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So regretfully I’m working a lot more these days 
and do to dress and other limitations as in suit wear and in and out of public buildings etc my carry blades have gotten smaller and smaller
Man I miss those days of backpacking around with a Bagwell Bowie in my belt
Well of late I’ve gotten very interested in Michael Janichs work with Spyderco and other makers on his idea of the ultimate small defensive carry edc
He’s big on the Wharncliff and the Filipino grip
Having spent a.ot Of time training and researching blade craft I really like his ideas
In this video I spoke of the Spyderco Janich line that I am very impressed with
Now bear with me this is a custom knife post
Mike originally worked with Mike Snody on a design and Spyderco did a great job in bringing it to the masses in the Yojimbo and Ronin series
Well you know me and I couldn’t help but think what my buddy David Mirabile of Alaska could come up with in this genre
This is the year of the Mirabile
After winning Forged In Fire and producing some incredible pieces like the Battle Tanto , The Tsunami, etc his work is in high demand and this metal mashing monster is at the peak of his game
Luckily for me David and I are close and he took time out of his busy schedule to have a go for me on his interpretation with some parameters from me on the ultimate defensive/utility fixed bladed Wharncliffe
For the steel we went with one of David’s San Mai laminated blades of W2 and Stainless.
For a tank we discussed a hidden tang but I pushed for a tapered tang to stick with the design parameters of striking with the pommel. Although the tapered tang is thin at the butt I wanted steel running all the way to the end of the striking pommel
I have a pention for white grips to match my carry pieces so he was kind enough to source some beautiful white lined micarta which of course will be overlapped with his trade mark carbon fiber ITO for grip and texture
I have found a Japanese style wrap to be the most tacky handle but not abarasive to cover garments
The knife is designed to facilitate the Filipino grip
Here was the initial sketch
Here is some WIP pics
He of course forgets to shape
He of course made one for himself
Well maybe 3
Starting to grind mine
Shaping handle
Getting ready to wrap
But facilitates the Philpino grip perfectly
More to come
Handle wrapping amd than David will build a low drag Kydex lined and covered in leather sheath for horizontal and IWB carry
and do to dress and other limitations as in suit wear and in and out of public buildings etc my carry blades have gotten smaller and smaller Man I miss those days of backpacking around with a Bagwell Bowie in my belt
Well of late I’ve gotten very interested in Michael Janichs work with Spyderco and other makers on his idea of the ultimate small defensive carry edc
He’s big on the Wharncliff and the Filipino grip
Having spent a.ot Of time training and researching blade craft I really like his ideas
In this video I spoke of the Spyderco Janich line that I am very impressed with
Now bear with me this is a custom knife post
Mike originally worked with Mike Snody on a design and Spyderco did a great job in bringing it to the masses in the Yojimbo and Ronin series
Well you know me and I couldn’t help but think what my buddy David Mirabile of Alaska could come up with in this genre
This is the year of the Mirabile
After winning Forged In Fire and producing some incredible pieces like the Battle Tanto , The Tsunami, etc his work is in high demand and this metal mashing monster is at the peak of his game
Luckily for me David and I are close and he took time out of his busy schedule
to have a go for me on his interpretation with some parameters from me on the ultimate defensive/utility fixed bladed Wharncliffe For the steel we went with one of David’s San Mai laminated blades of W2 and Stainless.
For a tank we discussed a hidden tang but I pushed for a tapered tang to stick with the design parameters of striking with the pommel. Although the tapered tang is thin at the butt I wanted steel running all the way to the end of the striking pommel
I have a pention for white grips to match my carry pieces so he was kind enough to source some beautiful white lined micarta which of course will be overlapped with his trade mark carbon fiber ITO for grip and texture
I have found a Japanese style wrap to be the most tacky handle but not abarasive to cover garments
The knife is designed to facilitate the Filipino grip
Here was the initial sketch
Here is some WIP pics
He of course forgets to shape
He of course made one for himself
Well maybe 3
Starting to grind mine
Shaping handle
Getting ready to wrap
But facilitates the Philpino grip perfectly
More to come
Handle wrapping amd than David will build a low drag Kydex lined and covered in leather sheath for horizontal and IWB carry
