Knife Models by David Mary and Collaborations

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Ouderk-Ark

A design influenced heavily by the Spyderco Ark, an example of which my friend Dave Ouderkirk owned, and expressed his interest in a revamped version a little larger with a more utility oriented blade shape. I asked him for a drawing, and this knife design is a representation of that drawing. All three syllables are pronounced in succession just like Dave's family name, no pause for the hyphen.


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And another image from the original thread introducing the model:
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Goodnight Filet

At the behest of our very own oldmanwilly oldmanwilly David Mary custom is pleased to bring you, in collaboration with the aforementioned Willy, this third person narrative announcement of the Goodnight Filet, named for the Father of the Texas Panhandle, pioneering frontiersman and cattle rancher, Charles Goodnight.

More to come after the build is completed (expected within a few months). Only four prototypes exist at this time, in 3/32” AEB-L at 61 HRC, one of which is claimed.

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David Mary said:
At the behest of our very own oldmanwilly oldmanwilly David Mary custom is pleased to bring you, in collaboration with the aforementioned Willy, this third person narrative announcement of the Goodnight Filet, named for the Father of the Texas Panhandle, pioneering frontiersman and cattle rancher, Charles Goodnight.

More to come after the build is completed (expected within a few months). Only four prototypes exist at this time, in 3/32” AEB-L at 61 HRC, one of which is claimed.

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Perfect for carving up slabs of meat. It's off to a great start!
 
David Mary said:
At the behest of our very own oldmanwilly oldmanwilly David Mary custom is pleased to bring you, in collaboration with the aforementioned Willy, this third person narrative announcement of the Goodnight Filet, named for the Father of the Texas Panhandle, pioneering frontiersman and cattle rancher, Charles Goodnight.

More to come after the build is completed (expected within a few months). Only four prototypes exist at this time, in 3/32” AEB-L at 61 HRC, one of which is claimed.

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Cannot wait to see this all cleaned up with a DM handle creation.
 
Thanks for posting norcalAF norcalAF ! The Mini Emiko was a one off knife I made purely on a whim earlier in 2025, and as I often like to do, I ceded naming rights to the first customer to purchase on of a given model. I have not made any more since, making this a completely unique design at the time of this post (photos courtesy of NorcalAF).

The Mini Emiko


Hard at work:
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Hanging out with its friend "Stubby Chunky Tanto Monkey"
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And taking some me time:
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EDC Universal 2


A large but still EDC capable blade, designed with a squared off blade shape that I can make into whatever is desired, such as in the case of this hybrid spear/drop point. Photo from the original thread introducing the model.

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GT Cleaver


I made this at the request of a customer who commissioned it late 2024, and I completed it earlier this year. It is basically a generic Chinese style veggie cleaver in thin stock with a super tall blade. It will also take apart chickens like nobody's business. When I first got the blanks in hand (I had four cut, due to batching requirements that NJSB had at the time - which we have since renegotiated) I started dreading the job. By then I had already promised two guys I would make one for them, so I quickly cut the other two blanks down into smaller santoku knives and discontinued the model, not wanting to have to grind any more of these than I had do.

HOWEVER! I sold myself short, and the build was far easier than I had anticipated. So I have officially "undiscontinued" this model, though I don't have specific plans to make more at this time. But I will if anyone wants one.

Pic from the original thread introducing the model:

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Tanto of Opportunity


I actually designed the Midnighter Fighter on cardboard one night (really late, hence the name) and the off cut piece ended up being the Tanto of Opportunity. I actually thought the design was great looking, but I felt maybe it was too weird for most people. Nevertheless I showed the cardboard cut out to the guys in my shop thread, and almost immediately someone wanted one! Here is the one I made for him, which is the first one I ever made of the design.

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Tanto of Opportunity


I actually designed the Midnighter Fighter on cardboard one night (really late, hence the name) and the off cut piece ended up being the Tanto of Opportunity. I actually thought the design was great looking, but I felt maybe it was too weird for most people. Nevertheless I showed the cardboard cut out to the guys in my shop thread, and almost immediately someone wanted one! Here is the one I made for him, which is the first one I ever made of the design.

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That handle material is a looker! Looks like snakeskin!
 
Flip Point

And because not everyone likes tantos, I made a few of the Tanto of Opportunity with the subtip removed, and those became the Flip Point:

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Both models are something I am willing to do again, and I have added designs variants which include guards for those who want them, as well as add jimping, though I could make them without if desired.

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norcalAF said:
That handle material is a looker! Looks like snakeskin!
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The front is Indian Ebony, and the rear is "Frogwood", a discontinued natural wood laminate product by a company called Frogblanks, in their green and charcoal grey configuration. Even though Frogblanks is closed, my first acquisition of that material years ago was a very large chunk, and to this day I still have enough left to make several more knives with it. As you can guess, I have been somewhat miserly with it!
 
I will have to flesh the rest of this out later, but I wanted to at least remove the preorder prefix from the threads and pricing since they are no longer applicable as such.

Samurai Pierre

David Mary

Thread 'Samurai Pierre'

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Finesse Filet XL

David Mary

Thread 'Finesse Filet XL'

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Round Knife

David Mary

Thread 'Round Knife'

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Midnighter Fighter

David Mary

Thread 'Midnighter Fighter'

I was up late one night, into the wee hours, and grabbed a piece of cardboard, and cut it into a knife shape. I was fighting fatigue. Well past midnight. Hence the name of this knife.


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Mustelid Scout Series

David Mary

Thread 'Mustelid Scout Series'

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Steak Knife

David Mary

Thread 'Steak Knife'

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Stubby Chunky (Universal)

David Mary

Thread 'Stubby Chunky'

This is a blade meant to accommodate a custom blade shape at your request, which I will cut by hand for you at no extra charge before grinding bevels. Based on the original "Stubby Chunky Tanto Monkey".


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Bitty Bitey Baby Birdie

David Mary

Thread 'Bitty Bitey Baby Birdie'

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Fried Liver Attack

David Mary

Thread 'Fried Liver Attack'

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Ultralight Neckers

David Mary

Thread 'Ultralight Neckers'

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Ring Universal

David Mary

Thread 'Ring Universal'

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TeenyChef

David Mary

Thread 'TeenyChef'

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Wharnanimous

David Mary

Thread 'Wharnanimous'

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Edge-C

David Mary

Thread 'Edge-C'

Edge-C comes in two styles, Spear point and Wharncliffe.

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Ulu

David Mary

Thread 'Ulu'

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Ulu XL

David Mary

Thread 'Ulu XL'

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