Any one have any experience or thoughts on these knives?

http://www.blindhorseknives.com/index.htm

Kind of interesting.

Art

I'm a fool for a smallish knife with a drop point and Micarta scales. It's the exact opposite of flashy, and the embodiment of utility. Just a really good tool... and it looks right to me.

-AaronB

Thats what I am thinking. Sold a gun and have some funds. Might have to send off for one.

Art

No experience, but these get many high marks with LOTS of actual users over at the BushcraftUSA forum.

I am sure Brian will be along soon enough to confirm that, but in the meanwhile use the search function at that forum and check out some posts.

Otony

Supposedly a good company to deal with, who make their knives by hand in relatively small batches.

The couple that I've used - a patch knife and a Nessmuk pattern - were nicely made and were relatively bargain priced for handmade in USA knives.

For my hand, they were gripped a bit short. Scale fitting was close enough, but not perfect.

I see that they have grown quite a bit in the last couple years, and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that their knives are even nicer now.

The are good knives, especially at that price point. I would also look at Sugar Creek Knifeworks in that same ballpark. And Robert Jones, who has branched out from antiqued sheaths to rustic knives. ALL of whom make better, more affordable knives than a more well known competitor up in MI.

Depending on what you're looking for, BJ Snow might be the best bet of all. He is as talented a blade maker as any I've met, and is a great guy, to boot.

Thats good info.

Thanks
Art

I've handled a number of them at the (now defunct) Valley Forge Gun Show in what's now the Valley Forge Casino. They were pretty nice - not perfect, but not priced in the stratosphere, either, and I'd have bought one if I weren't always looking for something firearms related I wanted more.

Knives of this type- outdoors, bushcraft, utility, survival, are made by lots of companies from KaBar and Becker up to Busse or Randall, including Bark River, Blackjack and ESEE.

People using these knives have rediscovered carbon steel blades and the advantages that they have over stainless steel for utility and outdoor uses. (Carbon steel is tougher and won't break under conditions where stainless steel would break.)