Now's the time: For a New Hawkbill!!!

[JD Spydo]

I like the idea of a DodoHawk! :p I think a short blade hawk ( under 2-1/4") would be very useful in my work. I use my Merlin every day but would like an easier steel to maintain than ATS55. Guess I'll have to get a dodo to check it out! :p

YOu will do well with the Dodo. When I got my first one and looked at it I was thinking that I was dumber than dirt for buying that knife ( late 2003). But it didn't take me over a week to realize what a wonderful, functional tool it has turned out to be. You will have absolutely no regrets what so ever with the Dodo. Guaranteed!!! So let's get the plans up to do a modified version of it to go with this SERIES OF HAWKBILLS :cool:

[steeldust]

I bought a Dodo on ebay last night! :) I want to grind that nose flat into a Tanto edge and I haven't even seen it yet. What do you think of a PE reverse S, hawkbill tip, tanto nose? Should be fun to sharpen! A TanDoHawk! :D I better go to work . :p

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: The dodo tip is canted the opposite direction of a tanto. You've got a lot of grinding ahead of you. :spyder:

[pjrocco]

You've got a lot of grinding ahead of you. :spyder:

LOL... That's an under statement.

Good luck! :)

[steeldust]

:spyder: The dodo tip is canted the opposite direction of a tanto. You've got a lot of grinding ahead of you. :spyder:

Michael you are right! I didn't even notice. When I use my tanto as a push scraper/cutter I turn it over so the leading point/spine is on the bottom. To me it doesn't matter where the point is, it's the leading chisel edge that matters and does the work. Thats why putting a chisel edge on the nose using the existing angle would be so easy. Looks like it would take about 1 minutes on a belt sander with 120 grit. I'll post pic's if I do it. Not sure I can grind the nose off a brand new knife! :p Also when I have the knife in hand it might not look so easy! :D

[steeldust]

Oups! :rolleyes: I just noticed a more serious problem with the sharpened chisel nose on the Dodo. It would require a sheath as the nose is not covered by the handle. It did look toooo easy! OK.. bring on the DODOHAWK! :D

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: I think the dodo would work pretty well with a wharnclyff blade in addition to a hawkbill proper, but that's an other thread! :rolleyes: :spyder:

[steeldust]

OK! Who has a new Tasman Salt? Kristi said they were shipping. Pictures and reviews will be eagerly anticipated. What dealers have them? Now's the time for a new Hawkbill! :D

[hawkbill]

I just got mine on Thursday! See pics here:

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... e=28&pp=15

[JD Spydo]

We really do need to find our direction in this search for a new Small Hawkbill. We seem to be all over the place here as far as which style, handle material, blade configuration and even what blade steel to use for it. I agree though that we do indeed need an entire series of them but it seems like we could narrow it down a bit.

I still maintain that we should have the Dodo re-designed. Possibly with a bit bigger blade and a little more pronounced hook. A Wharncliff Dodo? I personally just don't see how that knife would even be as efficient as the original Dodo. I do like the G-10 handle though. I even like the ball bearing lock. It still baffles me to no end that the Dodo came to an early demise. I can't tell you how many people sing the praises of that blade.

Yes we do need direction as the title would indicate :spyder:

[steeldust]

My favorite smaller handle to use for a new hawkbill would be to make a "Crowhawk" :p Using the Byrd Crow handle. Development would be easy as only a new blade would be needed. Cost would be low which would intoduce many new ELU's to the many joys and benifits of a curved blade. These new ELU's might later graduate to hawkbilled :spyder: :p I will buy any new :spyder: hawkbills, but I don't see the need for any thing smaller than a Merlin. Then again, need has nothing to do with the :spyder: I do buy! Put a hawkbill blade in the navagator II handle. Heck, I would really like a Jesterhawk. In pink of course! :p

[smcfalls13]

Put a hawkbill blade in the navagator II handle.

I still like this idea. Purple G-10 scales of course :p

[deeker]

Dragonfly with a hawkbill blade, all the same dimensions of blade length, etc.

The DragonHawk... :confused:

[Dodge]

I call it a FireFly...

[smcfalls13]

I call it a FireFly...

If we're gonna call it a firefly, it needs a LED light in the handle

Which actually isn't too bad of an idea, now that I think about it. Just attach a photon light to it :p

[Axlis]

Dodo-HawkBill all the way!!!! I fell in love with Chad's photoshop design the day I saw it, that would be truly a dream come true. While we are on the Dodo handle subjet, I believe it would be cool to see a number of blade styles utilizing the Dodo lock and ergos, but that's for another thread I guess .

[ghostrider]

[quote="Axlis"]Dodo-HawkBill all the way!!!! I fell in love with Chad's photoshop design the day I saw it, that would be truly a dream come true. While we are on the Dodo handle subjet, I believe it would be cool to see a number of blade styles utilizing the Dodo lock and ergos, but that's for another thread I guess ]
Actually, I'd like to see Chad's design become a reality. That one seems ideal.

[kjunx]

Just got the tasman salt in yellow, pe. Thanks for all the info in this post.. this def is what pushed me to make this purchase.

[JD Spydo]

Just got the tasman salt in yellow, pe. Thanks for all the info in this post.. this def is what pushed me to make this purchase.

It's just like we have been saying all along. If people will use the Hawkbill they will discovery jobs/uses on their own for the blades with a bend in them ( hawkbills). It really was by accident that I discovered the multi-faceted uses for Hawkbill knives. The Tasman, The Merlin & the Harpy are really the ideal Hawkbills to start out with.

Any cutting chore where it is advantageous to pull the knife is the kind of job that Hawkbills are really made for. AS they say "Knowledge is Power"~~~ you could go on to say>> "Knowledge of the Hawkbill is CUTTING POWER" :spyder:

[steeldust]

NGK has already sold out of yellow Tasman Salts! They still have black handles! A new Hawkbill is here! :D