What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

Thank you Hurrul Hurrul . Standard Prevail though. And I didn't realize what I was in for when I ordered this MagnaCut, but the mill finish really makes for a nice contrast, and encouraged me to do more saber grinds. Prior to this the only other saber ground Prevail was the one in 8670 that went to 19-3ben 19-3ben .
 
Oh, and my R&D wharncliffe variant that has been on my hip for a few months... I am actually ready to move that one along to someone at a low price to reflect the use and abuse it has undergone.

ETA: MOVED IT!
 
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David Mary said:
Thank you Hurrul Hurrul . Standard Prevail though. And I didn't realize what I was in for when I ordered this MagnaCut, but the mill finish really makes for a nice contrast, and encouraged me to do more saber grinds. Prior to this the only other saber ground Prevail was the one in 8670 that went to 19-3ben 19-3ben .
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I remember that one; had green and black scales.

Depending on the blade height and stock thickness, I like sabre grinds/partial height primary grinds.

But, to me, it's hard to beat a full height primary grind and I tend to seek it out over other bevel types....but, not all the time, every time - too many cool knives out there to be to limiting.
 
Hurrul said:
I remember that one; had green and black scales.

Depending on the blade height and stock thickness, I like sabre grinds/partial height primary grinds.

But, to me, it's hard to beat a full height primary grind and I tend to seek it out over other bevel types....but, not all the time, every time - too many cool knives out there to be to limiting.
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Yeah, three of my four DM Custom knives have full height primary grind, which I think makes them slicier, but I’m also open to other grinds (saber, hollow, convex).

However, with the saber grind I may prefer a fully finished blade, although the remaining mill grind on my Bitty Bitey Birdie doesn’t look bad at all.
 
DocJekl said:
Yeah, three of my four DM Custom knives have full height primary grind, which I think makes them slicier, but I’m also open to other grinds (saber, hollow, convex).
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Don't have the equipment yet for hollow grinds....

DocJekl said:
However, with the saber grind I may prefer a fully finished blade,
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Happy to do your next saber grind that way for you.

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although the remaining mill grind on my Bitty Bitey Birdie doesn’t look bad at all.
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Thank you! I really like the mill finish, and I will be doing all my R&D saber ground knives that way because they look so cool to me.
 
DocJekl said:
Yeah, three of my four DM Custom knives have full height primary grind, which I think makes them slicier, but I’m also open to other grinds (saber, hollow, convex).

However, with the saber grind I may prefer a fully finished blade, although the remaining mill grind on my Bitty Bitey Birdie doesn’t look bad at all.
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Overtime, I've grown to like and prefer patinas and other techniques for darkening or coloring/coating the blade.

I don't avoid shiny, brightly polished knives, but stainless steel surfaces won't patina (and I like a nice patina...) so, using the rough forge scale on a sabre grind to emphasize or accentuate the blade look, is a nice compromise for stainless stuff.
 
I always used dremel sanding drums for my handle texture before. After trying a diamond bit on my little neck knife I thought what else can I do? A couple quick test pieces here.

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I just freehanded it with the dremel in one hand and the workpiece in the other. I think for writing and drawing I'll come up with a way to keep it still, otherwise I think there's potential here.
 
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