What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

[David Mary]

I got a little snail trail on this one sharpening. It means I need to thin out the primary bevel some tomorrow. Mostly up front, then upon target geometry, blended back with decreasing stroke volume toward the maker's mark, with the mark itself only needing a handful of fine scothbrite passes at the end, and I'll have to see what's up with the rear pin coloration.





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Ah and this one needs another scrape at the ricasso, preferably with a freshly sharpened neck knife.

 

[CDHumiston]

Love them all! It's a beautiful design in both form and function!

 

[David Mary]

Not even two days old and it's already been put to work, mostly just a few zips through a ceramic belt to use for wet sanding handles. Next to the updated version of the Resilience mod that first brought me here.




On the G10 version, I shaped the handle more because G10 becomes whatever you want by stock removal and sanding. Not so FRN.

More shots of the R&D Prevail








And of course, for good measure, the Edge-C 2 and how it just wants to be an extension of the hand.

 

[David Mary]

Love them all! It's a beautiful design in both form and function!

I appreciate the kind words, especially from a fine craftsman such as yourself.

 

[19-3ben]

I got a little snail trail on this one sharpening. It means I need to thin out the primary bevel some tomorrow. Mostly up front, then upon target geometry, blended back with decreasing stroke volume toward the maker's mark, with the mark itself only needing a handful of fine scothbrite passes at the end, and I'll have to see what's up with the rear pin coloration.

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Ah and this one needs another scrape at the ricasso, preferably with a freshly sharpened neck knife.
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Beeeeyooooootiful work!

 

[David Mary]

Got most of a French chef done.


Started a tanto.




And received a batch for Good Knife Co. back from JTknives

 

[jbmonkey]

Got most of a French chef done.
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Started a tanto.
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And received a batch for Good Knife Co. back from JTknives
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all those are lookin great, David.....

 

[19-3ben]

And received a batch for Good Knife Co. back from JTknives
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[David Mary]

A few on the agenda today.

Regrinds:


Rehandle:






Platen change:

 

[Fixall]

Looking great David! My wife is stoked!

 

[David Mary]

Thank you!

Next up will be GKC and a Godzilla Smatchet as a parallel build, though I am waiting for more white liners to show up for that one. Hopefully this week.

 

[Bob Denman]

My palms are getting REALLY sweaty...

 

[David Mary]

GKC 24/7s

 

[Wild Willie]

That is a big stack'o'knives...

 

[David Mary]

Among my preferred type of stacks.

 

[Wild Willie]

Might even be my preferred, since if I have a stack o'money, it inevitably turns into a stack o'knives.

 

[Bob Denman]

That same thing keeps happening to me...

 

[Bob Denman]

But I DO prefer a tall stack of pancakes.
With real Maple syrup" of course!

 

[David Mary]

I'll go for one of them stacks..... after Easter. And thanks for talking about delicious forbidden food while I'm fasting. Since you were so kind to do so, then here is something you can look longingly upon without being able to touch it yet, too.

 

[David Mary]

And a little snapshot of the chaos of attaching handles to fifteen knives in one sitting.