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A knife by committee.....can it be done?

Allright. All my projects are temporarily on hold because of things like heat treat/waiting for materials.

But I still want to play around with steel. So I've decided to design a knife by comittee.

Here's how this works. I need input from all of you, as much as possible. Everyone who responds please give me the following information as to what you'd like to see me make.

Steel, I have 3 options,

2mm thick OW3 steel,
5,6mm thick OW3 steel or
an old Nicholson file.

Next, specify what SIZE blade you'd like to see.

Let me give you a few options,

2" blade
3" blade
4" blade
5" blade
6" blade

or something in between, please state.

Bladeshape:

Droppoint
Clippoint
wharncliffe
traditional tanto
american tanto
anything else you'd like to see

Handle shape

please describe as best as you can. This will be a full tang knife because I already have three hidden tang knives waiting to be finished and they're a LOT more work.

We'll get to handle material later, when the thing has been heat treated and everything. But it could be either standard handle slabs or a cordwrap. Or maybe something in leather? I don't know. Anything cool that would work with a fulltang knife.

And also add any details that you might like.

Once a lot of options are given by people....I'll combine the most populair options into a knife.

I'm really looking forward to hearing what you all would like to see and making something cool out of it.

Also I'll be keeping you guys up to date with pictures about the knife build.

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Comment by Indian on July 5, 2013 at 3:25: well I say a spear point or drop point blade...4.5 inches in length...black micarta handle, mosaic pins and a lanyard hole in handle, design similar to the Brumby....ow3 steel 5mm thick blade

Comment by Alexander Noot on July 4, 2013 at 8:08: Just wanted to add, you might as well add what kind of handle material/finish you'd like to see on that knife.

Also...I'm pleased so see that no-one is asking for synthetics. I'm not a big fan of G-10. Don't mind Micarta, just G-10 that I don't like.

Comment by Jan Carter on July 4, 2013 at 8:02

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on July 4, 2013 at 1:05: How about an old "Mountain Man" design?

Comment by Brad T. on July 3, 2013 at 16:55: ..or 5,6mm thick OW3 steel, 4" Clip point blade with Nickel silver finger guard & Orange Osage wood handles. Maybe 1 or 2 mosaic pins & a lanyard hole.

Comment by Frank Stennett on July 3, 2013 at 15:20: 2mm,dropoint,4",stag 2 pin

Comment by Alexander Noot on July 3, 2013 at 2:34: This is becoming interesting! Keep em coming people. The more input I get the more fun this'll be!

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on July 2, 2013 at 17:41: 5,6mm thick OW3 steel

4" blade

anything else you'd like to see - drop point skinner

Something like this;

Something like this;

Comment by Jan Carter on July 2, 2013 at 17:33: 5 mm oW3
3.5 inch blade
Drop point
a handle that contours back and ends in a teardrop shape

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on July 2, 2013 at 16:36: Almost forgot the handle style. A coffin style handle, with 6 to 8 pins. I think that would make this Clip point come alive in your hand..