What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

David Mary said:
I started a new thread with this pic of the stabilized woods I have. Each pair of scales will add $30 to a knife build. Most are still available for full scale sets, except 8 and 5, of which all I have left are small cut offs which have been thrown into the "maybe find a use for eventually" pile along with a ton of other cut offs.

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6 is Koa
8 I believe is Mango
 
lmalterna said:
David,
You certainly do like the skimpy handles. That one looks smaller than a Sharpie.
On the light, I had a mentor tell me "You cannot hit what you cannot see." Kind of stuck with me.
Bill
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It's got good length. The picture just makes it look small.

I have been worried at times but I haven't had one come up wanting. Even the scouts come out just right with a small lanyard. The same lanyard I put on my big knives so it's not adding anything extra.
 
A few years ago I read a post from an established maker who said that the longer he was in the knife making craft the slimmer he made his handles. Since then I read others who have said the same and sure enough my own knives that I have carried with slimmer handles tend to be the ones I most enjoy using. I wear a size 2XL glove.
 
David Mary said:
A few years ago I read a post from an established maker who said that the longer he was in the knife making craft the slimmer he made his handles. Since then I read others who have said the same and sure enough my own knives that I have carried with slimmer handles tend to be the ones I most enjoy using. I wear a size 2XL glove.
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For most cutting I find a slim handle great. As time goes by, and after many years of martial arts and broken/dislocated fingers I now prefer deep handles which are easier to manipulate with less grip needed. It obviously depends what the knife is being used for, and we all have our idea of what is best based on our needs and experiences.
 
True. There was an interesting post from Stacy Apelt about this. He has a maker friend who likes knives and loves thicker handles so he makes all his knives with them. Stacy said that this other maker wonders why he doesn’t sell very many knives.
 
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