My 1st Dave made wa-handle

[Dave Martell]

OK so it's not in the same league as Marko & Stefan (almost primitive compared to their work) but it's mine and it's my 1st so I'm proud of it anyway. :)

The handle is red dyed curly maple (scored from Stefan) with a black(ish) some kind of wood ferrule with a thin black spacer between them. The curly maple has such brilliant movement in person and looks so blah in the pics - hey what can you do.

The stock handle is shown for comparison.


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[Dave Martell]

Forgot to mention that this belongs to a lady. :)

[ecchef]

Forgot to mention that this belongs to a lady. :)

Really? Does this mean RayRay is giving up her Furi santoku!?! :D

[JohnnyChance]

Forgot to mention that this belongs to a lady. :)

You sayin guys can't have pink knives!?

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Shape looks good. Symmetrical? Kinda oval with flatter sides? Or is it more D shaped?

[Eamon Burke]

Shape looks good. Symmetrical? Kinda oval with flatter sides? Or is it more D shaped?

Yeah, Dave, let's see a butt shot. :evilgrin:

[Jim]

Well well, aren't you the busy boy!

[Lefty]

Nice job Dave! Very pretty :)

[Burl Source]

That's not pink, it's light red.
There is a big difference......I think?
Looks really good to me.

[apicius9]

Oh boy, I'm slacking a bit and already Dave makes his own handles. Dave, as soon as you learn what the different woods are, I'll be doomed :tease:

But it's nice, I like the roundish ones, they can feel great in the hand. And the maple looks like it came out nice also. So, you need more wood for wa-handles? :evilgrin:

Stefan

[Dave Martell]

No way, I have no intention to start making wa-handles especially those octagon ones. No thank you! :)

[EdipisReks]

i don't know who this Dave Made guy is, but tell him that his handle looks nice. i bet it's comfy in the hand.

[Marko Tsourkan]

Looks good Dave. Ad a D shape and you got a meiji handle there.

M

[Marko Tsourkan]

No way, I have no intention to start making wa-handles especially those octagon ones. No thank you! :)

Long live octagonal-shape handles!

[EdipisReks]

Long live octagonal-shape handles!

abso-flippin'-lutely

[ecchef]

Looks Great! Love it! Fabulous!

Now get back to grinding steel!!:razz:

[mhenry]

Very nice! Dave