I made a handle

[inferno]

This time I used pretty plain looking wood. Australian sheoak, and the green/yellow one is sumac.

 

[Matus]

That is a very particular shape. How does it sit in hand? What kind of grip is it designed for? How is the profile from above? I guess you noticed you made me curios

 

[milkbaby]

I like the sheoak a lot. Handle design is interesting, I can see it working nice for a pinch grip where the hand chokes up the handle a bit and the reduced part of the handle helps bring the balance even more forward. Could still be comfortable in a hammer grip but that seems to vary between people.

 

[Mute-on]

Quite like the wood choices, not least because you used Australian species

I get how the shape could work well for a pinch grip, but it kinda looks like something took a big bite out of the handle. Could make for a good story ...

“and then, just as I was about to take a slice, the Crocodile spun around and took this chunk out of the handle, right here! Nearly lost my little finger! Bloody lucky, mate!”

 

[Chef Doom]

Wood looks nice but the shape looks terrible.

 

[inferno]

That is a very particular shape. How does it sit in hand? What kind of grip is it designed for? How is the profile from above? I guess you noticed you made me curios

It sits like any other knife. I use a pinch grip so whats happening out back there doesn't really matter. I have made several knives that basically has nothing there to support my pinky finger. Because even if there was material there it would not support my pinky finger

its 14-21mm thick.

 

[inferno]

Wood looks nice but the shape looks terrible.

It feels just like any other handle.

 

[Chef Doom]

It feels just like any other handle.

So it serves no function. Was it for looks?

 

[inferno]

Yeah I wanted to make something other than a round/oval or octagon. Because those are too boring to build.

 

[Chef Doom]

Than I stand by my original statement.

There is no symmetry. And I can't tell what type of shape you were going for. A bird beak?

If it has no function than you have a lot of options besides octogan or oval. What about a decagon? Or a hexagon? Or a prism? Or a penis?

So many options...

 

[inferno]

It actually started out as a Calabi-Yau manifold but I changed my mind half way through.

 

[Kgp]

This time I used pretty plain looking wood. Australian sheoak, and the green/yellow one is sumac.

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It looks very similar to Shun's Ken Onion design. I've got a couple of those, and find it quite comfortable.

Ken

 

[Chef Doom]

It actually started out as a Calabi-Yau manifold but I changed my mind half way through.

That is thesame excuse I use to excuse my laziness. We have all been there.

 

[milkbaby]

"It looks cool" is still a purpose, and one in the eye of the beholder...

I've seen a penis shaped handle (not oosik) and wish I could unsee it.

 

[Michi]

I've seen a penis shaped handle (not oosik) and wish I could unsee it.

I wish you hadn't mentioned it because I won't be able to forget it.

 

[inferno]

Good news is that I can still modify it into a dick if I want. Its never too late. I can just glue some more wood on there, do some fine carving and call it done. Then we could call it the Dickoronosaurus.

 

[Chef Doom]

"...in the eye of the beholder...

This is what I told myself many times when I failed to pick up women from bars. Turns out my cologne smelled terrible.

You get what you pay for [emoji23]

 

[inferno]

If you want to I can lend you a cologne. I have at least 50. But in the end I think a penis enlargement might work better with the ladies? Just guessing. Or a cool car maybe. a red italian one. Or maybe go all in and get really rich? yeah