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Jsega51 said:
There’s a lot going on with that knife that I don’t understand. There’s a sharpening choil and then another choil right behind it that is completely un-usable for your finger, combine that with the odd thumb ramp…is the top edge sharpened?

The amount of exposed tang looks way off also.
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A knife can look however you want it to look. The handle material only comes in 5”. The top is not sharpened. As far as the multiple choils you can apply two fingers there if you want. It’s whatever someone want to do with it.
 
From one novice maker to another: I like a knife that gives users more options of what to do with it, rather than challenging them to mental gymnastics trying to find a use the knife can comfortably tackle. The design looks a bit cumbersome for utility use, and the balance looks a bit blade heavy for tactical use. And also I (and I think many people) prefer scales that are slimmer (particularly at the front, and lower part of the scales) and better chamfered for comfort and more neutral for versatility. Just some things to think about, offered in the spirit of helpfulness. That being said, I made my share of knives that were.... questionable in their applicability to knife tasks. You obviously have a lot of potential to excel in this hobby.
 
David Mary said:
From one novice maker to another: I like a knife that gives users more options of what to do with it, rather than challenging them to mental gymnastics trying to find a use the knife can comfortably tackle. The design looks a bit cumbersome for utility use, and the balance looks a bit blade heavy for tactical use. And also I (and I think many people) prefer scales that are slimmer (particularly at the front, and lower part of the scales) and better chamfered for comfort and more neutral for versatility. Just some things to think about, offered in the spirit of helpfulness. That being said, I made my share of knives that were.... questionable in their applicability to knife tasks. You obviously have a lot of potential to excel in this hobby.
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The person this was made for couldn’t care less about actually usability. That being said I still make sure the actual blade itself is able to take abuse. As far as the handle goes not much I can do unless I wanted to just use boring wood. But I’ve made enough with wood I wanted to try this stuff, but after using this honeycomb I’d never use it again. It’s too fragile. This was all made from a different knife I had planned. All last minute.
 
CagedSuperman said:
Yes it is, but when those scales only come in 5” nothing I can do
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You could have made the blade shorter with less ricasso, and/or eliminated the secondary finger choil which appears to be a bit small to even get a finger in, and brought the edge back closer to the handle. ;)

If your customer is happy, that is all that matters however. My comments were based strictly on my own preferences for aesthetics and usability. You obviously have talent.
 
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There's a solution to every problem, if you are a problem solver.
 
shane45-1911 said:
You could have made the blade shorter with less ricasso, and/or eliminated the secondary finger choil which appears to be a bit small to even get a finger in, and brought the edge back closer to the handle. ;)

If your customer is happy, that is all that matters however. My comments were based strictly on my own preferences for aesthetics and usability. You obviously have talent.
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Well with modern men they have tiny fingers lol so you can use two fingers:)
 
CagedSuperman said:
This one was made for a family member, freebie
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I like it very much. I do have some thoughts on the design, but before I offer them, may I ask if there are any elements about it you would do differently now, and what they might be?
 
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