Hmm. If this thread is in any way directed at me (or others like me) I believed I was providing input as to features I'd like to see in a knife. I don't remember signing up for the responsibility of actually designing, building (or having someone else build) the knife.
If I was volunteering for any of the above I apologize, as I do not have the spare time to lead such an effort.:shrug:
I, for one, thought this would be a fun knife project. I was looking forward to someone capturing the requirements, obtaining agreement on the requirements, then designing the solution, obtaining agreement on the design, then watch the project progress through its build. To see the world through the eyes of a knife builder... wow!
I think things went a bit sideways when the requirements were not clearly defined and agreed upon IMHO. But just my $.02, and worth less than half of that today...