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What a post.:thumbup: The only thing I like hearing better than an initially happy customer, is one who'se used the knife and is even more happy!!
As you can tell, I'm not a big fan of choils. You get the most leverage right by your grip. You've gotta be more careful with such a knife, but IMO, its more useful. What I do to compensate is to shape the handle with a cup. This means the bolster is wider than the center of the handle. It allows the handle to be indexed in the hand without looking at it and makes the bulbous end really comfortable in the palm.
Ever notice some mora knives have guards and some don't. The ones with guards are considered children's knives. When you demonstrate safe practices your daddy gives you a mans knife.
As to the drilling for pins... You hold your breath. And always be prepared to fix mistakes! The scales are symmetrical because of Dan Koster's teaching. LOL. You've gotta shape and sand the bolster end with the scales pinned together before glueup.
As to the money thing. You look at the makers who got chased out of making due to $$ errors. Every one of em took the cash up front. Pretty often I get a guy who doesn't take the knife he ordered. Thats OK. Better to risk that than ruining my reputation with you guys. The knives sell anyway. A couple times I've used them myself, or given them to soldiers.
As you can tell, I'm not a big fan of choils. You get the most leverage right by your grip. You've gotta be more careful with such a knife, but IMO, its more useful. What I do to compensate is to shape the handle with a cup. This means the bolster is wider than the center of the handle. It allows the handle to be indexed in the hand without looking at it and makes the bulbous end really comfortable in the palm.
Ever notice some mora knives have guards and some don't. The ones with guards are considered children's knives. When you demonstrate safe practices your daddy gives you a mans knife.
As to the drilling for pins... You hold your breath. And always be prepared to fix mistakes! The scales are symmetrical because of Dan Koster's teaching. LOL. You've gotta shape and sand the bolster end with the scales pinned together before glueup.
As to the money thing. You look at the makers who got chased out of making due to $$ errors. Every one of em took the cash up front. Pretty often I get a guy who doesn't take the knife he ordered. Thats OK. Better to risk that than ruining my reputation with you guys. The knives sell anyway. A couple times I've used them myself, or given them to soldiers.
congrats...