8670 First Run - What David Mary Custom knife are you waiting to see made?

[Currawong]

Very cool

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

Oh hey thanks for dropping by.

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is that a smatchet.?

 

[David Mary]

Haha and here I thought you were pretending not to notice. It's the exact smatchet that you described, or my interpretation of your description, at least.

 

[David Mary]

It's gonna be beastly, but oh so fast

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

do you have any black paper micarta?

why are you choosing to differentially harden the blades?

 

[David Mary]

Okay not the symmetrical ones.

 

[David Mary]

do you have any black paper micarta?

Last two left in stock, randomly positioned amongst things already in the light box at the time.

 

[David Mary]

Don't worry I stocked up tonight on fresh drills so I can finish off that blade.

 

[David Mary]

Because of the time sensitivity for me to get this moving, I have decided to cut the rest ahead of schedule. Will post pics later.

 

[jstn]

I love most of your designs. The only limitation for me is money, or rather my wife who limits my out-of-control spending on knives. Probably for the best! But if we’re to suggest something, maybe some sort of combat knife akin to a Kabar, but with your characteristic excellent edge geometry so it also cuts well, which in my experience many “combat” knives do not.

 

[David Mary]

Here's what I have so far.

.102"

Broadchef, 7" blade


Hybrid Nessmuk



.160"

Plainseax


Sword machete the first


Sword machete the second



Machete with undetermined tip profile



.186"

Smatchet




And here's what's left to work with, pardon my doodling, it's just for visualization and idea purposes. The sheet is .186" and the slim cut off is .160". It's got the right profile, but the stock seems a little thick to make a boning knife. But could it be some kind of super slim zero edge convex hidden tang fighter?

As for the rest of the big sheet, I have to sleep on it.

 

[David Mary]

A previous image that contained premature pricing info has been redacted.

 

[Kerneldrop]

Which ones are available to buy?

 

[David Mary]

All will be.

 

[David Mary]

I like the Prevail as a good all rounder, but I think it would be formidable in an XL or 2XL.




Lots of .186" material left to decide what to do with.

 

[David Mary]

I thought I should change the title of the thread to reflect the focus it has taken on this run of 8670, hence adding "8670".

Here is what that bottom picture in the post above now looks like:



Also, this is a whole sheet purchased for a very special commission:



This is .225" 8670, which will have the umbrella shaped tang forged straight by Andy, and then heat treated. It is a 20" bladed Breitsaxe with a 10" tang. It will be finished by the customer with a traditional wood handle and scabbard. There may be enough material here for one more big knife. It's not too often I work with nearly quarter inch stock... but if I have it, I might make something with it eventually.

 

[scarysamcary]

Did I see that special commission in an episode of Forged In Fire?

 

[scarysamcary]

NVM the design is different, but is it gonna be held the same way?

 

[David Mary]

 

[scarysamcary]

This is .225" 8670, which will have the umbrella shaped tang forged straight by Andy, and then heat treated.

oops, I missed this part lol