Couple of new designs - Odin, The Arc & the SFC

[cpirtle]

Just thought I'd share a few new designs I've been working on.

The Odin has been around a while but I've been "field testing" it as my EDC for a while. Seems I never keep a knife for myself so I did this time.

The Odin is a multi-use knife, currently setup with a neck sheath and a belt sheath which I forgot to snap pictures of. With it's 4" long, 1/4" thick blade it's a little big for a necker but that's my preferred carry method when working around the property.

The SFC (Subhilt Fighting Camper) is a modified subhilt design that would be great for a lot of duties. The soldier who bought it is planning to dress a deer with it this weekend if he's lucky. Scales are Bocote which will darken significantly over time, Blade is polished with satin flats.

The last knife (The Arc) is one I put together as a donation to my Gun Club and will be in their fall raffle this year. This knife started as 5/16" 5160 and was left full thickness through the tang. The blade is thinly ground to 3/16" at the spine. It has Cocobolo scales with stainless tubular pins. The sheath is holster style and the front is genuine Elephant hide.

Hope you like and thanks for checking them out.

More pictures and details are available on my web page.


Odin

SFC

The Arc

 

[CWL]

Nice knives!

I really like the Odin, it looks like a very serviceable outdoors/woodsbumming knife. At 1/4" thick, does the weight get tiring after a while?

 

[liontribe]

nice work. very clean. digging that last one and the sheath is super nice.

liontribe

 

[cpirtle]

Thanks guys!

I only ordered about 3 sf of Elephant skin but it has been so well received I'm planning to stock up as finances allow. It's pretty expensive as you can imagine. I've been carrying a pocket holster I made from it for my Rohrbaugh for the past 3-4 months and the stuff wears like iron.

On the Odin, I went with 1/4" stock because I knew it was going to be a naked design and I wanted the extra thickness through the grip for comfort. I had a chance to use it extensively a couple of weeks ago and did not notice any significant hand fatigue, but I am considering grinding the blade a little thinner, which is what I normally do on smaller, thick stock knives (similar to The Arc). I think that would give it the best comnination of slicing capabilities but still offer a nice thick grip.

 

[BRad704]

I really like all 3 of those!

Nothing wrong with a big necker either...

 

[hso]

Chad,

Very nice work.

I think thinning the blade down will improve the performance exactly like you say it should.

You may want to put some holes in the grip since thinning the blade will shift the balance. It wouldn't hurt with reducing the overall weight while not weakening the knife and keeping the thickness in the hand you're looking for.

I like all three of your knives very much and they show a good eye for flow and line and the three of them show skill and a nice attention to detail.

 

[bikerdoc]

Superb and awesome are only a few of the adjecrices that san describe such fine work.

 

[Sam1911]

Wow! Well done, indeed! I like Mike's comment about "attention to detail." It certainly shows.

 

[ugaarguy]

I think the kinda big for a neck knife, but still a neck knife design of the Odin is a neat idea. I like how the sheath follows the lines of the finger choil. As HSO said, attention to detail. Your attention to little details like that really do make all the difference. The three hole riveted handle on the SFC puts a subtle twist on a classic design. I really like that little Arc. It reminds of a Bulldog - stout & tough in a small wide package. Short, deep blades with full four finger grips just handle really well. The blade & handle on the Arc flow together really well, and your design just works really well. Very nicely done!

 

[cpirtle]

Thanks all, I really appreciate the positive feedback and constructive criticism - it all helps me in making the best knives I can.

Regarding blade thickness, I'm kind of torn on the issue. While we all know a thinner blade slices better, there's definitely a market out there for robust, thick bladed knives that may not be the most efficient cutters but excel in other area's. Sometimes finding the best balance for those who appreciate either can be challenging.

That's the beauty of a custom though, Like Burger King, you can have it your way

 

[conw]

The Odin's handle design looks absolutely great. I think you should reproduce the same handle with various blade shapes; a drop point and clip point for example...

And now time for a little teasing... what's with all these "fighting camp" designs lately (first John, now you)...is camping more dangerous than I realized?

 

[Piraticalbob]

I love all three of them, shape-wise. I'd prefer them to be made of thinner stock, myself; the Arc, especially, looks too heavy for its size. Ideally that one should be about 1/8" stock or, if you're going to use thicker stock, it would benefit from a tapered tang.

 

[cpirtle]

what's with all these "fighting camp" designs lately (first John, now you)...is camping more dangerous than I realized?

LOL.. you never saw Deliverance?

Here I thought I was being original! Do you have a link to John's I can check out? Wish I had more time to keep up on everyone else's work, so many forums/posts, so little time

 

[Sam1911]

...is camping more dangerous than I realized?

'Tis a bloody jungle out there, apparently!

I think there's something inherent in the mental makeup of mankind that says, "well, this is a fine tool ... wonder if I could poke something with it?" Standby for the world's first defensive FORK. Think I'll call it the "Plate Defender!"

 

[hso]

Standby for the world's first defensive FORK.

Too late.

 

[Sam1911]

Awwww ... dang it! I was going to make a million on that idea! Oh well, back to the drawing board!



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