The Navigating Collapse NC-1 Knife: Feedback & Design Input

[Outlander Systems]

Have you considered a Kukri style blade? I have a custom one made from ATS34 with Micarta handles and it's a choppin' MOFO.

P.S. How do you like the ATS34? Right now, I'm back and forth between it and the S30V. I have ZERO experience with either material, but on paper, and from homework, they seem to be the route that would best serve me.

[orionz06]

I can draw it up a little better for ya at work some time (Solidworks or Autocad). I can even run a full blown FEA analysis for shits and giggles. Email my username at gmail dot com with the compilation of ideas and where to get them from. I will see what I can do.

[caprice]

Uh, is this something like you want? Your drawing is very close to this below, sorry couldn't get the picture to come up.




http://brockblades.homestead.com/knivesII.html





The Breacher

was designed to fill the niche of a SWAT knife. As the name implies, it is built to help get into a structure to complete the mission. It has a 5 inch blade with an Americanized tanto tip to give it prying strength.

Price $300


Ken Brock is an excellent knife craftsman. I own several of his blades, each is outstanding.

[Outlander Systems]

First Draft in ACAD:

[JediMindTricks]

Cool looking knife. I would add more belly to the blade, and definitely put a hand guard for protection of one's fingers. I'd make the blade slightly longer too. More like 9" to 9 & 1/2".

[LHS]

The best chopper/camp blade I ever had was an old Ontario Spec-Plus bolo knife. It was like a kukri that could be used for thrusting. I was so torqued when someone stole it from my truck. Then I was even more upset when I found out that Ontario doesn't make it anymore. That knife was the best camp blade I ever owned, and the Cold Steel that I bought to replace it just doesn't fit or balance as well.

Also, check out greymanknives.com. I have one of his earlier Darfur Defenders, and it's a beast of a knife.

[Iraqgunz]

I had alot of knives that were ATS34 before S30V started to be used. Never had any issue with them getting sharp or staying sharp.

P.S. How do you like the ATS34? Right now, I'm back and forth between it and the S30V. I have ZERO experience with either material, but on paper, and from homework, they seem to be the route that would best serve me.

[DacoRoman]

I had alot of knives that were ATS34 before S30V started to be used. Never had any issue with them getting sharp or staying sharp.

What's the advantage of S30V over the ATS34?

[Outlander Systems]

It's the Gee-Whizziest, Cool-Guy, knife material out there.

http://www.dougritter.com/pop_up_cpms30v.htm

I've had lots of good experience with D2, so I've not ruled it out either.

I may try and think of a way to put a curve on the tip, while still maintaining a nasty point to drill with.

I'm also trying to figure out how to build a socket into the handle to plug a 3/8" spade-bit into for boring. At some point, you can go overboard on "features"...

I just think it would be cool if I had the means to drill decent holes in the woods. I'll probably rig together some sort of test to see if it's even possible, the way I'm envisioning it, would involve downward force on the knife, parallel to the ground, with the sheath on, and a socket in the handle. Feet on the item to be drilled.

I'll work up a prototype of the concept in the next week or two, and see if it's even viable. I'll post pics of the results, fail, or no-fail.

[Von Rheydt]

http://swc-handmade-knives.com/

http://www.skookumbushtool.com/

Check out Mors Kochanski and see what he says about knives.

My opinion, not that it counts with anyone but me, is that you should carry an axe (granfors), a small machete and a knife.........ever tried eating lunch with a machete.