What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

[David Mary]

More prep.



One for a customer by order and the other for the same in thanks for an extremely generously gift box of handle material.

 

[Bob Denman]

Do you want me to pick you up a 10 pack of the small bottles of Gorilla Glue white?

 

[David Mary]

I don't be a fool to say no to that. Is it a down payment on the Kraken? Haha

 

[David Mary]

Sometimes the hardest part is deciding handle configuration. Well today I had a young consultant in the shop and we allocated materials to the blades I ground yesterday. My hope is to have every knife I've started this week done before the end of next next, with the probble exception of the Damascus which will involve steps I've not practiced or set up for for yet.

 

[Bob Denman]

I don't be a fool to say no to that. Is it a down payment on the Kraken? Haha

PM me your mailing address, and I'll get things rolling.
No down payment: a gift for a friend.

 

[David Mary]

Thank you very much Bob. My pay it forward list is getting hard to keep up with...

 

[David Mary]

Good morning!

 

[Danny Linguini]

Morning sir!

 

[Bob Denman]

More Coffee...

 

[Danny Linguini]

 

[Bob Denman]

 

[David Mary]

Not to give too much away yet here was the mise en place earlier. More pics tomorrow or Monday

 

[Bob Denman]

Nice... VERY nice!!

 

[scarysamcary]

If variety if the spice of life, your workshop must get HOT!

 

[David Mary]

I assembled and rough ground nine handles between yesterday and today. Plans changed a bit from the original mise en place, but not too much. Here are a few pics of the work in progress:







I don't own a knife over 10" at the moment, so I ground and assembled the Barax as well. It should be done next week along with these and a few others.

 

[woodysone]

These look like they would be very helpful in the shop. Those handles are very nice also.

 

[David Mary]

More progress on what I've gotten started:



"Finished" and sheathed the Barax though it still needs my maker's mark (but I'm no longer without a hiking machete, yay!)











And received a pile of knives in the mail to put sheaths on, which I started today as well.

 

[David Mary]

I recorded a video of chopping down a tree with the Barax. While making ugly grimaces and wearing G10 covered shop clothes haha. And then I cut an apple in the air. I'm sure you'll find my lack of technique and method..... amusing.

 

[jbmonkey]

I recorded a video of chopping down a tree with the Barax. While making ugly grimaces and wearing G10 covered shop clothes haha. And then I cut an apple in the air. I'm sure you'll find my lack of technique and method..... amusing.

what are ya 7ft tall, David? ya look about as tall as that tree ya chopped down.....

what kind was that tree? ya brought it down fast.

 

[David Mary]

I'm a regu'lar lumbering-jack.


6'5" not sure the tree type. pine?