What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

Well, I found some scratches from previous grits today after getting up to 800 grit. So now I have at least one knife to back off to a coarser grit and work my way back up with. Frustrating.... So I put it aside again for now and worked on something else that didn't call for so many calories.... and finished up the test knife. I like this design.

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I also finished up and sheathed the blue paring knife from a few posts ago, and got it in the hands of the family who ordered it.
 
Whoops, almost forgot to mention the regrind and new sheath I did as well today:

Hollow ground, and really thick behind the edge. Here you can see the original grind, and then the beginning of the regrind to convex, and how a hollow requires grinding up into the flats:

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I cleaned out my edc backpack and disciveted i had been lax in checking it's integrity. My Barax was perhaps a few days or weeks from opening a couple holes on rent bottom. If the rush 72 came with hard plastic bottom support I long since discarded it for comfort. Now I need o make a new one. But the Barax is too big. I made it a chopper at 1/8" and 16" blade. The one I first made and lol I in love with was about 13" blade and 3/16" stock. The balance on that one between power and movement was perfect for me. I could have gotten good at swinging that's one. This one time too but I'm going to let it go and see what I learn from the 3/32" extra wide Barax I'm doing soon. Then maybe another is in my future that I can pack carry a little cozier
 
Well I'm blessed to have a very kind customer who has claimed the Barax and also asked for an edc knife that I can do with quick turn around. In fact im about half way done it already. Feeling grateful

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Best part is it's then same gentleman awaiting the Damascus knives so I should be able to get it all done as shipped by the time my next batch of aebl comes in.
 
David Mary said:
Well I'm blessed to have a very kind customer who has claimed the Barax and also asked for an edc knife that I can do with quick turn around. In fact im about half way done it already. Feeling grateful

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Best part is it's then same gentleman awaiting the Damascus knives so I should be able to get it all done as shipped by the time my next batch of aebl comes in.
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This design is great too, David. Some super stuff coming from your shop these days. :)
 
David Mary said:
Well I'm blessed to have a very kind customer who has claimed the Barax and also asked for an edc knife that I can do with quick turn around. In fact im about half way done it already. Feeling grateful

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Best part is it's then same gentleman awaiting the Damascus knives so I should be able to get it all done as shipped by the time my next batch of aebl comes in.
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I kinda like that! What are the blade and handle lengths?
 
David Mary said:
It's a bear to work with so I'll be keeping it to low grit finishes. And for a user knife that'sperfect anyway... in my opinion.

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I have more. I'll save you some some.
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Awesome. I’m not married to the blue micarta - it’s the blade itself that’s calling me. I think maybe a blue and black suretouch (or anything similar you got hanging around and don’t know what to do with) with those same pins would look suh-weeet.
 
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