Curious what the folks here think of this one.

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This is the first knife out of my shop in quite some time, and I'm curious to get the collector's take on it. It's a simple necker that is a slightly scaled up version of my personal necker. I've been carrying mine for years and it's been the perfect box opener for me.

1084/15n20 raindrop Damascus. About 5 1/2" OAL. This will be getting a sheath of buffalo leather over kydex. My method of leather wrapping Kydex makes for a slim sheath that still looks a little more dressed up than plan old Kydex. I'm just waiting for the Kydex to come in to finish this one up and get it off to it's new owner.

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Let me know what you guys think.

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It's a cool little knife. :cool:
I was imaging that piece with some good looking ironwood or stag scales attached. :thumbup:
But then too, it would almost be a crime to cover that beautiful damascus.
 
Kevin Jones said:
It's a cool little knife. :cool:
I was imaging that piece with some good looking ironwood or stag scales attached. :thumbup:
But then too, it would almost be a crime to cover that beautiful damascus.
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Agreed. It really is a wondeful looking piece. Beautiful steel and overall curves. Without scales though it looks uncomfortable to actually use. Maybe buffalo horn?
 
Nice looking shape. I can see white or off white scales to show off the Damascus
Maybe corian
 
Kevin Jones said:
It's a cool little knife. :cool:
I was imaging that piece with some good looking ironwood or stag scales attached. :thumbup:
But then too, it would almost be a crime to cover that beautiful damascus.
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And, here we have the dilemma I run into, everytime I make one of these little damascus knives. I hate to cover up that pretty damascus.
 
That is a great design! It looks like it would be an awesome user, that would feel good in the hand!
 
spketch said:
Agreed. It really is a wondeful looking piece. Beautiful steel and overall curves. Without scales though it looks uncomfortable to actually use. Maybe buffalo horn?
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I've been carrying one of this design for a few years and it's surprisingly comfortable to use. I make extra certain on these to "melt" any sharp edges to make sure there aren't any real hot spots.

I'm thinking about making a few more of these in the near future, but trying to do a little "market research" before I make a whole batch.

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I think that's a cool little knife and I have no doubt it would be comfortable to use as is. If it were bigger, then the absence of scales would become an ergonomic issue, but I don't see it as a concern on a knife this size. From an aesthetic standpoint, however, I'd prefer some kind of scales set inset from the tang. Some pearl would be real pretty.

Roger
 
RogerP said:
I think that's a cool little knife and I have no doubt it would be comfortable to use as is. If it were bigger, then the absence of scales would become an ergonomic issue, but I don't see it as a concern on a knife this size. From an aesthetic standpoint, however, I'd prefer some kind of scales set inset from the tang. Some pearl would be real pretty.
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Interesting thought Roger...I hadn't thought of inlaying anything (though I had thought of skeletonizing one to see hoe that looks). Not quite sure how I'd go about that, but I'll look into it and see if I could make do with what's in the shop to give it a try. Thanks for the idea!

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RogerP said:
From an aesthetic standpoint, however, I'd prefer some kind of scales set inset from the tang.
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Good looking knife... but Roger nailed exactly what I was thinking. I think Kevin's recommended ironwood scales set slightly inset of the handle profile would be really cool.
 
I was thinking of something along the lines of what Don Hanson did here. The tang is just slightly proud of the handle material.

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The utilitarian side of me says that your lil' necker is right up to snuff... however, I love stuff with a bit of wood warmth. How about a touch of some sort of fancy wood, even if it was just an accent or highlight, such as filling that triangle on the back with a small bit of ironwood or something...

My coffee grinder went on the fritz, and while I was fixing it I thought of our little coffee club at Ashokan last year. Good times... had some Yemeni earlier this week that was just to die for!!!!
 
Erin Burke said:
Good looking knife... but Roger nailed exactly what I was thinking. I think Kevin's recommended ironwood scales set slightly inset of the handle profile would be really cool.
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Something kind of like this?

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I've always been a fan of the "inset scale". As a matter of fact, the next knife coming out of the shop is a 6 bar Turkish twist with inset mammoth scales. I just have a LITTLE more fit up and a bit of cleanup to do and that one will be finished. If all goes well putting a new exhaust on my commuter car this weekend I hope to get it finished up before Monday.

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Matthew Gregory said:
The utilitarian side of me says that your lil' necker is right up to snuff... however, I love stuff with a bit of wood warmth. How about a touch of some sort of fancy wood, even if it was just an accent or highlight, such as filling that triangle on the back with a small bit of ironwood or something...
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I'd have no idea of how to keep a piece of wood in there. It would also remove the possibility of a little braided dohickamajigger with a skull bead being tied through that hole. :)

My coffee grinder went on the fritz, and while I was fixing it I thought of our little coffee club at Ashokan last year. Good times... had some Yemeni earlier this week that was just to die for!!!!
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Butch just clued me in on a place that apparently does good roasting nearby. I just need to find some spare time to go check it out.

-d
 
That's a nice looking little knife. I'd like to see your leather over Kydex sheath too. I've got one knife with that type of sheath and I really like the idea.
 
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I like the shape very much. What if your billet was a bit thicker, so that you could add a crown to the shape of the handle area for ergonomics? Might make it to heavy for a necker, but would make a terrific small belt knife.

Leadfoot
 
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