What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

[David Mary]

Oh and I cleaned up the wharncliffe and gave it away today. I'm pretty sure I'm dropping right hip fixed blade from my daily gear.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

These are ready for handles, all except the chef which an unfortunate grinding mistake has necessitated a redesign of on the fly. It just might finally be time for me to have my own AEB-L kitchen knife.

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I like that cutlass.

what made you decide to not carry that way anymore?

 

[David Mary]

I like that cutlass.

Thanks, that is the Bjorn Bowie, a design collaboration with a former co-worker from the factory.

what made you decide to not carry that way anymore?

I use my folders more, and I've been feeling called to EDC a smaller knife, more like Jdottinger 's. And a smaller knife gets a different belt position for me. Which knife and belt position exactly, I have not decided yet. I might make it a one fixed blade solution so I can either neck or belt carry it at my discretion. A spear point just over 3" with a fairly acute taper is where my thoughts are leading me at this time. It will be from one of my current AEB-L surplus blanks.

 

[David Mary]

Actually - left hand cross draw would be the way for that knife. I think it's just short enough that it won't be uncomfortable at 10 or 11 o'clock. The real question is do I deliberately make it more slender than I normally would in order to make it and its sheath fit inside one of my belt loops.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

I know Just the metal, for your new edc........

 

[David Mary]

Ah yes maybe so...

 

[David Mary]

Crag might have sent me some M2 to play with, just waiting for mailman

 

[David Mary]

I needed a simple project today, something that could help boost my morale. So in addition to making some progress on the knives already started, I made this small knife.



And then I gave it to a friend.

 

[David Mary]

I found this old rusted axe head in the apartment when I moved in a few months ago. I thought about rehandling it, but then I decided to use it as a grip strength training tool. So I took the edge off, rounded any sharp corners, and then spray painted it black. Here it is before the spray paint. I'll be able to do a lot of good for my elbows with this tool.

 

[lmalterna]

Good looking little knife. That axe head is a rafting pattern. Poll should be hardened. They were used for rafting logs, the poll was hard for driving in chain dogs.

Bill

 

[David Mary]

That axe head is a rafting pattern. Poll should be hardened. They were used for rafting logs, the poll was hard for driving in chain dogs.

I don't know what any of this means.

 

[Danny Linguini]

I don't know what any of this means.

Ok, now I don’t feel so bad.

 

[David Mary]

I'm sure one of the guys will come in and educate us city slickers/townies soon enough.

 

[Wild Willie]

Rafting was bundling all of the logs to float downriver to the mill

 

[lmalterna]

Men would ride those rafts and if they started to work loose, drive more dogs(steel spikes with round eyes) and add chain to tighten them up. Can you imagine riding a loose log raft down a large river wearing heavy steel spiked boots, carrying axes, dogs and chains? In more recent decades, rafting axes were prized as wood splitters as you could drive wedges if need be. The polls were hardened and the eye walls were much thicker to prevent deformation.

Bill

 

[David Mary]

Should be able to finish up a few, if not all, of these tomorrow.

 

[David Mary]

Touched the edge of a moving belt... again.

 

[David Mary]

Before work I tossed this around for a bit to limber up and challenge the grip:

 

[scarysamcary]

I recommend breaking some old pallets by throwing that at them. It's not efficient by any means, but there is some good primitive fun to be had exercising that way! lol

 

[woodysone]

Should be able to finish up a few, if not all, of these tomorrow.

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Nice David, just don’t over do it, there’s always tomorrow.. On the two on the left, are you using Cobey bolts? Spell check gets me again but you get the point?