Blade thickness

[rcs]

rcs - What do you think about the transition from 2-5mm? Was it difficult, or natural?
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No problem at all, the H1 feels very natural, like it could cope with anything but then so does my clipper.

regards,
Rob

 

[Draven]

Interesting stuff, I might need to try out some other knives.What I really wanna try is a good quality american bowie knife with a five inch blade and full flat grind

Wonder how to broach that to SWMBO...

 

[traderran]

Interesting stuff, I might need to try out some other knives.What I really wanna try is a good quality american bowie knife with a five inch blade and full flat grind

Wonder how to broach that to SWMBO...

If you want one to last the rest of your life.
Get a Randall #1-6. I got my first one in 1963 and
it has been around the world with me.
And is still my go to knife while camping an hunting.

 

[Boston973]

Interesting stuff, I might need to try out some other knives.What I really wanna try is a good quality american bowie knife with a five inch blade and full flat grind

Wonder how to broach that to SWMBO...

I would check out the crazy cow trading post. They have some very affordable old style american bowies you may like. I have never partaken with there service, but my father does have one of those old knives they sell and he loves it.

Here is a link
http://www.crazycrow.com/Merchant2/...001&Category_Code=841-100-000&Product_Count=3

 

[Shinken]

It is all dependent on the grind,

You can have a 3mm scandi ground knife that wont slice as well as a 5mm full flat ground knife.

Also depends on what you use it for, filleting knives need to be thinner etc.

For a scandi grind on an average user if there is such a thing then 2-3mm is about right IMHO

 

[Draven]

If you want one to last the rest of your life.
Get a Randall #1-6. I got my first one in 1963 and
it has been around the world with me.
And is still my go to knife while camping an hunting.

Randall knives do look nice, but too expensive for me unfortunately

Boston - they say they have a minimum international order of $200 Maybe if the pound was getting more dollars than it is, but not in this climate!

Shinken - that's quite right, of course. Still can have a favourite

 

[JDO330]

A standard 2mm Clipper does all I need for now.

 

[VirusKiller]

I've a couple of Moras which feel a little "lightweight" and bendy at 2mm. I'll be moving up to 3mm soon.

 

[Hoodoo]

I'll take the thinner blade any day. If I need something do pound or pry with, I can carve it with my thin-bladed knife.

 

[Draven]

I'll take the thinner blade any day. If I need something do pound or pry with, I can carve it with my thin-bladed knife.

A philosophy I quite like

 

[rapidboy]

This has been my primary fixed blade knife for a while now and it's 3mm, i made it thinner than my previous user (Woodlore) and it's all the better for it.
It slices pretty well for a scandi and is plenty strong for heavy battoning tasks and as previously mentioned any really heavy battoning is best done with a wedge - carved with a nice thin blade .

 

[weaver]

I think the thickness should be a percentage of the width. Couldn't say without making some measurements what that percentage should be

 

[seved]

I voted for 6 mm.
I use a 7 and 3,5 mm for my hunting and utilityknives. But i have made knives in all kind of steelthicknes from 2 to 10 mm 2 mm for a fileknife and 10 mm for a skinner/chooper.

I like the thicker knives for skining, chopping and slicing and becouse of the durability. I like the thinner knives when i slice and when a carving.

Seved

 

[craeg]

I don't own a knife this thickness yet. My mass produced CRKT is 3mm (really nice BTW) but I don't like the slight flex that happens if I abuse it too much.

For this reason I think 4mm is a good compromise between thickness of blade for strength and general utility. Therefore it's the thickness of blade I will buy

Any recommendations for an artisan handmade knife around the £100 mark?

Craeg

 

[MadRat]

I voted 6mm........

But then I am clearing trails or making shelters in the main.........

3mm for making other stuff.....

 

[Toddy]

I voted 3mm. That's the thickest blade I own and use.
My knives get a lot of use, and I've never found I needed anything thicker tbh, even my billhook is a shade under the 3mm.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Draven]

I voted 3mm. That's the thickest blade I own and use.
My knives get a lot of use, and I've never found I needed anything thicker tbh, even my billhook is a shade under the 3mm.

cheers,
Toddy

That's interesting - my Leuku is about 3mm and I expected a billhook to be somewhat thicker. Good to know!

Pete

 

[Toddy]

Nope, I measured it just before I posted so I could be sure. I was pretty certain but thought I'd better check.
I think it's 5/32nds of an inch thick........I know I grew up with imperial measurements but by heavens the metric is a damned sight simpler

cheers,
M

 

[British Red]

I've just checked mine ...My Elwell Knighton pattern hook is 5mm tapering to 3.5mm

But my Newton pattern is a lot slimmer.

Probably what makes the Elwell a fearsome kindling chopper!


In knives I'm with many others - 3mm is a nice thickness for a normall belt knife - never needed more and they feel clumsy to me

Red

 

[jojo]

.I know I grew up with imperial measurements but by heavens the metric is a damned sight simpler

I was born using the metric and I can only agree with you as far as small measurements otherwise I use imperial.. much easier to call a sheet of ply 8' by 4' rather than 2.4 metres by 1.22 metres 1 pound is also nicer than 500 grs. :werd: for a frenchman!!!

I voted 3mm for general work, but also use 2 mm for crooked knives and some carving knives, also made and some 4mm knives and I am even making a 5mm thick blade "chopper" at the moment! Really depend on what you want to do I s'pose