Hey all!
I'm pretty new to the CPK forum and have kind of fallen in love. The designs and science behind all of this is so awesome.
I've just finished up reading the suggestions and I think some excellent ones have come up, so I'd like to throw in my own variations on some ideas to see what sticks.
I hope it's ok that I jump in all at once.
In order of priority for me would be:
1) A knife similar to the Field Knife, but slightly smaller with a 4 inch blade made of D3V.
For me, this should be basically a "do anything" blade. I know those don't really exist, but it's always good to have an awesome all-arounder.
For me, getting an OG Field Knife is not very likely, given how prized they are by their owners.
I know Lorien was (is) working on the DEK1 and I'm extremely excited for it, so maybe this is moot, but just in case, you know?
Having something that's 4 inches in blade would for me hit the sweet spot between the EDCs, which might be a touch small for some tasks, and the Field Knife's ~4.5" which would be too big to carry around without causing problems in public. Maybe just call it an EDC XL!
2) I would love to see a khukuri get made. It is my favouite style and there really aren't very many high end, modern material khukuris on the market, so something made with the skill and materials employed by CPK would be the king of the hill for sure.
I'm thinking a 10 or 12 inch blade, made of stock thickness similar to the heavy choppers, though it could be anything.
A khukuri could also be a great test bed for different techniques. For example, it could be made with a thinner spine than body, like on a traditional Ang Khola style, or with compound grinds where the bevel is higher at the curve near the handle and lower at the belly of the blade. Different zones of the blade for different cutting tasks.
3) A CPK machete with D3V would blow everything else out of the water in my opinion. Style-wise it could be made like the choppers are, but a bit thinner and perhaps 14-18 inches in blade length. I can't think of any machete made now that would even come close to that.
4) Finally, and this is a bit off of the wall, I would like to see a CPK straight razor. Something that is distinctly their style and utalizing their famous attention to steal treatment would be really exceptional. It could be made out of any steel they wanted, really. But perhaps a stainless would be best. Something like AEB-L for example, which could take a crazy sharp edge.
This would also be a step toward a folding knife, if that is something that might come down the pipe one day.
5) Finally, a whole set of kitchen knives. Granted, a whole set may not happen due to how difficult and time consuming making up all of those designs would be, but having a match set of all of the kitchen classics would be a dream for me. Start with an 8 inch chef's knife and go from there as it would be a great all-arounder. Possibly a fusion between a gyoto and a German style. Those are very popular, and with good reason.
Anyway, those are my ideas. I know that I'd get every one of them if I could. I'm sure others would be interested too.
Maybe a Preorder is in order (for the UF) about the same time the FK2 becomes available
