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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 Brad T. on July 2, 2013 at 16:09: 5,6mm thick OW3 steel, 5-6" blade, how about a Persian influenced dagger. I have an example drawing that I have been wanting to do in a piece of damascus I have.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on July 2, 2013 at 10:24: I'd like to see the Nicholson file, with a 4 1/2 clip point blade and a swedge, 2" long from point. The handle would be great in Dessert Ironwood, but I have some Brazilian Mahoganie wood, that's several years old and is intended for a violin. I think might make a great knife handle. With brass pins and hilt.

[Excuse spelling on wood]

Comment by Jess Cobb on July 2, 2013 at 9:55: How about the Nicholson file, with a 5" Droppoint blade, with bronze fittings and Desert Ironwood handle?