What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

[David Mary]

How much abuse do you think the ‘smile could take???

Tell me what you want to do with it, and I will grind it appropriately.

 

[norcalAF]

Tell me what you want to do with it, and I will grind it appropriately.

Cut a hatori hanzo sword!

 

[David Mary]

Buy an angle grinder and cut off wheel for a fifth the price.

 

[David Mary]

Basically whatever you plan to do with it, I will grind it appropriately so that your task is not abuse. Or if it is a task that is ridiculous to use a knife for regardless of geometry.... then I am sure there is an axe, hammer, or prybar in your toolbox to use instead.

 

[norcalAF]

Basically whatever you plan to do with it, I will grind it appropriately so that your task is not abuse. Or if it is a task that is ridiculous to use a knife for regardless of geometry.... then I am sure there is an axe, hammer, or prybar in your toolbox to use instead.

I'm in for a DM hammer!

 

[Jabrni]

Pierce and slice body arm…insulation.

In all seriousness, how did you plan on grinding? I don’t need anything crazy. I do not plan on chopping…much.

 

[David Mary]

Same as always. 'Til it feels right.

 

[norcalAF]

Same as always. 'Til it feels right.

That is exactly what I say when my wife asks me how long we gonna argue.

 

[David Mary]

It’s an endurance sport

 

[SharpBits]

I'm in for a DM hammer!

The Gentle Nudge™ DMC.

 

[David Mary]

Experienced some delays but the geometry is established, edges are sharpened, finish is halfway done and the home stretch approaches.

 

[cbach8tw]

Experienced some delays but the geometry is established, edges are sharpened, finish is halfway done and the home stretch approaches.

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The two Bowies have a similar outline to some Svord guards on a Bowie.

 

[David Mary]

I don't know what this means.

 

[David Mary]

I'm in for a DM hammer!

Can't touch this (DMC hammer)

 

[David Mary]

Trevor at Peters’ Heat Treating send me a hilariously awesome sticker in my batch of the last USA melt MagnaCut I could find:

 

[David Mary]

After this morning’s bike ride into town for post office AND FedEx and grocery store, I got up to the shop for some hand sanding on the handles of the current batch, unpacked a box of 39 blades from Peters’s that arrived today, and managed to get the grind and handle assembly started on a couple more.

 

[jbmonkey]

The two Bowies have a similar outline to some Svord guards on a Bowie.

ya talking the peasant bowie? if so, I wouldn't say so.....very different knives....

 

[David Mary]

The santoku has stabilized Amboyna burl. Which might be my favorite stabilized wood to date.

 

[David Mary]

The Tanto has GripX. Which is my favorite user handle material. This iteration is “brass metallic” and I fluted it.

 

[Jabrni]

The santoku has stabilized Amboyna burl. Which might be my favorite stabilized wood to date.

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Very nice. The blade and handle.