What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

[David Mary]

SharpBits you only saw it there because of knife shop Tetris. But here is another pic for you. Whoever gets this is going to pay a very uncompetitive price. These big blades are a ton of work for a post heat treatment grinding maker like me.

 

[SharpBits]

Chopper type Bowie or fight on the riverbank type Bowie?

 

[David Mary]

We can be heroes, just for one day Bowie.

 

[David Mary]

 

[David Mary]

Thinking of starting this sheath over again.

 

[zaedion]

It's a feature, not a bug

 

[David Mary]

Bet the shareholders love you… until the FBI walks through the doors.

 

[SharpBits]

Thinking of starting this sheath over again.

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In the holster world, that would be called a slide holster.

 

[Pittybull]

One more step I forgot to mention yesterday was that I still needed to pointify the serrations. That’s done, and then the 120 grit finishes were brought up to coarse, then medium scotchbrite, got the blades taped for molding and boltaron cut for sheaths.

There may be a secret side project in there as well. And if there is, it’s already claimed. But I can make more like it.

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Hmmmm....Wonder who that side project maybe for?

This is my first of many im getting from David. He has been super fun to work with and the information and suggestions have been incredibly helpful!
I wanted something fun and beachy/summer/80s-90s surfer vibe. Yes! Im a surfer who is currently too far from the ocean and it is slowly killing me!
David definitely nailed it! I cant wait!

David is an artist who truly cares about his customers and puts 100% of his talent into every knife and is a great guy! Super fun and nice!

David i cant thank you enough!

 

[David Mary]

I need to make a point. Several actually:

Spoiler

 

[David Mary]

David i cant thank you enough!

Thank you for the very kinds words. And yes you can, and have.

 

[David Mary]

Final steps tomorrow

 

[David Mary]

Tiger wood, Bocote and python micarta with Bocote liners.

 

[David Mary]

GripX
Suretouch
Micarta

 

[David Mary]

 

[JearBeatus48]

SharpBits you only saw it there because of knife shop Tetris. But here is another pic for you. Whoever gets this is going to pay a very uncompetitive price. These big blades are a ton of work for a post heat treatment grinding maker like me.

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This is one badass blade. Can’t wait to see you finish this out. I am jealous of the buyer.

 

[David Mary]

You can be the buyer.

 

[JearBeatus48]

You can be the buyer.

Mhmmmm now that’s a good idea

 

[Lucky Dog Knife Co]

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I think these are the coolest GuardDogs yet! Thanks David for the incredible work, as always!

 

[David Mary]

Thank you for the kind words Andrew.

By the way guys, I told him by text that these are literally the best cutting Lucky Dogs yet. Why? Not only is the grind thin on them, but all other guard dogs so far have been 3V or AEB-L from New Jersey Steel Baron. They were .094" stock. These 15N20 ones are from steel that was provided to me by Jarod Todd, and is even thinner than that, by about .012" or so. So visually, if you didn't see it next to another knife in .094", you might mistake it for .094", but it's just enough thinner that the cutting power is magnified. Add to that the fact these are hawkbills, which are notoriously aggressive cutters, and I give you the Dogs with the biggest bite yet.

Snap
'Em
Up


Because outside these 20, we might not see any Dogs this thin again.