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Title: Knife design question
Post by: RGK on April 08, 2007, 12:49:00 PM

I have seen on this forum and others a knife design that I want to make. I don't know what the design is call so I will try to explain. The blade and handle are one sweeping curve. I'm guessing it is called a prop point. Where the blade meets the handle, the cross section of the metal is thin but the handle is very wide and rounded at the end. I hope I am explaining this well enough. Post a pic if you know what I am talking about.

Title: Re: Knife design question
Post by: RGK on April 08, 2007, 12:57:00 PM

it looks something like this but the handle would be much thinner. I hope this helps

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/drop.jpg)

Title: Re: Knife design question
Post by: RickD on April 08, 2007, 01:08:00 PM

I just call it a full tang like the top knife in the pic  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/barbjd/Lwolf/P4071470.jpg)

Title: Re: Knife design question
Post by: tippit on April 08, 2007, 03:15:00 PM

More like a drop point skinner?  Doc
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Knives/IMG_2425.jpg)

Title: Re: Knife design question
Post by: RickD on April 08, 2007, 03:22:00 PM

Doc,I like that top knife

Title: Re: Knife design question
Post by: tippit on April 08, 2007, 03:57:00 PM

Thanks Rick.  That's the knife I gave Ray when we went hog hunting in SC.  Ray's Dall Sheep horn for the handle.  No blood yet...too cold back in March & I wasn't a good enough shot that weekend to bring home the bacon  :)

Title: Re: Knife design question
Post by: Ian johnson on April 08, 2007, 04:02:00 PM

who has that Arno Bernard knife, his son sells his knives at knifeshows, he is also a good supplier of exotic knife handle material

Title: Re: Knife design question
Post by: RGK on April 08, 2007, 04:42:00 PM

Thanks guys. This helps a lot.