Does any one know anything about buck 470c?I have this one new in box with registration & warranty card dated 1998.Are these desiable knives?

I just noticed this section of the site. I kinda love fixed blades!!(LOL) Looking forward to plenty of pics and discussions!!

I figured I better join. Of the knives I've made the ratio is 181 fixed blades to 1 folder. I have a few pics of them on my page, if you'd like a look.

Best wishes,
Paul

I think I will get a new Mora. who else likes the cool little Mora's?

Moras are fine knives, always likes mine. Paul has me beat, my ratio is more like 40:1 but I carry an axe in the inside pocket of my dinner jacket. The Hudson Bay head of the Norlund Voyageur is a little wide, but the Vaughn Sounding Axe is razor sharp and perfect -- as you know, an axe is a medium weight fixed blade knife on a perpendicular handle.

I AM NEW TO THIS, SO BEAR WITH ME.

Delete Comment Jackie , we will bear, er bearing, whatever. Nice to have you. I think my ratio is about 50/50. I have been feeling the fixed blade love more lately.

Why does the fixed blade club have three folders for i ts AVATAR ?

Jim Johnson

I got my Mora Miki today. Looking forward to using it soon.
The folders are in Nick Hanson's avatar he started the group.
Sorry but I can't ID the knife in the groups avatar.

Where did you get the Mora Miki and how do you like the sheath?

I got it in a group buy. I like the knife and sheath so far but I haven't used it yet. I think I will put a peace of inner tube on the sheath to hold the retainer a little tighter and the knife was not very sharp but I don't mind fixing that.

Thanks for the info!

Problem with impala (horn, I assume you are talking about) is that it is difficult to find a section of the horn that is straight enough and has adequate diameter to make a useful handle. And if you did it would likely need to be a hidden tang since the horn isn't "fat" enough to split to make full tang scales. Here is pic of one I made from a scimitar-horned orxy. Same type of horn, just bigger and straighter than impala. It polishes up like glass.

Beautiful knife. Looks strong & sharp!

I think the ESEE IZULA made by Rowen is a fine neck knife. It comes in black, green, tan. pink. I am out of them at the present but will have some on Friday and I am going to keep a pink one for me.

Here is a fighter that I just finished. I hope you like it. Forged 5160 steel, 416 stainless guard, stainless and silicon bronze ferrule, desert ironwood handle with mosiac pins. This fighter has an 8 inch blade

Great looking knife J.R. . Nice flat grind.

Wow, I love ironwood! Looks great man!

Thats what I keep saying,

Lovely work. That Ironwood looks great.

I had never heard of Econs knives before. Thanks ,I am going to check them out.

These are my creations.The saying "1 Man's Trash is Another's Treasure"really can apply to frugal knife makers.The minis were all made from scrap steel or scrap titanium.The 4 larger fixed blades w/wood handles were blanks I got and made wood handles for.Other steel is old industrial saw/circular saw blades.

You make all those ? very nice. I might want one. (Little cord wraped one on the left)

Great stuff! I like all of them but the "hawk" really caught my eye!

Gene

APOCALYPS Type of knife : Cone integral Art Knife
Steel : RWL-34
Hardness : 60 HRc
Handle : Elephant tusk /CITES/
Total Lenght: 196 –mm /7,71 inch/
Accessories or decorations – Full carved steel ,scrimshawed handle, The materiall of the rack is wat.buffalo horn scrimshawed . On this project I worked more than 660 hours . The composition winning piece.
WINNER categori BEST ART KNIFE 2010
TOP KNIFE 2010

Amazing work as always Stefan!!!

Thank You so much , that knife is so big projekt , its material has been produced straight for this purpose at the Damasteel firm in Sweeden, as it is chiselled out of 16 mm thick material. As for the theme, I tended to match it to an other similar knife of mine that is called Demon. That is how the theme of the composition became „APOCALYPSE”. I spent 660 hours with making this knife, which involves the carving, chiselling, scrimshaw and the rack. It has been made of RWL-34 steel, ivory handle (of course CITES), the whole length is 199 mm and it is 60 /HRc/ hard.
In under 24 hours after the knife has reached its completition, it received the 1st prize in the decorated knives cathegory of a knife competition as well as the main prize, too.

Thank s

Stefan

@stefan That is so beautiful! Congratulations on the winnings and I am sure that piece of art will go win more! Keep it up sir!

Skullduggery!Amazing doesn't describe this knife for it is a masterpiece.Eye candy for knife people!

I'm very interested what you all think of my work.  I am new to the site and would like you to add me as a friend. 

Wow you have many seriously cool knievs!!!

 

What is the handle material in the knife you posted on Feb 3, 2011?

 

Thanks,

Sean

Well you know we are traditionalists and that carries over to our fixed blades also.  This knife has been a long time fav (since about 1970) Donnie has carried it hunting all these years.  Case Pawnee Model R603 SSP

 

 

Knife features a 4-1/4" blade and is 9" in overall length. Blade is approximately 1-1/4" at its widest point. 

  

This year he may be carrying one of his own

One of my favorite knives is my Snody JuJu with red ray skin.I have only used it as a food knife,but it slices n dices quite nice.I think this is the knife in my collection that always gets the "WOW" or "Cool!" remark every time.

Here is one I like a lot Ivan Maras, O1 steel and walnut. Nice heavy leather.

Hi all

 

That is my new Knife for Cech Republic President.

 

 

This knife is the first piece of a 10 piece series , which we prepared for DIC together with my friend Lubomir Madaric. The first piece was prepared for the occasion of the president of Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus’s 70th birthday.
Steel- ATS-34 , guard - stainless steel , Handle - mamuth tusk .
Decoration – the other side scrimshaw /Sv.Vaclav/ and /the Czech presidential palace/ . Guard -24 KA gold monogram and the Czech national coats. The guard is placed with 2 diamond pieces /1ct

Stephan, Impressive workmanship

 

Jerami, I like the blade design on the JuJu 

Stefan, thats a fine knife, I just love ivory. Show us any new ones that come along.

Such sleek lines but smooth

 

I am posting this in several groups. I am ready for a new subject to write about. I decided to ask my buds at IKC for suggestions. So give me some suggestions....even pink knives. LOL!

Don....

I know Ontario Knife Company out of Franklinville, NY has the current USMC combat knife contract.  As for the rest of your answer...lets just say it is complicated.

No military service in the USA issues all of their combat service men and women a combat knife, tomahawk, multi-tool or even a pocket knife.  I know a Ranger who served in Vietnam in a LRRP unit.  He told me all of his fellow Rangers in this unit, had to buy their own combat knife before going overseas.  Most of them went to a knife maker in Panama, where they took the jungle survival training, and had one made.  The main reason they did this is 18 to 20 year old kids didn't have the money to buy a KA-BAR.

The knives you see approved are just ones who were put in the GSA Schedules.  Now if a Colonel wants his fire eaters and life takers to have the $350 combat knife then he just has his people order them from the GSA schedules.  All contractors who want to do business with Uncle Sam have sales people getting their products into the right hands.  One thing I do know, US Military generally does not issue a combat knife.  The SF guys and Seal guys I know buy their own combat knife.

As an example, I know many Marines and Rangers who had to buy extra mag for their M9 semi-auto 9mm pistols as they were only issued one with the gun.  The problem is complex with too many cooks in the kitchen.  I could go on for some time about this issue.  I hope this helps Don.

Don...

Yes I like to call it management through crisis.  Our military is the finest in the World on destroying, killing and taking ground but let peace break out and they are clueless.  I learned this when working with them in Iraq.  I have hear this said before by much smarter people than me.  One army for war and one for peace.  I would think with all the billions we pump into the military we could afford a $50 knife for each combat soldier.  Ok I have to get down off the soapbox  now be for I fall and break hip. LOL!  Thanks Don.

Amazing work Stefan!Thnx Jan the JuJu is one of my "WoW"factor knives I own.

Clint, you're spot on about our government requiring combat soldiers to buy their own knives.  Where are the government's priorities, anyway?  Maybe the solution would be for the government/military to contract with knifemakers to submit bids to make knives for combat soldiers.  The knives would be available at no charge to combat soldiers and they could select from a variety of them.  Also, there could be a limit on the contract price the military pays for those combat knives, say $100.00.  Since the government/military just LOVES contracting for military goods and services, they should really go for this idea.  There would also be an added benefit if only knives made in the U.S.A. would be eligible for bidding, thus keeping Americans employed making them.

I can add some validation to Clint Thompson's info.  I was the Supply Officer of a Marine Corps infantry unit in Vietnam.   I had a safe full of Marine Corps K-Bars (they were in a safe because they would otherwise quickly disappear ).  No one was "authorized" by the Table of Equipment to be issued one.  So why did we have them?  The better question is,"Who needed one ?".  Every man who was issued a rifle was also issued a bayonet.  The bayonet would serve its purpose on the end of a rifle or in your grasp.   In all my years in the Marine Corps I never saw anyone carry or use a K-Bar Marine Corps "fighting knife".  I have one that I bought thru a commercial source.   Have I ever used it?  No;  it is simply memorabilia.   I think so much of the concept of "fighting men" carrying "fighting knives" is fantasy ---- Rambo-itis.    As Clint divulged, no US military service routinely issues knives to its troops.  Must be a reason;  or, rather,  no reason to do so.

John...

To date the one and only true "combat knife" is contracted and carries a GSA catalog number.  As I said it is Ontario Knife Company in New York state.  The military does not require our boys and girls to buy a combat knife....only if they want one then they have to buy it themselves.  As best as I can tell, this situation with combat knives being not issued goes back before WWII.

In the PX our soldiers can buy a KA-BAR, Gerber, SOG and maybe Ontario combat knives or combat type knives.  I believe the Ka-Bar knives were about $50.  I believe the knife companies sell the knives to the PX, private company, at near cost and this company sells them for about double that.  Sad for sure.  The German's sell their soldiers such things at below factory cost.