Wanted: Knife Design Input

[Erdbeereis]

I drew up a few knife designs and I wanted to know if you guys could see any major design flaws. Here are some (not so good) pics.

All of the knives will be 52100 I think. Is that good as long as I send the blades out for HT?

Some paring knives.
4" blade and about 4" handle

1.25" tall

.0935" thick stock.

The lines would be nice and straight when I actually make them, but it was hard to cut them out perfectly.

A 240mm gyuto, a 7" chef's knife, and a 8" chef's knife.

4-4.5" handle

.125" thick stock

Some bushcraft/EDC blades.

.125" stock thickness

The handles on all of the knives would be a bit different but I didn't want to have to cut out the knife again.

I can also give more specific dimensions if needed.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Lagrange]

Looks like you have a really good grasp on what you want to do. Generally when I decide on a new design I transfer my paper design to a piece of mild steel to keep as a template. You can do the same thing with whatever kind of material you have handy. I know some people like to use plexi glass or thick plastic. The reason for the templates is that someone is bound to see the knife you made and want one like it. Then you just grab your stencil and clamp it to your knife steel and scribe around it and your ready to go.
Of course if you are forging your blades, this is probably not going to be a big help to you. Remember to keep your blades as task specific as possible, but the two main ingredients of a successful knife is #1 asthetics, #2 the feel of the knife in the hand. Knock thosde two things out and you have a real winner.
...my $0.02

 

[Mike Martinez]

Before you start grinding up kitchen knives, have a peek over at http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com . There is no group more knowledgeable in the world of kitchen cutlery, and there is a ton of pictures to boot.