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My middle daughter is going off to college and asked me for a good knife to take along
I wanted to do something special so I asked Uncle Mirabile to do one of his Wharnie’s that I am so found of but we needed to have it built for her as in small hands appropriate dimensions
I am a huge proponent of the WHARNCLIFFE design for a defensive EDC
So besides the standard mace and good flashlight and since she can not take a gun she will be taking this little Beauty along
And yes she has grew up working with trainers and such with me and learning how to defend herself
So here is Bell’s knife
David did a fantastic job
The handle is sized for her wrapped in carbon fiber ITO (cordage) that is resin soaked that makes for a very grippy handle
He really emphasized the heel to make near impossible for her hand to slide up on to the blade. It’s almost chef knife like.
In a saber/Phillipino style grip it should be an excellent sticker and a wicked slicer. Plus every kid is allowed to have a kitchen knife in their dorm
The blade is a laminated blade with a carbon core W2 and the jacket is a 400 series stainless which will give her a beautiful appearance with an easy to sharpen edge and a rust resistant skin for those dreadful kitchen chores
He is making a Kydex covered and lined sheath tghat will get the standard Velcro strap set up that i favor so she can lash it to a pack, inside a purse or on her person
Mirabile as always killed it and did it in days of my request he’s a good uncle David
I9 should tell him moving forward that all my orders are for Bell
There is 3 knives on his bench that got put aside to make my girls
Thank you David
I wanted to do something special so I asked Uncle Mirabile to do one of his Wharnie’s that I am so found of but we needed to have it built for her as in small hands appropriate dimensions
I am a huge proponent of the WHARNCLIFFE design for a defensive EDC
So besides the standard mace and good flashlight and since she can not take a gun she will be taking this little Beauty along
And yes she has grew up working with trainers and such with me and learning how to defend herself
So here is Bell’s knife
David did a fantastic job
The handle is sized for her wrapped in carbon fiber ITO (cordage) that is resin soaked that makes for a very grippy handle
He really emphasized the heel to make near impossible for her hand to slide up on to the blade. It’s almost chef knife like.
In a saber/Phillipino style grip it should be an excellent sticker and a wicked slicer. Plus every kid is allowed to have a kitchen knife in their dorm
The blade is a laminated blade with a carbon core W2 and the jacket is a 400 series stainless which will give her a beautiful appearance with an easy to sharpen edge and a rust resistant skin for those dreadful kitchen chores
He is making a Kydex covered and lined sheath tghat will get the standard Velcro strap set up that i favor so she can lash it to a pack, inside a purse or on her person
Mirabile as always killed it and did it in days of my request he’s a good uncle David
I9 should tell him moving forward that all my orders are for Bell
There is 3 knives on his bench that got put aside to make my girls
Thank you David
