What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

And those are ready to go out as soon as the mailman arrives. Canada Post limits insurance to $1000 CAD per package, so had to send this in three packages.

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They were a commission. A gentleman who hired me to make him a khukuri last year was kind enough to show my work to his friends, and so he hired me to make them each one as well. Whether they are gifts for them or they are paying for them I don't know. So one person bought them from me is all I can say with certain knowledge.
 
David Mary said:
They were a commission. A gentleman who hired me to make him a khukuri last year was kind enough to show my work to his friends, and so he hired me to make them each one as well. Whether they are gifts for them or they are paying for them I don't know. So one person bought them from me is all I can say with certain knowledge.
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Well, even my non knife friends are impressed with your work sir, and those khukris look exquisite.
 
David Mary said:
One of my S35VN Resiliences came in. Ordered this one last week from Blades Canada when they came in stock. At the time of this post, I have reground it from about .020" behind the edge to under .005", as well as radiused the spine, and rounded over the hard corner on the thumb ramp. A nice change of pace in the evening after a full afternoon of coarse grinding heavy khukuris (I'll finish the grind on those tomorrow).

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Normally I hit it with the surface conditioning belt afterwards, but I left it with 220 grit ceramic belt satin finish.

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Now to cut in a detent ramp, and it'll be good to go. Time to move the 8Cr one on to a new home.
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Detent ramp?? What’s that?

Excuse my ignorance but I don’t think I’ve ever heard that term.

The only thing I can think of is that you remove some material around the detent hole to make the detent weaker, but that sounds strange unless this knife has a particularly deep/tight detent…
 
scdub said:
Detent ramp?? What’s that?

Excuse my ignorance but I don’t think I’ve ever heard that term.

The only thing I can think of is that you remove some material around the detent hole to make the detent weaker, but that sounds strange unless this knife has a particularly deep/tight detent…
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I believe it's done to make it easier to over come the detent.
 
scdub said:
Detent ramp?? What’s that?

Excuse my ignorance but I don’t think I’ve ever heard that term.

The only thing I can think of is that you remove some material around the detent hole to make the detent weaker, but that sounds strange unless this knife has a particularly deep/tight detent…
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im assuming not the detent hole side, the other side of the track. although I guess ya could do both sides if ya needed to or wanted.

like Willie said...think of a small ramp down carved into the blade up to the detent track....to let the detent ball ride in and out smoother and less hard catch.....
 
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Huh - that’s what I thought.

I tend to like strong detents but perhaps this one is extra stiff…
 
scdub said:
Huh - that’s what I thought.

I tend to like strong detents but perhaps this one is extra stiff…
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still not sure youre getting what im saying....the other side not the detent hole....wont affect the detent closed. only through the action and being smoother.....

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now could someone do the ramp on the actual detent hole...sure but typically this ramp is for the action...not the strong detent when closed.....but it could be..but im assuming David did the action side...but well see what he says.....
 
jbmonkey said:
still not sure youre getting what im saying....the other side not the detent hole....wont affect the detent closed. only through the action and being smoother.....

pics to help borrowed for the internet......
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now could someone do the ramp on the actual detent hole...sure but typically this ramp is for the action...not the strong detent when closed.....but it could be..but im assuming David did the action side...but well see what he says.....
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Got it!
I definitely wasn’t understanding. Thanks for the pics and description. Interesting idea - that must feel nice. :)
 
really enjoy the lines of your khukri - clean

are those really 1/4" thick stock? or even thicker?
 
jbmonkey said:
im assuming not the detent hole side, the other side of the track. although I guess ya could do both sides if ya needed to or wanted.

like Willie said...think of a small ramp down carved into the blade up to the detent track....to let the detent ball ride in and out smoother and less hard catch.....
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I believe that's what Olamic does with their knives.
 
A detent ramp is especially helpful for people like me who use our knives both left and right handed. Left handed closing of a right hand liner lock can be a little dangerous, as the hard corner on the blade tang likes to pass the detent ball in a sudden "jump" which, if one is not careful, can lead to an opened thumb. A detent ramp allows a smoother, more controlled, close with less jump.

dirc said:
really enjoy the lines of your khukri - clean

are those really 1/4" thick stock? or even thicker?
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Thank you sir! Yes, 1/4" stock.

cbach8tw said:
is it just me or does this have the same angles as a small Spyderco? Good small cutter.
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Not sure. I had a small piece of cutoff to work with and this is what I camp up with on the fly. It certainly does have a Spydercoesque ramp to it. I sold it a week or two ago.

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David Mary said:
They were a commission. A gentleman who hired me to make him a khukuri last year was kind enough to show my work to his friends, and so he hired me to make them each one as well. Whether they are gifts for them or they are paying for them I don't know. So one person bought them from me is all I can say with certain knowledge.
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I need to find friends like this.
 
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