Help me design a knife

[jonathan creason]

I've got a real good friend that's been making me some very nice training equipment lately for nothing.  I want to return the favor and make a knife of some sort for him, but I'm at a loss as to what kind.  He doesn't hunt, so I don't see the need for a skinning knife.  He says he's never worn any type of necklace before, but isn't opposed to a neck knife.  He does enjoy other outdoor activities like mountain biking and hiking, so I thought about a bushcraft style even though I'm not real crazy about most of those designs I see (just looks way too easy for your hand to slip up the handle onto the blade).  Anyway, I'm wide open to suggestions if anybody has one.

[mullet]

I've never been one for big knives but I got this custom, forged knife last year in a trade. I gotta say I'm liking it more and more, it is just handy in the woods and that long blade has reached way in behind a 2"+ shield on a hog skinning it.

[jonathan creason]

That blade does look handy, Eddie.  I bet it chops good with that drop.

[agd68]

I like that style of Mullets knife,but for a general use camp/bush knife I'd put more drop to the point,more like a smaller Kukri. You say your friend does not hunt, does he fish ? If so a trout knife or fillet knife would be handy

[crooketarrow]

  Get a catalog from JANTZ (1-800-351-8900) they have quite a few pages of knife blades you can pick a pattern from them. I use it all the time for just that. I can't remember the knife makers name put he had 100'S OF PATTERNS TO DOWM LOAD TO PICK FROM. Do a search of knife makers you might find him. But JANTZ will do the job.