Why are they called D?

[SpikeC]

Why are they called D handles when they are tear drop shaped?:scratchhead:

 

[Rottman]

Why are they called D handles when they are tear drop shaped?:scratchhead:

Because tear-drop shaped sounds silly.:lol2:




IIRC the shape is called kurigata in Japanese, i.e. chestnut shape, makes a little more sense than D-shape.

 

[JBroida]

most people in japan dont call them d-shaped... there are a lot of other names for them though... chestnut, shinogi, etc.

 

[apicius9]

What is 'strangely shaped' in Japanese? Just so that I know how to call mine

Stefan

 

[Rottman]

Just call them Stefan-shaped.:wink: