New knife

[codymobley]

Blade width 1" with an overall length of the knife at 11 3/4". The guard looks a little oversized, but the downward curve of the guard fits my hand well with 1/8"+ space between my knuckle and the guard.

Tool steel blade with jigged bone handle pinned on with iron pins and an iron guard copied/inspired off of the original below:

 

[ohio ramrod]

You want the handle to fit your hand, not look proportioned. A nicely proportioned handle is not always a nice fitting handle. As someone with arthritis I find most of the handles on knives I make look to large to many people. Untill they hold them, and then they say how nice it feels! :idunno: :idunno:

 

[mtcurman]

Very nice looking knife!

 

[GunnyGene]

You want the handle to fit your hand, not look proportioned. A nicely proportioned handle is not always a nice fitting handle. As someone with arthritis I find most of the handles on knives I make look to large to many people. Untill they hold them, and then they say how nice it feels! :idunno: :idunno:

Absolutely agree. Same goes for pistol grips, etc. I've gotten cramps from poorly fitted grips.