Yeah, looks good man. As long as the butt is even with the edge like in your pic it should work great. When I started making my handles where always above the edge line at the butt. I took some advice from a more experienced maker and haven't looked back. Yours are obviously more rounded but you can see what Im talking about here.
Thank you for your kind advice. I started to draw when I was inspired by Canadian belt knife, and then wanted to apply Randall M11 blade to it.
But these two seemed to be ambivalent... sturdy a bit curved straight and rounded ergonomic compact and handy.... I've loved both.
Japanese experienced user recently taught me that Randall has ever made a prototype of Canadian belt knife, but he didn't have photos of it.
(Small) kitchen works are very important for me, but carving and skinning(fishes usually) are also essential functions of utility knife I have wanted to.
Too straight handle is not good at cooking, but too rounded handle is also not good at carving.... old timers were geniouses with each of their ways.
Now I need to consider again and make an another model. Thank you again for your kind advice.
This is my FAVORITE!
[EDIT1]
I inquiried to Randall Made Knives and got a reply yesterday.
Gary Randall said:
This is not true. We have not.
[EDIT2]
Also a great handle to study!
JK Canadian Belt Knife (JKCBK)
[EDIT3]
And some images....
Heiji Nakaya (中屋平治
Found in Randall Knives Museum?
Old timer Ontario
Raymond Richard
Robert B. Beaty
