More Forumite Stats - - - Hand Size

[Daniel Koster]

*****UPDATED 6/22/5*****

(Been a while since we last updated this thread. Lots of new
folks in the Cantina now.)

For all you newbies out there....read this thread and post your
stats....I'll include them in the "final list" and post the results
to this first post.

This is useful for those reading reviews on khukuris and wanting
to know how the same knife would fit in their hand.


Add your stats and bookmark this page for later reference.


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Post your stats and at the end, I'll work up some averages, etc.

The reason for this is simple: to determine the average "grip" of HI khukuri-wielding folks.

Be sure to measure your "knife hand".

• A = Thumb Length (measured from the lowest crease on your thumb)
• B = Palm Width
• C = Finger Height (measured from the base to the top of your tallest finger)
• D = Palm Height (measured from the crease separating your wrist from your hand, to the base of your longest finger)
• E = Gently touch the tips of your thumb and middle finger together to make an "O". Measure any 2 Inside Diameters and take the average.

I'll start us off:

A = 2-9/16
B = 3-7/8
C = 3-3/16
D = 4-1/2
E = 1-9/16.

(Measure it accurately down to the 1/16")


Here's a chart to make entering it in the computer easier:

0.063 = 1/16
0.125 = 1/8
0.188 = 3/16
0.250 = 1/4
0.313 = 5/16
0.375 = 3/8
0.438 = 7/16
0.500 = 1/2
0.563 = 9/16
0.625 = 5/8
0.688 = 11/16
0.750 = 3/4
0.813 = 13/16
0.875 = 7/8
0.938 = 15/16


Also, for you international guys... 1" = 2.54 cm

If you can, please take the time to convert it to decimals - makes it much easier for me to input the data.

Thanks!


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A

3.500" - Josh Feltman
3.250" - Brendan
3.188" - Aardvark
3.125" - Sylvrfalcn
3.125" - Nasty
3.125" - roughedges
3.063" - JUSTRIGHT
3.000" - shgeo
3.000" - ArchAngel
3.000" - DKP
3.000" - a_punker
3.000" - Svashtar
3.000" - cosco
3.000" - Hamon
3.000" - Howard Wallace
3.000" - Satori
3.000" - Latticino
2.900" - mPisi
2.875" - Darkforster
2.875" - raghorn
2.875" - Roadrunner
2.813" - MauiRob
2.756" - tbarahon
2.750" - Hoghead
2.750" - sweet
2.750" - Tohatchi NM
2.750" - Semper Fi
2.750" - Glenn Jones
2.750" - ddean
2.750" - t1mpani
2.750" - Federico
2.750" - Kismet
2.750" - mamav
2.750" - verax
2.750" - crooked knife
2.750" - chrisbrogden
2.750" - T. Erdelyi
2.750" - Pragitam
2.688" - empty5853
2.625" - firkin
2.625" - Anon Y. Mouse
2.625" - tsf
2.600" - msb
2.563" - Daniel Koster
2.563" - Logan1
2.563" - Yvsa
2.559" - GB13
2.520" - Drdan
2.519" - TLM
2.500" - wolvesclaw
2.500" - orono
2.500" - ferguson
2.500" - 98K Plinker
2.500" - Clydetz
2.500" - Russ Kay
2.500" - beoram
2.500" - Steely Gunz
2.500" - Jose
2.500" - kronckew
2.500" - Big Bob
2.438" - donutsrule
2.417" - BruiseLeee
2.375" - Ankerson
2.375" - Bri in Chi
2.375" - stevekt
2.375" - Shann
2.375" - Bamboo
2.375" - Red Flower
2.250" - Sharks Edge
2.250" - lcs37
2.250" - kamkazmoto
2.250" - yoippari
2.250" - ANG1
2.250" - Spectre
2.200" - Greymoor
2.000" - Don Rac
2.000" - Novadak
1.875" - youngwood


B

4.750" - Satori
4.250" - Josh Feltman
4.250" - shgeo
4.250" - Nasty
4.250" - tsf
4.188" - Aardvark
4.173" - TLM
4.134" - GB13
4.125" - Darkforster
4.125" - Hoghead
4.125" - sweet
4.125" - Svashtar
4.125" - Shann
4.100" - mPisi
4.063" - raghorn
4.063" - Hamon
4.063" - empty5853
4.000" - Sylvrfalcn
4.000" - JUSTRIGHT
4.000" - ArchAngel
4.000" - DKP
4.000" - Tohatchi NM
4.000" - Semper Fi
4.000" - Yvsa
4.000" - wolvesclaw
4.000" - orono
4.000" - Don Rac
4.000" - roughedges
4.000" - T. Erdelyi
4.000" - Bamboo
4.000" - Latticino
3.950" - cosco
3.938" - Pragitam
3.875" - MauiRob
3.875" - Glenn Jones
3.875" - ddean
3.875" - t1mpani
3.875" - Daniel Koster
3.875" - Logan1
3.875" - ferguson
3.875" - stevek
3.850" - Greymoor
3.750" - Brendan
3.750" - Federico
3.750" - 98K Plinker
3.750" - Drdan
3.750" - crooked knife
3.750" - Jose
3.750" - chrisbrogen
3.750" - Roadrunner
3.750" - Spectre
3.700" - msb
3.688" - a_punker
3.625" - firkin
3.625" - Clydetz
3.625" - Ankerson
3.625" - Sharks Edge
3.563" - Bri in Chi
3.563" - Big Bob
3.543" - tbarahon
3.513" - BruiseLeee
3.500" - Kismet
3.500" - verax
3.500" - kamkazmoto
3.500" - kronckew
3.500" - ANG1
3.500" - Howard Wallace
3.438" - donutsrule
3.313" - Russ Kay
3.250" - mamav
3.250" - beoram
3.250" - Steely Gunz
3.250" - Anon Y. Mouse
3.188" - yoippari
3.125" - youngwood
3.100" - Red Flower
3.000" - Novadak
2.750" - lcs37



C

4.000" - Greymoor
4.000" - Svashtar
3.875" - Tohatchi NM
3.750" - Josh Feltman
3.750" - ArchAngel
3.750" - Howard Wallace
3.700" - mPisi
3.688" - Aardvark
3.688" - DKP
3.688" - raghorn
3.675" - Nasty
3.625" - Sylvrfalcn
3.563" - Pragitam
3.500" - JUSTRIGHT
3.500" - shgeo
3.500" - t1mpani
3.500" - crooked knife
3.500" - Roadrunner
3.500" - roughedges
3.500" - ANG1
3.500" - Latticino
3.480" - cosco
3.438" - Darkforster
3.438" - Hamon
3.375" - MauiRob
3.375" - Hoghead
3.375" - sweet
3.375" - Semper Fi
3.375" - Ankerson
3.375" - Anon Y. Mouse
3.346" - tbarahon
3.346" - GB13
3.313" - Satori
3.300" - msb
3.250" - Brendan
3.250" - Glenn Jones
3.250" - ddean
3.250" - Federico
3.250" - Kismet
3.250" - Logan1
3.250" - Yvsa
3.250" - wolvesclaw
3.250" - ferguson
3.250" - 98K Plinker
3.250" - beoram
3.250" - verax
3.250" - empty5853
3.250" - Shann
3.250" - T. Erdelyi
3.228" - TLM
3.188" - Daniel Koster
3.188" - Jose
3.150" - Drdan
3.125" - a_punker
3.125" - firkin
3.125" - lcs37
3.125" - Don Rac
3.125" - Bri in Chi
3.125" - stevekt
3.125" - kronckew
3.125" - Big Bob
3.063" - Russ Kay
3.036" - yoippari
3.000" - orono
3.000" - Clydetz
3.000" - donutsrule
3.000" - Sharks Edge
3.000" - Steely Gunz
3.000" - kamkazmoto
3.000" - chrisbrogden
3.000" - Bamboo
3.000" - Spectre
2.946" - BruiseLeee
2.875" - mamav
2.850" - Red Flower
2.750" - Novadak
2.625" - youngwood


D

5.750" - Satori
5.000" - shgeo
5.000" - Nasty
5.000" - roughedges
4.938" - Hamon
4.850" - mPisi
4.750" - Josh Feltman
4.750" - ArchAngel
4.750" - raghorn
4.750" - Sylvrfalcn
4.750" - JUSTRIGHT
4.750" - Semper Fi
4.750" - a_punker
4.750" - Latticino
4.625" - Aardvark
4.625" - DKP
4.625" - Ankerson
4.528" - GB13
4.500" - Tohatchi NM
4.500" - Darkforster
4.500" - Hoghead
4.500" - Brendan
4.500" - beoram
4.500" - Daniel Koster
4.500" - Svashtar
4.500" - crooked knife
4.500" - tsf
4.500" - chrisbrogden
4.500" - Roadrunner
4.500" - Shann
4.500" - T. Erdelyi
4.500" - kronckew
4.500" - Big Bob
4.430" - cosco
4.375" - t1mpani
4.375" - MauiRob
4.375" - sweet
4.375" - Sharks Edge
4.375" - Jose
4.375" - empty5853
4.375" - Spectre
4.331" - tbarahon
4.333" - Drdan
4.313" - Yvsa
4.250" - Glenn Jones
4.250" - ddean
4.250" - Logan1
4.250" - wolvesclaw
4.250" - orono
4.250" - donutsrule
4.250" - yoippari
4.250" - Howard Wallace
4.250" - Pragitam
4.134" - TLM
4.125" - firkin
4.125" - Russ Kay
4.125" - stevekt
4.100" - msb
4.100" - verax
4.000" - Federico
4.000" - ferguson
4.000" - lcs37
4.000" - Don Rac
4.000" - mamav
4.000" - Steely Gunz
4.000" - kamkazmoto
4.000" - Anon Y. Mouse
4.000" - ANG1
4.000" - Bamboo
3.929" - BruiseLeee
3.750" - 98K Plinker
3.750" - Clydetz
3.750" - Bri in Chi
3.750" - Red Flower
3.750" - Novadak
3.500" - Kismet
3.500" - youngwood
3.300" - Greymoor


E

2.500" - sweet
2.500" - Federico
2.375" - Tohatchi NM
2.250" - Josh Feltman
2.250" - Sylvrfalcn
2.250" - Nasty
2.250" - roughedges
2.125" - shgeo
2.125" - Semper Fi
2.063" - a_punker
2.047" - TLM
2.000" - mPisi
2.000" - ArchAngel
2.000" - beoram
2.000" - t1mpani
2.000" - verax
2.000" - Svashtar
2.000" - Hamon
2.000" - Pragitam
1.990" - cosco
1.938" - Roadrunner
1.930" - T. Erdelyi
1.875" - raghorn
1.875" - Ankerson
1.813" - empty5853
1.813" - Big Bob
1.813" - Latticino
1.772" - GB13
1.772" - tbarahon
1.750" - Aardvark
1.750" - DKP
1.750" - Hoghead
1.750" - Glenn Jones
1.750" - ddean
1.750" - Logan1
1.750" - firkin
1.750" - Drdan
1.750" - Steely Gunz
1.750" - crooked knife
1.750" - Anon Y. Mouse
1.750" - chrisbrogden
1.750" - Bamboo
1.750" - Howard Wallace
1.750" - Red Flower
1.700" - 98K Plinker
1.689" - BruiseLeee
1.688" - Darkforster
1.688" - donutsrule
1.688" - yoippari
1.625" - Yvsa
1.625" - ferguson
1.625" - mamav
1.625" - Clydetz
1.625" - kamkazmoto
1.625" - tsf
1.625" - Jose
1.625" - kronckew
1.563" - Daniel Koster
1.563" - Shann
1.563" - Satori
1.550" - Greymoor
1.500" - msb
1.500" - Don Rac
1.500" - Sharks Edge
1.500" - Bri in Chi
1.500" - ANG1
1.375" - youngwood
1.375" - stevekt
1.375" - Spectre
1.375" - Novadak
1.313" - orono
1.250" - lcs37

 

[BruiseLeee]

Left

A 2.417"
B 3.513"
C 2.946"
D 3.929"

E 1.689"

Right

n/a (stump)

I 0wn5 j00 wit da calipers.

 

[lcs37]

I was hoping this would come back up............


A. 2 1/4
B. 2 3/4
C. 3 1/8
D. 4

 

[Aardvark]

A. 3 3/16
B. 4 3/16
C. 3 11/16
D. 4 5/8

 

[Russ Kay]

A = 2-1/2
B = 3-5/16
C = 3-1/16
D = 4-1/8

 

[Daniel Koster]

I added a chart to the first post. I've already entered everyone above's data, so you guys don't need to change yours to decimal.

However, you do need to add the "grip diameter" measurement. *thanks*

Everyone else, from this post on, should post their's in decimal inches.

So far, here's the averages:
(w/ approx. fractions)

A - 2.584 ~ 2-9/16
B - 3.528 ~ 3-1/2
C - 3.202 ~ 3-3/16
D - 4.236 ~ 4-1/4

E - (not averaged yet)

That makes an average hand that's 7-7/16" tall and 6-1/16 wide.


Keep the numbers coming...

 

[Aardvark]

E. 1 3/4 (this one's a little sloppy)

 

[mPisi]

A - 2.9"
B - 4.1"
C - 3.7"
D - 4.85"
E - 2.0"

 

[sweet]

A 2 3/4"
B 4 1/8"
C 3 3/8"
D 4 3/8"
E 2 1/2"

 

[Yvsa]

A- 2.5625"

B- 4.0000"

C- 3.2500"

D- 4.3125"

E- 1.6250"

Dan. you and I are about the same size.

 

[Sylvrfalcn]

A= 3 1/8

B= 4

C=3 5/8

D=4 3/4

E= 2 1/4

Sarge

Are we going to be measuring knots on our heads for phrenological analysis next?

 

[raghorn]

A = 2.875
B = 4.063
C = 3.688
D = 4.750
E = 1.875

 

[lcs37]

E= 1.250

 

[Josh Feltman]

A. 3.50
B. 4.25
C. 3.75
D. 4.75
E. 2.25

--Josh

 

[Federico]

A. 2.75"
B. 3.75
C. 3.25"
D. 4"
E. 2.5" I think

 

[Yvsa]

Originally posted by Federico
A. 2.75"
B. 3.75
C. 3.25"
D. 4"

E. 2.5" I think

Federico did you measure 1st one way and then another and then divide by two to get the average?

Edit:
Wondering how you measured to get what you did as we're fairly close to the same measurements.

 

[DKP]

Good thing we measured from the inside.....outside is beat-up, & scrapped up from dragging the ground.

A=3.00
B=4.00
C=3.688
D=4.625
E=1.750

 

[Don Rac]

A:2"
B:4"
C:3 1/8"
D:4"
E:1 1/2"

 

[Clydetz]

A. 2.500
B. 3.625
C. 3.000
D. 3.750
E. 1.625

Right Hand

 

[Federico]

Yvsa got the 2.5 both times, so I dunno. Never been good at measuring.