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Shotgun · Jul 14, 2011

Hey Mark I have a knife design I'm kickin around. Do you do custom work? I just love this pic.

The design I'm looking at is pretty simple tho it may change.

What I have right now is kind of a pot belly with a 4 inch blade and about 8-8.5 inches total OAL of 3/16" stock. I wanna do kind of an abo style with no scales and just a para cord(or jute even) wrap.

m. wohlwend · Jul 14, 2011

Shotgun, post up the design. I am sure I can tackle it...

Shotgun · Jul 14, 2011

May take a bit. I'm at work now and I have to complete the handle. I'll try and get pics up tonight.

Shotgun · Jul 15, 2011

Here's what I came up with. Nothing ground breaking but a solid design I think. I wanna play with the blade length a bit then finish up the handle. What kind of steels are you working with? Any criticisms are welcome.

Edit: The blade as it is now is 4 inches long by 1.5 wide. I think I wanna go for a 5 or even 5.5 inch blade and maybe even widen it to 2 inches.

m. wohlwend · Jul 15, 2011

Hmmm I was making this one! 6 inch blade...

Shotgun · Jul 15, 2011

Ha! Lose the scales and widen the blade a bit and that's about what I have. LOL I'm gonna play with it a bit and see what I come up with. If I get something I like I may order next month or the next when funds free up. What steel are you liking for a tough baton-er pry-er?

If anyone has suggestions I'd like to hear it. Still at the spit balling stage.

Shotgun · Jul 16, 2011

Here's a cut out I did earlier. Even the handle is similar.

Sorry for the bad lighting.

m. wohlwend · Jul 17, 2011

Shotgun, you get this finalized?

ivan51 · Jul 17, 2011

really looks like a Boye Basic3 http://www.knifeart.com/basic3.html

pitdog · Jul 17, 2011

I was just looking through this months Backwoodsman mag and there is an article about a hand axe made from a lawn mower blade.
I immediately thought about this thread and how such a hand axe/tool would be cool.

I quickly sketched something similar to what I had in mind. This could be used as a hand axe or even lashed to a stick as an improvised weapon. maybe needs slightly more point than I have drawn~

By pitdog2010 at 2011-07-17

Hope this isn't too off topic !

pitdog · Jul 18, 2011

5" long blade, 1 3/4" at widest ~

By pitdog2010 at 2011-07-18

Shotgun · Jul 19, 2011

m. wohlwend said:
Shotgun, you get this finalized?

I have a final drawing. Just need to make a cardboard cut out and get a feel for it. It's definitely biggy sized. I increased it to a 5.5" blade by 2" wide and about 10 1/4" OAL. I'll try and get pics tonight.

Shotgun · Jul 19, 2011

ivan51 said:
really looks like a Boye Basic3 http://www.knifeart.com/basic3.html

Yep looks almost identical only bigger. Boy there really is nothing original anymore is there. LOL

m. wohlwend · Jul 19, 2011

Shotgun said:
Yep looks almost identical only bigger. Boy there really is nothing original anymore is there. LOL

That is true Shotgun ....

Pit, I like the looks of that!

Shotgun · Jul 19, 2011

ivan51 said:
really looks like a Boye Basic3 http://www.knifeart.com/basic3.html

I've been taking a look at this and he incorporated something into that knife I've never seen before and is pretty slick. The quard area where the blade starts is angled to the correct sharpening angle. Pretty neat.

Shotgun · Jul 19, 2011

Here it is.

Shotgun · Jul 22, 2011

So I did a cardboard cut out and I'm just not feeling it with this design. It's too kitchen knifey. Not a bad thing but not a good thing either. I think I'm gonna re-do it and see if I can come up with something better. Glad I did a cut out before I commited to an order.