What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

[Bob Denman]

Turning metal into Magic: PRICELESS!!

 

[David Mary]

I got through packaging up yesterday's sales without further bloodloss.



I have six on the bench, presently prepped for the drill press (the bottom on is spoken for by a friend). The daggers are AEB-L, the ringers are 15N20 which I tucked away after grinding, seems like over a year ago, and nearly forgot about, and the necker is LC200N. It is the last of the batch that was originally planned as a keeper, but I have two LC200N customs I made for myself (Prevail and my necker that bit me on Monday), so I don't think I can justify owning a third. I'm going to let it go towards the bills.


And while I was in the shop I thought I would snap a pic of one of my "courtesy to the neighbours" measures, i.e. the sheath of foam (i.e. cut up anti-fatigue mat) and duct tape I made for my dremel to dampen the high pitched whine it makes.

 

[David Mary]

I'd been keeping the finger uncovered the last two days, and a nice protective scab had taken shape. But for the shop work, I bandaged it up, lest I bang it into something. Well, I did bang it into my vise of all things. Good thing for the bandage. But I kept working for a bit, and then came inside to change bandages and get ready to go out and put money on my prepaid Mastercard. Being covered, the wound retained moisture, so the scab has softened back up, and while it is not bleeding it is very tender. It's been sore ever since I whacked it in the shop.

The good news is that when I return from my bike ride to Money Mart I will have the two daggers and little necker cured and ready for handle shaping. I'll probably finish prepping the 15N20 ringer handles first though.

 

[Currawong]

I remember recently when you were making one of my knives, the belt came off and flung the knife at you and you almost lost a finger.

The measure of a successful career is that you retire with all your fingers!! Be careful

 

[Bob Denman]

Amen!!!

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

I remember recently when you were making one of my knives, the belt came off and flung the knife at you and you almost lost a finger.

The measure of a successful career is that you retire with all your fingers!! Be careful

This is true.

That is all I am willing to say on this subject as I still have some years left in my trade. Haha. Don’t want to jinx it!

Glad to hear that your digit is starting up the healing process!

 

[Wild Willie]

The measure of a successful career is that you retire with all your fingers!! Be careful

There's 9 more should one be lost...

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

There's 9 more should one be lost...

Haha.

 

[Currawong]

There's 9 more should one be lost...

If you lose all 10 fingers one after the other then you are probably a poor decision-maker lol. After the first three you should consider changing jobs.

 

[T.J. H]

I have no more knives made up except the ones I carry, so I'm in the shop today, gettin' stuff done. I do at least have a number of blanks to work on in 15N20, AEB-L, 8670, and LC200N.

Is the LC200N spoken for?

 

[David Mary]

Not yet.

 

[T.J. H]

Not yet.

I misunderstood. I thought blank meant that it was just a piece of steel that could be formed into a specific knife. I didn’t realize it was cut to shape already.

 

[David Mary]

just a piece of steel that could be formed into a specific knife.

That would be a billet.

Speaking of which, my sheet of 15N20 arrived today, finally.

 

[David Mary]

T.J. H I sent you a couple texts with some other LC200N options

 

[David Mary]

Moving along.

 

[David Mary]

Daggers are spoken for.

 

[David Mary]

Next up Boltaron.

 

[Murphjd25]

Those last two daggers turned out sick, whoever got those are a couple lucky dogs! Nice work David!

 

[David Mary]

Thanks Murphjd25 !

 

[3fifty7]

Ok ok ok, just hear me out.

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