All wrong, yet all right...

Lots of great points in this thread - thanks guys! I've elected to leave this one alone... As goofy as it might sound, I'm unwilling to mess with the 'feel' of it. It's just too right! Now, I need to decide if this one stays with me, or goes... I haven't had a blade of my own to carry for a few months now, as someone bought the last one right off by belt. Have to ponder it for a bit...

It really does resemble a baby jungle honey, a bit, doesn't it? Far better lines on the original, but there's no doubt there's an ugly sister resemblance. Ha!

Doug, that blade you have is one of my all-time favs. Almost didn't want to use red ray skin on this one, for fear of soiling the memory of yours. Looks like it all worked out, anyway. And yes, there's quite a bit of upward curvature on this one, adds to the sweep of that belly.

Lorien, let's see what the future brings, shall we? : )

Brother Nick, I'd make time for you, although I'm pretty sure I can't show you how to do anything you can't already cover better than I can, except maybe get old!! I have a lot more free time than you may believe - I'll drop you a line.

Joey, I glad it meets your approval. Your opinion means much to me in these matters, and I'm sure you know it.

Chuck, Patrice, and everyone else - you're all right. There's just something not right about the combination. The clip is only part of it. Regardless, thanks for all the input. It's greatly appreciated!
 
Matt... good to see you posting your stuff, bud:thumbup:... I just wish it would have been something better......:confused::eek:..... BAM!.... said it:D

I don't see anything wrong with it, man... I'm juss messin'. It is super clean and crisp... which is what I would expect from you, anyway.

Maybe that is what's wrong... you need to dirty it up, let is rust a bit and wrap it with grass and string.... works for me!
 
Matt - you may not care but then again you may - remember that our perceptions and our liking of things is almost entirely a function of how many times we have been exposed to that or something similar. People tend to dislike things that are very different, at first (think of how many times you have heard a song from an artist you like, and not gotten into it until the 10th time you heard it, and then loved it).
We are pretty simple in this, exposure = liking and attraction. There is all that Golden Ratio stuff, but we like it because we see it everywhere. Pushing the boundaries is necessary to get yourself and everyone else to learn to really like different things.

Hope you don't think this is just stupid psychobabble.

edited to add: and please forgive me for being all, "professor-like" here. I promise I won't do it much. I will try hard. Almost everyone here can do stuff with blades that I can't, so when there is something that I actually can contribute, I get all excited.

I like the knife, because you created a form with a specific function in mind. Learning to see the beauty sometimes comes later (as many of our significant others would say about us).

good work. Glad you showed it.
kc
 
Thanks Kevin! You can go all 'professor-like' as you want to, bud - I appreciate that level of observation, as it can sometimes provide for a different kind of introspection, on my end. I think you're right about form, although this one really doesn't sit squarely with me, and likely for the reasons others have stated. Definitely worth another try, though!

I'd like to point out the contrast between Kevin's post and Marchand's. Note the thoughtfulness of Kevin the Professor's words, how articulate and thought-provoking it is...

Then there's Rick's post. Obviously posted by someone that was educated with a banana and an inner tube. You can almost smell the stale reek of rancid milk emanating from him...

Heheh.

Thanks for the kind words, Brother Rick. My wife says it's apparent from our interactions that you would have been yet another person I would have been separated from in high school. High words of praise!
 
Yep, one-handed Jungle Honey was my immediate reaction on seeing the picture. I love traditional Japanese cutlery, and I love it when someone gives that a good goosing. :)
 
I like that. Sure a little left of centre, but what the hey, looks to me that it would do the job very nicely.
Cheers Keith
 
Agree with a couple of others about the raised false edge which interrupts the flow of the blade. Removing it would create a cleaner line. It's the first thing which caught my eye.

Handle work is well done

DON
 
Wabi Sabi, Matt. :D For whatever my vote is worth, I like it. It reminds me of an "ugly" knife that a friend sent me for sharpening that just felt right in the hand and the ergonomics of it were perfect for skinning though it was quite pugfugly.
 
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