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ber643:
Thank you Dick, Hb, and mullet. Pat I posted about Herb (from NCBA) on Tg in a couple places.

Since I spoke of the fit in hand, in some threads, and earlier on some folks had said they liked to see a knife in hand:

recurve shooter:
wow. nice. i only have two concerns about it.

1. the handle looks to be two large to be comfortable.

2. with no guard, you better hold on tight, or your hand will slide up the blade and youl be bleeding like a stuck pig. (pun definently intended) :o  :D

ber643:
Actually, rs, the handle is really comfortable. It is oval shaped, top to bottom, and narrower at the bottom than it looks in those angles - but for the other part (safety) you are dead-on. I just posted this on another site:

Yep, when I first fashioned that Brass piece, I had every intention of taking the fore-end of the antler down more behind it (to form a guard). However, when I got it to the stage to try the handle on, it looked so darned good, I forgot the protection part, and just decided not to re-shape it that much. Then when I was taking the pics, I thought, "Yikes, now look what you've done - gonna have to be extra careful using that thing," - it's sharp too! I need to get (or get better at making) more assorted guards. I've picked up a fair amount of little Brass gee-gaws (cheap at yard sales, etc.) to cut up and file. Just gotta remember to do it, do it, do it - right.

I hate to think of changing it but I may have to re-shape that foreend yet.

recurve shooter:
well, as long as you got a real good grip on it you should be fine. and i couldnt tell the handle was oval, from that description it dose sound real good. great knife man. i need to learn how to make me one.

ber643:
Thank you, rs, I just started this past winter (with the help of folks on the forums), and it's a lot of fun and satisfaction (especially if you like knives like I always have). My suggestion is, start with blade blanks and just do assembly. There are lots of good instructions on the internet. Then if you have time later you might get into forging. If I had started younger I'm sure I would want to get into forging too but I love just making them up with other folks blades. Get your feet wet, you'll like it.

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