Classic knives.....suggestions?

[Samon]

Not sure yet Red, I'm playing with the idea of somewhere around the 7" blade length, but thats just current thinking and nothing set in stone. Mountain man type bowie maybe

sounds kind of like this little one I knocked up the other day..

Only, I have a feeling you might be able to execute a cleaner job.. deffo do a trade bowie though and not too fancy!

 

[Silverback 1]

If you're going classic, Dozier and Loveless should be near the top of your list

http://www.agrussell.com/images/Biggest/DK-K5NCM-di.jpg

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...c1iUaOwFqKk0QWBy4DYBg&ved=0CFoQ9QEwCQ&dur=117

 

[HillBill]

None of them are going to "fancy" in their basic form. Just plain working knives as they would have been made back then. Though the option is always there for fancy ones

I'll be looking more into Bowies when it comes to making one, may make more than one type yet. Its not all going to happen overnight anyway, takes time to get things right

 

[HillBill]

They're modern classics though, not quite what i'm aiming at just yet. I do have plans to try a Loveless knife though. The one that looks similar to the fallkniven HK9 Can't remember what its called?

If you're going classic, Dozier and Loveless should be near the top of your list

http://www.agrussell.com/images/Biggest/DK-K5NCM-di.jpg

 

[Goatboy]

I suppose I should be patriotic and say a sgian-dubh. Though if you fancied something larger a dirk or bollock (ballock) dagger may be nice though maybe of limited sales value as again ththe last two are maybe more collecters items as they're fighting based. And if your doing a seax maybe a bit similar market wise though I think a wee sgian-dubh or a seax are eminently useable. Like the fact that your not going too fancy, I do like a blade to look functional.

 

[sandbender]

I suppose I should be patriotic and say a sgian-dubh. Though if you fancied something larger a dirk or bollock (ballock) dagger may be nice though maybe of limited sales value as again ththe last two are maybe more collecters items as they're fighting based. And if your doing a seax maybe a bit similar market wise though I think a wee sgian-dubh or a seax are eminently useable. Like the fact that your not going too fancy, I do like a blade to look functional.

Not a daft idea actually, in fact being able to market a matching set of Scottish cutlery might win you a few orders.

Certainly not a classic but the Tom Brown Tracker always seems to get some interest, maybe you make something a bit more useable than the folks at Tops managed.

 

[British Red]

Not sure yet Red, I'm playing with the idea of somewhere around the 7" blade length, but thats just current thinking and nothing set in stone. Mountain man type bowie maybe

I've always thought the Marbles / Puma style are very useable

Puma Bowie 2 by British Red, on Flickr

 

[Man of Tanith]

Id like to state my interest in a kephart and a nessie now Mark

 

[mountainm]

The Sheffield standard sheath knife that all our dads had/have. The scout one.

 

[Corso]

the only thing I'd add to your list is a hudsonbay camp knife

 

[John Fenna]

The Kephart look the biz - but that Puma Bowie looks grand too..... A Green River would be sweet too....

 

[Samon]

ah, now pictures of bowies are surfacing I'd like to add a bit on guards. I like finger guards alot, they look good and have a genuine purpose but I don't like two sided guards, just one infront of the finger like Red's puma one! do that to a tidy tradtional and somehwat compact bowie and I'm sold! oh and lots of brass

 

[mountainm]

I like my grohmann bird and trout.

 

[British Red]

I sold that Puma bowie. What a plank I was

 

[Samon]

canadian belt knife" grohamnn stylee! almost forgot

 

[Imagedude]

Green River gets my vote...

 

[John Fenna]

I sold that Puma bowie. What a plank I was

I once had their "Auto-Messer" ... and sold that!

 

[British Red]

Wow - I love that blade shape - but the auto messer was nicer than the white hunter!

 

[HillBill]

Yeah thats the kind of thing i was thinking, just a simple useable design

I've always thought the Marbles / Puma style are very useable

Puma Bowie 2 by British Red, on Flickr

 

[HillBill]

Id like to state my interest in a kephart and a nessie now Mark

No worries

The Sheffield standard sheath knife that all our dads had/have. The scout one.

Think someone has mentioned that, or similar

the only thing I'd add to your list is a hudsonbay camp knife

I'll add it to the list, its a nice looking knife i think