Made my own version of the Swick

[Niles]

Firstly, let me say that I made this strictly for myself and will not sell it or any like it. That needs to be said because parts of it are almost an exact copy of a Spyderco Swick.

I really like the swicks, but I wanted one that was a bit bigger for having around camp or whatever. This is what I came up with. I also added a bearing block hole for bow drill fires.

So far I like it a lot. There are some ergonomics that I would change if I did it again, but as it is I love using it.

[Holland]

Very nice! What steel did you use?

[remnar]

Nice work Niles! :) :spyder:

[Niles]

Very nice! What steel did you use?

Thanks! It's 1/8" 1095.

[Jazz]

Really cool. Looks like it handles like a normal knife, as well as with the hole. Nice blade shape. Nice handle. Thanks for sharing.

[araneae]

Very cool!

[ChrisinHove]

Both well thought out and well executed. Well done!

[Bloke]

Well done! :cool:

[Bugs]

Nice concept. What ergos would you change on the next go round?

[Niles]

Nice concept. What ergos would you change on the next go round?

I would try to find a way to widen the handle below the hole. As it is, the middle and ring fingers have to close a lot more than the first and pinky fingers, and that makes the grip feel unnatural when you're making power cuts (like when trying to take thick shavings from a piece of wood).

The problem is that I really like the look of the handle. It'd be tough to find a way to move the choils out but still keep the aesthetics that I like about the Swick.