Snarking after the gathering CHAT

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If you really dont care for the fit, just unload it man....i know a certain bush of the grey variety that would like a 17... Hit me up if you are interested.
 
Chameleonbear said:
Add a lanyard, with a braid to where the 4th finger goes, then add a slip knot.
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See how short it is for my hand. Where the arrow is, it's just as uncomfortable as hell.

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Micarta made to come all the way down and cover the lanyard hole should fill the hand alot better for you Dubs
 
The Warrior said:
Yes I could. I realize that would take some of the circumference problems from the front, but it still just seems too thin to me, top to bottom. How do they fit your hands? Your hands are a lot bigger than mine. I think I'm just going to sell them. Or trade perhaps.
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I actually like them a lot - but can see where you're coming from. (if the handles were 1/2" longer I would be a very happy camper)
I was thinking you could make a set of scales that wraps around the front -- still an exposed spine, but covering the belly of the handle to make it more "hand filling".
 
Add the liners, but sand down that part... I see what you are saying about what hits weird. It hits ok for me, but my hands aren't part of a freak of nature :-P
 
tradewater said:
Ape hands. Nothing you can do about it either.
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Haha. :D

Silverthorn said:
Micarta made to come all the way down and cover the lanyard hole should fill the hand alot better for you Dubs
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That little protrusion would still be there though.

My son bought that ESEE 3 for me, for Christmas. Even though the handle is small on that, it doesn't have that protrusion that irritates my hand. They sell longer scales for them, but damn, they're like $54.
 
1066vik said:
I actually like them a lot - but can see where you're coming from. (if the handles were 1/2" longer I would be a very happy camper)
I was thinking you could make a set of scales that wraps around the front -- still an exposed spine, but covering the belly of the handle to make it more "hand filling".
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1/2" longer would have been great. That's actually not a bad idea there....hmmm...
 
I was initially going to sand that protrusion down a bit, like so. But that still wouldn't have solved the thin front. 1066vik has a good idea though.

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You know, it really sucks when you wait that long for the release of a knife, that ends up not fitting your hand. Love the tweener blade designs, but feel the handle could have been made for a more universal fit. Too hand specific.
 
But do you like the sheath dubz? That should be the real question...."love the sheath but the blade sucks". Haha...

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BTW tradewater, that kayaking day looks like a blast.
 
The Warrior said:
I was initially going to sand that protrusion down a bit, like so. But that still wouldn't have solved the thin front. 1066vik has a good idea though.

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yup - looking at the picture of you holding the knife, our hands are similar in width, but you have longer fingers -- changes where that bump hits on the pinky.
if you sand off the bump, that gives more room for the new scales to fill in and extend back -- especially if you square the tang off when you sand it down.
 
1066vik said:
yup - looking at the picture of you holding the knife, our hands are similar in width, but you have longer fingers -- changes where that bump hits on the pinky.
if you sand off the bump, that gives more room for the new scales to fill in and extend back -- especially if you square the tang off when you sand it down.
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Another problem I have, is that I have crooked pinky's, no shit. That's exactly what I was going to do, grind the hump off, and extend it a bit. I may just get rid of the damn things. I owe my son a 16, just give him my FPR. Shouldn't have any problems getting rid of the 17.
 
make yourself a mockup of the knife with a paint stir stick -- get the handle shape the way you want it, 2 layers of stir stick on each side of the "blade" then sand the contours you want into it -- then give that to a maker and have a custom built that fits your hand the way you want it to.
or do the same thing, but send your 17 and the mockup to me and I'll make you a set of extended handles.
 
I know that front area is "thin" for you DUbz, but seriously, try some liners, it makes a world of difference, and have dramatically change how the knife feels in hand.
 
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