Jsega51
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Clip and Sheepsfoot.
Oh please, not again!!!!
Clip and Sheepsfoot.
True. It's a classic but probably getting worn out as an offering.Oh please, not again!!!!
Hey Will,IF it has to GEC again then why ask for a variant of their new 29? Not that distinguished and a three blade will cost a lot- the Dixie runs around 120 so I think a 29 'special' will cost more.
Personally, I'd ideally like a pattern we've not had before and something GEC has yet to offer but uses an existing frame, to keep costs down etc. Use a 14 frame as a Sleeveboard and do it as Shadow which GEC has not done either so you have the tooling ready, the blades but a novel configuration and finish. Smooth Bone, Wood or an Acrylic looking like Butter&Molasses would be beauties with a small Bar shield. Just asuggestion?
Another option is to investigate a Lionsteel knife, they finish knives really well and CK has an established connexion with them. They could offer a 'New Traditional' pattern as single blade say a Swell End, Saddlehorn, Sodbuster or even a Traditional Italian or Sardinian style pattern?
I've had nearly all the forum Knives since 08 with the exception of 09 and 12. The two I like most and use are the 14 Stag and the current Forum Knife 18 in Elk, the latter is going to be used and carried of that I'm certain.
Thanks, Will
Maybe it's just me, but Lionsteel looks a little too modern for my tastes. Great knives, I am sure, but I wouldn't buy one.How about looking to Italy? Getting Lionsteel or Maserin to do one? They've shown that they can make excellent production runs at far less cost than might be imagined. We could get something truly unique rather than just a rehash of whatever GEC are doing anyway but with different scales. I think the Buck 2018 knife has shown that we can open our minds beyond that.
knifeswapper would you be at all interested in something like this?
Maybe it's just me, but Lionsteel looks a little too modern for my tastes. Great knives, I am sure, but I wouldn't buy one.
I'm on board with a 57 half whittler. If you throw the coping back on it, I'm 100% in on a 92.Don't know, will have to look into it but if it's Northwoods then I suppose KSF have the monopoly rights on it even if made by GEC.?
A 57 GEC Half Whitt with Wharncliffe major would be worth thinking about, or my real dream, a single blade 92 Eureka with Spear longpull-make it Bowtie shield, smooth bone and all stainless construction why don't you?
I agree 100%, too modern for the Forum Knife.Maybe it's just me, but Lionsteel looks a little too modern for my tastes.
Left you a a profile page message.Let's think about blade styles too:
08 3 blade Stockman Clip master
09 Barlow Clip master, Wharncliffe sec.
10 Moose Clip master, Spear sec
11 Teardrop Spear master, opener sec.
12 Trapper Clip master Wharncliffe sec
13 Irish Jack (Congress type frame) Sheepfoot master, Pen sec
14 Stag Jack Clip Master single blade
15 Shadow Serp Clip master, sheepfoot sec.
16. Equal End Spear master, Punch sec
17 Barlow Sheepfoot single
18 Stockman square end fram, Clip master, Sheepfoot sec
Think I got them correct... lot of Clips, no Wharncliffe single, no Drop-Point yet either.... no Spear single, no Hawkbill or Pruner single
Plenty to consider
Good recap, Will, and I totaled them up to find only a single 3-blade and only two 1-blade knives. I think a Zulu spear single blade on the #92 Eureka frame would be a total winner. That, or my first suggestion of a #29 cattle knife. The most recent Dixie 3-blade came in just over $100 for the micarta version, and with a smaller pattern and maybe sawcut wood handles it would be under the century mark.
How about looking to Italy? Getting Lionsteel or Maserin to do one? They've shown that they can make excellent production runs at far less cost than might be imagined. We could get something truly unique rather than just a rehash of whatever GEC are doing anyway but with different scales. I think the Buck 2018 knife has shown that we can open our minds beyond that.
knifeswapper would you be at all interested in something like this?