SpikeC Senior Member Joined Mar 1, 2011 Messages 3,717 Reaction score 8 Oct 25, 2011 #1 Why are they called D handles when they are tear drop shaped?:scratchhead:
R Rottman Hobbyist Craftsman Joined Feb 28, 2011 Messages 355 Reaction score 0 Oct 25, 2011 #2 SpikeC said: Why are they called D handles when they are tear drop shaped?:scratchhead: Click to expand... 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.
SpikeC said: Why are they called D handles when they are tear drop shaped?:scratchhead: Click to expand... 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 Founding Member KKF Vendor Joined Feb 28, 2011 Messages 6,660 Reaction score 867 Location Beverly Hills, CA Oct 26, 2011 #3 most people in japan dont call them d-shaped... there are a lot of other names for them though... chestnut, shinogi, etc.
most people in japan dont call them d-shaped... there are a lot of other names for them though... chestnut, shinogi, etc.
apicius9 Das HandleMeister Founding Member Joined Feb 28, 2011 Messages 3,953 Reaction score 8 Oct 26, 2011 #4 What is 'strangely shaped' in Japanese? Just so that I know how to call mine Stefan
R Rottman Hobbyist Craftsman Joined Feb 28, 2011 Messages 355 Reaction score 0 Oct 26, 2011 #5 Just call them Stefan-shaped.:wink: