
That is awesome!

I never liked the Tops model, yet I liked the Red Scoprion Six version. I don't like thier new RS6 WSK EVO2 Custom Knife it looks odd and I just don't like design.

However, the Koster one looks bad ass! His site has a lot of pages offline atm, is he still making that model?
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no, he's not really making that one or other complicated large models afaik. i think he managed to crank out 6 in the last year, but i'm not really keeping track. his bushcrafting type knives are really his main business lately.


Bladite
 
dawsonbob said:
I seem to remember that pic of Ethan, but I'm not saying anything: what happens in Atlanta, stays in Atlanta.:D

You just about nailed it on the blade, JV3. What's left of the blade you're showing is the USMC Hospital Corpsman Knife, vintage WW2, and is, indeed, what inspired the one I've done.

When I was a boy I had one that I got from my dad. Used it for everything for years. I loved that blade.

When I joined the Marine Corps and went off to various garden spots to play games, I left it in my dad's garage. Nine years later when I got out, I went looking for my old friend, the USMC Hospital Corpsman Knife. Sadly, it was no where to be found.

I wasn't worried, though. There were bins full of them at the surplus store for around $6 each: I could always pick up another one. Well, I waited too long, and they all disappeared. Nowadays if you can find one in good shape, it'll cost you anywhere from $125 to $150. Not exactly a cheap beater anymore, so I decided to design a modernized version.

USMC Hospital Corpsman Knife:

My redesign:

And that's the story on the one I posted. The shape is somewhat different, it's not as thick, and it has the great Becker handle but, you're right, it's based pretty much on the one you have in your garage.
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i see. thanks for the info! nice to finally know the history behind it.
 
JV3 said:
i see. thanks for the info! nice to finally know the history behind it.
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You have a blade with a history, JV3. If it were me, I would go ahead and clean that thing up, slap some micarta grips on it, convex the edge, and give it a good workout. It would be a fun project for you, and you'd end up with a really useful blade.

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for my design to hit the street. Who knows if that will ever even happen?:D
 
dawsonbob said:
This is just the first of several things we probably won’t be seeing at the Blade show this year.

I’ll do more as time allows, such as the Becker Multi Tool that Bladite suggested, and other odd things. Here’s the first one:

The Becker pancake turner.
Okay, it’s really not meant for flipping pancakes, but it sure looks like it could be used for that, doesn’t it? This monster mutt has the size and weight to cut deeply into any wood — or stack of pancakes, for that matter... and flip ‘em, too. Great for the short-order woodsman.

Is it a knife? A Bolo machete? Maybe we should call it a Knolo. One thing’s for certain: it ain’t the Brute, though it’s a brutish blade.

The blade is 11 inches long, with an overall length of 16 3/8 inches. The blade is 3/16 inches thick, and 2 5/8 inches at its widest point.

This is just a crude rendering, and I know it needs a deeper grind, but it gives you something to look at.

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Oh, and it's good for digging, too.
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Beaver Beaver Where is my Beaver! Man if that goes into production it
should be called the Becker Beaver Tail.
 
I just sold a 1944 Hospital Corpsman for $190. There seems to be a big market for big blades at the moment.
 
Hey Bob, glad to see you back in the saddle as it were!

Like the design, but I had a question about the folder you had whipped up way back when. What were the dimensions for that thing?
 
DerekH said:
Hey Bob, glad to see you back in the saddle as it were!

Like the design, but I had a question about the folder you had whipped up way back when. What were the dimensions for that thing?
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Bobs not back, mon ami. Last post was over a year ago until today. Irondave resurrected it.

Moose
 
moosez45 said:
Bobs not back, mon ami. Last post was over a year ago until today. Irondave resurrected it.

Moose
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Dang dude, my bad. Guess I should pay better attention. Lotta resurrected threads here lately.
 
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