What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

[David Mary]

Some may recall a couple months ago I showed a box of tang housings I ordered cut by Send Cut Send. What I didn’t tell you is they required me to adjust my CAD files because they didn’t want to cut geometry less than a quarter inch. So very minor adjusting on both the tang and the tang housing is required but looks like it will work just fine.

Here you can see a blade inserted into one I adjusted as well as one how it was cut by the company.

 

[David Mary]

A little more, and it’s just right. Blade length still over 4”, which was the target for this design.

 

[David Mary]

I used to play with Legos you know.

 

[David Mary]

Looked at me funny. So I roughed them up.

 

[David Mary]

Test fit after grinding 90 degree edges. Ready for glue.

This is not an order but a morale boosting activity for me after that sheath mishap.

 

[David Mary]

Now to finish the sheath, which was patiently waiting in the most fun kydex press in the whole wide world.

 

[David Mary]

Good ol’ reliable pancake. Not the minimalist profile I prefer but almost zero risk of scratches upon completion.



Of course YMMV depending on how you carry it. All my knives get scratched up in use anyway because I vertical carry and get all kinds of shop dust in my sheath.

 

[CBurgett]

Its neat to watch the process from start to finish. Thanks for always sharing the journey! As for scratches, i don’t really worry about it. If your gonna use it, its going to get some scratches . I see it like a patina. It just adds character.

 

[David Mary]

I agree. Sometimes I will offer the customer a discount if they are okay with scratches and sometimes they are bad enough I can’t bring myself to send it. It doesn’t happen all the time but it’s also frequent enough that every garbage bag I put in the pail ends up with at least a sheath or three worth of material and lost hours in it.

 

[David Mary]

Strongly considering going to this as default though.

 

[David Mary]

Anyway this one was a success.



Back to the dagger for a bit.

 

[CBurgett]

Looks good to me! Ive got RMJs, Dawsons and several other brands that run pancake.

^Diggin’ that red on red.

 

[David Mary]

It’s a process….



Don’t worry that dirt wasn’t in there when I glued it up. That came after I test fitted the dagger blank in there to make sure I didn’t clamp the opening too tight for it. I’ll clean that out after the glue cures and before final glue up with the blank inserted.

 

[David Mary]

But now I have to find something to do for half an hour…

 

[David Mary]

Dear half an hour, thank you for your generosity.



Now to find something to do for ten minutes lol

 

[oldmanwilly]

That dagger you have in the works looks great already - just an idyllic, classic style. Can't wait to see it after the bevels are put in.

 

[David Mary]

Thanks oldmanwilly !

Where oh where does the time go?

 

[CBurgett]

^ What’s that one called? I think i want one

 

[David Mary]

Midnighter Fighter

 

[David Mary]

Now what to do for another half hour?